The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-25

mcnding him for such important distinction is
concerned.
Hcccnuy t ma, boon discovered chat The plac-
ing Of Mr. Hughes az the head Of the tentative
cabinet caused very general diasstisfiction, be-
cause thoro was soon iu his selection very sig
uiflcant connection with the foreign policy OF
the incoming administration. Mr. Hughes.
unfortunately waa OF that number ~ New YORK
gentlemen very friendly TO the league Of ma
tlonS idea. it Is true Doe expressed himself as
favorable TO coraiu amendments. but it i8
ukcvisc true that ho was one ~ The round
robin mguore and In the class with raf' Wick
ersham ana Rooi--lhc whole number Of whom
were uotoriously out OF step with tho ropuhh-
can though, OF tho rcor and time, out Of step
too. nq the country understood it with the pfcs
dental candidate
Mr. Hughes hts never been q popular figure
with tho great mass Of republican cI'izonehip.
It is truo hc was proa.dcu'n candidate but
10 la equally true ho became such Tor the mere
purpose of blocking another candidacy. and
failed utterly to arouse the patty outhuHasm
aud confidence necessary 10 win. llo has not
been nor d, hc now popular with tho leaders
Of the congress-
u ls certain that hc would assume the duties
OF the cabinet premiership under handicap
IIc would not hoyc tho confidence OF either The
country or tho important and Influential pory
leaders la the senate This is not saying that
he would not bc able 10 win such confidence
but is suylng that ne would De constantly looked
ON with suspicion until he had won it. For in
cyltabIy the country would see IN his every
movement disposition 10 involve this nation
in that Kind Of q league that he stood ior dur
Ing the long debates And tho gentleman who
thinks public opinion In America s not prac-
tlcally a unit against any aort Of league involve
mont has his sails sot directly for that port Of
unpopuiarity and mistrust into which the pres
cnt administration sailed in almost disgrace
during the last months OF It's tenure
There are those who profess to believe that
the American people have never passed on the
laeue OF nations but in every instance their
obtusencss and not their discriminating Judg-
mont is their most outstanding characteristic.
We think all concerned would do well to stand
sauarcly on the president elects Des Mones
rpccch when no said: ct tx not reservations
that l want but rejection. I turn my back
the whole proposal"
The world has previously said. It repeats,
tho public OF the United States would be thrilled
with the selection OF Phandcr Knox for sccrc-
tary OF state such selection would tnnqulize
public opinion and establish "A confidence that
would be Of immcasurcablc value 90 the new
administration. His unalterable Amcricansm.
his attachment TO American institutions and
traditions is not second even to his unusually
finc judgment because it tx the ougrowth OF
that judgment. His administrative service to
tho country has been publicly atcstcd by the
greatest president and leader since tho days Of
Lincoln II indeed 1t be permissible to make
even that exception.
factors evcrywhcrc--and over and above all
elsc-tho great mass OF American citizenship
has faith in Knox. And have foreign states
men. In rccasting his cabinet the country hopes
that Senator Harding will consider the Penn
sylvana statesman very carefully