Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-02-04
MUCH WORK FOR THE DOVE OF
PEACE

ToGalleQ ITOIu tllS pIeSOHl hliSSAOh anu
put to work much nearer home. When
last seen it was headed for Mexico
sent there by the Secretary of State
to put an end to civil warfare, and
by its presence to awe into peaceful
mood the warning clans. About which
of the various claimants to the throne
it is now lowering it is not known.
But wherever it is, it should be COM
manded to return at once.
There is work, and much of it, for
the dove of peace to do under the very
roof of the White House. For a time
at least it should take up it's resi-
dence in the Cabinet room. From the
reports that come from Washington,
it can arrive there none too soon, and
will be given a splendid opportunity
to prove its prowess in a cause that
means much to the Administration. In
fact, it is very doubtful if one dove
can accomplish what is necessary.
| In the Cabinet of President Wilson
| today there is very marked division.
1t is composed of two distinct camps,
the Bryanites and the anti-Bryanites.
| On the Bryan side the leader is, of
! course, the Secretary of State himself.
His chief lieutenant is Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, and a faithful fol-
lower is Secretary of Labor Wilson.
The leadership of the anti-Bryan fac
tion is a twofold one, Secretary of
War Garrison and Secretary of the
| Interior Lane. One of their loyal fol-
lowers is Secretary of Agriculture
Houston. Before his elevation to the
bench of the United States Supreme
Court, Attorney General McReynolds
was prominent in the generalship of
this faction.
In a sense the contest is one be-
tween ideals and realities, between
dreams and facts. The Bryan faction
is very strong on theory All policies
and methods are measured by that
standard alone. The anti-Bryan fac
| tion prefers to deal with things as
on facts, not upon imaginative things.
The minds of the opposing leaders
work by reverse processes, and the
results are Numerically opposed to
each other. Clashes between them are
of frequent occurrence, according to
those who know what goes on in the
Cabinet ROOM At the present rate of
progress, it will not be long before
| there is open warfare between the
| two clans. The walls of the Cabinet
room cannot much longer keep the
secret of the contest that goes on in
side.
b. Nor is this the only spot in Admin
istration circles where the dove of
Ipeace can find work to do. There is.
another opportunity in the official
abode of the Federal Reserve Board.
Here also there are two factions. In
this case it is the McAdoo clan and
the anti-McAdoo faction. On one side
are the three men who represent the
Treasury Department and it's inf1u-
ence. It is headed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, and the other
members are John Shelton Williams,
the Comptroller of the Currency, and
Mr.. Hamlin, the ofricial head of the
board, who was an Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury before he was
appointed to his present position.
The opposing army is made up of
the men who have had active banking
| experience, and therefore are much
inclined to the belief that they should
have something to say concerning the
way in which the new banking law
is administered. This is headed by
Mr.. Warburg, of New York, with Mr..
Harding, of Birmingham, as active
supporter, and with Mr.. Delano, of.
| SulSdSO, III lull oyhiPdlAy Win IhC
sentiment The McAdoo faction would
make the board a mere adjunct of
the Treasury Department; the anti
McAdoo contingent believe that the
board is independent of the Depart
| ment and should act accordingly. AL
ready the contest has reached such
point that the Attorney General was
called in to act as referee and decide
as to what was the legal status of the
board His decision was against the
contention of the McAdoo faction.
With so much important work to do
at home, and at the very White House
ireside, the Bryan dove of peace
should be recalled from Mexico at
once Philadelphia Press.
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