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VOL. CXL NO. 45.
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ROBERT LANSING STr tW"VJ T AS SECRETARY UF 1 A l h M i
WILSON ACCUSES Wl OR USURPING THE POWERS OF PRESIDENT
i kik.
VAGE SETTLEMENT
GOES OVER UNTIL
IN
OWNERS !N CHARGE
President Wilson Makes State
ment To Union Leaders But
Not Made Public
LONG CONFERENCE BUT
SILENCE MAINTAINED
Director General Hines Sends
Letter To Brotherhood of
Way Employe! Restating Hi
Attitude; Understood To
Have Told Them They Co-Id
Kot Expect Wage Increase
FRANK t. POLK BECOMES
SECRETARY AD INTERIM
TO SUCCEED LANSING
Washington, F.b. 13. FMnk L.
Polk,' ander aecrelary or ataU..wiii
a made secretary ad Interim to-
,rrow to act natll Praeldent wil
aoa appatou a bbcs U KoMrc
Leasing. Tata la exBaetea i
the vary ftar.
Several name war eaggcaiea
Adaalnlatrattoa elreUe, bat official
fraakly admitted that they had no
dcSalta Information as to who the
President had la Btlad for tha laee.
Calif among thoaa euggceted waa
Mr. Polk, bat hla friende aar that ha
III aot accept (ha appointment
offered hint because of tha atata of
hia health. la fact he haa loag had
it la Btlad to reatra from tha State
Department aad take a loaf rest, a
coarse which hla phyaiclana have
argently adviaed.
MAI
- s-l . e vr I - a, a. m aw wm T f IVfTfiTITl
ELL SLATED INFLUENZA VANES DE1CKAIWAKI GAdINlT WLtiTNiiD DUKlNii
FOR PUCE WITH IN ALL SECTIONS RENEWED EFFORTS WILSON'S IIMESS f.AIKES
.C.
COMMISSION
OF STATE F
MY
UK
Boom For Him Was Ready To Nearly 2,000 Fewer Cases Re-
Launch When Pell Cam- ported to state uoara
Daian Started . Yesterday
iinniiiiiinnii l
U1,1I0L RFfiliKT FOR EYPTANATIITN
laUIafaVJ ux A VAl aidu uiaitayai
- - '
North Carolina Senators Join
In Movement To Settle
Article 10 Fight
SIMMONS OPPOSES
UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT CLEARING WEATHER WILLI TWENTY
OF STATE'S DELEGATION BRING IT TO AN tNU rui wAiwca iu wuni-i..
Judge Pell Didn't Know That Governor Bickett Sends Out Will Support Either Simmons-
I a I aaai a V aaaaaia wn aJn llP
a ..l Ta inn xr.ari.tara.fli nucn.euax mhmvu w
Kurses In State To Assist
In Community Emergencies ;
Only Davidson County Main
tained High Daily Average
Washington, Feb. V -TTrgotiafioni of
the union railroad iin iljyes for an in
grrr j in pay practU-ully were suspend-
SALE OF VESSELS
Maxwell's friends Had Lined
Things Up For Him and Max
well Didn't Enow Pell Want
ed The Place ; Pell Will Proh-
ably Leave Field To Maxwell
Substitute Offered By Ex-1
President Taft; Clarence Poe
Writes Representatives That
Hoover Is Logical Man
The name of A. .1. Maxwell, youngest
member of the North Carolina Corpora'
tion Commiiiaion, backed by tha unnni-
moua endorsement of the State deicga
bd tonight until the mil propertie again Qgljygr ViQOfOUS Speech On tion in both houses of Cougreas, by
are in tha hands of the) r owners. There ci C Proitar numerous eommercinl oraanizationa ia
OCMdlC riwui rui uisoiti the gtate, by numerous eitnont of m
American Marine
The belief expressed Wednesday by
Dr. F. M. Beg istet, Biate epidemiologist,
that the epidemia of inflaeaaa had
reached its peak aeeaia to be borne out
remained aa a finale only the presenta
tion to President Wilson of union re-
ply to hia statements gien them earlier
in tha! day and this likely will be sent
n the White House tomorrow morn-
ins-.
