New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-03-25

ton say, because the cabinet in its
composition dOss not in every instance
represent the Presidents initial up
pointment wishes, that 1t is moi COM
posed of as strong men as otherwise
would have been the case. The fact
that is dwelt upon simply is that Mr..
Harding, 1t is said, desired to ask
ultimately were not invited TO enter.
1t is altogether too early to tell
what Mr.. Hughes intends to do along
the lines of foreign relations. As the
country generally knows, the new sec
rotary of state before he accepted the
prOffer of the Office made II plain that
he desired to have, so far as possible,
a free hand In directing the foreign
policy of the country. or course Mr..
Harding and Mr.. Hughes found out
quickly that in a general way their
views on the greater international
matters were alike. A promise 10
leave the new secretary of state I'M
hampered, II is said, was freely made.
DENLY and Weeks Really Civilians.
In the Navy department Edwin
DENLY enters upon his post of duty
with the unquestionable good will of
the navy officers, for DENLY under
stands the temperament of navy men,
knows their service views, and also
knows all about the jealousy and the
spirit Of factionalism which on some
occasions prOtrude themselves during
the course of any administration.
In the Army and Navy departments
of the government the secretaries may
believe themselves to be the directors
in-chief, but they never are so IN
truth. For the first time In a long
while there are a secretary OF war
and Il secretary of the navy who have
been members of the armed forces,
both Of them having served as sailor
men. Neither of the secretaries. how
ever, was long enough In the service
thoroughly to become a part Of II In
being and endeavor. SO to all intents
and purposes Secretary Weeks and
Secretary DENLY are landsmen and
civilians, and they, like former secre-
taries, must turn tO a service man for
advice and guidance.
Indian Fighters Meet at Feast.
The Inauguration drew to Washing
tor many men who had a secondary
purpose In coming here, and this see
ondary purpose was not Office seek
Ing. There has just been held here
the annual dinner Of the Order OF
Indian Wars. and 1t certainly was IA
fine lot Of old warriors Of the
plains who sat about the board and
lived over the days when they were on
the trail Of the Kiowas, Commanches,
Arapahoes, Apaches. Sioux and Nez
Perez.
Among those who met at this dinner
were Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Gen.
Charles King. Gen. william r. Hall.
Gen. Arson Mills, Gen. Charles Fred
eric Humphrey and Gen. Wilds T.
| Richardson, and a lot OF other officers
younger In years. but none OF whom
by any means could he considered q
youth.
General King OF Milwaukee, who Is
known all over the country as a novel
list and who began his fiction founded
On fact" writing when he was Captain
King, told the story of the Sioux cam
paign OF 1880. Today. In the over
shadowing deeds of the great war, the
deeds and hardships Of the men who
fought on the plains are apt 10 he for
gotten. II can be said, however, with
perfect truth that no American soldier
of the war which has just ended went
through worse experiences than those
of their elder comrades who. In broil-
ing summer and freezing winter. hun
CRY and hnlf-clad, hung on the trail Of
the elusive red warriors.
Sympathy for the Indian.
Before going any further, let 1t be
said that al, through the stories that
were told a. the Indian Wars dinner
ran the notes Of sympathy for the In
dians whom these men had fought. II
can be said that In this latter day
these soldiers of the Indian wars wha
had ieen true 10 me-" uuty' uis'as'eiu
as 1t was still feel resentment nat IL
was necessary for them TO engage IN 4
killing warfare win the ihdiahs OF t"e
West.
General King told Of a command of
troops which, although II had suffered
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