The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-05-04
PRAISE FOR MR. KNOX
Open Door In China Is Purpose
of the Administration.

President Had Busy Day In Pitts
burg-Addresse Students Of State
College For Women-Saw the Pitts
burg Pirates Beat His Brothers
Team-Delivered an Address at the
Grants Birthday Dinner Of the
Americas Club.
Pittsburg, May 3.-AnyOne in this
town who had an idea that Secretary
OF State Philander Chase Knox was
not in accord with the administration
and would resign must have been
surprised If he heard what President
Taft had to say about that cabinet
officer and the department of state
at the Grants birthday dinner of the
Americus club. The president prais-
ed Mr.. Knox without stint.
The president also expressed the
hope that the negotiations which have
been conducted under Mr.. Knox and
now In progress will insure peace in
the Orient, of which I'VE have not
lost hope" and said: "Open door in
China, too, is the purpose and inten-
tion of this administration to conserve
and maintain
Before he went to the banquet the
president had a busy day. Among
other things he addressed the stu
dents at the Pennsylvania State Col
lege for Women, and saw Hans Wag-
ner and nine others of the Pittsburg
Pirates beat his brother c. P. Tafts
Chicago Cubs to 2.
Mr.. Taft sat in a flag draped hox
on the second tier. Secretary Knox
and several representatives OF foreign
countries at Washington were with
him.
Before the game Louis Mann, the
actor, carried to Wagner and to Fred
Clark baseballs with the presidents
autograph and best wishes on them
The banquet was given in the Ho-
tel Schenley. Mr.. Taft Std in part:
II am greatly indebted to the state Of
Pennsylvania, to the city of Pittsburg
and to the Americus club for giving
me that gentleman who sits at the
head of my cabinet table.
"As the head of the great state de-
partment having in its charge our
foreign relations. Mr.. Knox has shown
the same capacity for guarding the
interests of his client, the United
States, and her purpose in dealing
with foreign nations as he did in pro-
tecting their rights against the unlaw.
ful encroachments of domestic COM
hinations Of capital"
The president then went on to
praise Secretary Knoxs work in con-
nection with ascertaining under the
tariff bill what foreign countries
were discriminating against the trade
of the United States in favor of the
trade of some other nation and said:
Under present conditions there Is
no undue discrimination against the
trade of the United States by any
country with which the United States
has commercial relations. The
Canadian settlement was accomplish
ed by an exchange of notes indicating
willingness on the part of each gov
ernment to enter into future negotia-
tions looking to closer commercial
relations between the United States
and Canada"
The president expressed the hope
that reciprocal arrangements between
the two countries would ultimately be
consummated. He praised Senator
Roots administration when head Of
the state department and his culti-
vqting good relations with all the
South American and Central Ameri-
can republics. This he said had been
followed closely by Mr.. Knox and
the department under him and declar-
ed that never before in the history
of the country have the relations OF
the United States with South Ameri-
can and Central American republics
heen more friendly than they are to-
day.