Union officials conferred for six houri
bn the President's statement but they
atesdfaatW refused to divulge its eon
tna oa which White House officials
maintained absolute silenee. Nor would
the anion chiefs give any information
ha to thuir renlr.
Director General Hinei conferred
briefly, today with W. G. Lee, Preaident
of the Brotherhood of Kauroad tram
men. and a committee from hia organi
feation. Thil eohierenee so far aa the
railroad administration" 11 concerned
was said to include the series of meet
Ism on tha ware question. '
Mr. Hinea also lata today sent a let
: tar to tha Brotherhood of Maintenance
tot War employes restating hia attitude
toward that iroup'a strike. Hd did ot
snake cublie tha nature of ail eommunl
Ration but it waa hinted he had inform-
President's Acceptance of Res
ignation Came In Letter
To Lansing
STATE DEPARTMENT IN
STATEMENT GIVES OUT
ENTIRE CORRESPONDENCE
State Department Makes Pub
lic Announcement of Secre
tary Lansing's Resignation
and At Same Time Gives
Out'Correspondence Between
Him and The President; Wii
son First Sends Bequest For
Information About Holding
of Cabinet Meetings, Which
Brings Offer To Resign From
Post
Letters Disclose Lack of Har
mony Started at Peace
Conference In Paris :
FINE OPPORTUNITY FOR
BUILDING MERCHANTMEN
enjoying a boom lor tne appointment.
Feels Ships Should Be Eept diacussion of the Maxwell appointment
cjiuaeu ku winj .iuuh. iuvw
touch with the party leaders yesterday.
Aa far baak aa two months ago there
had ita beginnings a campaign looking
The News and Obeerrer Bureau,
03 District National Bank Bldg,
1TB.L POWELL.
(By Bpceial Leased Wire.)
Washiurton. Feb. 13. Twenty-eight
in the greatly reduced total la Tester- pmMratie Beiutors this afternoon eigu
day'a report, nearly 2,000 tinder that 1 ,4 , agreement support either the
01 the previous uy. Many coanij 1 rjimmons-McK.eiiar reaarTauoa w
heaHh officers appended to their report a ta of tho treaty with Germany or
of new eases tha information that aieit,o aabatituta lor onarea oy -m-situation,
in their respectira eoontiea President Tatt. Both Senator Bimmona
was improring. land Orermajt Joined in tha following
Only Davidson county mainiaiaoa mi ajreementi
high daily arerags with a total of 3Sl "The underaigned Uentoerane oea-
A tm1mMM. i nf 1 - mmmnm nt MenrinC ratlftca
DC. mwrm v . . imwaam mm - A
pneumonU, and one dth. Other I y, 8 ths treaty, iilkiirt M I Lansing -Uaa resigned and
countica reported tetala -eoaatderably reaerratioa oB article X, either of the ...;'tioll h, fn accepted. Uk-
under the toUla for the past wees; ana a following reservations, taa nrn one o-1 -- - - Following taha o-
countioa reporwa xor jn. utg tM reaarrauon aa ira " -
Zl . " in ,::t - rWreUrr Lansing
7. NWO
Wsshincton, Feb. 13. The State Dei
partment iasued the roiiowing sia
fluence and power and by a not in
considerable number of individuals and
ornniaationa ' from other Bouthen
states, will be presented to President
Wilson for appointment on tha Inter
state Commerce Commission. The
President is expected to accord favor-
RolUvea Ooatlv Oovemmentai I able action to the rqut
, . ..,. v . 1 Alinougn rainer aiarvnua iu "J
Shipyards Should Be Eept Liti of th! Uet that jud
Open To Build More Great G.orp.Pe.,...o
ruKuicr siuu wsiv ibuiib,
rb
Under American Flag
SECRETARY LANSING IN
REPLY DISDAINS ANY
THOUGHT OF USURPATION
Retiring- Head of State Depart
ment Declares That Meetings
or Conferences. of Cabinet
Were 'Proper and Neces
sary'; President Expresses
'Much Disappointment' Over
Tenor of Secretary's Answer
To His Bequest; Differences
Between President and Sec
retary of Long Standing
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.,
By ft. E. POWELL.
