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WILSON GAYS !!
MANY FRIENDS
Tries Not to Offend, but Sticks
TO His Rules.
MS POLICY BRINGS ESTEEM

New President Restricts Time to Be
Taken by Personal Friends and
Gives Complete Attention to His
Work-Asserts He Has Much to
Learn and Must Keep at Top Speed.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. March 1S.-[Special.l-
Two weeks Of Woodrow Wilson have
made great difference in the esteem
II which he Is held. The new presi-
tent has improved on acquaintance.
He has had no disposition to offend
my person nor to do anything that Is
not in keeping with what he believes
to be for the best interest Of the gov
eminent. He does believe that he
should conscientiously give all his time
to the work and that he should not de-
viate from this rule. save In exception
al cases and. Of course. in order to take
the necessary exercise for his health.
Il am tryAlg to learn what am to
do" he told some visitors few days
a great deal. There is much to do,
many demands upon my time. and
know that 1t may seem ungracious that
1 cannot give more attention to true
and loyal friends, but must first OF
all attend to the duties which the great
office imposes upon me-"
And those who want to get to him
a. 20 nj Off1N0
must go to the cabinet officers and
give the president more time.
"orisinaI Wilson Men,"
It was q rather curious idea put
forth by certain politicians that only
''original Wilson men" should be con-
sidered in the giving out of appoint
ments. II that idea had been pro-
claimed before election it would have
made great difference in the Wilson
vote. Suppose only original Wilson
men" had stood by at the polls. Where
would the Democrats have been? Will
son and his supporters quickly decided
not to recognize factions in making
appointments.
Keeps His Own Counsel.
have often said that William ].
Bryan was very secretive person.
In all the years he has been in poll
tics no man has had authority to say
what he will do or to speak for him.
Hundreds-yes. several hundreds-vts-
tied him in 1908 before the Denver
convention. and to none did he tell
anything. He did not tell them what
he was going to put In the platform;
he did not give them hint as to his
choice for vice president. He tells
people things only when he gets ready.
When he became secretary of state
a lot of newspaper men rushed up
with the idea that Bryan's good fel-
lowship meant turning the state de-
partment wide open and giving all the
foreign secrets publicity. But what a
revelation! Bryan was found to be
the most secretive secretary that has
held the place In the memory OF the
Oldest inhabitant Of Newspaper row.
He kept them waiting for hours. and
when he did see them he told them he
would say nothing until action was
completed. And that was no good for
the newspaper men. who want to dis
cuss foreign complications as they de-
yelop.
Crane Won Garrett.
Senator Crane Of Massachusetts and
Congressman Garrett Of Tennessee
served together on the Inauguration
committee. Il got an entirely differ
ent impression Of Crane after knowing
him." said Garrett. "He Is affable,
Intelligent and a most Hkable man.
He is different from what l had first
imagined A great many people who
did not know Crane had an idea that
he was nothing but bad old million
aire.
"coming Back"
Belated ''swan songs" Of men who
were defeated last fall for congress
announce that they are coming back"
next year. 1t looks as IL quite num-
Der Of them would make good on these
boasts. for they were defeated by mar
row margins in an exceptional year.
! Where Weeks Lost.
! When q man who is in congress has
served in the army or navy or Is q
graduate of one of the service acade-
mics it is generally customary to give
him n place on the committee which
deals with the service from which he
came. Senator Weeks Of Massachus-
etts has not been fortunate enough to
land committee on that basis.
t He is graduate Of the Naval acade- |
my. but when he entered the house he
found Ernest Roberts member of |
naval affairs from Massachusetts, and
he could not have the place. Now he
finds Senator Lodge on naval affairs
the senate and fails to get the place. |
Weeks is probably the only graduate |
of the Naval academy who has been |
In the senate in Il quarter of century. |
First Time In Four Years.
Tales of the exclusiveness Of Frank |
Hitchcock as postmaster general are
how retOld. especially since the affable
Burleson sees everybody who comes
along. ALBERT" said Republican
member of the house. II am mighty |
glad to see you here. By George. it Is
good to get into this room! haven't |
been inside in four years. and you are
the first postmaster general I have
seen. ! could never get this far be-
fore"