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Wilson's Policy As TO Appoint
ments Causes Surprise.
BRYAN TO NAME DIPLOMATS
Federal Judges Will BE Selected by
Attorney General McReynoIds-The
President, However, VIII Retain the
Power TO Veto Any or All Appoint
ments-5arrett's Place Safe.

President Wilson's announced pol.
icy OF leaving appointments 10 his
cabinet ministers has come as thun-
der clap 10 daze the army OF Demo
cratic ofilceseekers.
Secretary OF State Bryan, by this
order has the naming Of all ambassa-
doris and other diplomatic officials.
Attorney General McReynolds has the
appointment not only OF his assistants
but OF federal judges before whom
these assistants must practice.
The other eight cabinet officers
must select their own men. OF
course, President Wilson will retain
veto power in all these appointments.
Exception for Mccombs.
There are TO be a few exceptions,
II is seen, from this reversal OF ne
gotlations with William +. McCombs
regarding the Enthusiastically TO
France. This is the first ambassador
ship TO be disposed OF. even tentative
ly and Il Is significant that the APP
pointment was made directly by the
president and not by William Jen-
nings Bryan, who according 10 rumor,
was to dispose OF all high diplomatic
patronage.
Charles II. Crane can go TO China
or 10 Russia 10 represent the West,
this also by order OF the president.
He comes from Chicago and started
for China once 10 be ambassador but
was pulled back by President Taft,
who appointed him. Thomas Nelson
Page may be sent 10 the court of st.
James.
Barrett Sure Of His Place.
John Barrett, director general OF
the Pan.American union. is one Of
foial who is not worrying over the
permanence OF his job. He is safe.
II was discovered that, because OF the
peculiar organization OF the pseudo
branch OF the government, Mr.. Bar.
rett was not answerable to changing
administrations, but his tenure OF Of
fee was dictated by the votes Of the
twenty-one republics comprising the
union.
The United States, as a member OF
the union, has no greater voice in its
direction than the smallest of its SIS
| ter republics. AS a result Mr. Bar
rett can snap his fingers in the face
OF those who cast envious eyes on his
official position.
Carter for Chief OF STAFF.
Mayor General William II. Carter,
in command OF the central division OF
the army at Chicago, will be the next
chief OF staff, according to belief Of
officials at the war department.
General Carter was slated 20 COM
mand the troops now at Galveston, II
II becomes necessary to invade Mexi-
CO.
According to the story General Car
ter was ordered here from the Philip
! pines by Secretary OF War Dickinson
TO become chief OF stan. President
Taft, however. decided In favor OF
General Wood.
Many Republicans 10 Stay
Office seekers we're Jared when
they learned that President Wilson
has no intention OF removing Repub-
licans before the expiration OF the
terms for which they were appointed.
This rule will apply 20 all admins.
trative positions where the incum
bents have nothing TO do with tn,
shaping OF policy. II affects postmas-
ters, collectorships. bank examiners
and practically all OF the government
service outside OF Washington.
Fourteen hundred Republican nom.
inees named for appointment by
President Taft in the closing days OF
his administration win not derive any
benefit OF course from the rule. In
practically all these cases. embracing
appointments in every branch OF the
public service. Democrats will be
named by President Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson gave the first Indication
OF what are to be the foreign policies
OF his administration. He issued a
statement dealing with the relations
between the United States and the
countries OF Latin America
Direct Thrust at RevoiutIonlsts.
The statement is practically re
affirmation OF the Taft policies and
serves notice upon the turbulent ele
ments OF Latin America that the
United States will insist upon law
order and constitutional government
in the southern republics The VIII
son statement is direct thrust a.
! Castro, Zelaya and others understood
TO be plotting the destruction OF ex
listing governments In certain Latir
American countries. II Is sever,
blow to the plans Of those profession
al revolutlonists who had convince,
themselves that under a Democrat,
administration at Washington licens,
would be permitted In Central Amer
lea