Show 0 MEETING OF I CABINET HELD t IN IN TWO MONTHS 1 l Olson A Appears Able t tc to 0 Takes Rides and Attend trend t tc to Some F Executive Matters l h but t N No o Department Se Session Sessio ion i By David Lawrence LawrenceP P t f Copyright 1 IWO by Salt 1 Ialo 11 1 Herald Washington Washing D. D c. c March 31 Near U.-Near- Near Near- fly 1 Y two months havo o passed sinco the fateful days when Robert Lansing called tho the cabinet together to function of or President Wilson during tho the illness but though an official rebuke for tor summoning summoning sum um- moning the tho tho cabinet without authority time timo no meeting of ot was issued at the tho tho rho cabinet has since been called by bythe bythe bythe the President himself Every Even Tuesday and Friday members member's of the cabinet especially cabinet especially the new ones walt gait eagerly for tor the mystic ring on the telephone from tho the operator at tho the White House switchboard telling them the they arc aro to experience the thrill of ot their first cabinet meeting But man many l Tuesdays and many Fridays have gone Sono by and not a word from tho the dent Mr Wilson appears well enough h to take tato motor rides in Rock flock Creek park and the Virginia hills and to transact official business for an hour or r so a da day but the strain of oC a n cabinet cabi cabi- ii net mt t meeting is evidently o too much for Him liim yetE yet ct E t Four Tour New Members Member 1 The President l has as a brand now secretary secretary sec sec- of oC commerce commerce e secretary of agriculture agri agri- culture secretary of 01 the interior and ands s secretary of ot state and though David F. F P Houton sat In the agricultural chair ber before re he will now move up closer to the throne and occupy the ch chair ir- ir of the secretary of or tho the treasury Attorney General Palmer is really a newcomer newcomer Only the familiar faces faces of ot Newton D. D Baker Daker secretary of ot war ar Daniels secretary s of ot tho the navy William B. B Wilson secretary of ot labor and Postmaster General Burle- Burle s so remain lilts lilt's Its Ils a strong political cabinet nov nev nevertheless and tho the kind Mr Wilson has b been en anxious to call together from the tho beginning b The Tho President ent likes likos men who can go out and arid make oo g-oo good camp campaign campaign cam cam- p speeches and practically all of or orthis this cabinet arc are qualified for the stump slump Secretary Alexander of the d department depart depart- part part- Wilson ment nent of commerce Secretary jf oI the department of or labor and Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master General Burleson campaigned actively before thc they became members of the tho House of or Representatives cs Sec SO- Secretary Meredith ran for Cor of ot Iowa Cowa on the tho Democratic ticket and is J making a few low speeches now to ad- ad clubs chambers of or commerce md nd civic organizations Secretary Daniels was tho the Democratic national from North North Carolina for tor twenty enty years Secretary Baker was mayor maor of or Cleveland and active e in n Ohio politics Attorney General Palmer has been leader of oC tho the Demo Demo- caucus In the tho House of or F Representatives epro- epro and was floor leader of or the Wilson forces at the Democratic contention convention con con- of or 1912 11 in Baltimore Ho is isCh Ch active o and avowed candidate for tor Jio tho Democratic nomination o Colby is lis an excellent speaker possibly the he best of ot the cabinet He is an orator orator ora- ora tor or and spellbinder His speeches nomInating nominating nom- nom Roosevelt in tho Progressive Pro ressho convention in 1316 or condemning Roosevelt later on for betraying tho the party arty rt are masterpieces of ot eloquence fr Two Non Xon Only Secretaries Houston of or tho the treasury and John Barton Payne Parne of or the he Interior department cant can't qualify is politicians Eight of or ten in the Wilson cabinet will be bo heard from during dur- dur ur- ur Ing ng- ng the tho coming coming- campaign Thc They are arc expected to do th the fighting for lent Wilsons Wilson's policies l Some of the former members of or the cabinet probably fi will have havo their sa say L loo po O. O thou though h perhaps the they may not all allie he be ie as enthusiastic about tho the Wilson policies as the they used to bo boo William Fennings s Bryan Thomas W. W 0 Gregory ory William G. G McAdoo Franklin K I Lane nc Lindley Indle M. M Garrison and Robert L Lansing Lan Lan- an- an F sing Ing constitute tho the Wilson alumni association as association as- as though it looks as If Ii Mr Lansing will divide honors with Mr garrison in maintaining absolute silence silence si- si lence ence about tho administration Neither Neith Neith- er er r one satisfied tho the political qualifications lons of oC a n. cabinet member which Mr r. r Wilson seems to think is vital Neither Neith er cr one made political speeches With the battery of or speakers w ilch have lavo now been collected b by tho the President dent there will be bo enough administration lon tion spokesmen esmen to make up for or the Presidents President's own Inability to resume the tho 10 fight ig-ht on tho the stump i r 0 Made f There has been no session of the then n Wilson Ilson cabinet yet yut cl to talk laUt over plans for Tor r the life campaign or tho the matters of oC government which tho the cabinet members members members mem mem- bers are arc supposed to b bo be dc dealing with Ever since last September when Mr rr Vilson took tool sick the executive o branch of lOt tho the government g has hns been Cohesion was confidently ex- ex ex exa expected a when Mr Wilson dismissed Mr T Lansing but for some unexplained reason tho the situation hasn't changed chanCed a abit ait bit it from Crom the tho days clays when enforced confinement confinement con con- inside tho the White house kept Oho tho President l detached from his cabinet cabi cabi- net tel Pr President differ however in I their estimate of ot the value of ot cabi cabinets cabs I nets Mr Wilson has haa never leaned loaned l I heavily on his cabinet c. Ho got Sot accustomed accustomed j tomed to tho elimination of ot ono cabinet cabinet cabi- cabi I net mer meeting ting every week during tho the j I war and of ot course courso when ho he went vent abroad he l kept ept in touch In only the j I most superficial way with the heads of I the tho different departments Looking Lookingback Lookingback back baek over oer nearly two years Mr Wilson Witson Wit Wil son has ha J seen ver very little of ot his hw cabnet cabinet cabinet cabi cab VIl 1 net either collectively or Individually and has established thus t far tho the record record record rec rec- ord of oC holding holding- no cabinet meetings meeting whatsoever for moro more than seven months I I. I I |