Show PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S CABINET c BiNET IS IS r NOT A LEGAL BODY Every four y years ars when a new pres- pres lent Jent takes his office the tOe American eople hear a a great deal about his cabinet One would think that the cabinet W was s the gr greatest body ody in n the country at least able to put through great ireat acts and measures As a matter of fact the the presidents presidents presidents president's dents dent's cabinet abinet as such n has no nn legal ial al of f powers powers In Inn creating the che departments years ago Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress authorized secretaries to head them hem but no mention was made in inthe inthe the law of a ca cabinet fn- fn t or or a cabinet council Their secretaries were to be advisers of the president and to conduct conduct con con- duct the government bus businesses busin- busin n esses under their charge harge according to fo foI I the Y Yv laws v i made a le by y Congress Of or course President Wilson Vilson called his his lis secretaries into consultation frequently frequently frequently fre fre- but it was s some me years after o oi or powers po Jr- Jr r Ir r creating the first presidential office beg began n before before before be be- fore the term cabinet was heard It It w would uld be interesting to-day to to o know enow who first fits us used d or or printed the pie I word cabinet in with the presidents president's secretarial conferences Just now when a new cabinet is isso isso isso so much in evidence it is instructive to how this body operates They always meet in secret executive session and on r f days selected By the president himself himsel ard rd ana r I If each arys ary's important department bu business iness were were taken up and discussed discus discus- se sed seg d the meetings would be he endless affairs Consequently each secretary secretary secre- secre secre secre- tary dis discusses such matters matte separate separate- separately ly y with the president nt Only matters of weight involving administration n policy and pieces of legislation d desir- desir si by the president and are discussed at the sessions We Ve shall dec decline ne the appointment if some soine future president sees fit t to offer us a a cabinet binet job About all a a. cabinet member is is a four year year target tar tar- get gett et for every every kicker in inthe the country c |