Sept. 2.
Senor Eduardo Ferrer's resignation of his post as Consul-General of Spain in Shanghai will no doubt be regarded as carrying special significance. Senor Ferrer until that resignation was acting as Senior Consul during the absence of Sir John Brenan who returned to duty yesterday. He has served Spain here through the changes of Government which have taken lace since the departure of King! Alfonso. It is permissible to re-agnize that Senor Ferrer has conducted himself with the absolute] discretion and loyalty of diplomatic official. He remained at! his post when all over the world Spain's diplomatic representatives were finding their positions in need of review and several important resignations occurred, some of them taking the form of a complete transfer of the Legation to the: so-called provisional government at Burgos. Senor Ferrer evidently feels that the situation no longer. justifies his subordination of his
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