, ,. By Spoeial Leaeed Wire.) -
Washington, D. O, Fab. 18w-8snatr
F, M. Bimmona today registered hit op-
Doaitioa to the sale of the German
other agencies to combat, the epV J gatioa to employ, ita military at
Li .rk.M thv could I ahioa br the United States Shipping
Wet nothing further in the tnf of Board and delivered a vigorous spoeeh
laMi from the Bailroad n.l- oa the Senate floor for a greater Amer-
aaa increases from the Bailroad
aiimiatration. Members of the commit
.. whirh has been representing the
irnlntunnnee amnloyes, however, de
ied this but declared there had been
too decision to eall off the striae wmcn
lias been set for Tuesday.
Aft.r Mr. Hinea had given the ad
anini.tratuia'a final word to Mr. Lea
w.rnljitinn tha trainmen's- president
!...... h. reanrded tha White
t .lui.inn "i bindinsr on our on
f"'""v 1 .. ...i..t.
nn u aa tha oiners.
10 declined to discuss tno nc
move, he wouio mass i
Ve would not break from tne omer or-
icon merchant marine. Ho said
VI an convinced that if we are to have
in our dav a merchant marine wa have
asked about it yesterday, but admitted
that be had been adviaed that there
were forces at work to secure him the
place.
- Started Ia Wllaslactaa,
Wilmington, business men are said to
hnve originated the idea of having a
North Carolinian oa the commission,
and from there influences have been at
- .
have already recovered. iaa exact iig- tho aeeonu one oeing an v" , bIU Houae, Washington
urea 01 new easea ior m uj mwm rcaervatwa oj rmiu
esumaiea ai aoou nn i vmvr . 1 m . 1 -, M ortaev
this week. Bl.partlm eonferanoe Tmttoirt .2.'-V-
Clearing weather wm da more ina. -The Patta wavea aaaumoa n. .; - - "Z ,ou have frequently
BmT( u.i ul ,
the beaaa 01 mo execnw
eon-
duty
eonaiderationt
until
there were prpb.bly fwr eate. ftltottm ol th. UltM BUta; naer V .ZZ' JrrZ utial Uw
I
I A 1. aJBK.am haliawa at anil ah TdMT I . . wu fa A alntiAinidt MWMI XO TJTw I CSfcaatja .
toward the appointment of Mr. Maxwell 1 ? Z?. I. .1." n. rtmati ( tha government tnta
to All the ftrat available vacancy. But ty yeataraay woo.a -vn- aerva tne kC" -Vr" u tt ta ilei tt
little wa. ..id about it. aad almort a o.
.othinr to- Mr. Maxwdl, He 11 .7 U "a-plor -."tar, 0, which I do bo4 cra to dw... u?-
IPTUHT tO ivr uuinuat e v I OlQVr sjuh" wa v- v. r-- t, UkarTi ma
t. WiMton-8alo aoatiBues to report poaa, unleae in any particular ease the ana praCTwos. "-- 7"
tha heaviest outbreak of prewaaoaia. congress, which, ander tha eonautu- one o ? r"ru"",.r-".::::r
with nearly 150 easea for tha week. Tea- n, haa tha sole power to declare war, summoa the heads of tha utive da-
terday'a report was U, with aight ifc.lL by aet or Joint roaolutioa so pro- partmenta into t.!
