Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-27
TAFT'S WORK FOR HARMONY
Efforts Shown in Some of His
Appointments.
A Conspicuous Example Il That Of
George n. Moses 70 ne MinIster 10
Greece, Moses was One Of the
Unterrihed Fairbanks Men in
the Chicago Convention.

George n. Moses, former editor of the
Concord, n. H.. Monitor and now min
lister to Greece, left Washington to-day
on his way north to prepare for his
JcL1ney to Athens, says n Washington
correspondent of the Transcript. Mr..
Moses leaves the politics Of New Hamp-
shire in IA reasonably comfortable cond
ton. Senator Gallinger. TO whom he has
been most loyal, ia reelected for an
ether six years, while Senator Burnham
probably will be given a third term in
1917. Whether or not trouble comes to
The modest colleague OF DR. Gallinger,
NJ. Moses need not worry over politics
fcr four years or more, but may draw
his $4,000 n year and perQuisites In poll
teal peace. After the hardest fight the
New Hampshire regulars have been
gwen in a generation, Coll Henry Il.
| Ciinby Is making good Governor of
the Pine Tree state. and Mr.. Moses Is
even optimistic enough to believe that
so well has Governor Quinby carried
| forward the reform movement that he
| could be given the unprecedented hon
| or Of second term II he should care to
make the stand. That. however. is not
| understood to be Governor Quinby's In
tenton.
| Mr. Moses will sell for Liverpool from
| BOSTON on the CNmric May ~. He will
take in London and Paris, and possibly
| Switzerland on his way to the Mediter-
ranean, and IL he follows the advice Of
James r. Reynolds. he will go via
Vienna. The government provides fine
quarters for the legation and Mr.. Moses
has instructed the secretary to renew
the option upon the premises. which ex-
rires soon. 1t is within two blocks of
tie palace, in a desirable quarter
The new minister would not sail until
much later in the season, were it not
! that the secretary of the legation in
slated for promotion, and Mr.. Moses de-
s'res to famiiarize himself with the
dates Of the post before another new
man comes in.
/ Minister Moses is a Dartmouth man.
and while In college developed special
| aptitude for Greek in which ne was ex-
| Ceptionally proficient. When the present
| Superintendent Richardson Of the Amer
| lean Institute at Athens went to take
| that position some ~ years ago. Mr.
Moses was strongly inclined to accept
a professorshp with him. He did not,
however, and has been successful
W wspaper man and politician ever since.
| He has been brushing up on the class
( ic tongue recently. A short time ago a
/ Manchester delegation of Greek. came
Ia him to make modest presentation.
| Moses addressed them in excellent Eng
| lish. which only one Of the party could
understand. and then broke forth in q
toast to the King In the choicest OF
| irodern Greek. The delegation was de-
| l'ious with pleasure ard Minister Moses
with surprise. as he had not expected to
make himself understood
| The appointment OF Mr. Moses-mean-
ing no reflection upon hm-was one Of
the political wonders ~ the capital. He
strongly anti Roosevelt and one Of the
| three Fairbanks men who stood up in
| their boots and were counted at the Chi
! casO convention. His selection was
! taken to mean that President Taft is
| working harder FOR political harmony
:ian his predecessor ever cared TO.
Moses, for one. expresses himsclr as
Gallinger Of course is equally delighted.
completely harmonzed. while Senator