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1 . r - - tr' . THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAX. POTITLAXD. MARCH G. 1921 -.V III Personnel Said to Be Best in Three Administrations. EACH MEMBER QUALIFIED I'ailurc to Attain Ideal I Called Basis of Complaints Made by Opposition. BY MARK SLLLIVAX. (Copyright bv the New York Evening Post, Inc., 1'uiilishecl by Arrangement WJSHl.VliTOX. D. C, March 5. (Special.) The only practicable stand ard by which to appraise Mr. Hard ing's cabinet Is that of previous cab i.itts. Most of the public comment 'ignores the starting point. Some of the cabinet has taken as its base of comparison a vague picture of an ideal cabinet, which arose loosely out of Mr. Harding's use of the phrase. "The best minds of the country." It was not merely, nor even pri marily, of his cabinet that Mr. Hard in? used this phrase. In fact, he meant it more broadly to express the idea that he would follow the practice if eoing outside his official and per sonal relations; that as respects everything that may come up from time to time he will, in an unofficial and informal way. supplement the ad vice of his official family by consul tation with 'The best minds of the country." Cabinet Considered Strong;. Also much of the comment on the - new cabinet is prejudiced by the fact that it comes from persons who had set their hearts on the inclusion of two men General Wood and Elihu Hoot who were omitted. Another considerable number had set their fr.inds against one man who was taken in Harry Daugherty. A judg ment which 'makes too much of the omission or Inclusion of certain individuals is obvously not well lounded. The fact is that several unprejudiced persons who have made a careful comparison of Mr. Hard ing's cabinet, man for man, with every other cabinet within the present gen t ration have come to the judgment that Mr. Harding's cabinet is. on the whole, decidedly stronger than any of the others. In this comparison the man who has the most difficult precedents to measure up to is obviously Mr. Hushes. Few will contend that Mr. Hughes need have any fear of com parison with the three secretaries of state in Mr. Wilson's cabinet Colby, Lansing and Bryan. But after that, Mr. Hughes must endure comparison v ith Senator Knox, who was Taft's ecretary of state, and Root, who was Koosevelt's. Hughe Preferred to Knox. In fact, it is just these two men who are now preferred to Hughes by those who are not satisfied by the selection of the latter. As to Knox, it was only a few senators and others who preferred him to Hughes. Their reason for this pref erence is precisely one reason why Hughes is the better selection. They wanted Knox because Knox had the extreme irreconcilable position on the leacue of nations, on this point alone unbiased persons must prefer Hughes, for the precise reason that his mind is more open and not antagonistic to any one section of feeling. And there are other reasons why Hughes ' need not fear comparison with Knox Comparisony with Root, however, is a different matter. Those who con tinue to wish that Root had been the choice have at least reasonable ground for their position. While the superiority of Root's experience Is undeniable, it is also true that the number who regard his superiority as the only test is comparatively small. Wide Acquaintance Valuable, Hughes, as a man who has been a candidate for president, who has cam paigned the country for himself and others, and has been a member of the most exalted group of men in our national government, the supreme court, carries to thousands of per sons to whom he is better known than Root the conviction of high character and very great ability. I suspect it may be just this great er quantity of public knowledge of Hughes, the wider geographic distri bution of those who had seen him, or knew of him and had confidence in him, that helped cause Mr. Harding's preference for Hughes. The smaller world that knows something about our foreign relations preferred Ioot because of his experience, but is ' equally ready to concede that Hughes' equipment, omitting experience to' be quickly acquired, is adequate. Hoover Iopulnr Choice. In a popular sense, as well as in the sense of careful judgment, the inclusion of Hoover carries an amount of favorable conviction quite as great as. or even greater than Hughes. It w 111 be hard to make the public be lieve that a cabinet which includes Hoover is ever on the side of any thing that idealists regard as inde fensible. Moreover, no one will con tend for a moment that any man who has ever filled the post of secretary of commerce has had anything even faintly approaching either the ability or the public confidence that Hoover has. Weeks as secretary of war carries as much conviction as or more than any other man who has filled that post as far back as the time when i; 1 i h u Root held it. In his home state of .Massachusetts Weeks obviously has aroused an amount of disapproval sufficient to retire him from the senate. MeekiT Mind Accurate. In Washington, however. Weeks stands high for ability and diligence. Jn his committee work in the house and senate he acquired complete mas tery of three important branches of the government business the post office, .banking and currency and mil Mary affairs. He has an accurate mind and he has a quality which, while not spectacular, will carry a man a long way the quality of in dustry, the will to work. While Weeks' identity with the standpat end of the republican party is complete, it is also a fHct that he I Is progressive In a cautious way. He gave some aid and comfort to Sena tor Kenyon In the latter's advocacy of the bill to regulate the .packers and throughout the -recent cabinet dis cussions was one who steadily advo cated the Inclusion of Hoover. Hays t.ooa' Organizer. Will Hays has been commonly de scribed as a political appointment. But so also was Burleson. - And be fore Burleson, Hitchcock. That the public should regard Hays' selection as merely political Is easily-explained. The only knowledge the public has had of Hays has been as a party of ficial. Those who follow these things closely, however, know