The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-14


Very nncct.y yours
Wo"hhoW WilSoN'
READY IN Oult
hon. robert Lansing, secre-
Wil o. STATE,
The secretary o. state,
washington February ~,
iPle
M Dear MT President;
- wish 20 thank you sincerely
Tor your candid letter Of the i'm
~ which you state that my rosig-
nation would be acceptable to
you. since It relieves me OF the
responsibility FOR action which
I have boon contemplating and
which I can now take without
hesitation ~ u meets your wish
ea
II have the honor. therefore,
o. tender you my resignation as
secretary OF state, the same 10
take effect at your convenience.
In thus aovercing u Official
association feel Mr.. President.
That l should make the follow
ing statement which bad pre-
pared recently ana Which VIII
Snow you thht i nave not bccn
unminaInl that the continuance
o. our present feiauoha was M
posslole hnd thht reali1ed thht
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mem 70 an ehu az the earliest
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va. my ontN 70 cause you no
embarrassment In carrying for
warn we sIeat tash IN mhlen YOU
were then POSSIBLY l
erred IN this. but " aic u Naa
WIN the pest motives
when returned TO wash
lngton IN the latter part OF july
1918. my personal wish 10 resign
had not changed nut again / telt
that loyalty 10 you ana my duty
10 the administration compelled
me 10 defer action rs my
tion might nave been
sirued into hostility 10 the ratih-
cation OF the treaty OF peace or
~ least into disapprOVal OF your
Views as TO the form OF ruuit-
cation. therefore remained al
lent, avoiding any comment on
n frequent reports that We were
not In ful agreement. SUISSE
quently your serious Illness our
INK which ] nave never seen you,
imposed upon me the duty-at
least ] construed u TO be my
duty-to remain In charge OF the
department Of state unul your
health permitted you 70 assume
uEuln tul utfctuon OF foreign
affairs
BeleNing that that time had
arrived. had prepared my resis-
nation when my only oun az 10
the pfopflety oi placing II IN your
hands wcs removed by your letter
lmdicaiins thht II Wnulu DC en-
iTelN hoceplnple 10 you
think' at l'resiueni' ln NC
cordnnce win lne li"nhhoHa
when hhs mhrked nus CORE
fponncnce Tor Mhlch ah'
gratetul 70 You that ammo per
init 60 pass unshallensed the I'M
phthtioh uhal ~ 'aliihh mo ~
formal conference the heanA o.
the executive ueparthlonta
sought 10 usurp your
auth"rliy. had no such lnieh-
tion, no aufh neilcN
Cd thcn ana n'lieNo 10Y mat
the conference. Whlch were heiu
wefe Tor the hesi interests OF
your nhlihlslIhilo anu nl ~"
irpunllo th"l nellvi wa"
shared by olh.tF Nh"m ) con.
suited iufih't nvll'Nn .na
the conferences We're pioper ana
necessary ~ IN"
ana that W"n' naN' u''i
derellct ~ my nutS u h"u i'"-
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ALSO Rect MI li'siuul
thht AMOR eoihpeiA me- 3" "'9
mat 'unnot agree WIN your
statement unit nave 'il'n I"
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utln 'ah'e ny l"Iihulhllhs H
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