Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15
HALTS
MARCH BECAUSE
Of BRYAN DELAY
Boersianer BIames Mexican Pol
icy of Administration for Slow
Improvement in Markets.
BY BOERSIANER.

oJ DOEhOIHINEhs
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE death or
decisive defeat Of Huerta or Carran-
IN might conceiyably have made an
abiding Impression on International
! finance and diplomacy. Chancelleries
everywhere had prepared to make DIFF
ferent moves on the diplomatic chess
board Markets, American and Eu-
rOpean, had expressed, in an appre-
ciable measure. the mortal or politi-
cal passing Of either one of the Mex
lean soldiers of fortune.
But that the shooting of a ranch
owner in Mexico would agltate mar
kets and dlplomatists was not on the
cards. Benton's execution was the
apparently negligible act which
quickly developed into a diplomatic
fact Of the first order" to employ d
gallcism.
That fact, unfortunately, disclosed
the pathetic weakness and incompe-
tency Of the State Department In
Washington; or, more accurately the
astounding amateurishness in inter-
national matters Of the Secretary of
State. Mr. Bryan betrayed himself
to be a Minister of Foreign Affairs
who is entirely foreign to such af-
fairs. Commodore Vanderbilts early
estimate OF William H. Vanderbilts
abilities is proverbial in Wall Street.
He thought Bill" could make more
kinds OF a fool OF himself than any
being he had ever met
Bryan Like bill"
An American with q natural pride
in his country thinks Of Vanderbilt's
Bill" when he contemplates the
moves Of the Bit in the State De-
partment. No wonder that John Bas-
sett Moore, an authority in that de-
partment, resigned I'm disgust. II IL
MOI an edifying spectacle, that Of
brigand general in Mexico outwitting
an American Secretary Of State on
q fundamental principle of diplomacy.
Finance took note Of 1t and the re-
suit was not stimulating. Fortunate
Is. the intrinsic situation is sound,
else the effect on business might have
been perceptlble.
Books about Disraei still are
eagerly read. The mans romantic
career Che himself was innately ro-
manticisD, his strangely fascinating
personality, the that OF mystic ORR
entalsm in his character are arrest
ing. But the books written by him
have lost their vogue, which Is pity
for they contain much which Is con-
temporaneously valuable. In his last
novel, "Endymion," he makes Lady
Montfort say to the hero, This is
political economy Parliament, both
sides alike thinking of the price OF
corn and all that Finance and COM
merce are eVerybody's subjects anc
are most convenient TO make speeches
about for men who can not speak
French and who have no education,
want TO see you give your mind to
foreign affairs But foreign affairs
are not to be mastered by mere poll
ticians. Orators do not make Cham
cellors of State"
Applicable to Secretary.
In this passage Disraeli was aiming
at Gladstone (called Joyrocks in the
novel;, his opponent in Parliament,
whom he always stigmatized as a
mere politician and talker But the
alhision is peculiarly applicable to-
day to the gentleman who is mis-
conducting our Foreign Office Before
Disraeli had become Prime Minister
lie had been Chancellor Of the FIX
CheGuer He had an excellent idea of
noliticai values He knew by expert
ence that a commanding presence i'm
the Foreign Office meant everything
to country 1t was he who Sc
cured control of the Suez Canal for
Great Britain, who made Victoria
Empress OF India and who prevented
Russia from becoming paramount n
the Orient.
Seemingly, President Wilson has
inst discovered there is something
rotten in the state Department; has
suddenly realized that to give finance
and commerce value, there must be
ability OF the highest order in for
egn matters.
Legislation Is Uncertain.
To make anends. or in the at
tempt to mend the many serious
breaches. the President evidently
wishes totrade off the country's pro-
fogatiVe in Panama for the support
Of foreign nations in his future course
In Mexico
II is not vet certain that the Ad-
ministration's financial and CONNER
clal legislation Ito which il has de-
voted All its timel viii prove bene-
fetal 10 is certain that It's foreign
policy or lack OF II, has been detri
mental; detrimental not only IN a
political sense. but also in q business
way The withdrawal nom the chi
ncse loan was hUrtful II had. for
enc among many things a dampen-
ing effect ON tie commercial phase
II the consular corps. II conveyed
the impression that the American
diplomatic service and business fur
heranCe We're incompatible, There
Is ncompatibilitv between the Ameri
can dfnlOmatiC service and American