that Hays has unremitting industry and genius for organization. It is a fair prediction that Hays' administration of the post office department will be memorable for efficiency. Moreover. Hays has A prevailing sympathy with that por tion of the republican party that leans toward idealism and progressive measures. Uenby is a man of the highest char acter. In his home community he has that completely favorable opinion that can come only from unqualifiedly high character. He has an imagina tion which, while not bold, will be both distinguishable and adequate in his new duties. It is said by those who know best that the thing the navy now needs most is that good feeling among officers and men which is called morale. ' Service Record Pleaxea. For' several reasons Denby is as good a-man as could possibly have been chosen for the particular pur pose of supplying morale. The fact that at nearly 60 years of age he joined the marine corps as a private helps ip this regard. The mere fact of Denby's appointment creates gen erous confidence and good will throughout the department. The new attorney-general is, of course, the man against whom most public criticism has been directed. Of the 'men who have been attorney general during, the past quarter of a century five have been promoted to the supreme court. Not even Daugh erty's frlend will contend Utat such a promotion would be justified by his position as a lawyer. But it is also to be said that a president who went to such lengths in resisting opposition as Mr. Harding had to in appointing Hughes and Hoover is entitled to lenient judgment for including one man on a personal basis. Further more the useful thing now is to ad mit a statute of limitations as "to Daugherty's political past and judge him wholly by future performance. KalI Regarded Dubloaaly. pne other appointment which, in some circles, has been received with doubt Is that of Fall to the interior department. The secretary of the interior i the custodian and trustee of vast amounts of public property e.galnst which asaults are constantly being made by private interests seek irg advantage. Many feel that in this conflict Fall will not stand as uniformly implacable against private Interest as had been demanded in re cent years by the friends of what has come to be known as conserva tion. It can hardly be hoped that Fall will take as high a position on con servation as has been enforced by public opinion upon the Interior de partment secretaries of recent admin istrations One angle of the crit icism of Fall expressed itself more crudely and literally than is really intended by the phrase, "God help the poor Indian." and one humanita rian agency charged with the protec tion of the Indians' rights has gone formally on record in protest against Fall's selection. Corporation Leaning Feared. Few will deny in the matter of pro fessional experience that Mellon is more highly equipped for secretary of the treasury than Houston. Glass or McAdoo of Mr. Wilson's administra tion, or McVeagh of Taft's or Cortel you of Roosevelt's "or Leslie M. Shaw, also of Roosevelt's cabinet. Criticism directed against Mellon has not dealt with his experience or with his pro fessional equipment otherwise. It has dealt rather with his long identity with big corporations. It expresses the suspicion that in any conflict of interest between organized business and the public Mellon by reason of his long association may lean toward the former. Whether that suspicion . is well grounded can only be judged by per formance. Meantime the one safe assurance we have is that work of the United States is going to be di rected by a very great business man. That this is a public need is apparent now, and will be even more apparent In a few wee,ks, when the income tax returns will be in. and we shall all know what the best1 informed now expect, namely, that .the government this year is likely to have consider ably less than enough money to pay its bills. mmmm CABLE CONCESSIONS Tokio, However, Will Insist on Yap Mandate. BREACH TO BE AVOIDED Harding, Says Press, Will Adopt Strong Foreign Policies and Reopen Pending Issues. TOKIO, March 4. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The Yomi-Url Shim bun todav published a dispatch from Paris, quoting Viscount Kikujiro Ishil, Japanese ambassador to France and representative of Japan in the council of the league of nations, as saying that Japan would insist on her mandate over the Island of Yap. but was ready to make concessions regarding the cables. The newspapeT says it thinks Vis count Ishii's statement embodies the idea of Japan, which does not desire to,permlt the Yap question to affect the friendly relations between Japan and the United States. The Yomi-Uri surmised Japan will propose that the Guam-Yap cable line be placed under joint control, but declared it remains to be seen whether this would satisfy the United States. The Kokumin Shimbun calls at tention to the importance the in auguration of the Harding adminis tration will have in far eastern af fairs. It cannot be denied, the news paper, says that it means the nego tiations between Japan and the United States on pending questions must undergo renewed discussion. more especially the accord between the two countries, which had almost reached the stage of success. "At this critical moment," the Kokumin continues, "another delicate matter has arisen, the Yap problem. The Harding administration probably will adopt stronger foreign policies than the outgoing administration, so that Japan's diplomacy toward Amer ica is bound to - become increasingly difficult. "We herewith present with our con gratulations a beautiful bouquet of roses to the new. president of the United States, but we wish to warn our own government to be careful not to receive back from the Ameri can government our rose gift in the form of a crown of thistles." It Is Diamond Time SIBERIA FLAYS JAPANESE HARDING IS BUSY MAN ' (Continued From First Pa ye.) League of Nations Member Said to Be Slaying Innocent People. TOKIO, Feb. 14. Strong criticism For Special Italian Dishes Go to the ; ' Italian Progress Restaurant 100 First, Street, Corner