The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-18
.GRtIlpT lane
IEkvES CABINET
At EARLY DATE

Washington. Dec i7.-~~FrahN'n N.
lane. secretary OF the interior ana
rerArrea 10 as the strong man 81 the
cabinet, intends to resign his pest
Kepor,s Of Mr Lanes Impending
res,rnstlon have been III general cir
-ulatlon In Washington for sometime
nu, suhstantiation was lacking uh''i
tns,ay when the sser etseFS an kae lazy
n "A published article tnat ne nav
already written has TeSsSpatleh an"
snst IL was In the hands OF the pres.
dent awaiting ACTON Ensue 1lf' ''
lowing statement
NJ rastgnntlon had not sent
h To tht. president nor even WIN.
ser A. bus I do contemplate go
rig out OF the cabinet and have
wSff held tatkinE 10 the president
about II because ! did not WISH
60 add IN his burdens or worries
81 tn,s tire. Nor do know
sw+nar, she tlne Bl come when !
Gan. This Is a fan statement Of
au the facts h9yc Thought
IN unkind 10 ssH aaFh.nS 10 hum
about the matter, aud thAl any
mention Of IL n0w by any ore
would be q needless A3it@A 1l'@e
THE SEVENTH
Mr.. Lanes resignation viii be th@
seyenth that has occurred IN MI.
Wilson's cabinet since he assumed
he duties o! the presidency IN Mafeh
1919 The real reason Tor the De
cSsion Of the secretary a. The interior
to cult public life Is said 20 pc
~ II was ia the case ei N hham -.
McAdoo when he Was secretary OF
the treaaury--the high cost OF living
Ma msuher Of the presidents cahi-
nat receives a salary in excess OF
tl2,soo year and Mr.. Lane SOME
time ago received a $4,000 year
pxyar 70 go wlth q large cooperation
The presidents illness however
made il Impossible for him 10 accept
this position.
when Mr. Lane steps out of the
csa aag.at there will be only four Of The
original ter cabinet members who
ga down with the president at the
Ay~s cabinet meeting of his admins
tratton-
-e4He faithful" are Postmaster
s.neral Eurleson, Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, Secretary OF Agrfcul~
ture Houston and Secretary OF Labor
Wilson.
y
have been vacated and third viii
b VACATED when Garter Giaes whoEe
resignation as secretary OF the
freaury is already in the hands OF
the president and has been accepted.
enters the senate.
! Thomas w. Gregory gave up the
attorney gen~rmiship early In the
year and William C. Reatieid, resign
"a as secretary of commerce only
q month ago.
STORIES AFTOAT
There have been many stories
Ia teIy that Secretary Lane and the
president disagreed on many ques-
tiana but these have been denied
bpth by the secretary and al the
White House Early in the presi-
dents administration however, MIR,
Lane was looked upon as the chief
executives FRIGHT hand" man. but in
the past two years Secretary OF War
mixer and Attorney General Palmer
have been vested with that promi-
nSnce@
Secretary Lane Is the only Far
Western member in the presidents
cabinet He Is q resident OF San
Fvanrisce. and was corporation coun-
rel OF that city for number OF
rsar@. He WAS likewise a candidate
fer mayor OF san Francisco and gov
eynor OF California. Mr.. Lane was
4 member of the interstate commerce
com mission and the American repre-
Nutative on the permanent interna~
tf0nal railway comm sssicn AT the
dine the first industrial conference
convened In Washington he was the
unanimous .cho dice Of the delega ties
for chairman.
Early in life Mr., Lane was u, the
newspaper business and wac part
owner and editor ~ the Tacoma
Daily News Mr.. Lane was born near
Charlo,tetown. Prince Edward Is
land, Canada. ard for this reason he
could ne9xr be considered as prcsi~
Mental prospect although II is al
rnftted he In OF presidential timber.
The constitution, however, provided
that on.y a person OF American birth
may bscone president
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