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New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Lansing Succeeded
Bryan i1 1915: VIII
Again Practice Lou

WASHINGTON, Feb. Robert
Lansing was appointed Secretary of
state ad interim after the resignation
of Mr.. Bryan, on June 8, 1915, and
served until June % of the same year
when he was made Secretary. He has
not announced his plans for the future
but is expected to return to the prac-
tlce of international laws, as did his
father-inla John w. Foster, when he
completed his term as Secretary of
State.
Mr.. Lansing entered the State De
partment in 1914 as counselor after
having represented the government on
number Of diplomatic missions and
arbitration commissions These in
cluded service as associate counsel in
the BeRing Sea arbitration in the early
COS, counsel before the Bering Sea
Claims Commission in 1896 '97, solicitor
and counsel for American representa-
tlves on the Alaskan Boundary Tri-
bunal in 1903 and counsel in the At
lantic fisheries arbitration about ten
years ago.
The retiring Secretary is ffty-hve
years old, and was born and reared in
Watertown, N. Y, where he still main
talns home. He was graduated from
Amherst College and practised law fol
three years before beginning his work
as representative of the government or
various international arbitration COM
missions.
Mr.. Lansing has written several
works on international relations anc
iaw, the most notable of which is his
Government; Its Origin, Growth ane
Form in the United States" He alss
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Cabinet Changes
OF Wilson Regime
Men Who Haze Resigned
Posts in Official Fam
lily and the Reasons

Changes in President Wilson'S Cab
met have been many since the first
appointments in 1913. Those who have
resigned and their reasons follow:
James Clark Reynolds. Attorney Cen
eral, September a, 1914, to enter Su-
William Jennings Bryan, Secretary
of State, June 8, 1915, unwillingness to
sign President Wilson's reply to first
German note in Lusitania dispute.
Lindley NJ. Garrison, Secretary of
War, February II. 1916. disagreement
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
accepted With "Best Wishes"

usurper, that they are at loss to en-
plain the Pres dents resentment
But they are also a Il loss to under
stand why the President should be
annoyed because Mr.. Lansing made de-
cisions for action--so long as he SUBJ
mitted them to his chief before
action was actually taken. 1t is pointed
out that in the one case mentioned,
with regard to the Senate resolution
on the Jenkins situation, Mr.. Lansing
did start something before the Pres-
proved irritating to the President.
There are some here who, looking
over the recent Cabinet changes, thinI
the President desired another impor-
tant Cabinet vacancy to fill, especially
as many of his stanch supporters have
been sorely disappointed at his failure
to follow their wishes on filling the
posts of Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior and Amba ssa.
dor to Italy. Those holding this view
however. do not understand why Mr.
sings resignation without reference
to Mr.. Lansing's alleged attempt to
usurp Pres idential functions.
MIR. Wilson's feeling against Mr.,
Lansing, it is thought in some guar
ters. is really due far less to Mr.
Lansings presiding over Cabinet meet
ings during Mr. Wilson's illness than
to the disclosures by William c. Bullitt
to the American people of Mr.. Lansing IS
opinion on the peace treaty The
peace treaty, it is pointed out by those
holding this view, is the one thing
closer to Mr.. Wilson'S heart than any-
thing else. Mr.. Lansing was quoted
as saying this was "thoroughly bad y
and he never denied this quotation.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
". 7. Press on
Lansing Custer
~ orld'' Declares Presi-
dents Action Calls for
"BiN Of Particuiars''

