The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30
UNITED STATES SOON TO FEEL
THE ROOSEVELT POLICY
Diplomatic and Consular Service
Changes Tariff in Doubt
SHAW Mdy Leave Post
BY s. w. WALL.

has made good" will be asked to
stay through the next administration.
Morton. called from an active brilliant
business career, accepted with the un-
derstanding that the 4th of March was
the limit With no experience what
ever in politics or governmental af-
fairs, he has developed a taste for botn
through his admiration for the Presi-
dent, but he is a deYOtee Of the strenu-
Gus life himself and he finds the navy
very easy The Vice presidency Of the
Santa Fe has been kept open for Nor
ton with its $4,000 a year. Then there
is the presidency of that road offering
in prospective. Nevertheless, there is
excellent reason 10 believe that Morton
viii remain in the Presidents official
family.
SHAW MAY DROP OUT.
Despite the urgent petitions in his
behalf from Western bankers and
financiers. in spite of the heroic work
he performed during the campaign and
for which he has been thanked by the
President. in spite of the generally ac-
knowiedged high ability he has dis
played in the conduct of his respon-
sible Office, in spite even of a known
desire on his part to fill out four years
Of service, no assurance of any slight
degree has so far been given by the
President that the resignation of Shaw,
rendered as il will be with all the 9TH
ers on the 4th of March will not be
accepted In that case, ii is intimated,
Morton viii be transferred to the
Treasury, Shaw's place. Here it is
said Morton would find opportunity for
the display of special talents. evidence
of the possession of which he has Civ
en- in financing the Santa FTe, gigantic
undertaking at the time, but very sue
cessfully accomplished. Even should
this transfer be made and found to be
agreeable to Morton, it is not likely
that he will remain more than another
year.
Secretary Metcalf. another recent ap-
pointee of the President. and who gave
up the certainty Of being returned to
the House. viii also be asked to remain
a member of the Cabinet. Should Sec
retary. Hitchcock retire, as it is likely
he will do, il is altogether likely that
Metcalf viii be transferable the In
terror Department
SOUTH WANTS A PLACE.
There has been a good deal said
about the intention of Moody to retire
TO the private practice Of law with
the 1st of January, but Moody, by the
Presidents wish, will prosecute for the
Government for some time at least and
probably in some very important cases.
Secretary Wynne Will very likely
give place to Cortelyou in the Post
office Department. As for Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, a change in that
direction has never been thought of,
either by Wilson or the President.
The Cabinet probabilities at this mo-
ment, therefore. are: Secretary of
State, John Hay; Secretary of the
Treasury, Paul Morton; Secretary of
War. William H. Taft; Attorney Gen
eraI W. H. Moody; Postmaster Gen
eral. c. B. Cortelyou; Secretary of the
Navy, -; Secretary of the inte-
rior, Victor H. Metcalf; Secretary of
Agriculture, James Wilson; Secretary
of Commerce and Labor.
Inasmuch as the retirement of any of
the members has not been definitely
announced. it is a little earlv to men
tion the names of their successors A
strong plea is, however, being made
that the South be represented in the
reorganized Cabinet. And in this con-
nection a protest has been filed against
considering Missouri as of the South.
Missouri hay be now charged to the
West in a political classification.
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
Missouri, it is charged, is south for
some expedient purposes and west for
others Now that il has gone Repub-
ican, attention is especially called TO
the fact that Missouri is in the West
by the geography and that the West
is represented in the Cabinet by Nor
ton of Illinois, Taft of Ohio. Wilson of
Iowa. John Hay. who, though he now
signs himself of the District of Colum-
bia, halls originally from the Middle
West, especially Ohio, and by Metcalf
Of California. Republicans of the solid
Democratic South, who labor for Re
publican principles, and with so little
hope Of reward, are urging the names
Of prominent Republicans in their
ranks.
The new administration is expected
TO witness a number of changes in the
diplomatic and consular service the
postal, internal revenue and customs
service. It is understood that Embas-
sador Choate will voluntarily retire
from the court of St. James and return
to the United States, and that Embas-
sadOr Porter at Paris will do the same
Minister Conger will doubtless be sue
ceeded by w. w. Rockhill, chief of the
Bureau of American Republics. Sue
cessors are likely to be named to Pow
ell Clayton. ambassador to Mexico,
and Meyer at Rome, and changes are
intimated as likely at Toxic Berlin.
St. Petersburg and Vienna, as well as
other important points in Europe and
South America.
The recent report of Third Assistant
Secretary Of State Peirce, who went
abroad for the special purpose of look
ing into the consular service and de-
termining the truth of some ugly things
said about it, would indicate some very
sweeping changes to be made.
FIGHT FOR REVISION.
But turning from the question of Of
hees, ii is Roosevelt's leaning toward
tariff revision that excites real inter
est. Every politician, Member of Con-
sress or prominent man visiting the
city, or that has visited the White
House, has run the gauntlet of the in
terviewer. There has been a constant
stream of these visitors of a very Sc
lect sort since the election-some of the
most prominent of stand-patters, as
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