Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-12
Congressman Harrison De-
Clares State Secretary's Bold
Strokes Lack Success Which
Would be Their Only Justifi-
cation. =,
nv
RECENT EXAMPLES or
FAILURE POINTED OUT
Nicaraguan ImbrogIio, Chinese
Railway Note and Central
American Declaration In
stances Of UntenabIe Posi-
tons, Says New Yorker.
IBy Morning Journal sseeral Lsasss wire,

IBy Morning journal sseeiai Lsasss wirsi
Washington. Feb. li.---sccretary ~
state Knox was subjected to criticism
in the house today by Representative
Francis Burton Harrison Of New
York during consideration Of the dip
lometic and consular appropriation
bin
Many bold strokes In diplomacy.
said Mr. Harrison. were justified only
BY their success. as in the instance OF
president Clcveland's Venezuelan
message. Hut that had NOT been the
case with some bold strokes OF diplom
aev made BY Secretary Knox. he said
The Niearaguan imbroglio. the
Manchurian railway matter and the
secietaNs s declaration that he would
make Il his duty 10 see that the dlem~
ocratic forms OF government are
maintained IN Central America were
examples Of failure in the diplomacy
OF Mr.. Knox.
This position Is SO untenable.~ he
added referring 70 the maintenance
Of democratic governments in Central
America. that some day we win be
obliged 20 retire from II with morti-
ficatlon.
There had heen an obvous difficulty
IN procuring men Of proper character
and ability to serve the United States
abroad. said Mr. Harrison.
The French mission was vacant
for months until 1t man Of proper
calibor could be found, he added
Take Austria whore a man tR G..
kerns) has been sent to represent HE
United States after having his fitness
for the position measured chiefly hN
the size OF his campaign contrihn-
ton. Take the English mission. After
that position had been declined pub
Iicy BY Il noted educator DIR. Eliot) II
has bcen Offered bv New York
newspaper e. Paul Morton and II Mr..
Morton Is appointed that act will be
to reward q sclf-confessed volator of
law and 1t will become patent 10 all
the world that the path of the rebatcr
is to lead 60 tho foot Of tho throne
This difficulty IN finding good men
for foreign missions MIR Harrison
said WIS the result OF the destruc-
ton of diplomacy by the ocean cable.
To-day the ambassadors are too
often messenger boys in silk kncc
brceehes With swords who spend their
time being photographed as the hosts
lf royalty or playing the part OF
hands across the sea. he continued.
TO an active. verile man such a posi-
ion would seem impossible
into this atmosphere OF decadencc
Mr. Knox has injected Il breath Of
resh air BY a suggestion of dollar
diplomacy or the policy of valuine
oreign representatives by the amount
# cash they turn into the channels
IT American trade.
This dollar diplomacy will no
loubt cause a thrlll of horror In the
minds of those ambassadors who
pend their DAYS IN the society of
lcople where the mere mention of
radc is vulgar.
Replying. Chairman Perkins of the
on foreign affairs said he
vas Inclined To- believe with him that
I would be impracticable to see that
epubiicnn forms of government were
Established in Central America, hut
c did not believe that the prestige of
he United states in the far east had
cen injured. The success of Ameri
un bankers in obtaining participa
on in the Chinese loan was an evil
ence of the good effect of Mr.. Knox's
curse.
Mr. Harrison asked whether the
merican share OF that loan had moi
cen obtained hv bankers of New
ork who were known as the money
'ust" while other bankers had been
nablo 10 get "a share of H.
Mr. Perkins replied that while he
Id not know about that phase Of The
atter. the fact remained that the
AN had come 10 the United States
BY the Influence of "a veivetv hand
ld big stick administration com
ned" the state department. said Mr.
Itzaerald. Is extending American
AIDE in Alanchura. He expressed
rprise that American shipbuilders
al been able Ia obtain contracts to
ild two battleships for Argentine
ld suggested the possibility of some
crcive measure by thc state depart
ent he spoke of the loan recently
ade 10 Honduras hy American bank
$ as pointing to the same thing.
These things were done IN the inter
I. he said. of select band Of
lanciers under the protecting ana
lpiul wing of the state department
,on the theory that they involve "a
Inefficient extension of trade.
Representative Fassett of New York
clared in reply that the battleship
ntracts had beeu made possible by
q cheaper price of armor alone.
Road Ovcrsccr Fatally stabbed.
Cripple Creek. Colo. Feb. 1l.---Wal-