Editorial comment in New York
papers this morning on the resigna-
tion of Secretary of State Lansing fol-
lows:
The World
Secretary Lansing's resignation is
even more sensational than Mr.. Bry-
ans, for IN addition to the sudden re-
tremeHt itself there is the dramatic
fact that the resignation was asked
for in most bewildering circumstances.
The charge of usurpation made by
the President against the Secretary of
State is without precedent in the his
tory of the executive department, and
the country will not rest satisfied with
the cryptic correspondence between Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Lansing. There will
be a general demand for a bill Of par
ticulars to explain the Presidents ex-
traordinary action.
The Times
The President and the Secretary Of
State part company with an inter
change of asperties quite unusual in
such surroundings of official relation.
However sharp the differences that
may have arisen between the Chief
Magistrate and a member of his Cabi-
net, private reasons OF indisputah]c
force and plausibilty are customarilv
put forward as the occasion of the
Secretary's retirement, and the CORE
spondence given to the public, not al
ways beguled thereby, abounds in ex-
presslons of mutual regret and distin-
guished consideration. The people of
the United States would have been
better pleased had that excellent rule
been observed in this instance. They
dislike exhibitions of high feeling in
these exalted places they arc un-
pleasant and disquieting.
Although the break is sudden, it
comes as the elimination of older
disagreements. The disclosure some
months ago Of Mr. Lansing's views con
cernlng some aspects of the peace ne
pressed, will be recalled as evidence
that his relations with his chief have
not been altogether harmonious. The
correspondence published this morning
fully reveals the long dis,
harmony The President had found the
Secretary not always inclined to OBJ
serve his wishes and Instructions; the
Secretary had been panied by the scant
need pald TO his official counsels. That
state OF AFFAIRS was sufficiently grave.
IT amply warranted the prof1er of or
the demand for, Mr.. Lansing's resigna-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14

\OutinucO from page
examiners so as to get things tangled
up in the finance department."
Bitter War Declared
Mr.. Connolly declared tnat he wanted
to bring it to the attention of the
board that If attempts we're made to
take from the Committee on Salaries
and Grades matters that rightfully be
long to it "there is going to be retalia-
ton, and that retaliation will come
quickly" lie said that the Comp
troller might succeed in running his
own department, but that he, Connolly,
was going to run the committee. The
report was finally referred to the COM
mittee of the whole and the Comp
troller declared that the reference
killed the report and he was satisfied.
1T doesn't take much to satisfy
Children was Mr.. Connolly's la st
retort.
Leonard N. Wallatein, counsel for
the Citizens Union, appeared before
the board to ask that the Corporatioa i
Counsel be requested to give an opn-
ion in regard to the placing of
$9l7,497, the remainder Of the appro-
priation for the Seventh Avenue i'm
provement not assessed on the differ
ent boroughs, in the tax rate for this
year, and this viii be done. The Mayor
started to say something about Mr.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
League Test Due
M Missouri TODAY
Dominant Issue in, Elec-
ton for Representative
to Succeed alexander

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. Mo- Feb 10.
The league of nations will be the
dominant issue in to-morrow's special
election in the Sd Missouri District TO
elect successor to Secretary of Com.
merce Joshua w. Alexander as Repre-
sentative in Congress. The voters will
choose between Captain j. l.. Milligan,
Democratic nominee and {; league sup
porter, and John L. Frost, Republican,
AL opponent of the league.
The three weeks campaign has at
tracted wide interest and drawn into
the district nationally known support
ers and opponents of the league. includ-
ing Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer and United States Senator
Hiram Johnson, of California.
Both Democrats and Republicans
have marshaled their speakers for the
wind-up of the campaign tomorrow.
Democratic speakers include former
Speaker Champ Clark, Representative
James T. Het1n, of Alabama, and Repre-
sentative Henry p. Rainey, Of Illinois,
On the Republican side addresses are
tc be delivered by Representative NJ.
o. Mclaughlin, of Nebraska; 0. J. Page,
o. Springfield, Mo, and others.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14

Wallstein's connection with the last
administration as Commissioner of
Accounts, when the latter interrupted
him, saying that he did not care to
discuss the last administration, but
had appeared before the board on a
certain matter which he nad right to
do, at the invitation of the Comp
troller.
Yes said the Comptroller, land
I'm going to send you an invitation
that you'll need cash bail to answer
well, you'll need cash to pay fine
pretty soon retorted Mr. Wallstein.
The board made vari.us appropr!a-
tions, including S2,000,000 to the Street
Cleaning Commissioner for the re.
moval Of snow. This is in addition
to sl,10o,0o0 the Street Cleaning Com
missioner has already had, making a
total of $3,100,000 that it has cost the
city to remove the winters snow up
to date.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14

