The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04

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take two cabinet officers to fill.
The secretary of commerce was
also secretary of labor. Con-
gress wished the new place on
the cabinet at the recent session.
Taft didn't like the plan, and said
SO right out in meeting when he
signed the bill and rushed for the
south-bound train that took him
from high office and considerable
worry. It's common report that
some of the new "official family"
bunch have put the hallmark
stamp of their approval on the
recent presidents personal opin-
ion. But organized labor has had
its way, as it has fashion of do
ing frequently and the depart
ment of labor is in the cabinet
to stay.
w. B. Wilson holds the biggest
unsalaried job in the government
service. He's a bona fide MEM
Der of the cabinet, but not cent
can be paid him. for his services
until an appropriation is made.
This difficulty will be overcome
by the coming session, which will
make the proper appropriation
for the maintenance of the new
department.
Between the Woodrow at the
head of the cabinet table and the
William at it's foot, there is diff
ference of experience of their
meetings with the facts of life
that seem too dramatic to be
true. It's as far a cry from the
early environment of the one to
that of the other as from the
mortar board to the miners cap.
One has spent all but the two
most recent years of his life in
scholastic surroundings; the 9th
er fought his way to knowledge
from boyhood with little aid from
schools. One came to the head
of the government by the route
of the presidency of a university
and the governorship of state;
the other to place on his cabinet
through the influence of organ
lied labor as congressman. One
ia the descendant of American
born generations; the other a ma
tive of foreign land.
There the difference ceases.
They have come by different
roads to the same point of out
look. William Bauchop, in his
canny Scotch way, has arrived at
some very definite conclusions on
the subject of promoting the well
fare of his fellow humans, al
though he didn't get his ideas al
together from volumes dealing
with political economy.
The secretary of labor spent
his understanding, top-spinning
days in his native town of Blan-
tyre in Scotland. He was only
eight years old when his parents
came over the water and the
Scotch father went to work in
the coal mines near Arnot in
Tioga county. Pennsylvania. VIII
liam Bauchop, who was then gen.
orally known as "Bill," became
husky enough to handle a pick in
his later teens. But all the time
that his muscles were at work the
young Scotchman's cerebrum,
too, was on the job. He saw
some things which made him
think hard. He wanted more
money for his work for he want
ed books and he wanted better
place to live in. So Wilson took
the nearest avenue. He went in
strong for the labor union game.
BY the time he was twenty-six
Wilson was president of the
miners union for his district. He
managed to see that he got on
the board which organized the
United Mine Workers OF America.
He was made secretary and treas
iurer of the organization and held
the job for years. Nor did he
soverlook bet. He used his in
fIuence among the miners of his
district and came to congress six
years ago. He stuck there until
last fall. A Bull Moose, geologic
ally speaking. metamorphized
him into o. lame duck.
Although the seamy faced
Scotchman from BIossburg hasn't
had d chance ~ SHOW what he
can do e. q cabinet officer, thus
fur, fh<ts no sign that he wuvhsf
HIS nix years IN congress have
proved his fighting qualities.
While he was In the house he
made Donnybrook fair look like
q morning In the morgue when
ever question touching the
H3h1s Of labor came up. He can
+ hard with argument and