The Washington times., 1908-11-11

! reasons for the belief that II Mr.. Root
/ had liked the spectacular he might have
| derived glory from his handling OF as
/ pecJs OF our recent relations with Japan.
/ Aside from the very inner circle, little
| is yet known Of the gravity which these
relations at one time developed. 1t is
/ peheVed by a great many people that
l the most careful and efficient manage
menJ was required, for a considerable
/ time, TO prevent friction reaching tnt
/ point OF combustion. Certain f. is that
| Mr.. Root spent some busy and trouble
| some months in considerable of the ORR
/ entail question in its aCuJer phases, and
/ that his work ended with a restora-
lon or such amlCable relations as are
indicated by the enthusiastic greeting
! OF the American fleet in Japan.
Other Crises.
Then there nave been some highly
important crises in relations with China
Just what is doing. down at the bottom
OF things. in our relations with China,
nobody knows AZ present. But 1t Is
certain that China is the center Of Far
Eastern interest, and that the United
states has stood strongly for maintain
ins Chinese integrity. Mr. Root has
succeeded to the difficult task Of MAX
ing good the proposals laid down by
John Hay, and it may be set down very
safely on the basis of information i'm
AdHur That lac has succeeded. The des-
tlAS OF emma IS secret locked I'm the
bourne OF the future but al the world
Knows today that tse United States
stands squarely for Il policy Of giving
me oriental peoples square deal. anC
permitting them home rule and national
autonomy That, at least is long
step toward assurance against the ter
lluc war Of races, which some sJmBer-
lLiiAaeR people anticipate, auC OF which
lhey imagine tiey hnd prophecy in holy
writ.
Our relations with South America. the
l.lp or Mr. Root to the Rio JanriTo
SatAetlns or tue Americas; tie estaJ-
l-7HAtghl or new and improved under
standings between the republics OF the
new world the settlement OF the SautO
Domingo fiscal difficulties, the manage
ment Of the Neuezuvtan complications.
we establishment or q practic8l,a sub
~lantals and safe basis or WOrld-reCgg-
nllOn OF the Monroe dOCtrine-tHese are
some or the results OF the EoJt policy.
which are known 10 all the country.
But Part of His Service.
But these have been only part Of the
public services of the state Secretary
He has more than once carried the mes
sage 90 Garcia, and delivered il. too
He carried ii to the people OF New
York IN the famous speech at Utica,
which defeated Mr.. Hearst for governor
OF New York He carried il again 20
the little bosses Of New York Repub-
hcauisn at Saratoga some two months
ago. when he told them that Lhev must
Lot WFeak their vengeance against
Charles r. Hughes because Hughes was
more important 10 the party and the
country than all their grudges. In each
case he saved Hughes; once ne elected
him. the next time nominated him
Mr.. Root is seemingly the C0untry's
idea, just now. Of the fully rounded
man He is the skilled lawyer, the as
tute politician. the perfect diplomat. the
master administrator. the wise counsel
or. the ideal juTist. the great Senator,
and the model public servant
Secretary Root Is not a magnetic man
He doesn't draw people TO him and hold
them by force OF personality. as Roose-
welt and TAFT and Bryan do. Il is an
intellectual process with him He has
been climbing, climbing. all his life. TO
the position he now occupies. He doesn't
have so many friends, and he has feW
chUmsi but his admirers are legion He
is the Big Mind Of this country Just
now, and they do say that when Mr..
Taft becomes President he viii continue
in that same capacity, for between THIS
twain there is a friendship and mutual
confidence that has seldom been known
between men who might easily have
been rivals for the greatest Office iu the
world