Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-29

In Ottawa, Navy Minister Angus
Macdonald said he was greatly
grieved" and added he always found
the cabinet chief friendly and help
full"
In Australia. Acting Prime Minis
ter Francis Forde said Australia
owed the United States a great
debt" because the Navy under Col
Knox's administration was the
chief factor in hating the SOUTH
ward japanese drive toward Aus
tralia."
The United States Navy during
the whole Pacific war has carried
out a policy of hitting the japanese
hard wherever they went"
Death Shocks Stimson.
Other comment was:
War Secretary Stimson-I am
deeply shocked and distressed at the
news of Frank Knox's death. Our
relations were not merely official:
they had grown into a close, affec-
tionate friendship based on the mu-
tual confidence which had arisen be-
tween us. In that atmosphere we
were able to approach every difficult
problem arising between our de-
partments.
Secretary of State Hull-It is with
a deep sense of grief that I have
learned of the death of our dis
tlnguished Secretary of the NAVY.
Col. Knox. He was a man of high
est character and ideals, and his
passing is a grievous blow to the
country and to all nations and peo-
pies associated with us in the war.
Gen. George c. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff:
He had come to understand the
purpose and problems of the ARMY
effort in addition to his leadership
of the Navy, and he contributed
much and directly to the effective
ness of joint cooperation between
the services.
I respected Col. Knox as a yigor-
GUS, patriotic American of the high,
est type, and deplore his death &C
cordingly."
Hoover Praises Work.
Former President Herbert Hoover:
All Americans are indebted to him
for a multitude of services during a
whole generation"
Senator Walsh, Democrat. of
Massachusetts,, chairman of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee:
The death of Secretary Knox is
most regrettable He has been a
strong advocate of the expansion of
the Navy and his administration of
the Navy Department has been a
powerful contribution in building I'D
the Navy to its present high eff
ciency."
Vice President Wallace: Frank
knox's unfailing optimism and
strong drive furnished an inspira-
ton to the Navy in the period of
its most rapid growth and greatest
trlumphs. We shall all miss his
hearty good humor and fine fellow
ship"
Secretary of the Interior Ickes;
The country has lost an outstand-
ing citizen and I an old, dear friend
OF more than 80 years standing.
Frank Knox brought to Washington.
as Secretary of the Navy, a spirit
OF high patriotism"
Chairman May of the House Mill
|tary Affairs Committee: Secretary
Knox was as much a casualty of this
war as if he had died in line of
battle"
SaltOnstall Praises Patriotism.
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall of Mas
sachusetts: Secretary Knox was
a patriotic citizen in the most ideal
sense of the word His loss will be
keenly felt. AS fighter and a man
OF action he could not have chosen
a manner of death that fits him
better. We of New England, where
he was born and bred and worked
Tor many years, will miss him as a
friend and neighbor.
President Manuel l.. QueZeon of
the Philippines:
1T is Americas and the United
Nations great loss that at this time
Secretary Knox should pass away.
>" With his passing the American
Navy has lost a great leader, the
American people an earnest and
conscientious public servant, the
Pacific cause a stanch champion,
and the Philippines a true friend
and well-Wisher
Kent Cooper, executive director
and general manager of the Asso-
ciated Press: Secretary Knox's
great abilities, stalwart character
and ceaseless devotion to the high
est principles of Americanism made
him one of the great newspapermen
and statesmen Of his time.
His sudden death is tragic loss
to this Nation and to the world in
this critical period in which he car
rled tremendous responsibilities of
the Secretaryship Of Navy with the
ordnance and courage which mark
ed his entire career. His passing
will be mourned by Americans
everywhere, but particularly by
American neWSpapermen."
Chicago News Comment.
The Chicago Daily News, com
menting editorially on the death OF
Mr.. Knox, its publisher on leave OF
absence, said "he fell in the line OF
duty as surely as our brave
dead in Italy, the Solomons, the
Marshalls
1T was not given him to live
to see the final victory for which
he had so nightly striven, yet he
knew it was certain, in that faith
he died serene"
AT an age when most men would
have thought only of retiring" the
comment continued, "he flung his
immense energies, with all the ardol
of youth, into the winning of the
war, sparing neither himself no,
others. For whether as a citizen
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