Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-14

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which you state that my resignation
would be acceptable To you, since II
relieves me OF the responsibility for
lciion which I have been cOntemplat.
ng and which ! can now take with
put hesitation and II meets your
wishes.
] have the honor. therefore. 10
iendcr you my resignation as secre-
iary Of state. the same to take cite.
4 your convenience.
In thus seyering our official asso.
iaiion | feel. Mr.. President. that I
,horld make the following statement
thlch ! had prepared recently and
which VIII show you that have
not been unmindful that the contin.
lance OF our present relations wns
impossible and that ! RELAXED that
i was clearly my duty to bring them
% an end NJ the earliest moment
compatible with the public interest.
conscious Of Disagreement"
Ever since January. 1919. | have
been conscious Of the fact that you
no longer were disposed to welcome
ny advice In matters pertaining to
he negotiations In Paris. TO our for
IGN service. or TO international af-
fairs In general. Holding these
views ! would. II had consulted my
personal inclination. have resigned
rs secretary OF state and as com
missioner TO negotiate peace. | felt,
however. that such step might have
leen misinterpreted both at home
md abroad and that II was my duty
% cause YOU no embarrassment In
arriving forward the great task In
which you were then engaged. Pos.
'ibly ! erred In this but N | did Il
vas with the best Of motives.
When ! returned to Washington
n the latter part OF July, 1919, my
personal wish TO resign had not
hanged but again felt that loyalty
o you and MY duty To the admins.
ration compelled me to defer action
~ my resignation might have been
nisconstrued into hostility 10 the
ratification Of the peace treaty or at
east into approval Of your views as
o the form OF ratification. | there.
ore remained silent avoiding any
ominent ON the frequent reports that
sc we're not In full agreement Sub.
eqrcrtly your serious Illness, dur
ng which have never seen you. Inn
posed upon me the duty-at least I
onstrned II 10 be my duty--io re-
main In charge OF the department or
tate until your health permitted YOU
o assume again full direction OF
oreign affairs.
Had Expected Break
Believing that this time had ar.
lived. ! had prepared my resigna.
ton. when my only doubt as 10 the
nropricty Of placing II In your hands
was removed by your letter indlcat-
ng that II would be entirely ac-
'epiable TO YOU.
! think. Mr. President In accord.
nee with the frankness which has
marked this correspondence and for
which am grateful 20 you that I
'annot permit TO pass unchallenged
he imputatiOn that In calling into
Informal conference the heads OF tho
'Nccutive departments sought 10
islrp your presidential authority. I
lad no such intention. no such
thought. believed then and now
hat the conferences were TO the
best interests of the administration
and the republic and the belief was
shared BY others that consulted
further believe that the confer.
rnccs were proper aud necessary In
he circumstances and that | would
1avc been derelict In my duty II I
had failed TO act.
Denies He Was Wrong
I also feel. Mr.. President. that
c'ndor compels me 10 say that !
sanaot agree with your statement
that have tried to foresiall your
Judgment In every case by formulate
ins action and merely asking your
approval when u was impossible for
sou 20 form an independent judg-
ncnt because you had not had an
10 examine the circum-
stances with any degree OF indepen-
dence. have. II Is true. when |
thought q case demanded immediate
lctiOn. advised you what. In my
npinioa. the action should be-. stat
llg AZ the s3me time the reasons on
which M opinion was based This
I conceived to be- function OF the
-ecretary of state and have follow.
cd The practice for the past four
Jeara aud half confess that !
have been surprised at the frequent
.llslpproYal Of my suggestions bat I
haYc never failed 90 follow your de.
rislons. however. difficult II made the
conduct Of our foreign affairs /
need hardly add that leave the Of
ice OF secretary OF state with only
good viii toward you. Mr President.
"a with . sense OF profound relief
Forgetting our differences and re-
membering only your many kind.
nesses IN the past. have the honor
o be-. Mr. President.
Sincerely your.
signed hobcrt lanting
ne President. The White House.
His Duiy Co Accept
The White House. Washington.
February 70. 1899.
So Dear Air secretary
Allow me to acknowledge with APP
probation your letter OF February
It'll Il nov being evident. Mr.
secretary that We have both Of "a
felt the embarrassment OF onr recent