death.. vide? Nothing hereto ahall be deemed but tha President and tha Congress h"
- Appoala to Kanaa - (to impair tha obligation la article 10 the right to w
Eight hundred regiatored auraea in concerning tha economic boyeott., I views of any one of them on any put) ue
got to use tho ln.tT.-taHti.. of the Uoik. In tho seaport c.t, th, ar a Ve'kVtt'tolay: he UniUSuTe7 di to"r7uihi. mUte, up with you bausa
government to tabhsh that marine number ef ,ho are very elose to I tfc.m ..li their lerrioea withl.m. . Ural or bindlne obligation to in tha development of every Conatitu-
the adminiatratioa in Washington, who Hute for the duration of tha amer-1 preserve tha territorial integrity or po- tional ayatem, custom and precedent are
Utleal indepondenee of any other eoun-i0f the moat aarioua eonsequunco. nu
r '
right now. Wo haVe a large number of
ahipa compared with what we had before
tha war but we still have nothing 11 xe
merchant marine that can compete
with the treat merchant marines of oth
er powera in the world. Both in pas
aenirer and cargo ships our marine is
not sufficient.
Flaa Opportunity Open.
"This government ia in a capital p Cl
are also men who are a very close ,.. u..:.. it ta tha With author!' I litul innrnend
iaterest in freight ratea aad a very jtie, to determina whether their servket I try under tha proviaions of article 10, think we will all agrea in desiring not
profound knowledge of their workings. 0B privaU easea ia mora important wan or to employ the military or naval to lead in any wrong direction. I have.
aranixatione. The general attitude of the aitioa just at this' time to 1 complete
tnion officiala, after being made ac- thU merchant marine. Uh tainjiti-
oualnted with the Fresiaema iw nctm jumuou " -7-
iVt in a conference on the south lawn create, build and put in commiwton a
t k. Whtta House was plainly one I aufficient
In J. Alan Taylor, perhapa tha largest
wholesale a-rocer in the State, ia re
garded aa one of the ablest authoritiea
on freight rates in North Carolina.
Closely allied with him are such political
leaders aa Honorable J. O. Carr, Colonel
Walker Taylor and the powerful cor
poration! headed by Hugh MaeKae and
the Bprunts. These men have secured
many things in Washington and all of
them, have a very high regard for the
White House was piaimy v. iuhiotov " " n v i T I 'hem have a very high
diaannointment. Home OI mem , psxaenger muiVm " I abilities of Mr. Maxwell,
openly diseatiened but tho more eon- well rounded merenant rino worm, originating in Wilmington, the pro-
serving in community nursing. Tha lot- forces of tha United States under any therefore,' token the liberty of writing
ter followa : I articla of tha treaty for any purpose j yoa to ak you this queatioa, and I am
"Influent and its attendant, pnen-jbut tha Congreu, which under the eon- iure ,ou will be glad to answer.
mAnia. which last fall and winter killed I stltution baa tha sole power in the! 1 .m hantiy to learn from your recent
nearly fifteen thousand North Carolia-1 premises will consider and decide whntlnote t0 Mrs. Wilson that your atrength
ians, to again abroad- in the man. moral obligation, u any, uno.r tne cir- it returning.
"In many rommunitiee medical and eumstaneea of any particular ease, when Cordially and sincerely yours,
nursing service ia inadequate to meet It arises, should move tha United States WOODBOW WILSON,
the needs of tha emergeney thus produe- (a the interest of world peace aad jua- Reply to Prealdeat.
ed. la some eommnnitiea medical and tice to take action therein, and will Honorable Bobart Lanaing,
nurainn- aerviea ia wholly lacking. There provide accordingly. ruratarv of State.
are sections where entira families in a I . "Whichever of the above reserva- T Bocretary of State, Washington,
neighborhood nre st-lcken down ana neitions ia preferred ty uepuDiiean aup-i pcb 0 lt)2o,
It ia true that frequently during your
lllneaa I requested the hesds of the
aervativa leadera urged that they bide I 0f the greatest nation on rth. J poj iprea)1 y,, Peking of other sick onto desth without oven those or- porters of tha treaty will aa a eompro- M D M pr"e,ident
thair time in tno nup ui .v- 1 -w 7- - . . eniee in tnv dh -was aecurea. inar- 1 a 1 nary anamions im wnr
, .1 poration known aa tha International . .. .. . itk th M.nort hnti.. waif.roi that kindly neighbors might
TT I Mercantile Marine corporation wants to I . aventnallv tha matter waa UiA I admlniator. I Dr. Clarence Poe. editor of the Pro-1 A 1K.
