The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-12
CAUST|c CRITICISM
OF SECRETARY KNOX
Representative Francis B. Har,
risOn Turns Guns on Some
Alleged Diplomacy.
GIVES THE WHOLE SERVICE
A GENUINE ROAST
Says ambassadors Are Too Of
ten Messenger Boys in
kuee BreecheS.

NAGnl NNION. req. J!-ScC3ctaJS
Of State Knox was subjected to caus-
tic criticism in the house today by Rep
resentative Francis Burton Harrison of
New York. in consideration of the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill.
Many bold strokes in diplomacy, said
Mr.. Harrison. were justified only by
their success. as IN the instance of Pres
ident Cleveland s Venezuelan message.
But that bad not been the case With
some of the bold strokes of diplomacy
made by Secretary Knox. he said. The
Nicaraguan embroglio, the Mauchurian
railway matter and the secrerary's dec
laration' that he would make it his duty
to see that Democratic forms of GOV
ernment were maintained in Central
America. were examples of failure in
the diplomacy of Mr. Knox. he said.
Takes Pessimistic View.
''This position is so untcnabIe, he
added, referring TO the maintenance
of Democratic governments in Central
America, that some day we viii be
obliged to retire from 1t with morti6ca-
cation.
There had been an obvious diff
entity IN getting men of proper character
and ability to serve the United States
abroad, SAID Mr. Harrison,
''rhc French mission was vacant for
months until man of proper caliber
could be found. - he added.
''Takc Austria. where a man Or. G..
kcrens) has been sent TO represent the
United States after having his fitness
for the position measured chiefly by-
the size Of his campaign contribution.
Take the English mission, After that
position had been declined publicly bv
noted educator CDR. Elliott. it has
been offered By any newspaper to Paul
Morton and If Mr.: Morton is appointed
that act will be 70 award a self-con'
fesscd violator of law. aud it VIII be-
come patent 10 all the world that the
path OF the rcbater is 10 lead to the
foot of the THRONE
ambassadors as Messengers.
The difficulty in finding good mru
| for foreign missions. Mr.. Harrison said
was the result Of the destruction of
| diplomacy by the ocean cable.
To-day the ambassadors arc TOO
often messenger BOYS in knee hreecbes
with swords, who spend their time
in being photographed as the hosts of
royalty OF in playing. the part ct
Hands Across the Sea, > he continued
ITO an active, virie man such posi-
tlon would seem Impossible: -
,, 'Ipto this Sfm;osnb,erGe of dee. ,deea,ddeuce;: ,d;
lomacy,' or the policy of valuing for
cign representatives by the amount OF
cash thev turn into channels of Ameri.
can trade.
"This dollar diplomacy viii no doubt
cause n thrill of horror in the minds Of
those ambassadors who spend their days
m the society OF people whore the mere
mention OF trade is vulgar
Perkins in Defense
Replying. Chairman Perkins of the
committee on foreign affairs said he
was inclined TO believe with him that
il would lac impracticabc 10 see that
Republican forms Of government were
established in Central Americ1, but be
did not believe that tbc prestige of
the United States in tbe far east had
been injured. Tho success of American
bankers in obtaining participation IN
tho Chinese loan WIS an evidence Of the
good effect of Mr.. Knox s course.
Mr.. Harrison asked whether the
American share of that loan had not
been obtained hy bankers of New York
who were known rs The money trust.
while other baukers had been uuable
10 get a share of it.
Mr. Perkins replied that. while he
did not know about that phase of the
NlSIltI. l3t lJ'i I'lldlnNl tudI lut 4pnil
had come TO the United States.
Velvet Hand and Big Stick.
BY influence of a 'velyetv hand and
big stick administra ton combined. the
state department. said Mr.. Fitzgerald,
is extending American trade to Man
cburia He expressed surprise that
American shipbuildcrs had been able 10
obtain contracts TO build two battle
ships for Argentina and suggested the
possibility of some cocrrivc measure by
the state department, He spoke of the
loan recently made tn Honduras by
American bankers as pointing To the
same thing.
These things were done in the inter,
est. be Said, Of ''select band of 6nan
ciers under the protecting and helpful
wing of the stntc department. with
the theory that They involve beneh-
cent extension of trade.
Representative Fnssett OF New York,
declared in reply. that the hattlcship
contracts had been made possible by
cheaper prices OF armor alone.