The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-11-29

Questions about the public business
there must be answered directly and
truthfully. The old regime OF evas OF
will not do. Presumably, for pm pose.
of discipline and orderly procedure
the publicity program win nor apply all
down the line. Subordinates can not
he allowed to dispense publicity unless
they have all there is to be told and
probably they win ! sve to defer to the
men higher up.
Would Work Well.
As, soon as the new policy is well
established. it shorld work well, not
withstanding the ieers and jokes with
which Governor Wilson'S announce
ment is greeted. If men can 90 to this
Office and that ask what they want to
know and be informed promptly. feel
ing assured that what they are told is
truthful, there will speedily come real
Eat on that this is the normal aad rea.
sonable status. On the other hand the
government employee or official, who
knows he will not be JACKIE up for
giving ont information and for letting
the public know what is being done,
will be more tolerable individual
This, however, is only one of the new
things that Governor Wilson, as Presi-
dent of the United States, is expected
TO do. He will undoubtedly change the
order in official Washington immense.
ly A man of Individual views, simple
in his methods and mode of living, he
will want to have his way He is by
no means as accustomed to luxury and
convenience as some of his immed ate
predecessors have been. His has been
the unassuming but digniied existence
of college community, in contrast
with the complicated observances of
the White House
President Roosevelt adopted the in
novation of numerous military aides
He had one or more with him much
around the White House offices. Presi
dent Taft has followed the same prac.
tise and has had an army officer ac.
company him always on his travels
which was more than President Roose
welt did. There is big corps of young
army and navy officers, specially as
signed for special duties at the White
House. 1t is believed the new Presi
dent will dispense with much of this
formality. He has not been accus
toned to it and the idea is foreign to
him.
Back to the Bike.
The last two Presidents have been
devoted to outdoor sports. President
Roosevelt was a great horseback rider
walker and tennis player. President
Taft has been devoted to golf and au
tomobiles. One of Mr.. Taft's great
est deprivations will be the loss of the
battery of swift and powerful automo
biles which the government has sup
Piled him. These will be turned oveI
to Gov. Wilson for such use as he
chooses to make of them. Mr.. Taft
in recent years has ceased horsebacB
riding. When he was Secretary OF
War, the country was searched severa
times for enormously strong swaybacB
horses, that could carry him at a can
ter over hill and dale around Washing
ton. But the last swayback was sent
to his stable for good long while age
and the President now never think:
of Il canter on trusted steed. He
rather prefers long, swift automobile
ride out into the country. Occasion
ally, when the going. was bad the Pres
ident used to proceed for a long walk
but since the death of Maj. Archi,
Butt, who went down in the Titanic
and who was the President IS companion
on these strolls, he has abandoned pc
destrianism.
Just at present Washington is won
dering whether it will soon behold ;
President of the United States rolling
leisurely by on his bicycle. 1t hat
Just come out that the President cleo
is fond of that manner of locomotion
He has gone on his vacation and pro
poses to spend part of it riding
around on his wheel. He has pedalleC
over many miles of English and con
tinental roads and likes it. Time wa
when Washington was filed with emf
nent men and women awheel but the,
have all vanished save one-Assistan
Secretary of State A. A. Adee. He il
the permanent assistant Secretary o.
State, man who sticks to his owl
notions about things. Every summer
he voyages to Europe and spends F;
month or so bicycling to places of in
terest. He and the new Presiden
should establish cordial relations very
early.
If, as President, Gov. Wilson want
to "bike" around Washington he viii
not want for good roads. They stretcl
in every direction, except toward Vir
ginia. The secret service men, wht
guard him, of course, would also hav,
to be mounted but that is only an in
cident. They have been accustomeC
to following the President on motor
cycles and sometimes in an automobil,
of their own. If the new Presiden
takes to bicycling, however, officia
Washington will do likewise. That i
a way official Washington has. L
Governor Wilson goes out much awheel
it will not be long before ambassador
and ministers and secretaries and mill
tary attaches will also be pedallinl
along the sleekly oiled roads and dodg
ing automobiles. Cabinet officials am
congressman will do likewise. The re
vival of bicycling among the well t,
do may be expected somewhat all owe
the country.
MISSING MAN HERE.