The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
CRITICAL STUDY OF DANIELS AND BAKER l
 SHOWS THEIR ANTIPODAL DIFFERENCES
Secretary Secretary of War Are Both Men, But Public Has Little Idea of the Differences
 peraments of the Two Men

Washington, May 20-(Special )-That two men may be possessed of excellent l properties and at the same time differ in many essential respects is proved in study of the mannerisms and character istics of Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, and Newton D. Baker, Secre- tary of War
 Let it be understood that in regard to the statesmanship of the heads of the important departments of militant gov ernment, no comparison or criticism has or will be attempted. One may safely hide behind the injunction that "compar- I isons are odious;" or one might further go and with unsullied party patriotism ex- claim: All democratic cabinet officers are incomparable." The two secretaries as matter of fact, may have com mon objective point It is of interest, nevertheless to note that as a result of their inherent ideas, their temperaments, their manners of procedure, they will reach that objective point by routes which do not touch or parallel.
 l Tomorrow Secretary Daniels, en route | A4oSoAoOoo5 II. It is to be regretted that Secretary Baker was unable to accept the invitation. For then the people of Alabama, like Wash ington correspondents, would have been I struck with the dissimlar physical and ! mental characteristics of the two indf-. viduals at present so prominently in the public eye.
 BOTH WIDELY KNOWN ! The two secretaries are well known | AH ta1,
 of one of the leading newspapers of North Carolina. As editor, he attracted atten- 1 tion, though not always attention ac- l companied by the paudits of all the peo- J ple When he was named a member of 1 the Wilson cabinet, it was the general prediction that he would continue to at- tract attention. The prediction has ma 1 teralized.
 Mr. Baker first appeared on the poIiti- cal horizon as follower and lieuten- ant of Ben Johnson. Later he was elected mayor of Cleveland. He was mayor with punch. He will carry that punch with him when he enters the cabinet" ran the general specu- | lation He did.
 The Secretary of the Navy is a large man--not a Morton Kirk Moore or a Friar Tuck, true, but possessed of em- 1 bonpolnt to disqualify him for the | glass of form and mold of fashion class The secretary of the army is a very small man-about the size of Sir Nigel Loring. And like the game ban tam of "The White Company" the sec retary Is dynamic. He has punch He | Is quick and telling.
 MT. Daniels photograph, with which the public is familiar, runs true to form. However, that young and hand some and peace loving face which has graced countless newspapers, was never n0SSnSGaH Po1 a mask but an index It is stamped with force and nervous energy. On it there l is not a line of peace
 1 VISITING MIR. DANIELS
 One generally finds the Secretary of the Navy standing. He is faultlessly attired-almost as neat, as a matter of 1 fact, as Oscar Underwood. As he stands talking, his fingers play with the charm or watch chain. His 'countenance is as gentle as that of an English setter But even as one observes, muscles, running from below the ears to the point of the chin, give the Numistakable impression that the face can be trans | formed in an instant into that of a 1 bulldog.
 And how perfectly does the countenance reveal the character! Mir Daniels, in his 1 policy, sets out certain principles. Gen 1 orally, such action is followed by violent protest, and sometimes by inamiabls
 
 nor Judges when assailed. Daniels says very little. He moves less. 1 In the beginning, the Secretary knocked out the wine mess. Naval officers howled The nation laughed, for, in all candor, a laugh was in order. But the wine mess is still among the .discards. The story could be prolonged ad infinitum The present effort of Admiral Fiske to pre- sent the Secretary in an uncomplimentary light will be received, doubtless, in va rious manners. But it will have no effect on the proposition or the programme of procedure which MT. Daniels has taken or adopted
 TELLS A STORY
 The Secretary is not profuse in express sions of satisfaction in that he has been given the opportunity to meet a stranger. But he Is cordial. He talks. little but we'll And he can relax to a considerable degree. He has chuckle which reminds of the staccatic, spontaneous expression of George H. Denny, not an outburst of merriment which rings and peals along the corridors, but rather a sudden and complimentary response to something which naively pleases.
 And he Is communicative. q once had an opportunity to go to Birmingham he said the other day. T was editing my newspaper and had just been mar ried-and declined General Johnston wanted mo to buy The Age-Herald. At that time the paper and the town were in bad shape. Ed Barrett took the pa per, and has taken, If reports are true, the town. At any rate, Birmingham is the greatest city of the south and Tho Age-Herald its greatest newspaper"
 The Secretary hesitated moment The lids of his eyes grew closer and closer together. And then, opening again, they gave expression to twinkle.
 Perhaps I should have gone there" he said
 But" one of his auditors rejoined- more on account of the twinkle than any, thing else-"I think you have done very we'll as it is."
 Perhaps so," he replied. And he was serious again.
 SMOKING A PIPE
 No. Daniels does not smoke. We have crossed over to the other side of the building. As matter of fact, we have been ushered into the office of the Sec- l retary of War.
 Everybody has seen Dr. Jekyll double l up on his stage and stand again as MT. | Hyde. The effect is not more startling than when after gossiping with MT. Dan- iels, one beholds MT. Baker The Jekyll- Hyde story. of course, applies only in H. frustrating the differences between the two men, and is not to be considered either in its psychological or metaphorical senses.
 Well Mir RaIxar is smokfrp Q c;rA IT,,