Stark Special Italian Lunch 60 From 11:30 to 2 Special Italian Dinner -From 11:30 to 9 P. M. Ravioli, Spaghetti and Rice a Specialty Try Our Italian Home-made Ice Cream Not Open Sunday was to see it as soon as it was de livered. He led his new pet into his office, where it made itself at home. Later the president proudly exhibited the dog to newspaper correspondents. "You see," he said, "I am going to have near me at least one friend who won't talk." On arriving at the theater Presi dent and Mrs. Harding were cheered and the president shook hands with the manager. They were escorted to tl.rf presidential box, draped with the American i&s, while the orchestra played the "Star-Spangled Banner' and the audience applauded. of Japanese military repression in Si berta is voiced in an article in the Tribuna, organ of the Chita, Siberia, government, submitted to the Japa nese foreign office today by the Japa nese consul at Vladivostok. The Tribuna article follows: "Japan, one of the powers that be longs to the league of nations, is slay ing a number of innocent people on the Russian Pacific coast, and slaying them with impunity. "In the case of Grodekovo and other places where Japanese troops are stationed a life of security for Russians has become an impossibility. Most of the inhabitants have aban doned their homes, schools have been closed, public offices have been abol ished and a number of innocent people are daily killed. "The Russian civil guards are un able to arrest offenders on account of Japanese interference. To make mat ters worse, most of the criminals are sheltered in Japanese military of fices. ' "We are not unaware of "he dread ful consequences that follow in the wake of foreign troops in Russian territory, but we never dared dream that these troops should launch a colonial policy with regard to Rus sian territory. "It is strange that the European powers remain silent. We cannot but conclude that one of the objectives of the Japanese is to let anarchy loose in the maritime province. "Japan may be desirous of making peace with the new far eastern repub lic, but she must be reminded that the policy she is at present following is conducive only to introducing an archy into the places. where she now is. This will not only breed hostile sentiment against any treaty being signed with Japan, but will also heighten Russian feeling against the Japanese." t CHILDREN AT VERY DOOR (Continued From First Pa,ge, ) 'Gifts that last" "It is in the spring that youth turns to thoughts of diamonds. 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T to star on Board. Admiral Benson and Commissioner Donald will remain on the shipping board as custodians of the govern ment interests until new. members can be appointed by President Hard ing and confirmed by the senate. The terms of the other members ex pired on March 4 but several of them wiil remain as trustees of the emer gency fleet corporation. While the shipping board will accordingly be inactive and will not settle policy questions, the fleet corporation win continue as usual and will carry on without Interruption the routine ac tivities of the government-ownea f!e-"t. including the operation and sale of vessels, sale of surplus material. and other executive functions. Admiral Benson and Commissioner lonld hold that they have the duty and the legal right to remain on the board to safeguard the government interests, having once been con firmed by the senate, and aet'ng under the section of the merchant marine act which specifies that the members in office at the time the law was enacted shall remain until new members are appointed ant qualified. PAY ROW STILL BREWS SCHOOL HEAD SAYS NEXT MOVE CP TO COMMISSIOX. Last Cabby Drops Dead. TREXTON'. X. J. For the first time in the memory of the oldest inhab itant the other night Trenton was without a horse-drawn cab. The owner and driver of the last one in operation here fell dead from his box from heart disease, just after he had taken a passenger to a Stockton street address. The cabbie was Martin Kosezewick and he did a live ly business to the last, despite the competition of taxis and trolleys. He was 60 years old. Read The Oregonian classified ads. Number- of Married Women Re sign When Reduction' Becomes in Force, but One Stays. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 5. (Special.! The controversy about the cut in salaries of married women em ployed at the courthouse is acute. A number of married women who have been working at the courthouse re signed March 1, when the resolution auopted by the county commissioners became effective. The county pro posed to pay such women half the salary usually paid for doing such work. In the case of C.V. Bennett, county superintendent of schools, the ques tion is just a little different. The old scale of salary for this office was ilUO a month. The superintendent takes office September 1 of every second year, instead of January 1, as is the case in all other ottices. Under the new law, effective Janu ary 1, nearly all county otuces pay 4U0U a year, that of superintendent of schools incluued. However, he will have to work for 1U0 a month until September 1, if he holds the office and he is elected for two years beginning at that date. In the office of superintendent, Mrs. Bennett is paid $125 a month as chief deputy, though the superintendent gets but J100. The commissioners, however, nave cut Mrs. Bennett's salary to $62.50. Mr. Bennett said that the next move is up to the commissioners his wife is working. If he desired, he could resign for the remainder of his term and then return September 1. resume the duties of the office and get his $2000 a year. Hh could ap- Cluny Laces 49c, 69c and 89c Beautiful Hand-made Chemise Laces in Cluny patterns, Insertions and Edges in all widths. . Girdles, $1.29 A special lot of Braid and Cord Girdles in . black, browl, navy, taupe, tan, old rose, etc. Girdles, $2.95 Wide Roman Stripe Braid Girdles with fringed and tassel ends. Silk Fiber Fringe, 59 Yd. A special purchase of a 4-inch Silk Fiber Fringe of good heavy quality in all colors. 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