Arizona republican., 1920-02-15

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 "the mental expert that has been
 employed at the White House had
 been discharged too soon."
 Throughout the treaty controversy. the tendency of the republicans has been to exclude MT. Wilson from any blame that may have attached to the peace negotiations and when the sec retary appeared before the foreign re- lations committee last summer. there was said to be an understanding be tween republican members that he was not to be cross examined or put in an embarrassing position over ques- tions about which he indicated that he was permitted by the president to know nothing
 Treaty Disagreement Real Cause
 "I apprehend that neither the presi- dent, nor MT Lansing. if they were free to speak, would deny that it was MT. Lansing's dissatisfaction with the treaty and his pronounced condemna- tion of it which has most to do with bringing about his resignation Sen ator Borah, republican, Idaho, an other '-irreconcilable'' said in a state ment-
 Never in the history of the world has there been a treaty so rapidly dis approved either by those who had to do with writing it or by those who had to do with passing judgment upors the one's who wrote it,- he added.
 Built, ennissary to lenine and
 Trotzky, resigned Lansing has
 resigned, Ceiemenceau has retired
 Orlando has retired. Lloyd George
 has stated that he expects to go
 next.5
 Representative Mason republican Illinois. introduced resolution to have the house foreign affairs committee investigate this tempest in a teapot between the ex-secretary of state and the president of the United States It went into the hopper without speeches or debate
 Disapproves Wilson's Action
 The only comment in the house on MT. I5nSingS resignation was made by Representative Rogers. republican Massachusetts, who inserted the Will Son-IanSing correspondence into the record after some opposition. He said the only reason he could see for ob- 5ection by democrats. was their belief that the. letters were so discreditable to the administration that they did not want the country to see them"
 Representative Mott. republican New York. introduced a resolution asking that congress disapprove of the attitude of the president toward MT Lansing and to express its regret at his retirement. and the feeling that he had -in no respect lacked proper regard for and loyalty to the president
 Hits Underlying Causes
 The cabinet meeting called bv Sec
 
 nations business was to proceed regu- lerly, former Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield declared in a statement tonight in which he ex- pressed the belief that "other causes than the calling of the cabinet sessions by Mir. Lansing lay behind the presi dents request for his resignation
 The request fo~ Secretary Lansing'S resignation was great surprise and shock to me- said MT. Redfield, who was a member of President Wilson's cabinet until November l last ..I was present at the first meeting or the cabinet under Mir. Lansing. The mem bers sent word to MT. Wilson through Dr. Grayson that they were meeting and expressed hope that the president would have a speedy fecovery Ad- miral Grayson brought back an inquiry as to what business was on hand. and the cabinet members replied that they had met in conference to determine their duty in view of his disability.
 Wilson Did Not Disapprove
 NO word of diSapproTal of our meetings ever came from the White House, to the best of my knowledge The cabinet meetings were voluntary informal and, to my mind necessary if the nations business was to proceed regularly and with intelligent knoWI- edge of progress made.
 .1 accept my share of responsibility for what was done. To my lSnowledga. there was never the faintest suggeS- ton in word or spirit that the cabinet members were trying to do anything except help President Wilson during his illness as far as we were able
 Of course, I can speak only Of what happened up to the time of my with drawa1 from the cabinet As the pub iished correspondence brings out. I am forced to believe that other causes than the request by Secretary Lansing to his colleagues to meet for consul tation lay behind the presidents re quest for his resignation"