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Tumulty Explained Why
Lansing Called Cabinet

Washington, Feb. 14.-The first
cabinet call by Secretary Lansing
was issued on October > last, seven
days after Mr.. Wilson returned from
his western speaking tour and took
to his bed. When the cabinet met
on that day Joseph =. Tumulty, Sec
retary to the President, issued for
NAL statement explaining the reasons
for the conference. He said.
THE cabinet was called to con-
slider questions in which more than
one department was concerned, and
also to discuss the industrial con-
ference"
He referred to the first conference
called by the President with the hope
of allaying the industrial unrest.
Mr.. Tumulty in his statement said
that Rear Admiral Grayson, Mr..
Wilson's physician, was present and
suggested that only urgent matters
be brought to the Presidents atten-
tion."
Thereafter until this week the
cabinet met more or less regularly.
During the coal strike it met twice
week in an effort to avert the
walkout of the miners, and several
weeks ago it was decided to have
meetings every Tuesday and Fri
day.
During the coal wage controversy
the President was said at the White
House to have been kept informed
as to the progress his advisers were
making toward a settlement. He
finally took the matter out of the
cabinets hands and suggested set
tlement which the miners accented.
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to form an independent Judgment be-
cause you had not had an opportunity
to examine the circumstances with
any degree Of independence. l have,
it is true, when / thought case de-
mandcd immediate action, advised you
what, in my opinion, that action
should be, stating at the same time
the reasons oil which my opinion was
based. This / conceived to be
function of the secretary of state and
! have followed the practice for the
last four years and half. con-
fess that / have been surprised and
disappointed at the frequent disap-
proval of my suggestions, but | have
never failed to follow your decisions,
however difficult 1t made the conduct
of our foreign affairs.
| need hardly add that leave the
Office of secretary of state with only
good will toward you, Mr.. President,
and with a sense of profound relief.
Forgetting our differences. and re-
membering only your many kindnesses
in the past, l have the honor to be,
Mr. President,
Sincerely yours,
ROBERT LANSING.
The President.
The White House.
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sociation l feel, Mr.. President. that
l should make the following state.
ment which | had prepared recently
and which will show you that | have
not been unmindful that the continu-
ance or our present relations was
impossible and that I realized that
1t was clearly my duty to bring them
to aan end at the earliest moment
compatible with the public interest.
Ever since January, 1919, l have
been conscious of the fact that you
no longer were disposed to welcome
my advice in matters pertaining to
the negotiations in Paris, to our for
eign service, or TO international af-
fairs in general. Holding these views,
l would, if ! had consulted my per
sonal inclination alone, have resigned
as secretary of state and as q com
missioner to negotiate peace. felt,
however that such a step might have
been misintcrpreted both at home and
abroad, and that it was my duty to
cause you no embarrassment in
carrying forward the great task in
which you were then engaged. Pos
sihly l erred in this, but if l did
it was with the best of motives.
When returned to Washington in
the latter part of July, 1919. my
personal wish to resign had not
changed, but again I felt that loyalty
to you and my duty to the admins
tration compelled me to defer artion,
as my resignation might have been
misconstrued into hostility to the
ratification of the treaty of peace or
at least into disapproval of your
views as to the form of ratification.
l, therefore. remained silent. avoiding
any comment on the frequent reports
that we were not in full agreement.
Subsequently your serious illness,
during which I have never seen you,
imposed upon me the duty--at least
l construed it to be my duty-to
remain in charge of the Department
of State until your health permitted
you to assume again full direction of
foreign affairs.
Believing that that time had ar
rived, | had prepared my resignation,
when my only doubt as to the pro
priety of placing it in your hands was
removed by your letter indicating that
it would be entirely acceptable to
you.
l think, Mr.. President, in. accord
ance with the frankness which has
marked this correspondence and for
which / am grateful to you, that l
cannot permit to pass unchallenged
the imputation that in calling into
formal conference the heads of the
executive department l sought to
usurp your presidential authority.
had no such intention, no such
thought. / believed then and / be-
lieve now that the conferences which
were held were for the best interests
of your administration and of the re-
public, and that belief was shared
by others whom l consulted. I
further believe that the conferences
were proper and necessary in the cir
cumstances and that I would have
been derelict in my duty if | had
failed to act as / did.
l also feel, Mr.. President, that can
dor conlpels me to say that ] can
not agree with your statement that
| have tried to forestall your judg-
ment in certain cases by formulating
action aud merely asking your ap-
proval when it was impossible for you
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THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, February Il, 1920.
My dear Mr. Secretary:
| am very much disappointed by
your letter of February 9 in reply
to mine about the socalled cabinet
meetings. You kindly explain the
motives of those meetings and ! find
nothing in your letter which justifies
your assumption of presidential au-
thority in such matter. You say
you felt that, in Yiew of the fact
that you were denied communication
with me, it was wise to confer in
formally together on intcrdepart-
mental matters and matters as to
which action could not be postponed
until my medical advisers permitted
me- to be seen and consulted. but
| have to remind you, Mr.. Secretary,
that no action could be taken with
out me by the cabinet, and there
fore there could have been no dis
advantage i'll awaiting action with
regard to matters concerning which
action could not have been taken
without me.
This affair, Mr.. Secretary, only
deepens a feeling that was growing
upon me. While we were still in
Paris l felt, and have felt increas-
ingly ever since, that you accepted
my guidance and direction on ques-
tions with regard to which / had to
instruct you only with increasing
reluctance, and since my return to
Washington | have been struck by
the number of matters in which you
have apparently tried to forestall my
judgment by formulating action and
merely asking my approval when it
was impossible for me to form an
independent judgment because ! had
not had an opportunity to examine
the circumstances with any degree
of independence.
|, therefore, feel that I must
frankly take advantage of your kind
suggestion that if | should prefer to
have another to conduct our foreign
affairs you are ready to relieve me
Of any embarrassment by placing
your resignation in my hands, for I
must say that it would relieve me of
embarrassment, Mr.. Secretary, the
embarrassment of feeling your re-
luctance and divergence of judgment,
if you would give your present office
up and afford me an opportunity to
select some one whose mind would
more willingly go along with mine.
| need not tell You with what re-
luctance l take advantage of your
suggestion or that / do so with the
kindliest feeling In matters of tran.
sccndent Importance like this the
only wise course is course of per-
feet candor, where personal feel
ing is as much as possible left out
of the reckoning.
Very sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Hon. Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State.
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Officers Who Haze Resigned
From, the Wilson Cabinet