THIRD TO QU T CABINET buy these ahiparOf oura and it would p M fiimB101li. Th, -Along with tbaae perUons common ty rrewiv. rarmer, ha. written members meet for informal conference.
RPCil OF DIFFERENCES r?" 'm,T,AZ (o Sur an? ,e"lor b"' U"1 there muat be hundred, of train- of th. North Carolina delegation that Vi, after you w.r. token ill in
BtCAUSt Or Uirrcn&nwi. f Do they deilr, to buy any men who preMnUd th, propogitioa nurse, in tha tote now engaged to at- Herbert Hoover ia tke logical man for Qb", certain member, of tha Cabinet.
, I" . . 1 10 nun tnac tne appointment could ba I lenaing pnrai rmmrm. imiwvc. c. 1 in vwnu
Mr. Lansing was b.luw 'r-.w, nave construct, . . I soeured, provided the State delegation I venleneo and aarety or inaiviauau xami-1 gent.
. m I men offer to purehaae these ships. Ha. ..j .Anr. ... I lies and tha neril of etriekea eommunl-1 , Heferrlna- to a
; tary OI Stale o ouw iBjr o them offmd tQ buy theae hip Lj,,, other .tatea. tiea tha aenaa of duty of privato nurse, aathoriaed by Bepreaentativa Doughton,
. William' Bryan . I building plan, or our. cosing " s SlmmoB. Gives Sapport . must bo very uncertain and moat dla- Dr. Poe aaya that th. IMnghton osti.
of mhlrh I ill one. felt that in view of
recent Interview K'et J.!'' VLtlX VZTZft
canon vim juu it " www .v.
confer . informally together on inter-
North I departmental matter, and matter as to
WaeHington. Feb. .-Secretary
I ana minions 01 aiwun "v, - . Tb xi ito w tB ,niutment ofltorbing to their peace 01 miua. jaanyimate 01 noovere atrengrn in no -j .,, ,,. v. ntnond
kiag i. the.tiira w7":-,.
ilnn. that it ia their trarnote to complete
the American merchant marina and to
build mora great passenger and cargo
ahipsf No, they hava not proposed to
buy any of our great xaeiiiues. '
Weal i ana snip xaraa.
The tot ei.ne. perhapa would gladly to.. Mr. Doughton, while not declaring you '-a",,T7iV L
SouthornWholeanl. Grocers' Aaaoelation leave to their State the responsibility himself an ardeat supporter or Mr. W "T k1 th.
aro. from North Carolina.
the Urgcat org.nU.Uo. of .Hipper, in of J V Hoover at thU, .tag, or tne gam. ; " 'tT '
the Houth waa secured, and ineorpo-l " nm, uifmon-, . ciarvu o. " -- ,.fnr.i .,.. ..a 1. view
ra&d to th. M.tw.II .naL Iafl-.tial eat and with the difficult position of I ware of aonUment ia Western North weh , in formal conference. M in view
buainesa men in the South, in consider-1 the privato nurse in mind, writing to I Carolina for Hoover.
I of th mutual benefit derived tha prae-
ed'V Prcildent Wila,. to after
William Jennings Bryan was the liret.
