Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-01
PRESIDENT LIKES
NEWSPAPERMEN
In the List Of His Appointments,
The Latest is Captain
"Archie" Butt.
EVERY ONE HAS MADE GOOD
A Peculiar situation Is That Presented
by Commissioner Leupp, Who
Would Fire" Himself


Special Correspondence.
washington. DC. Dec. 24-The presi-
dent has selected Archie" Butt as one
81 his military aids. and during the
coming social season at the White
House Captain Butt wiz be recognized
az one OF the principal social factors OF
the White House encourage.
President Roosevelt during his adj
ministration has recognized the news
paper fraternity as no one preceding
him In that office has done or has
thought OF doing. In no point has he
ever extended his feeling of comrade-
ship 70 a greater extent than he did
IN choosing Archibald W. Butt for the
Important social position.
Capt. Butt was born In Georgia. He
Is handsome young man with every
trait Of gentle breeding and he is
withal true blue blooded American.
Before the Spanish American war he
was a newspaper correspondent here
Al the outbreak OF the war he was
appointed a captain in the army and
assigned to tho quartof1naster's depart
uient OF the army. Most OF his asso-
ciates expected that he would "fall
down because they knew him more as
a happy g0-lucly good fellow than as a
prospective soldier. But Archie" Butt
made good from the start and he Is
recognized today after 10 years service
in the United states army as one OF
the best quartormasters we have ever
had Archie" Butt Is unquestlonably
one OF the most popular men I'm the
army today and when President Roose-
welt selected him as his military aldo
he paid greater compliment 10 the
newspaper fraternity than he did when
he reappointed Harry" West as dis
tiict commissioner and Henry Macfar-
land to a similar position under the
District Of Columbia government.
In this connection Il may be said
that there have been several news
paper men selected by the present adj
ministratiOn for important positions.
These mon have made good.
WOULD FIRE" HIMSELF.
Il is doubtful. however. IL any APP
pointee OF the president ever has gone
so far as TO recommead the abolition
Of his own office. Yet, this Is what
Francis +. Leupp. commissioner Of In
dian affairs and a newspaper man, has
done. Mr.. Leupp is perhaps the most
efficient commissioner that has ever
held that office. He has neglected his
own affairs 10 devote his whole time to
tho advancement OF the wards of the
nation.
Mr.. Leupp In his report TO the presi-
dent recommends that he be given ad-
ditional assistance for the purpose OF
winding up the affairs of the Indian
office, because he recognizes the fact
that within a few years the Indian Of
fee viii cease TO be necessary IN
other words, tho Indians are rapidly be-
coming American citizens, and il Will
not be long before they are all placed
upon the same basis as other inhabit-
ants of this country except possibly
the Asiatics. OF course. Mr.. Leupp's
proposition in this connection is not
popular with the men who are en-
plOyed ina his bureau, but he realizes
that the efficiency and value OF the
Indian bureau diminishes as the In
dams become civilized. Consequently
he does not hesitate to say that the
time IS not far distant when his bu-
reau may be abolished. He, therefore,
In his latest report asks Congress to
give him aid in this abolition. II goes
without saying that the politicians arc
likely to oppose this program, and II Is
likely that Mr.. Leupp or his successor
VIII serve another full torn before any
| definite steps are taken.