The Washington times., 1905-07-01

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His home life: Married, 1874, G.
Cleveland. Children: Adelbert Stol
PAYNE Whitney, Manhanset, l.. l.; A
ir.. Geneseo, N. Y: Clarence, unders
Clara Stone. daughter of Amasa stone.
For a short time he devoted himself to
literary work, but did not lose his IN
terest IN political affairs.
Mr. Hay was appointed to England IN
, 1897 nv President Mckinley. In 1898 he |
was recalled 10 America to become Sec
retary of State, a post he held until MS |
death.
Heir to Presidency.
| For nearly six years, not continuously
but in actual time. Secretary Hay stood
first on the list of Presidential success
sors. From the date of Vice President
Hobart's death until the inauguration OF
Mckinley and Roosevelt, two years and
more than three months later. and again
from the accession of Vice President
Roosevelt to the Presidential Office un-
| til the beginning of his recent term.
period of nearly three wears auc six
months Mr. Hay was eligible 10 assume
the direction of the nations affairs IN
case of the removal OF the PRESIDENT
from Office or of his death, resigna ton.
or Inability TO discharge the duties of
| said office"
Had William McKinley's death oc-
CURED seven months earlier John Hay
would have been President Of the
United States
Through the two long periods when
there was no Vice President, Mr.. Hay
performed the duties of Secretary OF
State without being hampered by the
dreams of ambition that might have
come to many men in his Situ;ltlon-
Unexpected Statescraft.
Before he entered it he was regarded
as an accomplished literary man whose
prose and rhyme had delighted many
, readers. 1t was not, however, suspect
: | ed except by the few who knew him
!, | well, that he possessed the great abili-
ties of craftsmanship which he dis
i, played in recent years.
: When Mr.. Hay returned from Eng
: land in the fall of 1898 to become Sec
:. rotary OF State in President Mckinley s
y Cabinet he was confronted by new
problems. The new relations into wnlcf
the Government had entered with tn'
g rest of the world through the result o
the war with Spain and its acqulsltlo9i
OF territory in the. Far East, broug,h
into greater prominence the aohiiiiis
,e rration of foreign affairs.
r Mr. Hays task required not only I
1t firm hand bit comprehensive knoWl
edge, remarkab bic presciencs, and mos
/ III.
to overcome discourag1ng opstaeies-
A New Diplomacy.
Almost from the moment of his en-
tering upon the discharge of his ON
cial duties, Secretary Hay elevate'
- diplomacy to a higher plane than
4 had then occupied in the history O
l. the world. He made 1t mean some
thing. and he made it stand for honest
lions of nations.
he From this beginning Hay, more ina
tie anyone else, has placed the Unite
is States in a position among the worl
ge mowers where its opinion and its d'
ne sires are listened to with the utTno:
Of respect and are assured careful conslt
n Grafton. In doing this the entire fo
eign policy OF the country has bee
81 changed
OF This is true, as some opponents
is the Administration have charged B'
ost the change of policy has only kel
me pace with the change In the AIt
~ relation of the country to the rest
me the world. -
The Spanish war made necessary son
intermeddling by the United states WI
the affairs of the Orient, and as near
every power of Europe Is In some W.
,,r concerned in the East, new mes
- negotiation, new purposes 10 pc 49, 80,
on American sovereignty over the mn
a6- pines.
SIS. Open Door Policy
ter Among the people generally, Mr.. II
ng- :; 49, I,nour for his ..open door" D
am lev in China. This brought about a r.
at IGNITION of the right of the UNI
States to trade rs freely as any ott
ooh nation with that empire which at
ms time had been divided into Varlt
ieiu spheres of influence.
led- Mr. Hay persuaded the powers TO nls
len, a formal declaration for this policy
and was regarded as a feat in diplomacy
the In the same year, 1889. MI Ray
ranged a settlement OF the samoan gu
ton, by which Germany and the Uni
,hay States divided the islands The Onl
States bv this agreement surrendered
sted commercial rights. and gained the q
riot. harbor in the South racine
ung Boxer Uprising.
10 At the tine of the Boxer uprising
China and when the powers in
formed an alliance for the protection
sew Europeans, Secretary Hay played an
MON fuentiai part. Supported by this u
; he eminent, he is believed to have /
wing vented the dtsmen1nermehl OIL Ina.
be- pire He advocated a pacific policy.
IN JULY, he addressed a note to
by powers, declaring that the United Sts
n G had no warlike aims against Cnlnai'
resi- favored the preser'a'ioli VI 10 ~
dard torial integrity ana the open oooi
trade. The European nations were c.
Mr. pelled by his diplomacy 10 auop
the similar policy. The Chinese governn
sec disavowed responsibility for the
1 at RACES and the good ofhces OF Presle
until Mckinley were sought III piiiit
I'd to about peace. :,
aires The siege OF Pckln curing the %
nsid rebellion proved severe trlal Los
INSISTED that the foreign ministers '
alive, and succeeded IN .o securing a pl
path sage IRON ron rhnie world had abandC
and 49, Tor the beIeaguered diplomats
listic Mr. HAY was foremost In the long
torial tedious negotiations lolloWlhs 'iIe
but wor the day for pacific and
'eafs name settlement.
Far East War.
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