The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-26
Naming of Colby
COmp|eteSurprise'
By DAVID LAWRENCE,
lCopyriglt BY The Intelligsnesr)

WASHINGTON. q. I. Fc6: %
.Eainbridgc colby. secretary OF sia'e.
rhs appointment is not only compete
surprise. but - ma~eS ofticiaI WASH
nston gasp. Politics. national AM III
lernational are involved in Ia" Scit"-
ion. Mr.. Colby is m amsahic gentle
man. \ SEiiful lawyer. splendid after
dinner speaker. remarkable orator anu
spell-6indcr and a charming person., ma
has been for both Theodore Roosevelt
and Woodrow Watson without teeNAg
rouscious OF Inconsistency. IL" ~ ono
Of the few mon ~ho has na1 'ne Sup-
port ana endorsement Of William Ran
dolpl Hcavst and vet remained persona
Sra,a in both the Democrat" and fr"-
reSSive parties. ic - one at those in'A
who in his time has bitterly at'aSheu
iresideul Wilson's policies and been
forgiven II" nominated Roosevelt a.
.,'hlcoxo in 1915 and when the Snlon OF
oyster Bay decided 10 support t"SheS
Tor tho c.prcsiGcncy. Mr. Colby went 'an-
paignirg for Mr., Wilson.
IA q member Of tn" tH;Cd states
ShippinE Board Mr.. Colby showed him.
ELF particularly anxious 10 safeguard
tnv american merchant marine and
was particularly responsible Tor me
fru7traIoi nof the 0cRl by which the
British companies attempted 10 get
control OF certain ships that had hcen
"NaCd b. the International MerShhI'ae
Marine and were under American reg
.lcncnts Who have from Time l" l'me
ranged themselves in opposition 70
British p,llci~>. Particularly was n"
prominent il, 1915 in the movement
sreiTsi The reroal nf ,he Panama Canal
iollS which vas denounced III a b'S
iuRsg NJ, citing IN Madison square "a-
den New York. 80 un- -.N;lHrtcan anu .
surrender "i american rights. MF' 20. No'.
a.. vas thc chef speaker a tho mass
meeting which was arranged cE MI
HnHrSt.
But IL MIR. Wilson considered "hat
peoplC sand III attacking mm TIC W"uiA
have 70 dlsqu&Iity others from 'nri"-
meut 70 hEh ofuc". l."ok up tnc
snn,ci,cS Of Wm. G. H"dG"ld whom II"
was member "f the li"u"' q, H"rr|-
sonta,iyes and you will see how nc
might have bc"n lncuIibi" r"r cabinet
membership Il Mr.. Wilson ha0ni been
dispoS-d TO let byRUucS b. byGon"S. No
moro bitter c"nuncRtl"n OF H;r' WI
sons personality was 'ircniat "a IN tnS
;,rr-cOnvcntiun campaign or t9l2 than
that by George Fred Williams. yet ne
VAS latCr selected by the President 10
hO American minister {" Gr'rc"SA
The selection Of RatnbrtdGc 'olbE 10
b. Secretary Of Stat". however. means
no sudden affinity. II IL fact that MI
t'oIhv beam" '"uamorcd Of President
Wilson when he came TO Washington
IN hc,om, a ,r,rrnhcr OF the Shipping
"a.
true Progressive. the logical heir to BuIl
NooSiSm OF I9l2. Mr.. Colby IS what
might b. called a liberal In domestic
affairs snd b. the sam" Inc o. reason
ing MAY be expected 70 folio" out The
idralixr, rr the President III foreign
policies lie Is probably NOR" interest
cd in pr"pl" than property aItn""Sn no
ono hos a kccucr respect t0r IA" laws
goycrnfns both than B"Inbr!dgc COLBY.
iIc has bC"u uc0r-INrmh'r or IN" 'ah'
met for some tiGE". lie M1S 'rS"N t"'
attorney genera! When Mr.. Myk"Er r"'"S
was clcrat~,i o. 'hC Suprcn" bench ma
as considered f"r cabinet post @it"r
,hc l"l6 campaign was over.
VIII Follow wilson
Mr.. colby will nnd l,ttl" difficulty III
following out IN" Wilson policies ~ nI-
iErnatiunal affairs Hc is welded I" ~"
nartlcular theories of international Jaw
-, International relationship beyond th"
broad principles CrIunCiatcd BY Tia"
President himself II IL for Inst"',"
unlIkal, that MIR. colby would be IN
harrasScd ia handling the Russian
Question. Mr. Lansing. his predsc"ss-
Dr waS an inVCt"raIe toe OF the Russian
Soviet something that could not al ways
have been pleasing to President WiiSoh
who has Throughout tnC last year eN-
peri"uC"d some Qualm" oC regret that
III, Allies dtdn't enter into som" KIND ~
lutcrcuurS" with the de-ttcto author
ties IN Russia and E"' things started
AS tho Supreme Council now seems like
IL TO do. Mr.. Colby cUTlC enter upon
,be subject Oi relation with Russia not
= bit handicapped by TN" statements is
.ucd from tlIuc to llUr" whoa Mr.. Ian
SinE was IN office to thN "it'"t that the
l-nited states would n"Nr" deal with The
Bolshcviki. This isn't saying AIR. colby
would favor any such "ourS" either for
his views are not known as Yet hUl II
= simply = recognition nr the fart thai
the nov SECRETARY uf stat" lS . man OF
broad gvnpnhirS broad enough TO for
.,nt the ps~r in Russia and hopefully
make a ir"sh start. That's the typ" ~
nan he i>--v"ry much um tn. Nilsson
rider an international liberia.
AS grr domestic politics.. Va. appoint -
ucnt Of Mr. colby "aunu: dISpi"aSr the
,sSr numbers ct pcmU' rats oC irish dc
scent who have been 70 S"IL" "Ni"at
alienatrd b. IA" LeagU" &C Nations con-
irOyerSy. II cannot dtSpiac" tn" Pro
yressivrr in either party Nh" -";nemhv r
Mr.. toIhy's eloquent pr"aChmcnl OF
rrogr.x.lyc doctrine. Il will I've inter-
prcted Of course as SiEu of T"uew c,i
interest BY Mr.. Wilson in a third term.
But primarily the appointment Is due
20 reciprocal admiration and f"ellng
that the mind OF BaInhT.dgC Colby viii
20 along with that % President Wilson
ON the singl. or douhlc-traCk& oc inter
national progress as tn" caST may he
and as circumstances raay rcpuir" ,hiS
presideatial year IN tnp>i turyy
world.
P1rrsBuRaH SIGNS MANauM.