Mr. Crane said his discharge was due to misrepresentation by the then Secretary of State, Mr. Knox, end not to indiscretions in his public utterances as was charged against Mr. Crane. Mr. Crane made an address in the East and gave an interview to the press at San Francisco Voicing his views on the Chinese-Japanese Manchurian agreement, and the administration asked his resignation.
"I was told by the President to talk often and freely," Mr. "Crane said, "to arouse the American people to a keen interest in the Pacific situation. I merely carrying out his wishes.
A close personal friend of Presicent Woodrow Wilson, he was sent abroad from 1917 to 1919 as American Diplomatic Commissioner to Russia and Turkey, and in 1919 was sent to Syria to make a report on conditions there.
His frequent travels abroad, particularly his visits in the Far East, brought him trouble, and the centre of many controversies, In 1911 he was accused of lending zid to Chinese revolutionists, which he denied. On another occasion he denied that he had given $100,000 to Albanians, the purpose of which was not divulged.
Mr, Crane was regarded as one of the country's leading authorities on the Balkan countries. In his wide travels he became a linguist of considerable attainment, a connoisseur in paintings, a collection of old and rare books and a profound reader.—United Press.
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