The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
SECRETARY KNOX SAILS FOR HOME WELL SATISFIE Honored With Most Cordial Reception Through
 out Trip
STILL CONFIDENT
 IN THE KNOX POLICY
Secretary Soon Begins Another Trip. Goes to New Orleans April 30. Arrives at Norfolk Tuesday.
 Washington Wednesday

Havana, April 1S.-The American Secrs-
 tary of State sailed for home this even
 ing well satisfied, he said, with his diplo-
 matic mission to the Central American
 republics and the countries in the Carib-
 bean.
 Tt was hardly to be expeeted,' said
 MT. Knox today, that We could visit
 so many countries where there are fac tional political disputes without being
 made the target of some factional feeling.
 But with the exception of a few news
 paper expressions, to which I attach no great significance we were honored with
 only the most cordial receptions"
 Leave for Norfolk The cruiser Washington, with the Knox party aboard, steamed out of Havana harbor at I o'clock, bound for Norfolk. She will arrive there Tuesday night and
 the following morning the party will
 trans-ship to the Presidents yacht sylph,
 arriving at the capital Wednesday even- ing.
 Secretary Knox soon will begin another | trip-this time by land April 90 he will speak at New Orleans on the occasion of
 
 sion of Louisiana to statehood He will go to San Francisco, where on May '. he will speak on the Panama canal. On May 8 he will deliver a political address in the same city. He also is scheduled to ad- dress the newly organized Pan-Amerlcan | Society al New York on some date after | the middle of May. He will then make public the conclusions reached as a result
 of his two months trip among the neigh boring republics.
 It can be said with assurance that MT. Knox returns more determined than ever in the policy with which his name has been linked. Those who travelled with him have received the impression that he believes the United States, in maintaining the Monroe doc Urine. has assumed an obligation 1t can not dodge. Having built wall around these countries, making it im- possible for European or other powers to step in to restore order or compel
 these governments to fulfill their finan- cial obligations, he believes it is in- cumbent upon the United States to see that stable governments are maintained and that the governments live up to
 their international obligations. One Feature of Doctrine A feature of the matter upon which the secretary has touched only guard edly Is the possibility that unless the United States can bring about the de- sired condition of affairs some other country having interests at stake will make an issue of whether the United States has the right to defend these governments unless she is able to guar antee their good behavior.
 There is no doubt that one of the chief benefits of the trip will be de- rived from the personal contact the secretary had with the heads of these
 states. At each capital MT. Knox had
 private talk with the president. While these conversations may never become public, their character was such that they are not likely to be easily forgotten. For instance. 1t Is believed that in Guatemala City, Secretary Knox said to President Cabrera in ef-
 feet that in the future Guatemala, which has not been overscrupulous in adhering to the Central American
 peace pact, would be judged by acts and not words. There also Is reason to believe that Cabrera replied that Guatemala was willing to be so judged.