Washington, Feb. 14.-Herewith
Is a list of designations from the
cabinet during the two terms of
President Wilson:
Secretary of War GarrisE-Dis-
agreement with President.
Secretary of State Bryan-Dis-
agreement with President.
Attorney General McReynolds-
Appointed to Supreme Court.
Secretary of Treasury McAdoo-
To increase his income.
Attorney General Gregory-To in
crease his income.
Secretary of Treasury Glass-Ap-
pointed senator.
Secretary of Interior Lsne-To
accept business call.
Secretary Of Commerce Redfeld-
To accept business call.
Secretary of State Lansing-Dis-
agreement with President.
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time when Europe was watching the
fight over the treaty in America. and
especially when the President was i'll
and unable to look after the affairs of
the State Department himself.
Mr.. Lansing became head of the
State Department when William J.
Bryan and the President had their diff 70
ferences over the Lustania notes. Mr..
! Lansing was counsellor, an Office in
which he had succeeded John Bassctt
Moore. 1t has been common knowledge
chat while Mr.. Lansing's name was
signed to the succeeding notes to Ger
many, and the notes which preceded the
armistice. Mr.. Wilson wrote them him
self, in fact he practically acted as
secretary of state in all important bust
ness. 1t was the Presidents cOncep-
tiOn of his relation TO the foreign policy
of the nation.
Differed on Mexico
How much Mr. Lansing and the
President differed on the Mexican policy
never has been fully revealed, but off :
cialS who sympathizc with Mr. Lans-
ing's views say that they differed a
great deal. 1t has generally been be-
lieved in official circles here that the
sharp notes which Mr. Lansing sent to
CarranZa in connection with the Jen-
kins case are what the President re-
ferred to in his letter to the secretary
when he spoke Of the secretary of state
having taken action to foreStall his
Judgment. 1t is known, however, that
Henry Prather Fletcher, former am
baSSador to Mexico. who recently re-
signed, wrote n letter to the President
in which he excoriated the administra-
tion'S Mexican policy, and the general
belief in the State Department is that
Mr.. Lansing and Mr.. Fletcher agreed
pretty generally. Mr.. Fletcher's letter
of resignation has been given out at the
White House
But aside from his difficulties with the
President it has been common knowl-
edge in Washington that Mr.. Lansing
has not been on good terms with Sec
rctary Tumulty and from time to time
there have been apparently we'll
grounded reports of friction with Sec
retaries Baker and Daniels.
In the Senate foreign relations com
mittec, where Mr.. Lansing was in fire.
qucnt touch with senator's. he is re-
garded as a trained diplomat. Senators
remarked when Bullitt gave his sensa-
tional testimony that they regretted it
very much on LanSing's account.
Secretary Lansing gave out the cor
respondcuCe between himself and the
President last night, and stipulated that
it was for publication in morning papers
today. Some news agencies. however,
other than the Associated Press, vio-
lated their pledges to the State Depart
mcnt and published the letters in some
parts of the country yesterday after
noon.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES


THE TEMPLE
Broad and Berks SITS 1900 NJ
1000 seats.
RUSSELL II. CoNwELL. Pastor
William Dyre McCurdy, Associate Pastor.
DR.. ]. Marvin Hanna. Musical Director'
Frederick e. Starke. Organist.
Mr. Conwell begins his seventy-eighth
year with powers, unabated. with mine
true voice of God 10 a world strusglinl
into a new birth. Come, and hear his inis
great preacher HIMSELF. He preaches
Temple Chorus sings both services.
Bible School--Jere l.. Cresse. Superinten-
dent. . ..,,,,
$50 d. m,-Mrs. "A. b. Strickland pre-
sents striking monologue' bioertS
Land" .,,z c,.s, ,r-
vites men and women to meet with them
q q ,aN u
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time adding that / hope that the III :
ture holds for you many successes Oh
the most gratifying sort. My pes.
wishes will always follow you, ana IL
will be matter Of qualification 10
me to always remember our dellght-
full personal relations.
Sincerely yours,
Hon. Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State.
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE

My dear Mr.. President:
/ wish to thank you sincerely for
your candid letter of the eleventh, in
which you state that my resignation
would be acceptable to you, since it
relieves me of the responsibility for
action which I have been contem-
plating and which can now take
without hesitation, as it meets your
wishes.
have the honor. therefore, to
tender you my resignation as secre-
tary of state, the same to take eff.
feet at your convenience.
In thus severing our official as
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Unitarian
I1RST UNITARIAN CuJTRC RCty

Unitarian
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
2l25 Chestnut st.
II a m.--Rev. Frederick r. Griffin will
preach.
sp m.-Forum. Mr. Lewis Gannett, OF
New York, on Paris in Peace Conference
Time"
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF GERMANTOWN
('ornp t,"r"n nd ~
II a. m.-Service of Worship. The Min
lister, Rev. ROGER S. FORBES, will
Subject. "ONE DIFFERENCE"
Glasses for children every Sunday morning
at IL o'clock.
All are invited.
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THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington. February 13, 1920.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Allow me to acknowledge with ap-
probation your letter of February
10Th. It now being evident. Mr..
Secretary, that we have both of us
felt the embarrassment of our recent
relations with each other. feel it my
duty to accept your resignation, to
take effect at once; and at the same
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14

THE OLD FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE,
Monfgomery pike, Merton. was established
1gS2 Here William Penn worshiped as
we'll as many other noted Friends one srsI o,
FOR Worship every First-day tSunday morn
inr) al ii o'clock. Visitors cordially In
,.vted.
Eirst-Sav 40 "Neo-Platonism and
Christian Mysticism Speaker. Edith N.
Wlndar
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IN MENIORIAM

BAUER.-In loving memory of my dear
wife and our mother, EMMA S. BAUER fnee
Echgelmeierl who departed this life this day
TWO years ago, Feb. -, 1918. Sadly missed
by her husband and children
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T0ND TREsBYTERIAN CHURCH

tONp ShSnSh
21st and Walnut SITS.
Rev ALEXANDER MacCoLL. D. D., Min
lister,
Dr MacCol will preach at II, and Rev.
Harold c. Warren. Of Walla Walla,
in France" at O'Clock.
Evening subject, :. Mans Dismay at
Christ's Resources
Choir. under the direction of N. Lindsay
Norden. and assisted by violin and harp.
The music will include these anthems:
20 Gladstone Light" Arkhangelsky; LET
Thy Blessed Spirit" Tschesnokoff: THE
Day Thou Gavest," Woodward: "Holiest.
breathe and Evening Blessing" Martin.
Sunday School and Adult Bible Glasses
at 10 o'clock.
Visitors always welcome,
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Presbyterian
ARCH STREET. CHURCH

Rsvl fSsn an tcnIARENCE f.ES EDWARD MAccART'
NEY ID. D.. Minister.
1O:i5 a. m. and y D. m: Rev. Henry b.
Master, D. D. will preach
THE BETHLEHEM PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, Broad and Diamond sos
Rev, WILLIAM l.. MCCORMICK, Pastor.
10 80 a. m.-Morning Worship.
Subject of Sermon
"THE FACE OF A MAN AND THE
FLYING EAGLE"
2;3O D. m.-Sabbath School
B.45 D. m.-Young Peoples Soc. of c. e.
I AZ D. m-Evening Worship.
Subject of Sermon
THE PRoDIGALS BROTHER"
Waconp.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-23
COMMITTEE LIKELY
To RECOMMEND THE
PIGGERY SYSTEMS
Special Committee On Garbage COllec-
ton and Disposal Finds Incinera-
tor System Is Not Working
Smoothly.

