The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-13
Mexico situation between the state and war departments.

Mexico situation between the state and war departments.
 In some quarters 1t was asserted Secretary of State Knox was being Iovershadowed by Mir. Dickinson and there were reports that the former contemplated resigning, but these met with official denial There had been no hint that Mir. Dickinson eontem plated retirement
 The president moved swiftly when he found he had to select a new sec retary of war. On Wednesday night Secretary Hilles was dispatched to New York post haste. He met MT. Stimson the next da, but the latter wished to consult with his father who was then on the Atlantic bound for Europe.
 MT. Hilles came back to Washing ton and Mir. Stimson resorted to the wireless. His fathers answer advis- ing him to accept, came today and this afternoon he called up the White House by telephone and said he would be glad to become Mir. Tafts second secretary of war The deal was closed right then and the pres dent, who was waiting to go to gar den party in the White House grounds gave sigh of genuine relief
 The appointment of Stimson will give New York two members Of the cabinet, lAttorney-General Wicker sham being resident of that state.
 MT. Stimson has had no special military training. but in talking to friends the president expressed the belief that he was the sort of man who could come into the war depart. ment and easily and quickly get the swing of affairs.
 There are few men in public life Tn Washington whom the president has a higher personal regard and during the New York campaign the presl- Ident frequently expressed his unquaii- fled approval of MT. Stlmson's candl- dacy.
 The letter of resignation from Sec retary Dickinson to President Taft is dated April 2S. He says his affairs in Tennessee have so changed recent ly that they require his personal at tention. He says the president has treated him kindly and hopes "one so kind. patriotic and devoted. may long be spared for the services of his country.'
 IT reply en May e President Taft wrote of his reluctance to accept the resignation, but he is left no alterna- tive. He says the secretary's admin istration has been admirable and en- titles on to the gratitude of your |countrymen. y He thanks the secre. tary for hs "invariable sense of loy- alty" and hopes he will prosper.
 Meanwhile on May 5, Secretary Dickinson had written the president offering to withdraw his resignation in view of the situation in Mexico "The situation is now so alarming" he wrote, that 1t might be unwise to make change in the office l now hold.
 The secretary hopes the president will not consider the personal req sons. but be guided alone by consid- erations of public interest. Neither would he embarrass the executive by his offer to remain.
 In the letter of May the president says he appreciates the high sense of duty that prompts your office; am glad to say that recent develop, ments indicate that no crisis is like ly to arise making your withdrawal now any more of an embarrassment than at later date, or justifying my asking from you such sacrifice"
 MT. Stimson was born in New YorH September 2i, 1867. He was asso. ciated with Senator Root, of New York, in the practice of law. and in 1906 was appointed United States at torney for the southern district of New York.