New-York tribune., 1910-01-13
THE DA YIN WA SHINGTON

lieve reelection will be attainabis by a,
large number of Republicans only through
definite pledge that they will vote against
Mr. Cannon for Speaker If the views OF
tnese men, whose Judgment has neen
ripensd by long political experience, are
accepted, Mr. Cannon would sacrifice notn-
ing but his pride in announcing now MS
determination not to be a candidate. Ana
as offset to that sacrifice, these men
say. he would gain the grateful approval OF
vast number of Republicans, including
that of many Representatives who have
supported him Loyalty in the past. VINO
would infinitely regret the necessity of
opposing him now. and who would be saved
frcm all embarrassment were the Speaker
voluntarily to declare in advance his with
drawsl from the race.
The Tribunes advices from Paris. which
seem to indicate that on SOBER second
thought statesmen in the French capital
do not regard the proposition to national
ize the Manchuran railroads as either pre-
posterous or seriously detrimental 10 the
interests of Russia or Japan, are source
of qualification 10 Secretary Knox MI
Knox has submitted this proposition Tor
the consideration of the powers lncludins
the two most vitally interested, in perfect
good faith. He believes that the more the
plan is considered the more attractive Will
appear its advantages to all concerned, ana
he dismfsses as a mere ebullition of an ex-
cited press the suggestion which appeared
in certain Japanese newspapers that &C
ceptance of the scheme by their govern
Inent would be tantamoUnt 10 an adrnlsslpn
that the Treaty of Portsmouth had been
violated In fact the strongest argument
in support of the proposition rests On the
assumption that such violation has neither
occurred nor been contemplated py the
government at Toxic. With suggestion
Of bad faith on the part of either Russia
or Japan, II is obvious in the light Of his
tory that some degree of suspicion of each
other in the minds of both nations is IN
evitabIe under existing conditions. Were
the suggestion of the United States adopt
ed, on the other hand. all ground for sus-
picion would be removed, the chief oc-
casion of dissension would be eliminated
and the commercial development Of Man
churia would go on uninterruptedly, to the
inevitable advantage of those nations whose
geographical proximity gives them great
natural advantages. Under these c1rcuIn-
stances Mr.. Knox bespeaks FOR his PROPOSE
ton calm and thoughtful deliberation, in
stead of hasty condemnation.
AS there is no other member OF the Cabi-
net who has held that high Office SO long,
So too there is none who is so continually
annoyed by the necessity of denying ru-
mors of his retirement as Secretary Will
son. who has SO long and so ably admins
tered the affairs of the Department of
Agriculture. The latest aspirlnt for MIR.
Wilson'S place is Renck ". Dunlap, Of
Ohio. whose claims for preferment are
being exploited by the services Of a pub
licity organization in Washington. Mr..
Dunlap is described as "a prosperous farm
err and from Ohio. and the argument is
made that President Taft must be anxious
to honor his own state by selecting Cab-
net member therefrom. Mr.. Dunlap's cam
paign for Cabinet preferment appears TO
have been instituted simultaneously with
the wholly unfounded rumor that Secretary
Wilson opposed the dismissal OF the former
Forester with a vigor which incurred the
serious displeasure of the President.
II. q. II.