Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-12-18
Hard' Fight on
Too Secretaries
Is Being Waged

cabinet az Wn0it but V'rs 49,
record OF bringing in slain secretaries;
The members Of this high unoiI'ciai
body never pay attention TO this hiho
of shooting. II is only when the ex-
pert picks out his victim and goes az
ter him that they begin to take no
tice.
Secretary Bryan ever since he cam'
into office has been q target Tor po,-
shooters. But lately the New. YORK
World has put It's artillery on ms case
with the result that the premier Is
daily subjected to Smelling when
compels him to keep well within MS
trenches. The New York Tribune mas
turned loose whole battery OF three
Inch guns on Secretary Daniels OF the
navy.
Bryan Defending Administration.
The case against Secretary Bryan IN
the World Is first that he does not
spend as much time In his office as u
expects OF him, second that he does
not talk as fluently with its reporters
when he lis there as he might, thiri
that James NJ. Sullivan was appointed
minister to Santo Domingo
The objection to Bryan that he -
not always In his office Is a familiar
one. He goes and comes as he pleases,
In that respect furnishing q strong
contrast 10 the president, who de-
clares and acts on the declaration that
II Is necessary for him 70 be on the
Job necessarily. But II should be said
regarding Mr. Bryan's latest prolong-
ed absence that he went out on the
stump to do something that the presi-
dent might otherwise have had TO do
himself, that is to defend the admin
istration before the people.
Vague Charges Against Sullivan.
AS to the James NJ. sullivan case, 1t
appears to be another of those "origi-
nal Bryan men" appointments that
ought never to have been made. The
charges against Mr.. Sullivan are
rather vague. The World has been
hammerlng at them for several days
but with apparently little effect. Mr..
sullivan has invited a full investiga-
tion OF his acts and the president has
ordered it. We shall learn after
while whether Mr.. Sullivan fell into
the hands of certain interests in Santo
Domingo or whether he got into hot
water because he. did not tumble into
the arms of those interests; whether
fer one bank account to the "Institu
tion Naclonal' or to refuse to transfer
another :
The odd thing about this investiga-
tion of Mr.. Sullivan is that the presi-
dent apparently wanted Secretary Gar
rison to make 1t and when II came up
in the cabinet referred it to the secre-
tary Of war. His reason was that part
ha IA fs. .ntt Tor in
the insular bureau. The insular bu-
rcau Is In the war department
Mystery Not Cleared.
The big fact was that United
States ministry abroad was to be in
vestigated and the matter finally was
referred back to the state department.
But apparently the president had Sec
retary Garrison In mind as a business |
Ike gentleman, to make the neces.
sary inquiries and seemed quite re- !
signed TO relieving the state depart. |
nent of the duty.
De able to explain his acts but the ad- |
will have long, long way |
% Tipperary to explain his appoint |
ncnt. Sullivan is not the kind OF man
who asks for n foreign appointment. |
rs rule his class want Jobs nearer !
lome, something like a marshalship |
,r colectorship.
The mystery about Sullivan Is not |
ntirely explained by the fact that he
vas an original Bryan man, nor by the |
act that he had the backing OF the |
Presidents secretary and leading
Iemocratic congressman from New
Jersey. All of these endorsements only
cad back to the first mystery OF why
sullivan selected a diplomatic post.
'robably the Investigation will not re-
ate all the facts. but II they could be
Inearthed the World believes it would
'e found that Sullivan was selected for
'anto Domingo. foisted on the presi-
lent and sent there by certain inter-
SITS that believed they could show him
low to conduct the business of his
ffice on high plane of efficiency at
nee satisfactory to his government
nd to themselves
Case Mostly Trivial.
The Worlds own position, as viewed
y Mr.. Sullivan and his friends. Is
nat Vt IS merely an effort to short
lrcnit the. national connections of d
cry eminent democrat But there are
tners who believe that the Sullivan
n the part of certain democrats % who
rerei prominent IL 'I,n Mn ue','ocrs.s ~, WIZ
ention and post-conventlon ca,n.
aigns of Governor wilson on ~
hcse, MIR. Wick. who was clnse n
fccombs in the prc-eonventjon cam
align, is said 10 be eonversant viii
he same allegations that the world
rings forward, though he may have
ad no connection with their u,ll,li-
alton. The disappolntcd iunta are
OF after Sullivan. They are usinp Ms
m dol /, s,t,,. 'e passiucht u tney
here are said 10 sthe soou iai'h.