The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1910-02-12
KNOX SCORED
BY HARRISON
SAYS THAT MANY BOLD STROKES
OF DIPLOMACY WERE JUS.
Titled BY SUCCESS.
Is Jumped Because the French Mis-.
sion Has Been Vacant for Sew.
eraI Months--American
Trade Extending.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 11.-Secre-
tary of State Knox was subjected 10
some very caustic criticism in the
house today by Representative Francis
Burtbn Harrison, of New York, during
consideration Of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation OIL.
Many bold strokes in diplomacy"
said Mr.. Harrison, were justified only
by their success, as ifNthe instance Of
President Cleyelsnd's Venezuelan
message. But that had not been the
case with some Of the near strokes
OF diplomacy made by Secretary Knox,
he said The Nicaraguan embroglio,
the Manchrisn railway and the secre.
tary's declaration that he would make
it his duty to see that democratic
forms of government should be main
tanned in Central America, he said
were examples Of failure in the diplo.
macy OF Mr. Knox.
This position is so untenable.' he
said, referring to the maintenance Of
democratic governments in Central
America, that some day we viii be
obliged to retire from it with NORTH
cation.
There had been an obvious difficulty
in procuring men of proper calibre
and ability to serve the United States
abroad, said Mr.. Harrison.
The French mission was vacant for
months until a man of proper ealibre
could be found, he said, take Austria,
where man Or c. Kerens) has been
sent TO represent the United States
after having his fitness for the posi-
ticn measured chiefly by the size of
his campaign contribution. Take the
English mission.
After that position had been de-
clined publicly by noted educator
(Dr. Elliott it has been offered by
New York newspaper TO Paul Morton,
and if Mr. Morton is appointed that
act will be to award self confessed
siolator of law, and it will become
patent to all the world that the path
of the rebater is to lead to the foot
Of the throne"
This Difficulty in finding good men
for foreign missions, MIR. Harrison
said, was the result of the destruction
of diplomacy by the ocean cable.
Replying, Chairman Perkins, of the
committee on foreign affairs, said he
was inclined to believe with him that
It woule 1e impracticable to see that
republican forms of government were
established in Central America, but he
did not believe that the prestige OF
the United States in the far east had
been injured
The success Of American bankers IN
obtaining participation in 4he Chinese
loan was evidence of the good effect
OF Mr.. KnoN's course, he declared.
Mr.. Harrison asked whether the
American share of that loan had not
been obtained by bankers of New
York, who wore known as the money
trust, which other bankers had been
unable to gct a share OF it.
Mr Perkins replied that while he
did not know about that phase Of the
matter the fact remained that the
loan had come to the United States.
BY the influence Of a velvetv hand
and big stick administration combin.
ed the state department, said Mr.
fitzgerald, is extending American
r'de in Manchuria He expressed
surprise that American ship-builders
mad been able to obtain contracts 70
build two battleships for Argentina
and suggested the possibility of some
eoefoiye measure by the state depart.
ment.
re spoke Of the loan recently made
% Honduras by American bankers IS
pointing to The same thing. These |
'hiiiss were done in the interest. he
sad OF select band OF finsnciers
under the protection and helpful vino
y the state department Upon the |
'ae0Fs that they involved benehcient
extension Of trade.
Nepresentative Fassett. Of New
iorh' declared in reply that the bat.
',esnip contracts had been made pos
sihie By the cheaper price Of armor
alone