Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-30
COMING CHANGES
IN THE CABINET
Official Announcement Created
Great Sensation in po-
IiticaI Circles.
THE FIRST JEW is CHOSEN.
Hon. Oscar Strauss, Democrat. Is the
Cause Of Widespread Comment and
Gossip in Capital OF Nation.
snenlal corrcspon,lenee.

Special Correspondence.
washington, Oct. 26--The official an
nouncement OF the coming changes III
The cabinet has created greater sehsa-
lion In political circles than any simi-
lar publication has made In many years
II Is not only that the Hon. Oscar
strauss Is a Democrat that comment Is
widespread. but he is the first man OF
The Jewish faith TO have been chosen
member Of the presidents official ram
ily since the foundation Of the govern
ment.
And yet the American Jew has been
nm important factor I'm American poll-
ties since the very inception OF the
movement which led TO the adoption OF
Tho Constitution. IL was the influence
~ the lew In the early days Of the ma
tlon which caused the framing OF that
document in such phraseology as TO as
sure absolute religious liberty In me
new republic: aud II was the Jew VINO
was instrumental In preventing decla-
ration to the effect that this Is 'Chfls.
tan nation" IN the American "tree Oh
rights" 80.
Durlng the second war With Great
who held South Carolina In line, and
thereby made the war possible, and II
was the same Jew, Noah, who turned MS
priyate fortune over TO the government
Ia aid In the conduct OF that war Ana
n IA TO the shame OF the republic that
Noah was vllined and ostracised by MS
fellow countrymen, abandoned by MS
government and that neither he nor MS
descendants were paid back the money
which he advanced.
RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY.
The bigotry IN religious matters which
axisted a hundred years ago has gradu-
ally.eyaporated. Today the presence or
Jew IN the halls Of Congress excites
no comment. There have been members
OF the faith IN both houses for many
wears. In the senate today Ia lsadnr
Raynor OF Maryland, while In the house
are Adolph Myer OF Louisiana, bucian
Iittauer OF New York, Representative
tioldfogh OF New York. and several oth-
ers.
IN England Disreal was the first jew
20 be admitted tn a seat In parliament
and he, as is wen known. reached the
highest pinnacle, politically, to which Il
commoner can aspire. premiership. In
this country jews have held important
diplomatic positions and In the unofii-
cial co,lnsels of state they have been
potent factors But. as Mark Twain
has pointed out, It is principally In the
line OF commegce and finance that the
Hebrew has been prominent, 1t must
not be forgotten, however, that profes-
sors OF the faith have done great work
in both the army and navy branches OF
our military service.
Mr. Strauss IL q capitalist, philan-
.fot nj N nlA N
cial world he ranks among the kings.
AS n philanthropist he has been prac-
teal The pure milk depots cstab-
lished in New York city for the bene-
ut Of the poor Of all creeds and colors
were created by him, and thousands
upon thousands OF poor people on
Manhattan Island bless him for his
charities. In the diplomatic service
az minister 20 Turkey--he exhibited
wonderful knowledge Of the intrica-
cies OF European diplomacy and 1t lis
largely due TO his record as diplomat
that President Roosevelt has rendered
him one OF his cabinet portfolios. He
should make an ideal secretary OF
commerce and labor
The selection OF one Of their faith,
for the first time, to hold portfolio
has caused n flood of kilograms of
commentator for his action to pour
IN upon the president. That Mr.
Strauss Is, and always has BEEN a
Democrat Is Of little moment Cleve-
land chose Gresham. who held cabi-
net positions under Republican prea-
ident. IA his secretary of state and
Roosevelt selected Paul Morton. n for
mer Democrat and the son of Demo-
crat secretary of agriculture, for the
navy department.
After oil the cabinet officers, ex-
cept IN one or two instances, have
nothing TO do with politics. although
they have much to do With policies.
SOME or HIS WORK.
Strenuous efforts arc TO be made
from this time forth to increase the
marine corps. This branch Of the
service has. since the Spanish war,
received the recognition which was
never before accorded 10 IT, 1t Is not
forgotten that II was the corps which
first landed at Guantanamo. on the
south coast Of the island of Cuba, and
that II was the men with the rcd
stripes on their trousers' who first