Show AIY EDITORS STORY LONDON Feb 9The Times this morning prints Mr Henry J C Gusts explanation of his dismissal from the position of editor of the Pall Mall Gazette Ga-zette in the form of correspondence between him and W W Astor the proprietor of the paper Mr Astor gives as his reasons for asking him to resign the constant sneers and disparaging dis-paraging comments upon America printed in the Pall Mal Gazette and his disregard for Mr Astors instructions instruc-tions Mr Astor wrote to Mr Cust on February Feb-ruary 3 as follows We are suddenly confronted with a dangerous controversy between England Eng-land and the United States in which I am deeply interested I cannot longer be responsible for the utterances utter-ances of a paper over which I exercise only a nominal control I therefore regret that I am constrained to ask you to resign I sincerely regret the precipitancy of this action which is due t the political situation The Chronicle understands that Douglas Strait who has been made editor of the paper is only a temporary tempo-rary appointment as Mr Astor intends I tends to secure an American editor for the paper |