New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
HE IS SECRETARY OLNEY NOW
THE NEW HEAD OF THE STATE DEPART
MENT SWORN IN.
MORE VIGOROUS FOREIGN POLICY MAY BE
LOOKED FOR-MOTIvEs WHICH INFLUENCED
THE PRESIDENT IN MAKING THE AP-
POINTMENT-OL NOT MAN TO
UE TRAMrLED on.
inv TELEGRAPH To THE rRinuwrl

additional dignity was given the occasion by the
fact that chief Justice Fuller administered tho
ooth of office Mr. Olncy rcnchcd the state De
pnrtneni at 1915 O'Clock and was greeted In the
Sccrctarys Office by Assistant Secretaries Uni
and Adee Half an hour later Chief Justice Fuller
arrived ami Joined MIR Olncy In the diplomatic
narlor where the ceremonies incident TO the oc-
caslon were performed. The Chief Justice. stand
ing I'm front OF the new Secretary, whose right
hand was uphed repeated the words Of the oath
and Mr. Olney lowed dgnlfied assent. The
witnesses were Secretary Lamont. Assistant
Secretary t'hl Assistant Secretary Adce. *. VI.
Lands. private secretary to the late Secretary
Gresham and Mrs Aubrey. daughter Of Chief
Justice Fuller.
Among those who paid their respects to Mr.
Olnev and congratulated him on the assumption
Of tho Office were Assistant Secretary Rockhiil.
Mr. Eckels. Controller Of the Currency. the bureau
ch,cfs and other officers OF the state Department.
The last official net OF Mr. olney as Attorney
con.ral VAS 10 accept this morning the resigna-
tIon Of j. o. Mott as Assistant United states DIS
tric,-Attornev for the Southern District II New
York Solictor-General Holmes Conrad Is Acting
At,orney-General and will 50 continue until Mr.
Harmon the new Attorney-General. qualities. Mt
Harmon IL expected 10 reach here Tomorrow
That Mr. Olney's appointment as Secretary OF
State Mas the result Of determination on the
part or the President more nearly 10 conform 10
nuhlIc sentiment In his action on international
questions there seems 10 be little douD, inc
Presidents motive IN changing front appears
equally clear At least this is the impression
which the friends Of the Administration seek TO
create It is fact nevertheless. that Mr.. Olney
AZ first declined transfer - the state Depart
,yiy AZ
that he was Induced to become General Gresham's
successor Mr. Olney's reason for hesitation IS
worthy OF note When the inside history OF the
Cleveland Administration is made public. and the
Interference and dictaiion which Cabinet Minis
tors ar. constantly subjected TO become known. 1t
,y,u M. soon that excepting in the office Of TN"
A,,orn.y-t;cner1l thu President has personally
considered and settled most Of the important
questions which have arisen since his second IN
auguraton.
The cours. O. the Freslden, In foreign affairs
h,s not only disappointed the people al large but
4, has lispleasoi members ~ his cabinet Hao'tu-
,llv MIR Cleveland cares LITTLE FOR public opinion.
put he is not without political and personal am
billion. and persons familiar with his expectations
are authority for the statement tha'' however
improbable such a result may appear TO o'he'T'
he looks hopefully forward 10 renominiu'n III
1896 An official well acquainted with conu''i'"S
here said to-day that henccforth the fres'u'"'
may hc counted upon 20 show greater Vis'' anu
soundcr Afner,canlsm In his treatment 81 inter
national questions The speaker added tha' ne
had discussed some ~ the cDuntry's foreign re-
l.tions with the President recently ana 'n't HIS
amman, WAS IN 4 sense authoritative. The
p-,.,l.n, he continued had determined t. taNe
I'm. ,, action which would tend 10 bring back
public confidence Said the speaker;
:, ,ier. ~ the m-ekncss heretofore dispiayei 10y
Mr. cleveland u may seem hD~Hfl 20 SAP 49,,
Dil show csiraori,narJ Xs"dir,h'css such IS tne
VIZ. t9rrTp q Tpp,.:.n, ~ rkc most men In ofic NE
Ia he ha- got - point ~h~n ne ~, ~ .r, M
,r'lom - no Administration mas been so ScVri'N
condemned his course IN The II" ""tIan NM -.
ragutn incidents he has become ambitious To NM nav.
