The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-03

Til,rl,.ltp's Breaks

NOV and again within the past month there has
IN appeared il yarious newsRaPers and ia varied
forms suggestion to the effect thai Mr. Joseph r.
Tumuty might be appointed a member ct the Board
Of General Appraisers in New York. These publica-
tons, says the San Francisco Argonaut have been
incidental to very quiet campaign on the part Of
several persons at Washington to divorce Mr..
Ttiulty from his job Of Secretary to the President
Mr.. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury and son-in-
law to the President is understood to be especially
anxious to promote TumpW gut Rt his present place
llto kick him upstairs, sostospeak Eb \.
AlcAdoo has a long-cherished Crouch against
Tmnults, acquired early IN the life of the admin
istration Tmnulty, Il appears, did not treat Nc
AdooS shippurchase idea with the respect which its
author thought Il nierited In truth he spoke of il
IN the presence of newspaper correspondents and
others in tone distinctly revealing contempt for it,
Mr.. McjAdoo Is not alone in his dislike Of Tumulty.
Lansing and Polk OF the State Department hold
grudgcs against Tumulty for what they deem ndis-
Greet utterances with respect to foreign affairs.
Colonel House too. has not scrupled to let It be
known that in his opinion Turnulty lacks judgement
in the matter Of giving out information
For example early in the war Tumulty gave out
at the White House paraphrase of note that was
being sent 10 the British government in advance Of
the receipt o. the note by the British foreign Office,
Examination showed that the text was much milder
in tone than the paraphrase that Tumulty had made
pulEs,, In lis response the British government
guardedly limited its dissatisfaction, likewise guard
edly limited that it saw evidences that the Washing
ton government was playing home politics The
charge was well-grounded: and it has been gos-
siped al Washington that Lansing and House hold
chat Tnultys break in this particular instance had
as much effect in reducing respect abroad IS had
Bryan's statement to Ambassador Dunnba with re-
spect to the -strict accountability" note to Germany.
( Again, very recently Tumulty gave out a state
ment at the White House in regard to the treaty
for purchase of the Danish West Indies. The story
indicated that The treaty had been signed whereat
both Lansing and Polk were furiously indignant.
NO" said Polk eniphatically to the newspaper cor
respondents .the treaty has not been signed. and
u never will Be signed and we never will get the
islands II any more stories Of this kind are given
OUT Y va I'VE + .9gs ~ . J. ..,f,>L IT, 81.
Mr.. TumultS's loyalty to the President can not
be questioned nor can the Presidents confidence in
him He is efficient inmany ways. though he lacks
the definite quality Of dignity and is not ayerse to
cheap tricks Of politics. He is unpopular in what
may cal court circles and Ii IS believed that Mrs.
Wilson Is among those who detest him None the
less Mr. Tuuiuly is likely to- keep his job to the
end. He likes II and wishes to stay in it. The
President could not without offense transfer him
even 70 nofninally higher place II were less close
TO the royal person; and if there is one man in the
country he does not wish dare to offend, the man
Is Joseph p. Tuniulty ;. . y