The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-11

tile tucts. This Is especially true con-
cerning matters which affect the ln-
ternutlonnl policy of the United
States, However, as soon as things
reach stnge when II Is proper 20 dis
cuss them publicly, the secretary of
state gives the word and the news Is
sent out broadcast.
The President of the United States
sees the newspaper men twice n week,
on Tuesday at one o'clock and on Fri
day at four o'clock. The relation be-
tween the news gatherers and the
President are kindly. Mr.. Harding
has the advantage, II one boldly may
so put 1t, of being u newspaper man
himself, and he delights In exchanging
the phrases OF the craft with the men
who come to the conferences. He Is
not at all unfamiliar with news val
ues and frequently when he Is going
to give out something which can be
published his fnce lights up with the
smile of appreciation OF the cub re-
porter who has landed scoop.
Hard Work for Correspondents.
Is II becoming for one who tries TO
write of the dolngs Of the capital to
enter a complaint OF hard work? The
cabinet officers keep the newspaper
men busy In their endeavor to meet
appointments. Here is part of the
daily schedule: The secretary of the
navy's office ut ten o'clock a. M; the
secretary of states office at 10 30 a.
III. the secretary of wars office at II
II. IN. Other secretaries see the corre-
spondents at what might be called In
discriminate hours.
Cabinet officers in times past and
today always have had the faculty.
without saying very much. of impart-
ing to newspaper men the impression
that pretty soon something Is going
to break" Secretary of War Weeks
did not say so directly, but pretty
nearly every newspaper man In this
town sensed in advance that on
certain hour of a certain day Mr..
Weeks was going to give them the
name of the man who was to be ap-
pointed chief of staff. The surprise
of the day was not the fact that a CHIEF
of staff was named, but in the name
Of the man who was selected, for few
newspaper men believed that General
Pershing was to be given the place.
Secretary Weeks rather chuckled over
the way in which the news of the ap-
pointment was received.
Mr.. Denby Is jolly,
Secretary DENLY is jovial sailor
soul, or should one say jovial marine
soul? He is built like Il man who
likes his joke. and his structural out
lines and embodiment do not belle
themselves. He gives out news free
ly and it is given out with a good
many genially jovial exchanges be-
tween the giver and the receivers.
The department of state today is the
custodian of matters of endeavor of
national and international moment TO
IL greater extent than any other de-
partment of government The confer
ences with Secretary Hughes are more
largely attended than those with any
other cabinet officer. 1t should be
said for Mr. Hughes that he is much
more spontaneous" in his relations
with the correspondents than it was
believed tnat lie WOulu De. ne mas III
ternational matters in his keeping, del
icate matters in nearly every instance.
The news concerning them can be CIV
en- out only when a dozen and one
thoughts have been given consider
alton. When the time is ripe for the
news Mr.. Hughes ''plumps" 1t out like
II man who is glad that the day finally
has arrived when he can share his
burden with the public.
Mime. currie IS Honored.
Washington has been honoring
Nine. Curie, the discoverer of radium,
Polish by birth, French by adoption,
and French also by citizenship be-
cause this woman scientist married a
Frenchman.
Seemingly the women of Washing
ton thought that they could not do
too much in honor of this representa-
tive of their sex who, in circumstances
of poverty and general discourage
ment, managed to make herself one
of the greatest scientists of the world.
and also through her research and
endeavor found and gave to the peo-
nIaS nf tho aorth thnt rnlium which it