The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-20
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TELLS NEW rAUoRy
OF LANSING CASE


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PRECEDENT whether with malicious In
tent eeainsi Ar Lansing ~ rot kno~n
and NJ Wilson resented what he con
sidcred an attempt hs M t.anslne
10 force him from otfire during hi
illness
Mr Wilson anew that these cab
met conferences we're being held IN
his office in the white liopse Upon
one oceasion. With resard 10 de
cislon made upon railroad wage
matter Mr Lansing hluseif reported
the proeeodngs OF the cabinet con
terence 20 lhe rresldon, ln written
communication Ito received no a..
anowlcdrment % his note
Glass Presided at One Meeting
Carter Glass. ~ Secreior, OF the
Treasury. presided over ons of the
Cabinet cenferenccs Nh LANSING be
ms absent on account ol illness Al
that conference the cabinet drafted
nve.paRc lypewri,ien statement Il
which ~. coal strike was called ~ill
legal and nulustlilahlc Admiral
Grayson vas summoned before ths
cabinet ana was gisen copy of that
statement as helms the decision of the
Cabinet Cor him 10 present 10 rresi.
icni Wilson Tor approval pf Gray
son returned from ,he iiesideni
bedside within twenty five mlnaIes
ia,lng the president had approved u
ana Il was shefrupon Hlysn hy See
tetay Glass 20 the press
These facts ate ndlspuiahle The
president knew the ''a met confer.
,ncss were being called, not all
hem we're called by Mr. Lansing and
other cabinet officers presided over
iome of them NJ which decisions we're
reached
The Presidents implication that Mr
l.anslne called Cabinet conferences
without hts knowledge r. worse than
iarcial. q Il not the truth
Here ~ an important fact' ln max
ur some 81 these decisions M Ian.
.ine councellei with Secretary OF War
naker hocousa he feii that Mr. nnkef
vas intellectually very sympathetic
with the President aud tha' accepting
NJ Bakers counsel would keep him
lose Ia tho track OF ihe President
Ar naaer gave his advice and counsel
% NJ Lansing not ouly verbally. bat
writing. anu 81 if of record that
VIZ Baker was parllcep, orimnlr IN
decisions upon forign policy There
now report current lhai NJ VII.
on O. going lo make M Baker Sccre
ny 30 State
lansing Notes Ignored
Here is another iaci that rncds lieht
upon Mr LanslnF's try,ne position
those difficult days :, Is vcll known
hat Nr Lansing was not allowed q
zee the President IN over four months
,ut much has beAi made Of The Presi.
Tents accessibility by ihe medium oi
written note ~ memorandum M
.ansing has sent many such notes 10
he President. bar not one note sign-
a By the president hashe received ir
-etun
The nni communication from thf
resident which NJ i.anfinr received
,incc ile seginnina of bis Illness VA
he letter 81 February 2. asking hin
n Il eere true that ~ had called the
Cabinet In conference n u true thai
cknowledeements of some Of Mr.
l.anslnr's communications we're sent
him throueh q third party. but they
we're not Of nature 10 guide NJ
'.ansinz No Secretary Of State could
iossiby have acted upon them There
4 inconiroyefilble documentary esl
isnce that Mr. Lansing aad no dires-
ion which Re could have possibly de-
acndeI upon In over -four months and /
that had he not acted on BIS own IN
'ilailve. he would have beer prevent +
ID from taking q single step In the
conduct of foreign affairs 81 this irf
Ing time.