The New York herald., 1921-10-13
KNOX LONG LEADER
IN NATIONS AFFAIRS
Had Notable Career in Senate,
as Attorney-General and as
Secretary of State.
PRAISED BY ROOSEVELT
Ex-President Placed Senator
Next to Root Among Coun-
try's Ablcst Men.
PRAISED BY ROOSEVELT

Theodore Roosevelt, it has been said
regarded Philander Chase Knox as tn,
ablest man in the country. with tn,
possible one exception, Elihu Root
The comparison affords a ready meas
urc of the man whose death is an
nounced. He was a great constitu
tional lawyer and a statesman os tn
first order.
The Republican party, making us
OF his abilities for many years IN tn
United States Senate or in Presidentia
Cabinets. has had reason TO congratti
late itself on such representation. 10
as United states Senator from Penn
sylvania. as Attorney General unde
President Mckinley and Presiden
Roosevelt, as Secretary of state unde
President Taft, and again Senate
from the state of his birth. Mr.. kno:
left an ineffacable mark in the histor.
of the country.
Among his larger accomplishment
may be mentioned his success at Attor
ney Genera IN regulating and controlling
the trusts; his subsequent stand a.
for the protection ot
business that had not sinned against
the law: his admirable Interpretation oi
the Constitution in the Northern Securi.
ties and other important cages before
the Supreme Court; his work as Secre-
tary OF state toward winning the conf
dence and friendship OF Latin America
and the Inauguration OF tho successful
policy later sneered at as dollar diplo-
macy" and. recently. his strenuous
struggle In the United States Senat'
which resulted in the rejection OF tn;
treaty OF peace and the League OF Ma.
tions and in the peace which vas f,rall,
made with Germany.
Born Son of Banker.
Mr.. Knox was born IN Brownsville
Fayette county. Pennsylvania, on May 6
1853. Ills father. boyhood friend o.
James @. Blaine. was country banker
and could afford 10 provide every ad
for tho boy. Young Philandel
was schooled thoroughly and put through
Mount Union College al Alliance. Ohio
where he was graduated In 1872.
The elder Knox wanted another banker
in The family. but the young man hnd
determined to become g lawyer and
nothing could shake him IN the resolve
RE was destined TO become ono Of the
best rewarded in tho country. for when
he retired from corporation practice and
the task OF advising the Carnegie Stce'
Company and other immense corpora
1900. 600 year.
This income 1es resigned by Mr.
Knox to accept $4,000 q year from the
United States.
Made Wealth In Pittsburgh.
Immediately after leaving college he
went TO Pittsburgh. where he studied
law in tho office % tho United state.
District Attorney for Western Pennsyl.
vania. He studied asslduously. taking
enormous interest in his chosen profes.
sion. When young Knox began 20 try
cases he displayed uafa!ling coolncs.
and self-posseesion. a sound command
of language and an eye for the smailes,
details. II was in 1875 that he was
10 the AlleRneny county Dai
md clients came rapidly. In 1877 hs
formed y partnership with James II
Reed. another young man atili unknown
and starting career In Pittsburgh
In tie early sos the firm OF Reed 4
Knox began 10 make itself felt II
won several Important suits for IN,
Carnegie Steel Company and It's reputa.
ton grew with every month. Within q
fow years the partners were credited
With making more money than any other
law flrm In Pittsburgh. Powerful
wealthy clients literally bc.ieged ths
young Arm for advice and by 1906
both Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Reed were rich
men.
In the smaller days o, Andrew Car.
nsgis, Knox was the lronmaster's law
yer, and since the lawyer bad a shrevd