Ha reaigned on June . J15. bje.ua. of
. j:vAIL. "- with tha Preiident over
toSZmTrit omhtic -rrt Lu
anc with Germany growing out of sub- v tnrMghi XJader we8 eondition. P ,n"" " 1 n a.nTa.t yon fill out and mail to m th aneloaed timore to tho Maryland city tomorrow a nd that I wa. acting uneonatUution-
marine warfare. rs-.,!. it doe. ieem that th Senator Irom nor- impo.ing endorwm.nt haa been ae- form, which, aa you wiU observe, leave, aight. Mr. Hoey Slto an engagement any or u imrr ,o-r --'- --
Th aecond sra. Uadley M. Garriaoa. netoher, ha. mad a wia. rug- "red from "em It waa takTn for th. tormiaatioa of yonr place of ear- f Governor BiUhi. who w.. ua.ble th.r certainly wa. a. intention on ry
(Socretary of War, who gav. up to port wltB eonatmetuin r"1 t Mr MweU won,d Befept vie. ir th preaent omergeney not to trb pr-t. ' . pert to ". powera and
rbruirr 10. 191. becauao of diffr-1 . ,M w. BBtt tht plBnti ,Bd equip-1 ?i" :? ..t u u " . " .1. h.t to th State, and wlieve -Cara for retlllsor. fuaetion. which under the Constitution
-itt. Mr'WilaoB over th question I . ' ,hu w,..!. .heaolr and I ; , 'rrTZcT "Tlil " I - .11 w,..ihlltv. Th. nrohahili. I Tk. admintotration todar ad- are exelueiveiy confided to th Pre
. . i . A. ih. Khiimmnes. , 1. . . . :n v.- bm .ri.niiiTi 1 ' . . -
pi maepenuov. ." . V oM,. I in a snort vuna wv w". . diroet action. - ' "
" . i .ino waa appointed Secretary 1 . - this eountry. If I . . ... . .
of State'ad intorlm after tha aeid, B0W Xnt tha .hip over . ""J1 " m" p . ta Van- in tho State wUl t alled-a rlUvIy supplied to phoaphat mine in Florida many difficult and vexatlona question,
tiea of Mr. Bryan nhd Mrvad-Mtill Bther interesto, we-wlu ' wm . have L, Waantogto. MrltoTi. th peroentog ef th total nurae , psder that fertUiw dealer, in North have arisen and when in the eireum-
Jun,2S of tne """-", " no merchant nana at . v. I week. 80 quietly had th Maxwell prot
waa made Secretory. H ha not an- M Ufk wfceTI WB wert bfor th mork9d that none of th follow
ounced hi pUn for thfntur. but 1 r . BfterwBrdi thM peopto t ot Jnd, PeU knew about it and
It: to nxpeeted he wm re turn w v- Mmt BloBf Bnd that tne ynlthey proceeded to Uuoch th boom,
lb-- m - Wjr ... . CUIHt Vlva-B mf - I IIICT llrVCCCUrU W UtUUVS VJ UWW - - r - - - - - . - ,
practice f international law a. did hi. nta tB, tWpi ,ade, the Amrican I u wond theT lnffieient any Individual or Hmily to retoia ing, architoeto. f Baleigh, ar in Waah-
fathr-to-law, John W. Fostor. when h gBd wU1 propo, to go to thr I momentnm to m,terUliz into concrete nura for privato duty when her r inftoa tonight db their' way to New
completed hi term a. Seeretorr of , , ,, result.. Within a day of ito birth, vie can be o mach mow valuabl; nor Tork whra they expect to pend .t-
Btat.
I believ thU matter should b
1. ' t
11. r .ntered th Btot - IM-1 1... ji.j u, 11V. th. railroad onestioa I , v.j v- ;..j A I on anrh nrivata duty when ah eaa POS
partment to WH eoupaellor. h been handled. Let u. decide whether fo, i,nB!BlBg. Tne boon, did .ibly be spared. , If thor to any quea
: th. rovernment on 1.. vi .v. 11 va unwitta bf lM . j:. ..:.. v t . tv. ... I tl.a 1. th. mind of a aarae a to which
a number of diplomatic muwion. nd emellt or ander other rtoia ott unanimous upport, aaid to b pledged Ito th more important,-her duty to her
arbitration eommwaioiia. , Iditiona. Keep ines snip. uk h jdaxweiu it c.d duv UHie 10 ieea p""w "v - -
' ' i'L. . mmmA ia fftiatraaa. I American nar.V oprato tneai
r?.1,". them to wh .ub.idiary a.
