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PATH IN
Y CABINET NOT ROSY
Fl. -
Out Of sympathy With Bryan
and Daniels. Fought
by Congress.
NO WORD on JERSEY POST

: wAsHtNGroS. March ?7.-Reports
published to-day that Secretary of War
Garrison may leave the Cabinet for the
highest place ON the New Jersey bench
attracted much attention here
In the absence OF the Secretary no
FIRST hand statement could he obtained
on the subject. Mr.. Garrison went to
Atlantic city in the middle of the week
for a brief rest and has not returned.
II was said that he would spend the
week end in New York and be back in
Washington on Monday.
That Mr.. Garrison would he willing TO
leave the Cabinet for the chief Justice
ship of New Jersey is regarded as within
the range of probability. There is in
this belief no implication that Mr.. Gar
rison is dissatisfied with his work here
or that he and the President are not on
the most cordial terms.
Mr.. Garrison's exceptional abilities
were long ago recognized here. At first
there was much speculation as to his
future. but IL has gradually appeared
that the Secretary of War has little or
no political ambition, and all attempts
TO pick him for this, that or the other
candidacy have been dropped,
His closest friends have recently he
come of the opinion that 1t was his In
tention to take up the practice of law
after serving his four years In the Cabi-
net.
While Mr.. Garrison never has had
any serious differences with any OF his
associates in the Cabinet, he Is known
20 have been wholly out ~ sympathy
with Secretaries Bryan and Daniels, the
two Cabinet members with whom he
naturally has the closest relations I'm
official ways. Their habits OF mind and
ways of viewing public questions are so
utterly different from his that only their
common loyalty to the President would
ever keep them at work together.
Perhaps the most conspicuous fact In
Secretary Garrison's record as a Cabinet
member which would make IL seen
likely that he would be willing to give
up his present Office to return to the
bench Is the disappointing character OF
mis- relations with Congress. Mr.. CARR.
eon began by refusing to entertain sug.
g~estions from members OF Congress as
TO the promotion and assignment OF
officers. a policy which he rigidly en-
forced and which earned him great un
popularity on Capitol Hin.
This year he found himself takinf
n different position in regard to leg lsla,
ton for the military establishment from
that OF the administration foNes II
Congress. Serious differences OF opinion
developed between him and Chairman
Cha mberlain of the senate Ntiitar,
Committee late IN the last session. tn
Senator having previously supported tn,
Secretary proposals.
Mr.. Garrison's recommendations as tC
what was urgently needed never got tC
the hoor of either house and Represen
tative Hay of the House Military Com
IL -- --.. h.
TO all of them.
Finally at the very end of the session
Mr.. Garrison became involved IN a con
troversy witt both chairmcn over legis
lation in the appropriation bill, whic'
was regarded as a bad omen for tn.
programme in the next Congress. II
fact the prospects for adequate arm.
legislation next winter are admitted t
be about as discouraging as could wei
be imagined.
There are those. however, VINO see il
this unfortunate breach between Nh
Garrison and Congress reason 10 hcliev
that the Secretary will stick rather tina
step aside in the middle OF the iigh,
Mr.. Garrison reached his views as {
the military needs of the country afte
long study and IT has been understoo,
that he was prepared To- urge action F.
accordance with his opinions until con
gress has either accepted or rejected hi
proposals.
One established fact IN couucct'o
with the reports about Secretary Gdl
rison is hat the President will not loo
with favor upon any suggestion tina
he leave the Cabinet. President Wilso
has a notion almost amounting to a
obsession that there should not be an
changes in tho Cabinet during his 40
ministration
His appointment Of Mr.. MCIleyuo.ds
the supreme Court was made relu,
family and through IN unwillingncss
stand in the way of the former Alto
ney-General realizing an ambition.
is pointed out. however, that the Pres
dent can do little 10 mold Mr.. Garriso
II the latter decides to leave 10 take =
oficc In the state Of New Jersey outsit
OF national politics.
Mr.. Garrison has said. however. tn;
he would remain IN his present pla,
Just as long as the President might Il,
sirc him to do so, SO il might be ths
tile Presidents request to him to sta
would be sufficient to make him rell,
quish any ideas he might have abo,
leaving.