Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-05
BY w. s. MANN.
Copyright, 1920 by The washing
ton Star.)

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! Copyright, 1920, by The washing
ton Starr
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Resump-
ton OF cabinet meetings Is looked for
very shortly by those in close touch
with the White House, where Presi-
dent Wilson's increasing activity,
coupled with the announcement h a
he will leave about June is for Woods
Hole. Mass. lends color to the belief
that he will soon gather his official
family about him in weekly or semi
weekly conferences.
Only a few days ago the President
on n of his motor rides crossed
the Potomac River and drove as far
as Alexandria, Va, in an open tour
ing car, and his physician, Admiral
Cary Grayson. has suggested that the
chief executive may even try a few
holes of golf during his summer so
journ in Massachusetts.
Publication Of the correspondence
in connection with the resignation of
Secretary of State Lansing made 1t
certain that no more gatherings of the
cabinet about the long table in the
executive office would take place until
President Wilson was at the head
of the board. After numerous changes
the cabinet seems to be permanently
organized, and its members. particul-
arly the newer ones, are anxious to
meet with their chief and discuss de-
partmental problems. But be il soon
or later, when next the President
meets the ten department heads he
will find them a different group from
that he last saw seven months ago.
In hat time five of the cabinet
offices have seen a change. Secretary
Lansing. Glass. Redfeld and Lane have
| gone, and Secretary Houston will sit
in the chair of the head of the Treas
| ury Department. while his old place
as Secretary of Agriculture will be
filed by Edwin T. Meredith. The
other new faces around the cabinet
table will be Joshua r. Alexander,
Secretary of Commerce; Bainbridgc
Colby. Secretary of State; and John
Barton Payne. Secretary of the In
terror.
1t is believed that President Wilson
will have some very definite ideas
to bring up on the occasion of the
! next cabinet meetings, pertaining to
| new governmental problems as well
| as to such old acquaintance as the
Mexican situation and the railroad
wage controversy. Secretary Houston
already has recommended that inter
est payments due this government on
foreign loans be deferred three years,
and this and expedients designed to
help u late allies recoup then
strength while protecting the obliga-
lions of this government to it's own
citizens may we'll command the at
tention of the cabinet.
Another issue that concerns thu
state department. the department OF
commerce, and to some extent tht
treasury department is that of resum
ing trade relations with that part OF
Russia controlled by the sovietists
Agents of hat country have beer
in America for several months, bid
ding for everything from army shoes
to locomotives, and some American
manufacturers have gone SO far az
to suggest mandamus proceedings
against the Secretary of State to com
pei him to allow goods to be shipped
to n Russian port. The state de-
partment contends in reply that moth
ing would be gained by such proce-
dure as none of the soviet representa-
tives has enough money to make trade
with them profitable.
The United States shipping board
is not represented in the cabinet, bu'
the American merchant marine is OF
vital concern to the administration
and Secretary Payne. as former chair
man of the board, can supply his col
leagues with whatever information
they want on that subject. Some
very definite suggestions about South
| American trade routes and trade re