contact with
th Maxwell u
at work. ; 4 I Carolina mat b rapplied from the stance. 1 h.v been aeprtvea 01 your
"In thie amerceney. whn our people 1 r orida mines. I guidance ana direction it os. occn mv
cry oat for help, bo private duty nhonld I Kenneth J. Nixon, real eatat dealer, I constant endeavor to carry out your
stand to th way. Thia to no tim for I List oa L. Mallard aad Charlea J. Irv- polieie. a. I underatood them and to
aet in all matter a. x oeiievea you
would wish me to act. If. however, you
think that I have failed in mr loyalty
it tho tim for any nurse to remain I eral lay. on bu.iness. i I to you and if you nq, longer hav eon
. . - lildene in me and prefer to hav aa
LEAGUE ' COUNCIL other eonduet our foreim affaire, I am.
WllUn IIP M FETING Pf courae, ready, Mr. President, to r
or put
a. th
Feb. ' ,Tm ' wT from tim to tim d-
from th United State Jinip-
ping
Board te.mer William
n 1 .in. nmm ana mww.
n"i I . di n-
1 l.l.l I 1 t n.fi
opon, aBd Ml gained out iibis
strength.
Jadn fell to Keur
Judge Pell beard yesterday for the
first tim of th Maxwell -boom that
immediate seam"". . '. I Board
H.nry Webb roportod. wrly ttat
she wal in
K. J, With
trouble.
"It ia eertaia that the shipping policy I .--ms to b waiting for a favorable
little sale her and I amaxement. Closely a ar th mem'
Wbb. r-eivoa her tonight rtatcd that
th atoamer wa on Sr ana m neea pi i. punued by th Shipping moment tot launching, and heard with
" " 1 ri . - . . ii,l. --1. fc.r. aM I ......iL rinuilv an tha m
and 1 127 Edgecombe,
people, I nrg hr to preat tho eaa.
to m aad absolve herself of th fspn-
sibility of deeidinr." -
: Kapart f GMSUM
Th report for th day by couatiea
ia aa follows: -
Alamance. 40: Ash. 40: oa death.
Caldwell, SS; Camden, 5j Ca.well, 148;
Agrees ' To Admit' Switzeriand
Into Body and Appoints
' Saar Basis Commission
l?ebb reported ly todaythat 1. ybnder. the bolder ber. of th Corporation Commtorion aa- Chowan, 200 j Oay, i - Craven, 48; o.
, trrnibl. off Tu d 0M U i will, if w reraaia I aociated, M?. Maxwell knew nothing of T5; eolumbnO! "rtfi"4 On tl
ith broken .ngin. and boiler JB,1Jt,lt-. that hforJong w th Pell boom -until a read of it in424; Davidaon. S39, on P.
29; Forsyth, 29;
London. Feb. 13. Th council of the
Leagu of Nation, concluded ito e.
ion today. Th next meeting of th
il was axed for W.rcn 10 at some,
th motion of Baron Mataui, th
Wbm. reoreaentaUv. th council
you
placing my resignation in your hand.
I am, aa aiwaya,"
Faithfully yours, ,
.:', . ROBETKT LANSING.
Wltoaa Kxnsaaaa DisappolBtmeat.
Tha Whit - House. Waahingtoa, U
Fb- 1920. .
Mr dear Mr. Secretary t
" ' ... - . . a a
I am vert mueh disappointed by your
letter of February ninth in reply to
mine a.king about the -ud cabi
net meetinga. Ton kindly explain the
motivaa of thoaa moating and I find
will hav, ( rn.rcb.nt .marlli. M W th ipm wm. lY tw. iaaS agroed to pUe under th. guarantoe motive, of the. WWiiH
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Waahington, Feh. 13. Bobert Lanaing
ended his career as Secretary of Stat
today, after Preaident Wilaoa had av T
eueed him of uaurping th power f
President by calling meeting th
eahtnrt during Mr, Wilaon'a iHnes.
