Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

stature of the men 10 which it is assigned
and being found among those small of
body Vet possessed of the fire OF de
termination. Among the men of the ma
ton who have attained the highest sue
cesses there seems such an undue proper
ton of men irordinateIy small as TO raise
the question as To whether greatness does
not favor the lesser frame as a domicile.
Napoleon childlike in form and face,
came more nearly conquering the world
than has any other modern Napoleon it
was who first taught the world the su-
pcriority of mind over mere physical
strength and led to the establishment of
the theory that kindly Mother Nature in
repentance of her StinsinesS in the mat
ter of physical proves is inclined 10
even matters up by endowing the strip
ling of flesh with a supreme mentality.
To he sure there are those who hold that
knowledge on their part that they can
not blum their way through life and Il
consequent necessity of making them
selves more thoroughly competent
In Washington little Napoleons are to-
he found by the score. 1t is related of
one such in the government service that
a stranger entered his Office and. mistak-
ing the chief for the Office boy. haughtily
with this stranger refused to believe
that the boyish figure before him
the famous executive of whom he had
read much and refused to disabuse
his mind of his impression that kids
are running the government nowadays"
"ThiS il YOUR work Mr. Secretary
said President Taft to Secretary of State
Philander e. Knox the other day as he
signed the general arbitration treaties
the first important step OF the century
toward world peace In paying his
premier this compliment. the President
was only just for Mr.. Knox, the diminll-
tive Pennsylvania has done monumental
work in advancing the peace of nations
since his entry into the post of Secretary
of State at the beginning of the Taft
regime.
Mr.. Knox has a real right TO be called
Napoleon, for he reese mbles the Corsicau
very much in figure and features. This
resemblance * marked also as to man
nerlsms MIR. Knox Is a real pocket eGi-
ton of a cabinet officer, hardly Coming
to the shoulders of his fellows of the
cabinet But what he lacks in inches lie
makes up in brains. for "A quick. active
mind stored with useful information
makes him without doubt one OF the
Presidents most valued cabinet officers.
Secretary Knox * no stranger in Amer
lean political life He has served the
country well Attorney General of the
United States from April. 1901 To June
10. 1904. His work in the Department
of Justice was distinguished by its legal
brilliancy and fairness. Mr.. Knox is
not a reformer in the popular sense of
the word but believes in knowing
thoroughly what he Is about before in
dulging in any hystercs. Ii Is no diScredit
to say of him that he was Il trust lawyer
before he became Attorney General Born
with silver spoon in his mouth he was
one of the noted lawyers Of Pennsylvania.
before he entered the political Held at
Washington. His service in the Senate
was notable one. and he was the leader
OF the Big Six that ruled there during
the ROOseveltian days y faVorite work
Of his leisure hours has been the resto-