The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-04
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cabinet some very ardent apostles of
reorganization. The Roosevelt regime
ran to reform. and that one word
4 might serve most effectively as the
crest for the coat of arms OF the for
NOR President. Now. after nine
/ months tof activity. 1t appears that the
Taft crest will be reorganization.
rs In the first place. President Taft
himself has done more or: less of It.
He found that the executive Offices
( which are an annex to the White
House proper. were, too small There.
fore lie built an addition TO them.
shifted the clerks and the cabinet
room, built a place for Secretary Car
penter and moved the antcrooms. so
that he could hive ample space in
which,to move about and wrestle with
( the, affairs OF state.
Secretary Knox. of the State Depart.
nient followed; his example. The old
department system was inadequate.
He1divided the sphere into four great
6NS7AA FdT
I; East. the. Near East. Latin-America
and Il Europe. At the heals of these
divisions he placed men who were in
touch VITA each section OF the world
n To keep the diplomatic officials in
7 tottch with affairs the world over he
added a"Dlylsion Of Information" and
placed former newspaper man ut its
head. Then he selected a counsel.
II l1r." having failed to secure congress.
\ sional support for his scheme of ap.
3 pointing IN under secretary.
z Now when anything happens any.
where 1t Is mp to the division chief
within whose supervision 1t comes to
be ready with full information when
he is called upon. The world is thus
conveniently pigeonholed and Sccreta.
Hryl Knox has no details to look after
until an affair of magnitude looms
4 over the. horizon. Incidentally. 1t may
be observed that Secretary Knox is
very fond OF golf
The State Department being cnec.
= lively rehabllitnted Secretary or the
I Navy Meyer started to re5rgnnize the
I navy. The staff. which In opposition
to the line was the source OF endless
controversy, was carefully chained
down SO that 1t couldn't cheep. The
affairs oil; the navy were divided into
x four sections just as Knox sliced up
4 the q ffairs OF the world At the head
4 ofSench section was, appointed real
admiral, who is oticiaily known as an
aide to the secretary''f
Whenever anything happens in the
m navy 1t goes to the hide who has SUI.
n fcrrtsion In its particular field and II
tbs necessary OF worth while the aide
reF2rts to the secretary. Mr.. Meyer
does not devote his time to tribes and
3 has ample time to wrestle with the
big problems of naval administration
Il Itsmay be observed. incidentally. that
Secretary Meyer Is very fond OF hunt
Y ing and sometimes motors.
Secretary BalllngeE didn't have SC
tEa easy time recognizing his depart
ncnt. He inadvertently struck snur
in the person of3Gifford PInchot. and
lack OF departmental harmony result
cd In the failure OF incidents to tall
into the proper pigeonnoles.
sg5 Secretary Dickinson hasn't yet reor
81 ganizel the War, Department. "Jim'
Wilson, OF course. could not be OK
rs pected TO reorganlze his own domain
where he is dictator. Hitchcock hay
ing been First Assistant Postmaster
General before; he, steered his. way Int
.Es the cabinet q: on a steam roller. has nat
iIis5nral!y let things go on pretty much a.