-Mr-Lan.ing denied that he had Bought
or Intended to u.nrp th Preaidehtial
authority. He added, however, that ha
believed then, and etill believe, that
th cabinet eonferencea wer "for th
boat interesto of th republic," that they
wer "proper and neceeaary, becaus of
tha Pruid.nt'a condition and that he
would hav been derelict in hi duty u
h had failed to art aa h did.
- Aa th4ytr4 BUnda..
Aa the rooord ataada. Mr. lanaing
tendarad hia reaiarnation aad Mr. Wilaoa
. - J 1. FT-. . .... I. -. aa, nWmtmAi '
UOVitrH J.. A urn -
however, only after th rremaent, nnaer
data of February T, had written, asking
if it were true that Mr. Lanaing haa
called cabinet meetinga and stating that
if inch were the case he felt It naeeasary
to cay that "under our constitutional
law and practice, a. developed hitherto, '
no one bu the Preaident ha th right
to aummon the heads of the executive
department into conference.''
Mr. Lansing answered two any inter.
l.-it Moml.v. anvina he had Called th
cabinet conferences because he and
othara of the President', official family
"felt that, in view of the fact that wa
wore denied communication, with you.
waa wiae for ua to eonfer informally
together on mattere as to
which action could not bo postponed
until your medical advisers permitted
you to paaa upon them. -
The Secretary concluded by saying
that if ithe Preaident believed ha had
failed in hia "loyalty" to him, aad if
Mr. Wilson no longer had eonfideae in
him ha waa ready to "relieve yon ot any
embarrassment by placing my reaigna-
:. 1 ...i.
President Mach Disappointed.
The Preaident replied last Wednesday
that he waa "much diaappointod by Mr.
Lanaing'. letter regarding "th so-ealledV'
eabinet meetings.'' He aaid he found
nothing in the Secretary' letter "which
justifies your assumption of Presidential
authority in such a matter," and added '
that be "must frankly tok advantage
of your kind suggestion" to resign. -"I
must aay," continued th Preaident,
"that it would relieve m of embarrass
ment, Mr. Secretary,, the embarramment
of feeling your reluctance aad diver
gene of judgment, if you would give
up your preaent office and afford m
an opportunity to select aome on els
whose mind would more willingly g
along with mine."
Before thia letter waa written, th
day for th regular cabinet meetings
last Tuesday had passed aad th eor-
respondent disclosed why th cabinet
did not meet. On th same day that ho
received thi letter from th President
Mr. Lansing announced that he had
written other eabinet officer that he
would not call any more eabinet confer-
ence for the preaent, but no explana
tion wa. offered, Inquiry at the Whit
H oust) brought only tho itatemeat that
Mr. Wilson himself probably would eall
and preaid at the next aeesioa f his
official adviera.' ' ' 4
. Began at Peace Coaf.raac. '
But the differences between the Preai
dent long pre-dated th first eabinet
eall by Mr. Lanaing, which was iaatied
last October 0th, aeven daya after Mr.
Wilaoa return.! from hi. westers speak
ing tour aad took to hi bed. They be
gan a th peace eoufereae in Pari,
aa Mr. Lanaing diaeioeed in hi final
letter to th President, under date of
yeterday, and had continued sines that
tim on of th chief difference being
over in government siuiuu. wwara
Mexieo. - . ..,...
When th cabinet met oa October 5th,
Joseph P. Tumulty, private secretary to
th Preaident, iaauod a . formal state
ment explaining th reaaoa for th eoa
ferene. H Mid:
"Tha cabinet waa called to consider
questions in which more than on d
partment wa concerned, aad also to
discuss tha industrial conference." Ho
referred to th first eonfcroBC called
by th Preaident with tha hop of al
laying tl. indn.trial unrest
Bogabr Meotlaga Held.
In hia tatement, Mr. Tumulty aaid
that Bear Admiral Grayson, Mr. Wil-
(CoatlnOd on. Psg Two.)