New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-02-18
NEW POLICIES To
NUMBER ELEVEN
EACH OF THE HARDING CABINET
OFFICERS WILL PUT HIS
IDEAS INTO PRACTICE.
SUDDEN CHANGE ON MARCH 4
Announcement of President Elects
Choice for Secretary of State Will
Reveal Something of What Foreign
Policy Will Be.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Washington.-When the new admin
stration undertakes the direction Of
governmental affairs il can be said in
a general way that eleven new policies
will be inaugurated, that of the Presi-
dent himself and those of the ten cab
met officers. The policy of the dom
inant party in congress can be coupled
up with that of the new president,
thus forming one unit of the eleven
units.
OF course there are certain general
policies of each department of gov
I'M which remain the same year
IN and year out, irrespective Of which
party is in control, but there are Ger
tain affairs under the control of each
cabinet officer upon which the Re
publicans and the Democrats disagree.
II Is not known Yet definitely who
is TO be given the Office of secretary
Of state, but when the choice of n
man is made the people of the country
will know at once In a general way
something of what the foreign policy
Is 10 be, because they know that 10
nan would take the place unless his
Views were known to be sympathetic
with those of the new President.
If a pronounced reservationist should
be named, il would be easy enough 10
determine in advance something Of the
nature Of the new Presidents recon-
mendation Intentions along the lines
of foreign policies. If. however, some
one commonly known as a "scrap-the-
league" man should he named, II will
be evident at once that those who
have held that Mr.. Harding would
have none of the league" were right In
their judgment on his ultimate posi-
ton in the matter. Therefore chief
interest enters today in the next pol
Icy of the state department because II
is the international relations matter
which seems Ia have n stronger hold
on the attentions Of the people today
than any other policy of government.
In the interior department there will
be probably a complete change Of pol
Icy. Again II will be possible 10 know
something of what the change is TO be
when the name Of the new incoming
secretary is announced. There have
been differences Of opinion and very
sharp ones In the Republican party
concerning conservation matters, the
proper means Of the development of
Alaska, and some other things. Some
men say that there will be II return
10 the policies of the Roosevelt days
when Garfield, "A strong conservation
list. was secretary of the interior, and
others think that some one will be an
pointed as head Of the department who
holds the Taft views on the various
matters upon which the department
must decide.
Two Views on Conservation.
There are two schools of thought In
the Republican party on matters
which may be grouped under the gen
eral head of conservation policies.
one school is opposed to allowing pri-
vate Interests 10 take over leases Of
land. water power. and other natural
under long tenure, and with
out giving what they call an adequate
return 10 the people for the privileges
which are extended. There is the other
school which holds that private cor
porations alone properly can develop
the and hat they should
not be handicapped with too many re-
strictions nor burdened with the ne
Of paying too much for what
they get.
There have been all sorts Of criti.
cisms Of the post office department
the Inst few years. Its chief
has defended the department. and
there are many people who hold that
because Of the war and certain other
conditions. perfection ~ organization
and operation was impossible, and
no man could have conducted af-
under the trying circumstances
han has the present postmas-
general. on the other hand, the
say that the service went 10
something worse than the demnition
and that neither the ex-
cuse Of the war nor anything else can
hold in the face Of what actually has
happened.
Congress Talk Has Its Value.
II may be hat the country will
ihink that congress. by hot putting
through any measures Of great i'm
portance at this session except the
appropriation bills. is not doing its
duty or performing any service of mo
TO the country. but some good
ont OF talk.
The appropriation bills have been
like a log jam in a spring
So many other measures Of va
kinds have been presented for
discussion hat the current carrying
he supply If bills was choked. II
be taken for granted. however.
hat virtually every appropriation bin
FiII be sanctioned prior 10 the death
If congress AT noon on March 4. and
hat the extraordinary session, when
q 10 called, can work On the other bills
the absence Of fear that certain de
pa rtments Of government are going 10
top their activities because no money
been voted 10 keen them going.