The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
LANE ASSUMES
CABINET BLAME
WITH LANSING

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officer who permitted himself to be
quoted on the surprising develop
ments leading up to end following
the resignation of Mr.. Lansing.
Mr.. Lansing himself would see no
callers yesterday. and il was said
at the State Department that so
far as he was concerned the publi-
cation of the correspondence be-
tween himself and President Will
son ended the controversy for all
time.
All foreign governments were
yesterday notified or the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Lansing through an an
nouncement sent out by Frank L.
Polk. Counselor of the State De-
partment- who will be Secretary ad
interim for one month or less" un-
til the President names and the
Senate confirms a new Secretary of
State.
Mr.. Polk visited the White House
yesterday and conferred with Sec
retary Tumulty for nearly an hour,
but declared that his call concerned
only routine matters. He stated
that Ambassador Davis, mentioned
as a possible successor to Secre-
tary Lansing. is still in London.
TumuIty Denies Reports.
Secretary to the President. Joseph
p. Tumulty. yesterday endeavored
to quiet rumors that other resig-
nations from the Wilson Cabinet
will follow shortly in the wake of
Mr.. Lansing's relinquishment of his
portfolio by declaring fatty that
there will be no more designations
from the Cabinet. Tumulty added
that the Cabinet meetings, halted
by the President. will be resumed
very soon. This. coupled with the
Lansing resignation, is regarded as
a confirmation ST reports that the
President will again preside over
the meetings.
The reaction on the, situation
created by Mr.. Lansing's leaving
the Cabinet at President Wilson's
request was reflected in a resolu-
tion introduced in the House yes
terday by Representative Luther w.
Mott, Republican, of New York, ex-
pressing the regret of Congress at
the resignation of Mr.. Lansing and
disapproving the attitude of Presi-
dent Wilson toward the retiring
Cabinet official.
Mr.. Mott. who for four years was
member of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, was transferred
at the beginning of the present
Congress to the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr.. Lansing's home city
of Watertown is in his district. In
formal statement given out In
connection with his resolution, the
eNew York member suggests that
the Foreign Relations Committee
will be glad to call Mr.. Lansing be-
fore IL and learn some of the unpub-
lished facts regarding his treat
ment. According to Representative
Mott. the entire Cabinet and Secre-
tary Tumulty are equally concerned
with Mr.. Lansing in the calling of
the Cabinet meetings during ,Presi-
dent Wilson's illness.
Text of ResoIution.
Here is the text of the Mott reso-
luton:
Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives (the, Senate concur
ring) that the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States
of the United States of America
have learned with regret of the res
ignation of Robert Lansing as Sec
retary of State. His eminent abil-
ity and knowledge of international
law and foreign affairs have earned
for him the admiration of the Amer
lean people and the respect Of for
eign nations.
Resolved. That the action Of the
Secretary Of State insofar as Il has
been criticised by the President. did
not violate the literal spirit. Of the