The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-14

to what had already been given out Hs
indicated. however that later On h.
might have something to say
Cabinet members and others in similar
official positions appear rather dazed Is
the srddenness and accrbity Of the pres
idential action They were amazed 81
the unprecedented nature Of The whole
thing and refused comment
on The Hill senator's and congressman
talked OF nothing else Arriving at ths
capitol earlier than usual. the lawu1aA-
| crs forgot the treaty. railway legislation
ship sales and other topics which have
been occupying their attention for SOM
time and fairly made the corridors ana
cloak rooms buzz
Il was n1snifestIy the consesns d
capitol circles that the resi gnation -
Secretary Lansing and the peculiar and
rather startling circumstances govern
IN git will not be allowed to rest wehere
it is. oMre light they seem to feel
should be thrown upon the affair.
There a wide division of opinion
as 80 the right Of the president 10 re-
! buke Secretary lansing and while manp
| Of his stauneh supporters declared IS
| was simply the climax Of personal dff
! ference between the two men. there were
/ others who were bitter ia their dennn
citation Of the presidents seton.
Rep. Porter chairman 81 the foreign
relations committee 81 the house. az.
clared:
1t is an Internal outrage
! Secretary Lansing has Loyalty sub
ordlnsted himself % the views or the
! president and has shown that loyalty Bit
remaining 10 office ana doing his duts
/ to the nation IN the face az afronls
that he might well have resented. SAID
I Rep. Porter He has given the DE-
( partinent of state The best efforts of
/ loyal man Of high INTEL gence. and
I thorough craps of international affairs
II has been known that he mad Gttie
cooperation from the president. but fol
him e be thus coldly dismissed is nota-
ing short of a brutal outrage
The resi- gnation ar Secretary Tansins
leaves but three of the original aornhe,
Of President wilson's cabine; IL oaq
and makes the third vacancy within
many weeks The designations or sec
Rotary of the Treasury Glass and So
rotary Of the Interior Lane we're agreo-
bly, arranged, however
Inder-Secretary OF State Frank PoIk
was today most prominent % be nep
toned as The successor to Mr.. Lans4Yc
Nj Polk Was at the White House 81
more than enc occasion this week 49,
IL IS understood that he has been ar
toned as 70 his willingness t. taixc ST
the portfolio. There Is some doubt I'D
ever. as % whether Mr. Polk would IN
willing % accept the place as he ha-
been anxious 70 leave the state deps4.
ment for some time and moreover. H
has generally been understood 10 has
been extremely loyal ia his Sunnort 3
MI Lansing in the underground person
differences that have arisen betseer, III
state department and the White Hoas.
Secretary Lansing j. expected to taE
a long rest before he engages in othes
activities lis health has been poe
for several months and he has undergone
severe STRAIN during the president
illness. The state department has hepn
sadly ia ueed of personnel because 81
the large number Of diplomatic postS
that are vacant and because many ST
lhc under Offices IN the home ONCE Rre
temporarily vacant Mr. Polk has beer
much in PARIS during this year. assist
ant Secretary Phillips has been obliged
10 make trim to England because az
the illness of his mother. and assistant
Secretary Breckenridge Long has beoa
obliged by other interests to be AVA
from Washington great deal. Durina
these absences Secretary Lansing H.
borne the entire burden Of the work Il
the state department
The resignation ~ Amhassad or Fletcb.
er as ambassador u Mexico vas re-
called today and il was stated that this
resignation was largely dut - thc belief
Of Mr- Fletcher that tho secretary
state had not been sufficiently support