Mayor Thomas NJ. Russell and Coun-
cilmen Smith, Eltel and Devine have
returned from a motor trip through
central Kentucky where they made in
vestigatiens into the system of garb-
age collection and disposal in those
cities and from what they have learned
on their inspection trip, they hope to
work out plan for the city of Mays
vile which they will likely recon-
mend at the next meeting of City
Council.
The committeeman learned that the
incinerator system in the city Of Lex
ington is not proving satisfactory and
give 1t as their opinion that such an
expensive system as this could not
prove satisfactory and economical for
a city the size of Maysville. They were
very much taken with the~piggery sys-
TEN as is being used in Louisville and
they are of the opinion that this would
prove the most successful and econom-
ical system for Maysville.
The all important thing in this sys-
TEN is to get company, such as is
collecting the garbage in Louisville, to
become interested in the Maysville
proposition. Under this plan a COM
pany purchases from the city the right
or franchise to collect garbage in the
city at a stipulated fee--which is al
ways very small-and the garbage Is
then hauled to farm near the city
where the wet garbage is fed to hogs
and the dry trash is sorted and dis
posed of by fire while all of the rags
and paper is sold
An effort will be made, it is under
sttod to interest the concern now un-
/ der contract with Louisville and Ow-
ensboro between now and the next
meeting of city council when /, is
hoped system will be worked out in
such a manner as to be presented in an
ineligible. manner.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
TC SPEAK HERE ON
MONDAY Afternoon
Hon. Charles L. Dawson VIII Speak to
Voters ON the Issues of the Political
Campaign at Court House
Next Monday.

The first political speech of the pres
ent campaign will be made by Hon.
Charles l. Dawson, Attorney General
Of the State of Kentucky at the court
house here on next Monday afternoon
at o'clock and the public is cordial
ly invited to attend.
General Dawson is a very interest
ing speaker and is a close student of
politics. He will speak in the interest
Of the Republican candidates for
President, Senator and Congress and
it is hoped that those interested in
matters political will attend. A spe-
cial invitation is extended to the
women of the county to hear General
Dawson Women of Mason county for
the first time will exercise the right
of franchise at the coming November
election and they owe it to themselves
to become informed on the issues of
the day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-23
CORN CUTTING WAGE TO
Be DECIDED SATURDAY
Farmers Meeting to Discuss Tobacco
Organization on Saturday win Also
Fix Price for Corn Cutting.

1t was announced this afternoon that
at Saturday afternoons meeting at the
court house when the tobacco growers
organization will be discussed, the
matter Of just and fair wage for
corn cutting this year will also be dis
cussed. AS both landlord and tenant
will be interested in the tobacco prop
osition, II is expected that both classes
will be we'll represented and this
meeting will be splendid time to take
up the matter of corn cutting.
A general agreement on the wage for
corn cutting is most satisfactory to
both landowner and hired man, it is
pointed out and as the agreed wages
which have been decided here in SINH
lar meetings have proven so very sat
isfactory to all concerned it is hoped
that this sort of an agreement can be
continued in all farm work.
Much interest is being displayed in
the Saturday meeting and it is thought
there will be many attending.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-23
ADULT CLASSES OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TO HOLD RALLY
Sunday School Committee Arranges
Special Meeting for Adult Glasses
On Next Wednesday Evening.

The Executive committee of the Ma
son County Sunday School Association
at a special meeting last evening at
the home of Miss Ella Wallace, ar
ranged for the big booster" meeting
for adult Bible classes. The time set
for this meeting is next Wednesday
evening, September goth. The place
is the First Presbyterian church. The
full program will be published as soon
as all who are to take part are notified
and signify their willingness to help
make the meeting success.
Those who are invited to this meet
ing are the members of all adult BIZ
BILE classes, men or women, and the
officers and teachers of every school
in city and county, Members of coun-
ty schools are especially urged to be
in attendance as the meeting will mean
much in encouragement and inspira-
tion to their work. The first half hour
of the meeting from 1880 till will be
taken up in getting better acquainted.
From s till a program of music, re-
ports from each adult class, a round
table on best methods for adult class
work, and rousing speech on Co
operation With the city, county and
state Sunday School Association" 1t
is purposed to send a special messen-
ger-a good, live speaker-to each city
school Sunday morning to arouse in
terest in the meeting. Superintendents
of schools are asked to be on the look
out for this messenger and allow him
to give his message at once so that
he may visit all schools during the
school hour.
The social committee will serve a
light lunch during the social hour
which is expected to be one of the most
pleasing parts of the meeting. AS this
is the first meeting of the sort planned
by the county committee they are ex-
ceedingly anxious that it be success
And if it is they give this assurance
that others will follow and that this
phase of the Sunday school work will
be given something really worth while
during the coming months.