The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-12
STRONG EFFORT PLACE HOOVER NEW CABINET


 forts are being made here, it is learned, by friends of Herbert Hoover to induce President-elect Harding to invite MT. Hoover into the cabinet after next March At the same time quiet but vigorous fight is being waged to prevent Hoover from be- coming a member of the Harding cabinet. The principal cause of the objection to Hoover, by those who do not want him in the Harding cabinet, Is based on the fear that If he be- comes a member of the Harding of- ficial family be may make such record and gain such additional prom thence that he will become a formid. able presidential candidate in 1924, in opposition to MT. Harding's renomina- tion for another term. That Is the reason at the bottom of the fight be. ing waged now in Washington and , elsewhere to prevent Hoover from i becoming a cabinet officer
 During Senator Harding's recent visit tn Washington 1t become known that be intended to announce his ! c. hinet early in February. Conse. quentls the activity for VI
 Hoover started with redoubled yio. lence.
 It is not known whether Mr Hoover wants cabinet position. He has kept | silent and nobody so far has been able | to get an expression from him as to whether he would or would not accept cabinet place.
 Many of Hoover's closest friends feel that he is too big a pan to take cabinet place. Many really prom inent Americans who went in cabinets have been buried" from public gaze and either were heard of no more or became the target for the fiercest l kind of public criticism. Hoover is | undoubtedly great international fig ure. As food administrator in Bel. gium he gained world wide renown. l AS food administrator for tho United States during the World war he gained the applause of some and the wanting many citizens who severely Criticise Hoover's management of the | food administration in this country ! These criticisms are based on the l fact that the price of nearly all food stuffs and other commodities scared out of sight during the war. The profiteers ran mad, they say, without the curb from Hoover. Many say that the only result of the Hoover food administration was a much high CT cost of living, to say nothing oi the multitude of vexatious and annoy ing restrictions pu on everything by Hoovers orders.
 It is mistake to believe that the mass of the people are friendly tc Hoover because of his activities ls food administrator during the war Not only did the prices of practically everything consumetd by the people rise out of sight during that period but there were many shortages :oi foodstuffs and coal that worked muct hardship Anybody who reads this correspondence will recall his owr experiences during the war with the Hoover food and fuel manag 4ment All this is now being Talked up and is one of the principal afguhights used to prevent MT. Harding offering Hoover place in the cabinet The objectors declare that instead of mak ing a great success of food admins tration during the war Hoover made a grand mess" of it. Friends oi Hoover, however, decEare the op posite.
 There is another objection being used against Hoover. That is the claim that he is an "internationalist' Color is lent to this charge because Hoover spent most of his life in Lon don and in developing mining pro perties in many regions of the earth This charge, however, can not rest on good basis because Hoover was born in the United States, educated in California university, and has halways been an American citizen. Because his business called him to the four corners of the globe is no reason to assert that he is an inter nationalist"
 It is said MT. Harding is consider for him, but this IS hard to believe in view of the increased expenses, the trouble and annoyances the housewoves of the country expert enced under the wartime food ad- ministration.