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


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 industrial
unrest.
In his statement, Mr.. Tumulty
said that Rear Admiral Grayson,
Mr.. Wilson's physician, was pres
ent and suggested that Only urgent
matters" be brought to "the presi-
dents attention"
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.
The correspondence between the
president and Mr.. Lansing which
resulted in Mr.. Lansing's resigna-
lhon was made public tonight at the
state department an hour after
IUnder Secretary Polk had conferr-
ed at the White House with Sect
letary Tumulty.
Mr.. Lansing in his final letter to
| the president said that ''in thus
severing our official association"
| he felt that he should make public
statement, he had prepared re-
Gently showing that he had mot
been unmindful that the continu-
ance of our present relations was
! impossible" and that it was his
duty to bring them to an end, "at
the earliest moment compatible
with the public interest"
Ever since January, 1919" Mr..
Lansing continued. II have been
conscious of the fact that you no
| longer were disposed to welcome
my advice in matters pertaining to
the negotiations at Paris. to our
| foreign service, or to international
affairs in general"
He added that had he followed
| his personal inclination he would
Eave resigned while in Paris, but
that he had refrained because he
| felt it his duty to cause you no
embarrassment in carrying for
ward the great task in which you
were then engaged"
Again Mr.. Lansing said that
while he had been surprised and
disappointed" at the frequent dis
approval of his suggestions, he had
never failed to follow the presi-
dents decisions, however difficult
it made the conduct of our foreign
affairs"
Mr.. Lansing accompanied the
president to Paris in December,
1918, as one of the American peace
delegates, but his friends have said
that while Mr.. Wilson was at the
peace conference Mr.. Lansing was
virtually without authority and
that naturally he felt this keenly
since the other allied and associat-
ed countries were represented by
their premiers and not the heads
of their governments.
Mr.. Lansing finally returned
from Paris before the work of the
American peace delegation was
concluded, being succeeded by
Frank l.. Polk. under secretary of
state. The friction between him
self and Mr.. Wilson continued after
Me came back to Washington.
During the presidents illness the
front with the kidnapping and sub
sequent arrest of American Consul
lar Agent jenkins in Mexico. After
the Jenkins case had been discuss
ed at cabinet meetings presided
over by Mr.. Lansing, the state de-
rartment sent note to CarranZa
bluntly warning him that further
"molestation" of Jenkins would
seriously affect the relations be-
tween the United States and Mex
leo, for which the government of
Mexico must assume sole RESPONSE
bility."
President wilson was advised of
a situation which apparently had
grown acute and he was said at the
time to have personally taken
charge of the matter. The MeM-
can government delayed it's reply
| for some time and subsequently
Jenkins was released on bail fur
nished by j. Salter Hansen, with
out the consular agents knowledge.
The Jenkins case still is pending in
| the Mexican courts, having been
transferred from the Puebla state
court to the federal supreme court,
which the state department had
contended was the only tribunal
which had any jurisdiction in the
case. No further action has been
taken by the American government
so far as has been announced.
While few members of the
cabinet have conferred with Mr..
Wilson since he was taken i'll, it
was said tonight that Mr.. Lansing
had not seen him and that what
ever business he had had with the
president had been carried on
daily by correspondence.
Before the president left on his
western trip. however, Mr.. Lansing,
after his return from Paris. had a
standing engagement to see him
daily and he visited the White
House each noon to discuss foreign
and other affairs.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The state
department tonight issued the fol-
lowing statement;
Secretary Lansing has resigned
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