Evening journal., 1921-01-04
CABINET SOON
OUT OF OFFICE
Members Will Have Easy
Road Back to Private
Life
HARD WORKERS
IN THEIR LINES

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. - With the
end OF the Wilson administration just
two months away, members Of the
Cabinet are making arrangements for
their return TO private life. and most
Of them are understood to have found
the task easy.
For despite the frequent criticism OF
the Wilson Cabinet, 10 is a fact that
its members were vigorous workers in
one line or another before they were
called TO portfolios There Is not one
who was a rich idler and political
dllettante. And all OF them are sum-
ciently valuable in their own lines to
be under no necessity OF asking favors
Of any one on their return to private
Six OF the ten are lawyers. and four
OF the six have given the better part
OF their mature years TO their profess
sion and have attained such success
and distinction in IL that they are well
coined TO many opportunities In that
strictly legal field In which ability
alone counts. They are Secretary OF
State Colby. Secretary Of War Baker,
Secretary Of the Interior Payne and
Attorney General Palmer.
Mr. Colby has been a conspicuous
! figure In his profession in New York
for years, and the understanding Is
! that he plans TO resume work there.
Mr. Baker. who was City Solicitor Of
Cleveland under the late Tom Johnson
and handled the legal fights connected
with Johnson's turbulent career, espe-
ciany those growing out Of the Cleve-
land street railway situation, already
has formed a partnership with the
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Mr. Baker succeeded johnson as
/ Mayor
Judge Payne, long a powerful figure
in the legal and civic affairs of Chi
cago, Is expected TO return to that
city and 10 engage in active work to
whatever extent he Is pleased to. Mr.
| Palmer, it is generally thought, will
practice law in Philadelphia, although
| IL Is stated that he has been offered
an excellent connection for practice in
] New York and Washington
OF the two lawyers who were not
actively engaged In their profession.
Secretary OF Commerce Alexander and
| Postmaster General BurlesOn, both Of
whom had been in the House many
years before being called TO The Cab
met, 10 is understood that Mr.. Alexan-
der will open law Offices in Washing
ton, while Mr.. Burleson, a man Of in
dependent means, has not disclosed
what he will do There Is a possibil-
| ity that before Mr.. Alexander gets his
law oillce started he will be named on
the Shipping Board.
lie knows much about its Affairs,
having been chairman OF the Merchant
Marine Committee Of the House for
several years, and President Wilson
wanted TO name him on the board. In
asmuch as the nominations made
lately by Mr.. Wilson to the Shipping
Board will not be confirmed by the
Senate, Mr.. Harding will nh the places,
and as there must be minority repre-
senlatiOn he must name four Demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Alexander Is quite likely
TO be one OF them.
There is one other man In the Cab
met who Is a lawyer without being a
lawyer, so TO say, and has been count
ed an educator. lie Is the most inter
esting Of Cabinet figures in the last
few months, David f. Houston, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. The country has
learned lately what many persons
around Washington have thought for
several years-that Mr.. Houston is
very much Of man, with a will OF