Lonsin9's resignation is epitomised
i" tho foNooing special dispatches
to The Tribune:
The Baltimore American
The action of President Wilson in
calling for the summary resignation
Of Secretary Lansing will stand as an
almost unprecedented step in the
record of the White House. The let
tcrs from the President will lead many
to believe that he acted in a fit of
peevishness and that his long sickness
may have had something to do with
the determination to get rid Of the
Secretary. To base such an unusual
and extreme act on the unimportant
meetings held by the Cabinet during
the Presidents illness is to trihe with
the real facts.
there had been ill feeling between the
two ever since the Versailles peace
conference. President Wilson there
assumed the role of the chief and only
representative of the United States,
leaving to the Secretary a position
which could just as we'll been filled
by any second rate clerk in the depart
ment.
Boston Herald
The resignation of Secretary Lansing
comes in sensational fashion, empha-
sized alike by the delay in the an
nouncemcnt and by the circumstances
under which the resignation---or expul-
son--camc about. It is perhaps true
that the President is somewhat I'M
proved from his illness, but he is OBJ
viously in a very querulous mood
Public sympathy is likely to be
largely with Mr.. Lansing unless later
developments throw new light on the
differences that led 20 his sudden de-
parture from Mr.. Wilson's official
family.
The episode revea ls-to any who may
have doubted 1.-THE tremendous handi.
cap under which the country has been
laborng in recent months, both in the
administration of it's troubled internal
affairs and in it's peculiarly compli-
Gated international relations, through
having in the White House a man too
sick to perform the duties of his office.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14


with President over continental army.
William Gibbs McAdoo. Secretary of
Treasury, November 23, 1915, pecuniary
reasons.
Thomas w. Gregory, Attorney Cen
eral, January l3, 1919, pecuniary rca-
sons.
William c. Rcdheld, Secretary of
Commerce, September s. 1919, pecuni-
airy reasons.
Carter Glass, Secretary of Treasury
November, 1919, to become Senator
render Office until January. 1926.
David Franklin Houston, secretary Of
agriculture, January 27, 1920, TO be-
| come Secretary of Treasury
| Franklin knight Lane, Secretary Of
Interior, ,(eifectivc) March /, 1920
supposedly pecuniary reasons
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State,
February Id, 1920, disagreement with
President over Cabinet meetings.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
New Brunswick DrODs
History That Praises U. S.
Special Dispatch to Tho T,ibuns

MONTREAL, Feb. 13.-~Because of
complaints that Myers's General His.
tory" used as a textbook in several
provinces, gives what is officially
termed as undue praise to the United
States for the part which that nation
took in the war and Sights Canada.
the book has been ordered removed
from schools in New Brunswick
The distributing firm has been asked
by the chief Superintendent of Educs-
ton to exchange the latest edition
for previous one, and if it is i'm
possible to do this, the superintendent
says, it will be necessary to cancel use
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
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Astign7atis,,,

The importance of aeon.
rate lens grinding for astis.
Tnatism.
To illustrate the inpcrtan,.
Of accurate, skillful lens er;nd |
ing we refer you to the % ;llns'
tration above.
There is an eye defect kno,,,,,
as asfigmafism, and lenses t,.at
are prescribed for this defes.
must be made so that the lensss
have power in given direction
only, as, for example, axis as.
Should, however, the lens.,
be ground by incompetent ~
unscientific workmcn, causing =
variance of even so slight an
amount as 10 degrees, the good
result intended by the ocuJ;s,
would be defeated.
We operate the largest retail
lens grinding factory in tn.
world, and when lenses are
completed in our factory they
are inspected and double.
checked in order to insure their
accuracy.
They arc then mounted ae.
cording to measurements taken
by the opticisn with a view not
only to their perfection from
an optical standpoint, but also
from the standpoint of appear.
ance.
Every detail-the size of the
lenses, the size and shape OF the
mounting-is made to conform
to the individual features of the
Wcarer.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
ADVERTISEMENT
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Experience and Research Prove
That Grapefruit Wards Off Flu"

Research and practical experience have demonstrated the
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and juicincs The "Dcerield' is stamped every
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the box-thcy cheaper that way.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Britain and Russia to
Exchange War Captives

