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Show THE KNOX RUCTION. From time to time there havo been rumors from Washington that two Cabinet oflicers would be likely to resign re-sign before long. Ono of these officers has always been staled to be Secretary Knox, the other has varied from Secretary Secre-tary "Wilson to Secretary Meyer or to Secretary Nagel. There appears to have been something in the Knox miner, because tho Itcpublicans of Pennsylvania mado their preparations to nominate him for Govomor, but this programme is now broken up by the announcement from Washington that the President insists upon Secretary Knox remaining in tho Cabinet; so probably that effectually disposes of this rumor. The reason why Knox's name was so persistently coupled wtl.'i the rumor of the:cnbinct change was undbubot'tlly on account of the mistakes mado in our foreign diplomacy. Tho letter which Secretary Knox addressed to the Nica-ragunu Nica-ragunu Minister with respect to the trouble in Nicaragua: was so utidJplc- malic, 'so rough, ho indorenible, tint President Zelaya scored a, diplomatic triumph over Knox. Secretary Knox s crude proposal, made without consultation with any of the powers immediately interested, or with the courts of Europe, to neutralize the Mnnclnirian rnilroads, was exceedingly maladroit. Ho proposed to interfere with lho enormous expenditures made by ItuBKia and Japan to obtaiu control of these railroads and commercialize them altogether, without compensation to the real owners, and without regard to tho national interests of Japau and Russia that were involved. Of course, the note fell flat, was coldly received in tho diplomatic circles of Europe, was impntiontly rejected by Rutsia, and impudently im-pudently scorned by Japan. Even China, in whose interest it might bo said to havo boon issued, was apathetic. apa-thetic. Secretary Knox's unfortunate interference inter-ference in the affairs of Nicaragua Nica-ragua has unsettled the good feeling feel-ing that Secretary Root'H friendly vjaUst 'to.' the X-ntirt. American republics re-publics jestabliahed on such a cordial footing; so that Mr. Kuox lias sot back tho interests of this country with those Republics to about whore they voro before, and now it is on the old fo-jt-iug of suspicion and aversion. It may be that Secretary Knox's experience in rebuffs and in unwelcome intrusions havo taught him something, so that he will be more cautious in the future, and it may be that ho will avov.l a repetition repeti-tion of his errors. But the difficulty is that, as with most men w.ui are stubborn stub-born and who arc not well versed in tho duties they havo undertaken to perform, Secretary Knox is likely to piovo stubborn and to clnrish as his best work thoso things in which ho has been most obviously mistaken. Tho first evidence that ho is prepared to do hotter work in the futuro should bo a confession of his errors !:i Lho past; but wo see no ovidonco thut he considers thorn to bo errors. On tho coat vary, fhrc is reason lo believe that ho glories in them. And as long as ho is of that frame of mind, tho American people havo nothing much to hop: for in Mr. Knox's continuance in tho office of Secretary Sec-retary .of Slate. |