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Show SEC. KNOX TO DEPART His Mission May Be Extended Ex-tended to Include Mexico Washington, Feb. 12. Secretary Knox made definite preparations today for tho conduct of the 'State department depart-ment by his assistants during his absence the next six weeks, when he will visit countries bordering on the Caribbean sea Mr. Knox had his last conference with President TaTt last night and today will leave with his wife and Mrs. Knox for Palm Beach, Fla He will embark on the cruiser Washington for the Central American Ttepublic about Feb 21. Whother Mexico and Colombia will bo included in his itinerary, had not been decided. No official announcement were prepared pre-pared toward Informing Central American Amer-ican countries that the secretary contemplates con-templates visiting them, but the diplomatic dip-lomatic representatives here have cabled to their home offices the substance sub-stance of President TRft's announcement announce-ment made Saturday It is considered consider-ed possible that before final plans are completed by Mr. Knox while in Florida, he may receive a special invitation in-vitation to go "to Mexico. oo |