The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-28
AMBASSADORS TO
GIT AK WHEN TAFT
And KNOX GO In
Sporty London Will Have
Long Dry Spell Under New
Dispensstion.
No st. James Atmosphere
About Phi,ander.
TAFT is SHIRT SLEEVE MAN

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Investiga-
ton OF the reason for the reported
coming resignation OF Lloyd G. Girls
com, ambassador 10 Italy. developed
the information from an authentic
source here that Whitelaw Reid wiI
be retired as ambassador to Great
Britain.
II is the custom for ambassadors
Ito tender" their designations to new
presidents. but always with the hope
that they will be asked 20 continIe
their previous valuable services
In the Taft administration this Gus
tom. II is stated. will be more hon
ored In the breach than in the OBJ
servance The understanding here
now is that the resignation OF at
least majority OF the ambassadors
will be accepted with pleasure A
definitely known exception to this
policy Is Ambassador O'Brien at
Toxic. Mr.. Taft and Mr.. O'Brien are
in thorough accord on the japanese
question.
II is talked OF here that II white
law Reid we're TO tender his resigna-
ton at this moment 10 MIR. Roose-
welt II would be accepted with alac-
rity. Mr.. Reid. u is understood, has
out-Heroded Herod In his particular
ways and means OF splendid enter
tainment and exploitation OF rich
Americans In London. His style. II
Is said. does not suit MIR. Roosevelt.
THE revolution among the am
bassadors could have been foreseen
week ago" said a confident au-
thority, when II was announced that
Plhlander c. Knox was not only 10
be secretary OF state. but the chief
adviser OF Mr. Taft In the selection
OF his cabinet"
Secretary OF State Knox has no
l.onton atmosphere about him. The
London atmosphere was irst brought
to the state department when John
Hay became secretary of state after
a year as ambassador at the court OF
81. James. Secretary Root inherlts
the 81. James atmosphere from his
predecessor.
NC VOtNNN vi INtNiuNnA AaAN a.
fleets foreign nations can be well
gathered from his acts at the tim.
he was directed by the president to
look amer the state department. Sec
Rotary Root was absent during GER
tain phases of the Chinese troubles.
and First Assistant Secretary OF State
Adee was instructed TO report every
afternoon after school to Mr.. Taft.
secretary OF war. but really secretary
OF state.
Shirt sleeve Diplomacy.
Mr.. Taft disposed Of lot OF red
tape as he would dispose OF a court
martial case. He tod Mr.. Adee what
TO do. ana II was done.
Secretary Taft also was the deus
ex machlna In the Panama coup
d'etAt He knew that there would be
no canal with Central American or
Colombian Jurisdiction over the right
OF way. He therefore applied shirt
sleeve diplomacy AMI created a new
republic.
Another incident to show what
may be expected from the Taft cult
at foreign chancellories may be had
by going back little to the i'm
brog.io over HIl's appointment a.
ambassador to Berlin.
While this case was at the state de-
partment. and II was reported from
time TO time that Mr.. Hill was not
rich enough to suit the kaiser, and
besides that HIS wife wore nurses
cap and went TO market on a bicycle
Judge Taft, speaking not for publ
cation at the time, sail. why, the
way 20 settle all this is simply to
send Mr.. Hill TO Berlin"
Judge Taft would have Mr.. Hlll g.
TO Berlin and argue the case after
wards.