Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-14

lOIu INT an OppOi +ullty " SSI'S'
some one whose mind would more
willingly go along with mine.
Il need not tell you with what
reluctance | take advantage of
your suggestion, or that | do 50
with the kindlicst feeling. In mat
tiers of transcendent importanc"
like this, the only wise course is a
course Of perfect candor wherl
personal feeling is as much as pos
sible left out of the reckoning.
every sincerely yours,
(Signed)
WOODROW WILSON"
Hon, Robert Lansing. Secretary
of state"
"The Secretary of State,
Washington. Feb. u, 1920.
MY Dear Mr.. President:
wish to thank you sincerely for
your candid letter of the nth, IN
which you state that my resigna-
ton would be acceptable to you
since it relieves me Of the respon-
sibility for action which | have
been contemplating and which
can now take without hesitation as
IL IltNtS NbuI WlSilto4
Il have the honor, there
fore, to tender you my resigna-
ton as secretary Of state, the
same TO take effect ut your
convenience.
"In thus seVering our official as
ISOLATION ! feel Mr.. President that
| should make the following state
ment which | had prepared recent
ly and which will show you that
| have not been mmindful that the
continuance of our present rela-
lions was Impossible and that re-
allied that it was clearly my duty
TO bring them to an end at the
earliest moment compatible with
the public interest,
ever since January, 1919, I
have been conscious of the fact
that YOU no longer were dis
posed 20 welcome my advice in
matters pertaining to the ne
aotiatiOnS In Paris, to our for
Cign service, or 10 intpTna-
tionai affairs in general, Hold
ing these views | would, il |
had consulted my personal in
ClinatiOn alone, have resigned
as secretary of state and as Il
commissioner to negotiate
peace. felt, however that
such step might have been
misinterprGtcd both at hOmn
and abroad, and tlAt ii was
my duty TO cause you no Cm-
barrassmcnt in carrying for
ward the great task in which
you were then engaged. Pos
sibly erred in this, but il L
did il WAS with the best mo-
tiyes.
"When | returned to Washington
in the latter part of July 1919, my
personal wish to resign had not
changed but again ! felt that 10y
atty to you and my duty to the adj
ministration compelled me 20 defer
action as my resignation might
have been misconstrued into hos
tility to the ratification of the
treaty of peace or at least into dis
approval of your views as to the
| form of ratification. | therefore
remained silent, avoiding any COM
nent on the frequent reports that
we We're not in full agreement.
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permit TO mass uncbaIJcu~eI
The mputatIon that in caiiing
into informal conference The
heads of the executive dcnart.
ments l sought " usurn your
presidential authority, had
no such intention, no such
thought. / believed then and
believe now that the confer
ehccs, which were held, were