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1s.--The pro-
longed negotiations between James
O'Grady. representing Great Britain,
and NJ. Litvinoff, on behalf of the Rus
sian Soviet government, ended in an
agreement. signed Thursday. under
which British war prisoners in Russia
will be released and British civilians
repatriated, and Russian war prisoners
in England will be released and Great
Britain will provide transport for re.
patriation of Russian prisoners in neu-
tral countries.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
as written several poems and short

has written several poems and short
plays.
Frank L. Polk, who will be Acting
Secretary of State until successor
to Mr.. Lansing is chosen. entered the
State Department as counsellor on
September 49, 1915, succeeding to the
post Mr.. Lansing held before becoming
Secretary. He was made Under
Secretary of State on June %, 1919,
under the legislation passed by the
last Congress creating the office. Ele
served as Acting Secretary of State
throughout the time Mr.. Lansing was
at the peace conference in Paris.
Before entering the State Depart
ment, Mr. Polk, whose hcme is in New
York, was member of the Civil Ser
vice Commission in New York and also
was Corporation Counsel for New York
City from January "a, 1914, to Sep
tembcr 16, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
1000 Armenians Said
To Be Slain by Turks

LONDON, Feb. lathe national del
egation here states that it has received
a message from Constantnople saying
that during the recent attacks by ma
tionalist forces on Marash and Aintab.
in Asia Minor, about two thousand Ar.
menlan civilians wcrc murdered in cold
blood. A
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Letters That Precipitated
Retirement of Lansing
Continued from pnge /

pertaining to the negotiations in Paris foreign service to
international affairs in general Holding these would
had consulted inclination resigned
rctay Of State and negotiate peace felt,
however, that such step might have been bot at
homo and abroad my cause YOU no en-
barrassmen forward you
best of motives ''' "'S' WV
when returned Washington part of July
1919 personal wish had again
that loyalty to and duty the Administration compelled
me defer action resignation might have been
hostility the ratification of the treaty of peace o. at s
into dapproval of your ratification
therefore, remained silent avoiding frequent
reports we we're not in full agreement Subsequently, ~
serious Illness during you imposed upon
me the duya least construed to be my duyto remain in
charge of the Department of State until permitted you
to assume full direction Of foreign
Believing that that time had arrived, prepared my
resignation when doubt the proprety placing
in hands removed by indicating that it
would be entirely acceptable to you.
Denies Forestolling Wilson's Judgment
II think Mr.. President, accordance with the franknc
which has marked this correspondence am grateful
that cannot permit inchanged the nputaon
that calling conference the heads of the exec
tive departments sought auhoritv
had such intention, such thought then and be-
eve that the held were for the best
interests of administration the Repubic and that
belief shared by others whom believe
that the conferences and necessary the crcu
stances and that would have been dereict my duty
failed l did
Il also feel Mr. candor compels me to saw that
cannot agree with your statement that have tried
judgment certain formulating and merely
asking approval when to form an
independent judgment you an opportunity 70
examine the circumstances with degree indpendnce have
1t true when thought demanded advised
you "ha IN my opnon that action should be- stating
Tune the reasons on which opinion based This
to be function of the Secretary the
pace or the last tour years and half confess that have
surprised and disappointed the frequent
gesons but have failed follow your DECISIONS however
difficult it made the conduct of foreign affairs.
Il need hardly add that leave the of State
with only good will toward PRESIDENT sense Of
profound relief
Forgetting differences and remembering your MANY
knnesses in the have the President sincerely
yours, ROBERT LANSING
accepted With 'Best Wishcs'
1.-THE White House, Washington, February 49, 1920
"Ay Dear Mr.. Secretary.
ALLOW me to acknowledge with your of
February ~ 1t being evident that have
oo OF us telt the embarrassment
each other feel it duty
effect at at the time adding
holds Tor you many successes of the
best wishes Will always follow n.atter Of
gatcatlon to always to remember delightful personal
relations. Sincerely yours, WOODROW WILSON"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14

of the textbook, as it has not been au
thorized by the Board Of Education
The provinces Of Nova Scotia and
Manitoba. where the book also is used,
are expected to take similar action.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
M.%.N0yvuiS
0e>IgAsAsa@pkAc;sous

