The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-14


A. The record stands. Mr.. Lansing
t.ndercd his resignation and Mr. wilson
accented It. The resignation was Or
fered, however. only after the president
under date OF February :. had virtue"
asking n i, were true that Mr.. Lansing
had called cabinet meetings. ana stat'"e
that II such were the case he 1clt II
necessary TO say that under our wa
stitutional law and practice as develop
od hitherto no nuc bL, the president mas
the right TO summon the heads OF w
executive departments into CONFERENCE
Nr Lansing answered two days later
last Misunderstanding he had caiIeu III,
cabinet conferences oecauNf nc CIV
Others of the presidents onlclal Iain"s
"rn,, ,bot In view OF n" fact that they
,,oro d.nied communication with you. 1t
was wise FOR us To confer informally TO-
oa,h.r ou matters as TO which action
cnuld not be- postpnned until your meo'-
chi aiIvisers permitted you 10 pass upon
Them
TIL. secretary concluded by saylnS
that at the president believed ne nau
roil.d IN his loyalty" TO him. ana II MI
Wilson no longer had confidence IN Nun
he was ready to relieve you OF any
embarrassment by placing my resisna-
ton IN your hands.
President Disappointed.
Tho president replied last "Wednesday
,b,t NJ, was much disappointed by Mr..
l.anslng's letter regarding the so-Cal''e
-o,hi,ct meetings" He said he had round
,,n,),irc i'm the secretary's letter when
iustiaes YOUR assumption OF presidential
aubority in such a matter" and addeo
that he must frankly take advantage VI
YOUR kind suggestion TO resign.
Before this letter was Wfi'ten ~"
div for the regular cabinet meeting
L., Tn.sdav-had passed and the cor
rasnondcnce discloses why the Cao'nel
,id NO, r,.,.. On tho sam" day that
h., r..ciy-u tul. letter from IN" rrrSl-
,'.u, Mr., Lansing announced that ne
h.a ,.r,-rsu ,,r,.- cabinet officers that
II. would not call any more caplnet
conferences for the president OUT n"
,,rlarot!on was offered. Inquiry at the
White House brought only the state
ment that Mr. Wilson himself would
probably call and preside at the next
session Of his official advisers.
Old Differences.
Pu, tho differences between the presl-
dent long pre-dated the hrst "aplh"t
call nv Mr. Lansing, which was lHsutu
Inst october i've seven days aft'r MI
Wilson returned from his western
sr.ak!ng tour and took 10 MS pcn'
They began at the p"ac" conferences III
Paris. as Mr.. Lansing disclosed IN MS
nnal letter to tho president uhd"r n"''
" yesterday and had continued since
that tine-onc Of the chief d!h"reh'.S
bcin- over the governments at'l'udc
toward Mexico.
When the cabinet met on o"'"n"T -.
Jrssph u. Tumulty. private secretary
81 A. =
rnent explaining tho reasons TOT inc
conference. He said
..-rh. cabinet was called 10 consider
oucsrions IN which NOR" than one do
par,men, was concerned and also 10
discuss the Industrial conference. He
referred To the FIRST Cnnf"r"n"" called
by tho president with the hope OF ellay-
ing IN" industrial unrest.
In his statement. Mr.. Tumulty said
that Rcar-Admiral Grayson. Mr.. VII
sons physician. was present and "Hug-
,,Strd that only urgent matters he
brough to" the presidents attention.
Thereafter until this week III" cabin";
met more or less regularly. During IN"
coal strike II met twi"" in week IN nm
effort 10 avert the walkout of the min
,rs and several weeks ago II was dccid-
cd to have meetings every Tuesday ana
Friday.
During the coal wage controversy the
president was SAID at the Whit" House
20 have been advised of the meetings
and 10 have been kept Informed a. 10
tho progress his advisers w"r" making
toward a settlement; Oc tn" controversy
. He finally took the matter out or the
, cabinets hands and suggested p, settte-
ment which the miners aCc"ptei'
The correspondence between the pres
idcnt and MIR. Lansing which resulted in
MIR Iansing'S resignation was made
public tonight AZ tn" stat" department
All hour after Under Secretary FOLK Aad
conferred at the White House with
Secretary Tumulty.
Duty to End Relations.
Mr. Lansing In his final letter I" inc
president said that I'm thus seVcring our
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