The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-20
LANSING SLIGHTED
MANY TIMES BY
THE PRESIDENT
By DAVID LAWRENCE,
Copyright by The IusslltE.ncsr.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. "a (Th!s Is the
third OF series Of articles on the Will
SON Lansing break showing the signit-
icance nationally and internationally OF
The episode and effect on our foreign
policy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 70 - Robert
Lansing WAS popular as Secretary OF
State. Diplomats recognized the awk-
wardneSs nc his position. particularly
his inability often to speak OF the Pres
idens because tn" latter individual
would not take hIm into hts confidence
but they made allowance for this and
liked Mr.. Lansing for such Crankness
as n" Wa ah's ." display. He was
courteous r:ih I"r"tgu governments
and although h. differed again and
again with The president as 10 the wis
est policy to pursue. he never showed
II TO IA foreign government. Whenever
the President decided a question that
was enough trr Robert Lansing. Like
an ambassador in a foreign country. ne
followed iuSti uctiuuS faithfully. Never
thclCNS II must not 10 imagined that
Robert Lansing has not exsrted a very
great influence on our foreign policy IN
the last four years. Even before h"
took Office he framed the neutrality
P9iiCy Of the government rs Counsel
lvr OF the Department; of State and is
author OF the phrase ~ strict account
ability" which was used in on" OF the
first LuSitania notes. Fl" wrote many
drafts ur notes that never saw the
Presidents eye and he wrote many that
were pigronholcd hy the President. But
liz" q true counsellor ne was always
ready with comprehensive statement
ut the alternatives Involved. Usually
he gave the President the various cour-
- ,,h t..h, hA fnNl AI
and. whlr politely suggesting which he
himself thought best. invariably left II
L. the President to choose. But Robert
lansing knew traditional American doc
tr.nc and zeal. So put In every note nc
wrote a certain liberalism and altrutSm.
that SO many propi" would promptly
-! was Wi!Souian. Even on the notes
for which the President received the
h.=hrst praise. YOU couldn't get word
Oui ~ Robert lansing "a TO the part he
played. rcmomber particularly one OF
the best notes ever sent out by the
In led SrFtes government, u communt-
cntfoa 10 IN" AustrO-Hungarian govern
men, "hoa; The requested embargo on
GrrAS. solicitor WooSry and Secretary
La. in.; framed that MT, uiL the ed-
l0riTl pra's" which the President re-
r,!N"d for doing what he didn't do had
-" effect on the feelings Of the men in
In" Department OF State. who took II as
q matter ut CuurS".
Delnod Pan-6msricanism
Mr. Lansing will always h. remem-
herCd for his clear definition OF Pan
.Nu"FicauiSm and FOR his splcndid con-
rrp,ko,, Of wha, our relationship should
hc with the nations south ~ us. II Is
tru. iha, he didn't favor the coupling
,r th. L.yl.;uc of Nations with tho peaCe
trrttv simply because he thought better
{. n.sGrrJtl"n Cnuld be given each sep
ar,triy. Wur hc G:dn't press his views
;nd MN,n the Amcgican mission got 70
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