Evening journal., 1921-10-13
KNOX Death
LEAVES PAIL
OF SORROW
IN CAPITAL
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ed. together with the House, a COM
mittce to have charge OF the funeral.
.Expressions OF personal grief and
OF the countrys loss through KnoX's !
death was made by all his coll !
leagues senator Penrose, close po-
liticai and personal associate, said
that Knox's death meant "an ire
parable loss to me personally, and |
very great loss to the nation and to
his state
Il saw Senator Knox just yester-
day afternoon" said Penrose. He
seemed to be feeling fine. We chat
ted about a number OF matters. l
was dazed when I was told OF his
sudden death
Penrose himself has been in for
months and it was he, rather than
Knox. whose life was feared for by
his friends
Watson. Indiana. said everybody
loved him, whether Democrat or Re-
publican. and we all share in his
loss
Similar expressions came from
House members. cabinet officers and
from Knoxs host OF friends in both
official and private life in the ma
tional capital
Phiiander c. Knox was Attorney
General in the cabinets Of Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt. Secretary
OF State in the cabinet Of President
Taft and in the interim between
those two Offices and afterward was
United States senator.
Senator Knox was an active figure
in the fight in the Senate in 1919
and 1920 against the ratification Of
the peace treaty OF Versailles Even
when the treaty was being drawn up
he delivered Speeches in the Senate
and out Of II in which he demanded
that the League OF Nations covenant
should be separated from the other
part OF the treaty. He introduced a
resolution to that effect which was
adopted by the Senate and also
resolution against the appointment
of American representatives on the
reparations' commission He also
drafted one OF the various resolu-
lions submitted to the Senate for
adopting the treaty with reserva-
iions.
Subsequently Senator Knox was
the author Of resolution adopted
by the Senate in May. 1920. declar-
ing peace with Germany. This also
was vetoed by President Wilson.
Senator Knox first came into ma
tional prominence when. in 1901.
President Mckinley appointed him
Attorney General He retained that
ofhce under President Roosevelt
until 1904. when he resigned to ac-
cept an appointment as United
States senator from Pennsylvania to
succeed the late Senator Quay.
As attorney general he establish
cd record for prosecutions OF
trade combinations and in actions
against railroads TO prevent rebates
and discrimination in race.
Notable among his achievements
while in this office was his suit
against the Northern Securities Com
pany. a corporation organized for
the purpose OF combining the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern Rail-
roads He brought the government
action 10 dissolve the merger and
after a long legal fight beginning in
1902 he won the case in the United
States Circuit Court.
Mr.. Knox also waged a notable fight
against the seven beef corporations
against whom he brought action in
that year (1902) charging them with
being in conspiracy in restraint OF
trade. He obtained injunctions
against the defendants which were
made permanent on appeal to the
United States Supreme Court and
the combination was ordered dis
solved.
Soon after Mr.. Knox instituted
proceedings against "A railroad cor
porations. charging them with being
in restraint OF trade and finally wor
all the suits. Il was upon nj.
recommendation that Congress,
amended the laws against rail
roads so as TO punish them fol
granting rebates. extend the author.
ity OF courts 10 enjoin the carrier,
against making discriminatory ratei
and permit the federal courts e
give precedence to cases Of grea
importance TO the public Thes,
actions made him a powerful facto
In the war against unfair practice
by corporations which was the out
standing feature OF that period o
President Roosevelt's administra
ton.
His own views on these com
binations were expressed in az
address at that time in which ht
declared that over capitalization was
the most conspicuously evil feature
Of the trusts but that other factors
which contributed to their in-eneci
upon the public were lack OF pub
licity OF operation. discrimination in
prices designed to eliminate COM
petition. a tendency to monopolize
trade In their lines and failure TO
appreciate that they owed any SER
vice to the public.
My purpose" he declared. "is n
show that we are not honeiessl,,
helpless to deal with serions nroh
lems which confront US
Mr. Knox has been credited n,
some with having actually carried
'nronsn the purchase OF the pan.
anna Canal FOR $40 900 900 rbicr
Was an achievement OF the Rooee,oi
administration. As attornev-rene~s
Mr. Knox went TO Paris ana asca-
tained that the new Panama Co.
Company held clear title ~ go
vey the canal This enabled ~ ~
United States 10 proceed with n
purchase.
MIR. Knox was appointed Unit.
States senator in 1904. AS seer
tary Of state in President Taffs "a
met he naugurated an active poli,