Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-14
NO MORE CABINET RESERVATIONS
To FOLLOW LANSING'S, is CLAIM
Secretary Lane Declares He Considers Himself Much
sponsibIe as Lansing for Calling Cabinet Meetings
No Information Available at White House
as to Successor for lansing
Davis and Polk Mentioned.

meeting was to inquire the state OF
his health and to send him mes-
sage of loyalty and encouragement.
At that point the meeting broke up
without having transacted any bust-
ness but it did not end so-ca.lled cabi-
net conferences.
1t has not been made plain whether
President Wilson knew that the cabi-
net members had been assemblying
and talking over departmental affairs.
but the meetings had been held In
the cabinet rooms of the executive Of
fees, and If the President did not
know 1t was probably because those
surrounding him did not think it wise
to tell him.
The best opinion of those ION the
inside" is that the President did not
know until last week Of the irregu-
larities with which the cabinet was
meeting at the call of the secretary
of state, because at about the time
the Presidents first letter to Mr..
Lansing is dated the White House
officers "let it be known" that the
secretary had ended the cabinet con-
ferences, and there was an inference
that he might resign at the next one
himself.
There was, however, no hint that
the endings of the meetings marked
q separation between Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Lansing.
Now that the break has come and
Mr.. Lansing has left the cabinet
much may be revealed of the extent
to which the secretary of state and
the President differed in matters of
policy.
How much Mr.. Lansing and the
President differed on the Mexican
policy never has been fully revealed,
but officials who sympathiZe with Mr.,
T ota u{a "a fhau dfffara6
a great deal. II has been believed in
official circles that the sharp notes
which Mr.. Lansing sent to Carranza
in connection with the Jenkins case
was what the president referred to in
his letter to the secretary when he
spoke of the secretary of state having
taken action to forestall his judg-
ment. 1t Is known that Henry p.
Fletcher. former ambassador to Mex
leo, recently resigned. wrote letter
to the President in which he expro-
lated the administrations Mexican
policy, and the general belief In tho
state department is that Mr.. Lansing
Mr.. Fletcher's letter Of resignation
has never been given out at the
White House. but aside from his diff
ficulties with the President, 1t has
been commonly known that Mr.. Lam
sing has not been on good terms
with Secretary Tumulty and from
time to time there has been we'll
grounded reports of friction with
Secretaries Baker and Daniels.
In the senate foreign relations
committee where Mr.. Lansing was in
frequent touch with senators, he 10
regarded as a trained diplomat. Sem
ators remarked when Built gave his
testimony that they regretted II very
much on Lansipg's account.
IN. Il
he considers himself Just as much
responsible as Secretary Lansing" for
the calling of cabinet meetings dur.
ing the Presidents Illness He said
Mr.. Lansing called him on the tele..
phone and obtained his approval OF
the idea, before calling the first meet
ing, land presumably procured the
approval of other cabinet members
also"
There will be no more designations
from the cabinet as result OF the
Lansing incident, 1t was said at the
White House today
II am not going to discuss the Ian"
sing Wilson controversy, the letters
speak Off themselves" Secretary Tu-
multy said.
There was no Information available
at the White House as to q probable
successor to Mr.. Lansing, but the
appointment is expected to be made
soon. John w. Davis, ambassador az
London and under Secretary Polk are
being discussed.
Cabinet meetings will be resumed
very soon" and as announced few
days ago, President Wilson win pre-
side.