,1, n,nnl. Nltn him and knowing mat ne cannot
chang. public opinion h" VIII l"vilf i"S i"S.i
cn,irs. 10 intent IL he upon regainins lost gi"u'
,n.. ~ d s.r.,u. question should arise between ths
co,rtrv oni /, European Power England tor ilns-
fraft,u, involving matters which tae peop.e AZ iais"
,.,I a. eronnis for extraordinary vigor, such as
The V.nezrrlan boundary dispute" pelleV" 'iH.
The Prcsldent would 60 to the extreme oi "Siua.H
,,o an 81 onoortnnlfy w be afforded the President
which he seeks and which he VIII lose no time III
embracing.
Some ~ the facts relating 10 Mr.. oln'ys APP
pointment are interesting. as showing that III"
neu Secretary of state did not Seek. but was
actually opposed T. a transfer to the state D'-
p,r,ment The impression exists tha' the
Presidents delay In naming new Secretary "i
Stat. WAS due - the dficulty In selecting
suitable Attorney General. The idea -
natural one. as It was created by remarks oi
Administration officials themselves Really
however II Is erroneous and was probably men
toned - conceal the truth. The fact Is trat MI
Cleveland lid not sooner announce the SUI
crssor Of General Gresham because the re'lfi',s
Attorney General hestatcd 10 say that ne ""u'"
accent The promotion. Mr.. Oln"y at nrSt de-
clin.i the transfer Being urged To DO So ne
took the matter under adv!semen'. anu "i',i
several talks with the President accepted. IL
tho new Secretary were 10 explain the matter
himself he would doubtless say that the duties
OF the Secretary Of State are not In the me oi
his profession and therefore uHcongena' ih's
would be a polite way OF putting !" pu' "0' "
accurate way. A.,
Az Attorney General Mr. Olney occupied the
only independent position In the Cap'net anu US.
charged public duties when the freSidt"'' "".
being n profound lawyer. could not understand
and transact Being familiar with the habit OF
the President 10 dictate To his other chiei al
vscrs Mr. Olney knew well enough 'ha' az
Secretary OF State he vorld % more oi cietN
than a Cabinet Minister. owing 10 the Iresl-
dent's practice Of insisting that his own Views
on all international questions shall govern. TO
uiye up the only portfolio the duties OF which
Mr. Cleveland cannot. or In practice does not
n.rform and to accept another To which the
President devotes the most attention did not
naturally meet the fancy of Mr. olney triehd
OF the new Secretary said to-day that the fresi-
dent had difficulty In pcrsuading MI. olney 10
accept the position of Secretary OF state, ana
that much embarrassment arose because the
former Attorney -(;enWal could not assign the
true reason for not wanting to give up an office
which was congcnial to him IN all respects for
another I'm which ne would lose much. II not all.
his Independence Even as Attorney-General
Mr.. Olney had had several wordy battles with
Nr Cleveland and he felt that az Secretary
OF state he was likely to have many others.
Said the speaker:
o,n.v * "A positive character. anu has a mind
~ hIs own His Views are not FORMED without
much delIberation but decided upon they are
generally sound and always firmly held The Pres
ident also holds tcnaciously 10 his Ideas. and those
NJ his subordinates must Of course. give way. Mr..
Cleveland is not a good lawyer. ana as Attorney
General Mr. Olncy necessarily conducted aHars ac-
coring 10 his notion OF what was right and ex-
redient Oincy IL sound on the American question.
iIe has the New England ideas on the subject and
considering his di.nclnaton TO become Secretary OF
state and the fact that he finally accepted the Of
nce | am convinced that some agreement has been
en- tered into between himself and the President
which means greater v1gor In the country's for