The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-17

his frpme Of mind over the situation
Whii' the MrN.ca crisis was Al its
h"igr' Iu hts lrticr fo Senator Fall on
l'"r. iu which he said the adoption
rI the ran resolution you'd "coustl-
iufp 60 reversal Of our constitutional
If1at c'. ana added. Of ann conti-
."r' th4 ! am supported by every
competent ..pr it.utlOnul authority
Iu tHs statement that the Initiative
h 'irectNIF tho relations Of our
Government with foreign Govern
p"nu is assigned by the Constitution
ip 'h" Executive ana TO the tNecu-
tive only"
ln thc uSht or 'hc breach with
Secretary Lansing aud iu .IcN OF the
fH,f that the Cabinet had bc,n dts
sus.,ug the Mexican issue without
iu. It is now considered probable
tp"t ilc President had secretary
arising as well as thc senate In mind
Nh.u No wrote the Fan letter
ttrsid"nt Wilson's letter OF Doc. y
20 senator fall put stop tU Sena-
lurial efforts to advance him on the
Mexican situation, as Senators did
not care tu go ahead with the plan
f'r the adoption Of the Fan resOlu-
ilun 90 strengthen the hand uf tho
-.dtc Department in the MpSicln
matter after the President had de
cIdrcd iu his letter TO Mr. Eayy that
hc would Doe 'grJveiy concerned 10
SEQ Congress adopt any such measure
az ~" ran resolution requesting tnat
the Executive break diplomatic reIa-
buns with the tarrau2a oVernmeut.
There IS not the slightest intima-
tlOn from any source close 10 the
WHIT" House ~ 10 who will H. ne
Presidents chudCe as Secretary OF
state. Al the state Department no
announcement regarding Mr. Lam
SlnR'5 probable successor was forth
coming Frank r. Polk. the present
Under Secretary Of tSate. win act
temporarily ds Acting Secretary of
stat" pending the apuIntent of Pr.
Lansing : suCCcssoi
Many Believe Baker
There is a strong belief Ia some
Quuters in Washington that the
PRESIDENT may offer the portfolio Of
Foreign Affairs 20 Newton -. Baker.
me present secretary OF War Sec
retray Baker IL probably closer 10 tho
president Than any other mem Der OF
the Cabinet. ana he Is Understood to
nave been In entire accord with the
President on almost every policy.
tlc is looked upon as bciug man
very much after the Presidents own
frame Of mind, and this is regarded
- lt''ililNk lIl' @N'tfN bl MS re
lttlons with the President
1t IS the belief Of mauy hcrct nat
ihe President would no. look with
disfavor upon Mr.. Baker as a caidi-
date for the Presidency, rs his sue
| cessur In the event that the Presi-
| dent Is not himself "A candidate for
reelection.
Whether this la q correct impress
! sion Of the Presidents view. Is. OF
} course speculative, hut II IT, gcrrrally
believed that he President looks up
on Mr.. Baker as one OF he ablest
and most efficient men hc has mad
| IN his Cabinet, and there have been
various ocpsions when Mr. Baker has
acicG ~ spokesman for the President
| IN delivering speeches.
After the Cabinet meeting OF oct.
/ ~ last. over which Secretary Lam
I sing presided Secretary Tmmulty
stated that Secretary Baker would
deliver q speech NJ cleveland. in
which he would make statement
| for the ovetnment concerning the
general industrial situation which
was then exceedingly acute. Mr.
| Bakers speech was made the next
nigh. Both on account of what Mr.
| Baker seid on that occasion and the
iutimation that he was acting "a,
molthpicce for the oNernment. his