Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21

Comment on the resignation OF
James Rockwell Sheffield, as Ambas-
sador to Mexico, emphasizes the I'M
portance of this post and the urgent
necessity of finding a successor pc
culiarly qualified to deal with the DELI
cate problems ever present in rela-
lions between the United States and
Mexico. There are a variety OF
opinions on the work of Mr.. Shefheld,
some newspapers prafsing his nam
ding of an extremely difficult s1tua-
| ton, while others think he was utterly
untitled for the task.
1.-The resignation of Mr.. James r.
Sheffield as Ambassador to Mexico has
been expected for some time" says the
| New York Evening Post Gndepend-
ent), explaining that. moved by a
sense of duty, Mr.. Sheffield accepted
this most difficult and thankless OF our
dinIomatic posts. That he should lay
down it's burdens because of the ter
| rife demands made upon his physical
health" the Post adds. lis an explana-
ton of the resignation, which the
President has regretfully accepted"
That Mr.. Sheffield has gone about his
duties in a quiet, unassuming way"
and that his handling of critical mat
tiers has done much to preserve a
mutual desire for friendship between
this country and Mexico" is the esti-
mate made by the Kalamazoo Gazette
independently, while the Hartford
Dailv Times independent Democratic)
credits the Ambassador with having
| behaved in a dignified way" and with
leaving "the stage without the i'll will
of the Northern audience, even if he
carries away little or no applause on
the occasion"
In the opinion of the Binghamton
Press independent Republican, he
has made IAN excellent record during
one of the most critical periods of his
Governments relations with Mexico"
and the Springfield Union Repub-
lican) considers that Ibis retirement
with conditions in such improved
shape calls for congratulations for
diplomacy successfully carried on
under great Stress
X X X
There are critics, among them the
Savannah Press Democratic). whose
contention is that Mr.. Sheffield, from
the first, failed to hit it off in the
republic to the south of u.s." and
that "he probably realized that his
usefulness was gone and that the
President had better appoint some
body else" The Newark Evening
News independently thinks the resig-
nation should make for improved re-
lations between these two countries
with their imperfect understanding of
each other" an opinion evidently
shared by the Philadelphia Public
Ledger independent Republican,.
which declares there is reason to
believe that he had for a long time
been persona non grata with the
Gales government, and much Mex
lean resentment which grew out of
recent friction between the two gov
ernments was directed at the Am
bassador personally"
The Beloit Daily News Republican)
understands that Ambassador Shelf
field stood "for stronger policy in
Mexico than public opinion permitted
the administration at Washington to
assume and the Huntington Ad-
vertiser Democratic) says of him. 'He
seemed utterly without capacity to
understand the people among whom
he had been sent to work"
Viewing matters in retrospect, the
New London Evening Day Repub-
lican) says: Sheffield and Kellogg did
not always hitch up as good team.
and the President likes complete CO.
ordination of effort in his administra-
ton. He probably never would have
requested Mr.. Sheffield's resignation,
but there is strong probability that
the President is relieved, just the
same"
Of the future, the Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin independent Republican,
states that president Coolidge voiced
last April his belief that it would
surely be possible to reach an ami.
cable adjustment of the questions at
issue and he will continue his efforts
in that spirit" The Houston Chroni-
Gle Democratic) declares that sit has
been apparent that Sheffield had less
patience with the Mexican govern
ment than the administration at
Washington has had; so much so. In
fact, that there is plenty OF reason to
causes Of the Ambassadors gesiSnar