The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-03
PRESIDENT-ELECT
PUBLICITY MAN
viii Talk Blight Out But Not
To Varied Congresses
Change Coming.
By Ernest q. Walker.
Anal Snecinl tn The Advertiser.l

NASltI NHlON, december lb.-Jon-
crosses and Presidents and cabinet
members and all.that are not giving
Washington a fraction of concern at,
the present moment as compared with
one certain man. Every time President
to.be Woodrow Wilson speaks out a
large population in Washington Chose
who for reasons Of politics or for 9th
around) take particular and special no.
tlce. \ great big change IS coming
over the aspect of things within the
next three or four months entirely
apart from the widely advertised
change in administration or a great
big change must come over Woodrow
Wilson after he is installed iii the
White House.
Men change when they get into tine
White House, to he sure, but it is dawn
ing upon people that the President-to
be is man of determination, who
knows his own mind. lie is talking
freely about numerous details of ad-
ministration at Washington, with which
he can not be familiar at first hand,
hut regarding which, none the less, he
has well defined opinions. And if he Is
able to carry out these ideas, there
will be a shock to the social and poll
teal structure at the federal Capitor,
which will be felt across the continent.
And now that congress is out of the
way for n few days and President Taft
is far away for few day, there is
opportunity here for contemplation
about what is IN store soon.
When the Prcsident.elect issued his
deti to any fnancicr who attempted to
start things Especially panic) thrills
of citation and of detection permeated
respectively the radicals and the CON
servatives at Washington. But right on
the heels of that came statement from
Princeton that the new President would
not deliver speeches and addresses TO
all kinds of banquets and associations
which assemble in the Capitol by the
Potomac, but would talk chiefly when
he had something of moment to say.
Now half the enjoyment in life to
thousands upon thousands OF people
in the United States is in trip they
take down to Washington once year
to attend some 'Congress or assocl-
alton and to feast one evening at a
laden banquet board, where the Pres.
ident comes and adds dignity and gay
ETY. to the performance. Occasionally
he comes in to stay all the evening
but sometimes only "drops I'M for a
little WHILE most of his visit being
occupied with speech.
Perhaps it is asking a little toe
much of President to attend on such
functions. There is no particular Tea
son why the highest official in the land
should be dragged before all sorts OF
gatherings, simply because they are
within earshot of the Capitol OF course
the same thing is done in other cities
except that they do not "catch" the
President quite so easily outside of the
District of Columbia. He has to be in
vited at a time when he can make the
journey, and it is not so easy TO ar
range all the details, even if the Presi
dent is willing to go.
From all his preliminary sayings
President-tob be Wilson may be quite al
much of traveller among the people al
President Taft has been. For did he MOI
assert some days ago, in effect, that hi
did not propose to be cooped up il
| Washington altogether, but would e
out to ascertain the views of his neigh
! bors in the States. And thus it may
happen that as President, Mr.. Wilson
will travel much up and down the land
eXhausting that annual appropriation
of $4,000 for travelling expenses anc
| keeping acquainted with all the people
lie intimates, however, that while hi
intends to do these things, he expects
TO devote his time very much to hare
work in his office.
Every President who takes up his
| big tasks for the first time has soon t.
determine what his methods of work
ing shall be. He is the boss of u mighty
| big plant. He has nine big lieutenant'
in the members of his cabinet witt
plenty of other officials, stationed n
various places, upon whom he can cal
for almost any amount or kind of worl
he chooses If he trusts all these oil
Gals and has faith in their capacities
for performance, he may transfer t.
their shoulders numerous official bur
dens. OR he may choose to pile higl
the load upon his own shoulders anC
struggle along under il.
Comparatively speaking, neithe
Roosevelt nor Taft, MS Presidents, wer,
hard workers. They were willing thai
others should take some of the worr,
and do much of the patient application
TO duty. They could not, of course, an,
did not, shirk the responsibility, bu
when IL came TO task of investigating
and concluding, Smith, or Jones, OF
| Thompson, known TO be a tried an,
faithful official, was summoned and tol,
Ito go 20 it. After days, or weeks
or months, hr brought bulky report
nicely typewritten, perhaps also brief
ed, ana II WIS put upon the President
table. II men had 20 be sent for 4
| give testimony or advice, Smith, %
lnnes, or Thompson, whatever his nam
might be- NBs empowered 10 summon
ihrm and extract whatever informA
ton thry had 10 lmpau.
Como Presidents have chosen 90 con
fuft proceedings in person, although
nfinr 100 BE- naid. there BE- uo rnrilfula
reason Hhf tbri should ~ 10 larFel
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