The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-03
Apologies Are Made for Knox and His Policies In the
 State Department
KEENNESS AND ABILITY
 ATTRIBUTED TO KNOX
President Taft Speaks of Diplomatic Duties Performed By Secretary knox and Says He Handled
 Them Very Ably

Pittsburg. May 2.-President Taft ended his two days stay in Pittsburg with q speech at the Grant day dinner given by the Amercus club. in which he dealt with the affairs of the nation. The President paid striking tribute to the Secretary of State, MT. Knox, who was present He vigorously defended the Secretarys Nica- ragllan policy. fiayed those who invented the phrase dollar diplomacy with the idea of bringing contempt to a policy in which he said the nation is vitally inter- ested and concluded with the declaration that the record of the state department during the first year of the administra- ton was one to which he pointed with the greatest pride.
 The Presidents speech aroused the din- CTS to high pitch of enthusiasm.
 MT. Taft had an exceedingly busy day and was tired out when he retired on board his private car tonight, preparatory to leaving at 2:so a. m. for Cincinnati, where he is due at 10.35 tomorrow morn ing. Count Bernstorff. the American am- bassador at Washington, who was in the Presidential party throughout the day, left with the President tonight for Cincin- natl.
 Address stO Young Women
 The Presidents day began with d brief address to the students of the Pennsyl- vania State College for Women, where he told the young ladies that he was sure they were preparing themselves to take an important part in the life of the na- tion, whether they were allowed to vote or not He next spoke at the Founders day exercises at Carnegie institute, where he declared that in the development of the aesthetic this nation has much to learn from the older countries of Europe. After luncheon at the University club came the ball game between the Pitts burg and Chicago teams of the National league. ,.ss-,.0.,I
 During his entire stay in Pittsburg President Taft was surrounded by coats and helmets.
 Tho President was the last speaker at the banquet. He was preceded by sena- tor W. E. Borah of Idaho who made an Secretary Knox and Count Von Bern storoff also were among the speakers Senator George T. Oliver of Pennsylvania was toastmaster.
 Address of President
 President Taft said:
 'I am greatly indebted to the state of ennsylyania, to the city of Pitts burg and to the Americus club for giving me that gentleman who sits at the head of my cabinet table and who, in the exercise of tine ability and learn ing which brought him to the head of your bar, and which distinguished his service as Attorney General of the United States, and as a senator in the Congress from Pennsylvania has given wise counsel of the utmost value in guiding the course of the administra- tion, beset with many difficulties.
 .'As the law officer of the govern ment who conducted to a successful issue the greatest of the eases in which the meaning and limitations of the antitrust act were considered and who, by his successful advocacy, called a halt upon the movement which threat ened & merger of all railroads in the hands of one syndicate, he took his place among the statesmen of the country and while repecting the rights of capital and the great advantage of efficient organization was alive to the danger to the public welfare which lives in the suppression of healthful competition and in the privilege of or ganization to secure private monopoly through abuses and create excesses.
 "As the head of the great state de- partment having in it's charge our foreign relations MT. Knox has shown the same capacity for guarding the in- terests of his client, the United States and her people, in dealing with for eiRn nations, as he did in protecting their rights against the unlawful en- croachments of domestic combinations of capital.
 The department of foreign affairs in . government if it is useful and successful in not very spectacular It's triumphs are peaceful negotiations leading to agreements recorded often not in the ratification of treaties but in the acQuiescence of correspondence and not heralded to the world as what they often really are--important steps toward the universal peace of na- tons" \
 Recent Reorganization A-
 The President detailed the recent re- organization of the state department under the direction of Secretary Knox. He referred also to the successful cul- imitation of all the recent negotiations under the maximum and tninimum pro- visions of the new tariff law and con tinuing said: M
 The work has been done by MT. Knox, end the state department ,has been well done. We have succeeded in securing from all countries substantially their minimum tariff or If not their minimum tariffs In terms such concessions as to be equivalent to those benefits under the minimum tariff denied us.'
 Tho President referred particularly to the negotiations with Canada. and in this connection said
 Tt Is the view of the administration that the peculiar relations existing be- tween Canada and the United States with boundary line of 800 miles in extent be- tween them justines a different policy as to imports and exports between the two countries from that which obtains in re- gard to the European and the orienta. countries, and that if by reciprocal ar- S engagements we can make the commercial 2'nd closer it VIII be for the benefit Q.
 th nations.