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Show HIGH LIGHTS IN THE LIFE OF PHILANDER PHIL-ANDER KNOX Washington, Oct 30. "Since lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, It is worth while for tho youth ot America to pay more than passing attention to tho footprints leTt upon the sands of time by tho late Philander C. Knox," declares the Republican Publicity Association In a review of tho "high lights" In the career ot the distinguished distin-guished statesman. Tho review Is as follows: j "Assistant U. S. Attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania 1876 j President Pennsylvania Bar Association Associa-tion 1897. Attorney General ot the United States under McKtnley, 1901; reappointed by Roosevelt and served to 1904 when he resigned. Appointed to U. S. Senate to fill vacancy caused by death of Matthpw .Stanley Quay, 1904, and elected for senatorial term 1905-11, resigning In 1909 to becomo Secretary ot Stato under President Taft. Reelected to Senate March 6, 1916, to succeed Senator George T. Oliver. Received 68 votes for Republican presldental nomination In convention of 1908. Refused Attorney-Genl-'slilp during Mc KInley's first term. Twlco refused 'Roosovelt's tender of appointment to the U. S. Supremo Court. Prominently mentioned for 'appointment as Secretary of State under Harding, but preferred to remain re-main in the Senate. I Was trusted advisor of four Presidents Pre-sidents McKinlcy, Roosevelt, Taft and Harding. Successfully prosecuted prosecut-ed tho so called Northern Securities .Case, pronounced by constitutional authorities to be tho gravest and most Important Issue presented to tho Supreme Court slnco the determination determina-tion of the problems growing out of the Civil War period. This broke .up'iho notorious Hill-Morgan railroad merger. He secured the extradition ot Greene and Ganor, who fled to Canada with large sums embezzled In connection with government contracts con-tracts In the harbor of Savannah. Canada refused to extradite them and Knox, acting In direct conflict with an opinion of Sir Edward Clark, leader of the British bar, took an appeal' to the privy council in London which rendered nn opinion in favor of the United States and established a procedent In international law. Ho acquired title to. tho Panama Canal for the United States and did much 'to strengthen our relationships with jthoi Latin Americans . He originated t tho dIpu to neutralize the Man- churlan railways, which was defeated by tho opposition of Russia and Japan. Ho gavo a dignity to dollar diplomacy. He was Irreconcilably opposed, as an American and Senator to the ' Wilson league of nations. Knox will sco through It, wrote Lansing from Paris. In the debate on that matter he proposed what has been referred 1 to as tho Knox doctrine, viz., If a 'situation should arise in which any power or combination of powers l should, directly or Indirectly, menaco tho freedom and peace of Europe, tho United States would regard such 'situation with grave concern as a Imonace to Its own freedom and peaco land would consult with other powers 'affected with a vlow to concerted 'nctlon for the removal of such menace. men-ace. This was not acted upon by tho Sonate. Ho was ono of tho authors of tho round robin resolution which served notlco on tho Versalles peace conferences that tho league could not hopo for tho required voto In tho Senato and that tho treaty should not include it. Ho was finally tho author of tho peaco rcsoluatlon, amended am-ended somewhat by tho House, which officially terminates tho war. "Philander C. Knox will bo ro-membered ro-membered as ono of the foremost statesman of tho age In which he llvod." t |