New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

still gained much in peace and progress by
his splendid efforts and especially the ar
East for which he has already done lnucn
Mr.. Hay was the father of the open door
policy His name widely and afectlon-
ately known and revered in Japan and else
and the people generally of Eastern Asia will
mourn his untmely death and feel the loss
of a great and true friend.
JOSEPH H. CHOATE: The
sudden death of Mr.. Hay is an unspeakable
1S ~ 49, Ti,hIic service when selected by
President Mckinley for the great once OF
Secretary of State he was already more per-
fectly equipped for its duties than any otner
man in the country. Taking charge OF the
Department of State at the time when the
ACQUISITION of colonial possessions had
brought US into new and enlarged relations
with foreign powers, he proved himself more
than equal to the great demand upon the
country His official labors of those several
wears from 1898 to 1905 have been prodigtous
and of the highest character, and have com
nanded the admiration and gratitude Of his
countrymen and the unqualihed respect ana
esteem of foreign nations.
In great public questions of worldwide con-
Germ in which ten years before the United
Sttaes would have been hardly considered. his
wide and farseeing diplomacy has given us
commanding position, so that the nations of
the Old World have been learning TO look
TO us for light and leading, OF which an in
stance his very enterprising ard at the
same time conservative conduct on the queS-
ton of the maintenance of the open door in
the Far East and the preservation of the in
tegrty of China. Under his administration
of the State Department American interests
in all parts of the world have been MAIN
tanned with strong hand. and at the same
time his peaceful and conciliatory spirit has
strengthened the friendship which happily
exists between us and all other governments
and peoples. His exalted personal charac-
ter and conservative spirit and charming
personality have endeared him to his coun-
trymen and given them constant, abiding
sense of the purity in our foreign relations.
To his personal friends, who numbered
by the thousands on both sides of the At
lantic his loss is irreparable
JUSTICE WILLIAM r. DAY: The country
has lost accomplished scholar. states
and orator. His place will be very
difficult to fill. His loss will be mourned
by the country and wide circle who were
privileged to enjoy his friendship. In the
he has established an enduring fame at
home and abroad as one of our first states
men and diplomats Beginning his career
as private secretary to Abraham Lincoln. he
has been the close friend and adviser of
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt.
JOHN d. LONG: You want
nothing from me in recognition of Mr..
hays great and pure record as a statesman
for that is as familiar TO every citizen of
the country and | might say of the civil
lied world. as a household word. If you
care for the memory of my association with
him in the Cabinet. ii is of the most charm
ing personality His manner was genuine
delicacy OF spirit expressed In converse
How exquisite his phraseology, how fine his
humor. how clear his thought, He has ex-
allied the ideal of the public servant. H,
has exalted the standard of his country In
It's relations with the world at large He has
given tone to its diplomacy that will last
He had done great work which will not dix
with him.
UNITED STATES SENATOR CULLOM:
have long regarded Mr. Hay as one of tbs
greatest men in our country, especially II
all diplomatic directions. He was | think
the foremost diplomat of the times have
known Mr.. Hay from his boyhood. Whel
Mr. Lincoln left Illinois for Washington Il
assume the responsibilities as President O.
the United States he took John Hay with hin
from Springfield ILL., When President Me
Kinley was seeking Secretary of State i
my pleasure. without solicitation o.
knowledge on the part of MIR. Hay. TO writ,
to the President urging his appointment an,
stating that | regarded him as the best mar
IN the country for the position He prove,
himself to be so. Not only was he a grea
diplomat In the interests OF the Unite,