3o5 Broadway, corner Duane Street.
II W. "a St, 8 d'rs I'm McCreery & Co.
81 East 25d Street, near 4th Ave.
81 w. 125th Street, near Lenox Ave.
442 Columbus Ave, bet. 81 e. SO Sts.
10 Nassau Street, near John Street.
1405 ST. Nicholas Ave, $50 E. 181 St..
2629 Broadway, bet. 90 and 100 SITS.
354S Broadway, bet. 145 and 14s Sts.
1907 Bway, nr. Willoughby, Bklyn.
4S9 Fulton St, opp. A. & S., B'klyn.
6s3 Broad St.. next to Bedeu, Newark,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
1921 Tax Rate
To Be Raised
TO or Ill Points

Continued from page l
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1920-01-22
by
Robert ]. G. Stead
AuThor OF
Kitchener and
Other Poems 4"
illustrations by
IRWIN MYERS

town Of latef That's the advance
guard"
"Advance guard Of a real estate
boom;"
''Iish! That's bad word. Get
away from it. Say industrial dcvei-
Opment.'
Let me elaborate Wen say Alkali
Lake is railway station where lots 20
hcgging at hundred dollars each. In
drops Il well-dresscd stranger-buys
ten lots at hundred and fifty each
and the 0ld-timers are chuckling over
sticking him. But in drops another
stranger and buys Il block Of lots at
two hundred each. Then the old
timers begin to wonder if they didn't
sell too soon. BY the time the fourth
or fifth stranger has dropped in they
are dead sure Of it, and they are try
ing to buy their lots back All sorts
of rumors get started, nobody knows
| how. New railways are coming, big
factories are to be started, minerals
1 have been located. there's a secret war
on between great moneyed interests.
The town council meets and changes
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1920-01-22
"If Man Does Not Become Rich by
Work He Has No Right TO Become
Rich at ALL" Dave Retorted.

the name to Silver City-having re-
gard. no doubt. TO the alkali in the
slough water. The old-timers. and all
that great innocent public which ~
forever hoping to get something for
nothing. are now glad TO buy the lots
at five hundred to ten thousand dollars
each. and by the time they've bought
il up the gang moves on. It's The
smoothcst game in the world. AMI
every community will fall for II at
least twice. Well, they're here.
"Of course. it's little different in
this case. because there really is some
thing in the way of natural advantages
to support IT, It's not all hot air.
Now, Dave, I've been dipping in
| little already, and it struck ME we
might work together on this deal.
Your paper has considerable weight.
and if that weight falls the right way
you won't find me stingy. For instance,
an item HAT this property'-he pro-
duced Il slip with some legal descrip-
tionS-"has been sold for ten thousand
dollars to eastern investors - very
conservative investors from the East.
don't forget that-might help TO turn
another deal that's just hanging. Sorry
to keep you so long, but perhaps You
can catch the press yet. And win
one of his friendly mannerismS Con-
ward departed.
Dave sat for some minutes in r
quandary. He was discouraged with
his salary. or. rather with the lack OF
prospect of any increase in his salary.
Conwnrd's words had been very unset
Ting. They pulled in opposite direc-
tons. They fired him with new en-
thusiasn for his city. and they init
mated that gang of professional
> land gamblers was soon to perpetrate
an enormous theft. leaving the public
holding the sack. Still. there must be
? n middle course somewhere.
At any rate he could use Coward :
e story about the land sale. That was
ncwS-leg'timate news Of course. II
T. might he faxed Salc-faked for IL
r news value--hut reporters are not pai'
r for being detectives. The Evening Cal
\ carried a statement of Conward'S sale
u and ON that statement was hung a col
il umn story on the growing pro>periu
g of the city and lis assured future ow
l. ing to it's exceptional climate AM
D: natural resources. combined with II
.. commanding position on Transports
D. ton routes. both east and west AM
n north and south
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1920-01-22

Irene became guests at the Elden
ranch. But before the end ~ stop
ped Should he tell her all? Why notf
She had opened her life to him. So he
told her Of that last evening with
Irene, and the compact under the trees
and the moon. Her hand had fallen
into his as they talked. but here he
felt it slowly withdrawn. But he was
fired with the flame Of love which had
sprung up in the breath of his reminis-
cence. And Edith was his friend
and his chum.
"And you have been true?' she said.
but her voice was distant and strained.
yes"
"And you are waiting for her?'
Yes, am waiting. 1t must be
So"
1T is cold" She said. Let us 90
/ home"