The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-12-21

sRAUs. SECRETARY COsnKRcE
AND LABOR.
Several Shifts Made by Elevation OF
Moody to the Supreme
Bench.

Washington, Dee. 17.-Oscar S /
Straus OF New York today was in 4
Quoted into the Office OF secretary Of 1
the department OF commerce and Ia /
Dor in pursuance OF the rearrange-
ment OF the cabinet recently made BY 1
President Roosevelt
The ceremony incident to the re-
urement Of Secretary Metcalf, who 1
has been at the head OF the DEPART
ment since July l. 1905, and the in
ductiOn into ONCE Of Secretary
Straus. shortly after o'clock
this morning in the secre-
tary's Offices at the department The
oath OF Office was administered to
Mr. Straus by Frank H. Larned, chief
clerk OF the bureau Of immigration
Secretary Metcalf, in relinQuishing
the duties Of the Office, formally ex-
pressed to those about him his great
personal regret at the severance OF
relations which always had been so
pleasant He assured them, however,
that Mr. Straus would maintain SINH
lar cordial relations with the people
OF the department
Secretary Straus in a brief address
expressed the desire to continue the
pleasant relations between Secretary
Metcaf and the officials Of the de-
partment and said that il would be
his purpose 50 far as might be pos
Sible to continue the policies OF his
predecessor. He said he would take
his cue from the president one fea-
ture OF whose great strength lies in the
fact that he could depend upon and
enlist the hearty cooperation OF those
about him
Secretary Metcalf arrived at the
navy department with Secretary Bona
| parte at 1O-45- The Oaths Of Office
/ were administered by Solicitor Han
i nah OF the navy department in the
| presence Of Assistant Secretary New
| berry, Rear Admiral RiXey, surgeon
] general OF the navy; Assistant Secre-
| tary Murray OF the department OF
/ commerce and labor, and the bureau
chiefs Of that department, who went
| to the navy department in body aft
er Mr. Straus had been indicted into
1 Office
Secretary BOnaparte in a brief ad-
| dress congratulated the new secre-
| taTy upon the compliment implied up-
on mis- character by his appointments
to the Office OF secretary of the navy
No Office, he said, exists OF greater
| moment to the honor, the vital inter
est and even the natural life Of ou1
common country.
Secretary Metcalf briefly responded
declaring that he always had taken
an interest in the American navy. His
first assignment as a member Of the
house Of representatives, he said, was
| to the naval committee. and that in
tereSt became intensified The secre-
| tary then received the officers and en-
1 plOyes Of the navy department
At II o'clock Charles J. BOnaparte
the retiring secretary Of the navy, took
/ the prescribed oath as attorney gen.
eral, and entered upon his new duties
II The obligation was administered by
II Mr. SOrnberg, the appointment clerk
/ in the department Of justice, in the
presence of Mr.. BOnaparte's prede-
cessOr, William H Moody, the assist
ant attorneys general, the solicitor
/ general and the other principal Off
GERS Of the department Of justice Mr..
Moody was the first to offer cOngrat-
ulatiOns Mr.. BOnaparte declared he
| would be guided in the performance
| Of his duties by the example and cOun-
sells OF his predecessor.