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The Commoner.
OCTOBER 22, 1909
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l"WHrf)frn'rrrjTm.rim, '
monts between China and Japan in
relation to Manchuria, with a view
of determining whether there is any
thing in the agreements adversely
affecting American interests or in
conflict with the principle of equal
opportunities to which tho powers
are pledged, a study not yet conclud
ed And in respect to which no deci
sion has been reached.
"While this investigation was pro
ceeding Mr. Crane, the minister to
China, came to tho department and
while .there was informed by one of
the clerks that such an investigation
was being made.
"Without consultation- with tho
acting secretary or any other respon
sible ofllcor of the department, and
without the knowledge or authority
of any ono connected with the de
partment, Mr. Crnne gave out a
newspaper story to the effect that
this government was preparing to
protest against some features of the
agreements, and that the promulga
tion of the protest also awaited the
return of an official who was to for
mulate it.
The story appeared in a western
paper, and at the same time or a
day later in the Japanese press and
subsequently was generally pub
lished. "Such were tho representations
made to me October 1 by the respon
sible officers of the department of
8tater accompanied by . their state
ment that they had sufficient reasons
to believe them to be .true. Where
upon- I sent Mr. Crane to San Fran
cisco the following telegram, dated
October 3, 1909:
" 'You have been clmrged with the
responsibility for the canards rccent-
ly appearing in the Japanese and
American press to the effeqt that tho
t United States is preparing' tp protest
against the Chinese-Japanese agree
ment. The evidence .that you are
responsible fpr this is df such a char
"Va'cter'' as warrants me' 'fir directing
-you to qo.me to, Washington at once
. and meet it.'
"At a conference with Mr. Crane
Sunday evening he admitted having
an indiscreet talk with a reporter
.which resulted in the publications re
ferred to, and, assuming responsi
bility, stated that if the indiscretion
was grave enough to shake my con
fidence in his usefulness he would
willingly resign. I reluctantly
reached the conclusion that the good
of the service demands that I should
inform Mr. Crane his resignation will
be accepted, and I have done so."
Evidently President Taft washed
his hands of the whole affair. He
refused to make any public statement
but the newspaper men who accom
panied him announced that Secre
tary Knox was in full charge of the
state department. Later Secretary
Knox notified Mr. Crane that his
resignation had been accepted. Crane
made a tart reply intimating that
he expected to hear from the presi
dent rather than from his secre
tary. An Associated Press dispatch
follows:
One of the possible indirect re
sults of the whole incident was dis
cussed with much interest in some
diplomatic quarters today, and that
is the unmistakable notice that
Japan has incidentally received, even
in the words of Mr. Knox's state
ment of yesterday, that this govern
ment looks with disapproval upon
her gains in Manchuria through the
two new treaties with China which
have been so much discussed in con
nection with the Crane affair.
According to this view, Mr. Crane,
intentionally cr unintentionally has
been made the pawn in the gambit
of expediency. A man who has
studied international politics for
many years but who would not be
quoted by name, described it in this
way:
"It was very necessary that Japan
should be advised of the intention tion was.
of this government to protect to tho
utmost the interests of American
trade in Manchuria, yet in such a
way as to avoid placing tho state de
partment in a position from which It
would be awkward to retreat in tho
event of the odds being found too
great.
"In the ordinary courso, the great
powers interested in maintaining tho
'open door' in Manchuria could have
been approached by Secretary Knox
with the purpose of gaining their
support in a joint representation to
Japan and China; that tho two
treaties recently negotiated between
those countries conferring upon Ja
pan a practical monopoly of tho ex
ploitation of railroads and mineral
resources of Manchuria were obnox
ious to these powers.
"Possibly thc state department
had so far progressed in taking
soundings as to lead it to doubt
whether the support of a majority
of tho great powers could bo ob-.
tained. Secretary Knox's statement
issued yesterday fIiowb that tho nego
tiations are still in progress but cer
tainly does not indicate that success
has been attained.
"The recent disclosures, tho truth
of which as Mr. Crane in his state
ment points out, tho department of
state fails to deny, may have served
this purpose very well, and the fact
that the department felt called upon
to punish 'Mr; Crano for those dis
closures miglit well serve as notico
to tho Jtfpanesfc government of Its
serious objections to tho new
treaties."
The following dispatch carried by
tho Associated Press tells the rest
of the Crane story:
, Washington, Oct. 14. All doubt
as to what action tho president
would take witti respect to the resig
nation of Charles R. Crane, minister
designate ,to China,, was dispelled by
thcurecejnt this .morning of. .a des
patch from President Taft addressed
to his secretary, Mr. Carpenter, di
recting him to convey to Mr. Crano
announcement of the fact that the
resignation. h$d been, accepted.
The telegram was dated Prescott,
Ariz., October 13, and reads as fol
lows: "Convoy to Mr. Crano tho
following communication:
' T nnnm In fVirv rav iinrlnp rlo n
of October 12 which tho secretary of
state has addressed to you, and I
greatly regret that tho circumstrnces
found to exist by him makes it neces
sary for mo to accept your resigna
tion. 'TAFT.' "
Following the receipt of the presi
dent's message through Secretary
Carpenter, Mr. Crane Issued tho fol
lowing statement:
"I am greatly relieved by the
president's decision. There has been
no minute since I learned tho atti
tude of the department of state when
I have not contemplated the possi
bility of a continuance of my official
relations with the deepest repug
nance, wevertneiess, i nave ien tnai
my obligation to the president was
to permit him to decide tho issue.
I have appreciated fully what would
be involved in a decision by him
that I should continue. I have real
ized also the impossibility of his se
curing completo Information at thlB
time. Ho has chosen to base his de
rision upon the circumstances found
by the secretary of state.
"I think I should state at this
time that until I arrived here last
Sunday I had never seen the news
naner article which is made the ex
cuse for my recall, nor had I heard
that such an article had been pub
lished, and at my interview with the
secretary of state it was not shown
'o me. I accepted the description of
Its character and consequences then
ivcn to me and assumed full re
sponsibility for ray connection with
it, purely incidental as that connec-
A HOLLOW VIOTOKY
"I Understand that you called on
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questioned Lawyer Fuller, now chief
justice.
"Yes," answered tho witness.
"What did he say?" next demand
ed Fullor.
Tho attorney for tho defense
jumped to his feet and objected that)
tho conversation could not bo admit
ted in evidence. A half hour's argu
ment followed and tho judges re
tired to their prlvato room to con
sider the point.
An hour later tho Judges filed into
tho court room and announced that
Mr. Fuller might put his question.
"Woll, what did the plaintiff say,
Mr. Barnes?"
"He weren't at homo, sir," camo
tho answer without a tremor.
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