New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
THE DAyINWASHINGTON

tons of South America. ard with q erea,
| Pan-American conference about TO meet
which augurs well for the continuance o
the present cordial relations To this con
ference Secretary Knox has lent more thar
ordinary impetus. On his Recommendation
the American delegation is headed by 2
former ambassador to one OF the leading
powers Of the world, and the delegation Is
charged with expressions OF the cordia.
good will of the United States. ONLY in
Central America Is there a discordant note
to be heard In unhappy Nicaragua the
| dictator, Madriz. is still pursuing a policy
| OF tyranny and oppression OF which the
| only encouraging feature is that IL is toe
| Noient TO last The wisdom of Secretary
| Knox in refusing to follow the course OF
Mexico and some other countries and rec
ognize Madriz as the legal executive OF
his unhappy country has been amply dem
| onstrated by the recent course of that
usurper, and it is probable that Mexico
wishes that she, too. had exhibited that
caution which led this administration to
refuse to recognize as legal head of Nicar-
aqua man VINO had not been duly elected
PROGRESS WITH TURKEY-Onlv to-
day the Department of State gave out a
statement which not only confirmed the ac-
count given of Germany's efforts to block
the progress Of American negotiations In
this column this morning, but which relates
that the application OF the American capi-
tahsts, the Ottoman Development Com
pany, has been approved by the Turkish
Minister of Public Works. and now requires
only the approval of the Council of Minis
terS- This progress is the direct result of
diplomatic negotiations with the Ottoman
Empire which have been conducted with
skill that has gained complete success so
1ar as the friendly relations of the two
nations are concerned, and, indeed, had it
not been for outside infiuence-that of Ger
mary-the concession would probably have
been granted by now. No apprehension is
felt, however, that the negotiations will not
ultimately come to successful issue. Rec
ognizing that this is an eminently practical
age, and that the promotion of commercial
relations will inevitably promote friendly
intercourse and better understandings, Sec
retary Knox is giving every encourage
ment to Americans who seek opportunity
for investment abroad, and his efforts are
meeting with the most gratifying success.
SUMMER IN WASHINGTON.-Asi is al
v
gress. the summer in the national capital
promises to be unusually dull. The Presi-
dent the members of the Cabinet and all
government officials have postponed their
vacations until now, when the heated term
is in full swing, and there will be a general
exodus next week. The business of the
executive departments will in large meas
ure be carried on by junior officials. who in
these days Of long distance telephones are
able TO keep in constant touch with their
principals and to consult them whenever
will hasten to their homes with the de-
termination to secure a well earned rest
before the ardu JUS days of the autumn
campaign, which promises to be more
strenuous than usual. In word the sum- |
ner solstice is at hand
L'ENVOI.-Becaus of the prospect that |
the days in Washington will afford too lit |
tie of interest to furnish material for a |
daily column during the summer months, |
this column will be discontinued until Con- !
gress meets again It has afforded a means |
of somewhat more personal communication |
between The Tribune's Washington CORE !
spondent and its readers than the formal |
news dispatches, and if it has given some !
measure of entertainment and a somewhat |
clearer understanding of the events of the
extremely interesting legislative season IN
the national capital than might have been
obtainable from the strictly news dis
patches. the labor OF its daily preparation
7as heen we'll raDaid @ G. H.