The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-03

electing himself, he is a big, broad pa triotic, strong man; man whose loss which may come soon for he IS now 76-will be enormously felt in Mexico and in every country whose people do business with the Mexicans. Mexlco must needs have some other strong man. some other patriotic man. some other wise man, to put in his place IT she Is to continue along her present on ward way along the path of peaceful progress toward an equal place among the foremost nations of the earth.
 Worlds Most Powerful DipIOmae1sts.
 It is impossible to mention power Tn diplomacy without referring to the Ia mented John Hay, whose career as Sec retary of State deserves to rank in his tory alongside the careers of Hamilton and Marcy Three months ago, though i'll, temporarily. it was hoped. his fel- lowmen, applauding the imoortant achievements that had already been his, were looking forward to new man. ifestations of his wisdom. his strength and his patriotism in the present period of world stress as soon as he should be back at his post in Washington. But his body now lies in Cleveland, near the body of Garfield, second American Pres ident to be cut off by an assassin; the voice of John Hay will never more be available in the councils of his Govern ment.
 It is doubtful whether. outside Japan. there is living today a diplomatist worthy to be classed with John Hay. The United States hopes that Elihu Root may rise to his level. but without dlscourtesy to MT. Root. 1t may be said that there Is yet no certainty about 1t. Roosevelt and the German Emperor are often likened one to the other, and they have many points in common. But run ming his Government with Cabinet Min isters of only nominal powers, though the way of William. Is not the way of Theodore; he was proud to be helped by Hay as Secretary of State. and he hopes to he helped equally by Root.
 You may search Europe with micro scope today without finding a really great Prime Minister There are no GIadstones. no Cavours. no Bismarcks. no Disra ellis, now, on any diplomatic stage across the water.
 Till a very short time ago the world believed Deicasse, the Frenchman, en- titled to their homage as a great states man. But he has disappeared, through the bungling of the Morocco business and the antagonisfn of Emperor Will liam There is little probability that Delcasse will ever again play an i'm portant part, and to date France has brought no one forward whose calibre is what has was thought to be. Wheth- CT Delcasse's downfall will tend to low CT thes prestige of King Edward. who was a party to many of the French mans moves. is yet by no means clear.
 As for the other Engllshmen now In high places, few or none of them pos sess genuine power This is true of Ralfour. Rosebery and half dozen oth- CTS. who were on the road to succeed such mon as Salisbury and Goshen and other shining lights of other days. There Is no great Irishman like Parnell today Laurier. the Canadian, and Watson, the Australian Premier. are to- day greater than almost any high off, cial in the home Government of Great Britain.
 Possibly the greatest European statesman today is a Russian, despite tbe cfrcumstanc that his nation has now no great fighters. He Is Witte, strong. notlent. patriotic and brave. selected hv the vacillatlng Nicholas to come to America. accompanied by Rosen, and talk neace with Komura and TakahIra.
 But with Witte out of the Russian Icnpire. it has no statesman of great native power within its boundaries, so Tar as vet shown Tn this Russia Is worse on than Japan, for Japan has the N1orouis Ito wise with the subtle wis., dom of the Far East, progressive as tho most progressive Aemerican; a remark ahIe and admirable combination of eau tion and boldnOss, of reserve and open nass of conservatism when he can be conservative, and of radiealism when he must be radical
 If can be no Ofiense to any one now hearing the proud title of United States Sanatnr to say thai thaEs are no Hoarsl