The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-13

burn Child. the writer, who was at
Marion most Of the past summer, will
be rendered the important post.
OF course. Senator Harding may de-
eide ON somebody else. Whoever II In
that comes to the White House as sec
rotary to the President In order to re-
tain his popularity and his usefulness,
will be obliged to live up to a high
mark of tradition. There have been
some mighty efficient secretaries to
hold sway-sway IL really the right
word-in the offices of the White
House during the administrations that
have passed
The memories OF a few Washington
correspondents 20 back TO the days Of
"Lige' Halford who was secretary
under Mckinley, and of George Il. Cor
telyou. secretary under the same Pres
ident and for an exceedingly short
time associated In the White House
with the Roosevelt administration.
Loeb Was More Than Secretary.
/ President Roosevelt appointed VIII
| liam Loeb, Jr., whom he had known In
Albany while he was governor Of New
York, as his secretary. and Loeb held
office through the first and second ad-
ministratiOns of Roosevelt Loeb was
something more than the Presidents
secretary. He was the friend and con
tidant of Theodore Roosevelt More
over, he was allowed to speak for the
/ President In many matters Of moment.
In other words. II newspaper CORE
spondents or senators or representa-
lives went TO Loeb tn find out some
thing and it was impossible to reach
the President to get the answer. Loeb
almost always would take IL upon him
self to say what was necessary.
Mr.. Loeb frequently was the spokes-
man for Theodore Roosevelt, being
able as he was, through association In
conferences. to know almost invariably
/ just how the President felt on all kindly
of subjects. and also To know definitely
enough whether or not he was justi-
/ fled in speaking. Today Loeb Is con-
nected with the welfare department Of
/ the great American Smelling and Re
filming company
/ When President Taft came into Of
flee lee brought 10 the White House
with him as his secretary Fred Warner
Carpenter, young man who had been
his private seer, tary when he was Sec
rotary vf war. Very s'nE after he en-
tered the White House Mr.. Warner was
/ appointed minister to Morocco, and he
sailed for his African post. He was
succeeded by Charles ID. Norton of
New York. and about year thereafter
| Mr.. Norton was succeeded by Charles
/ d. Hilles, also of New York.
| Mr.. Norton is now vice president
of New York city bank and Mr.. Hilles
is connected with great insurance
/ company in an executive capacity.
! Hilles, by the way. has been men
toned as a possibility for a cabinet pO-
sition under the incoming adminlstra-
ton. He is the Republican national
committeeman from the state OF New
York and was exceedingly active in the
last political campaign.
Tumulty viii Practice Law.
Woodrow Wilson's secretary is 10
seph +. Tumulty, who had served In q
! like capacity for Mr.. Wilson prior to
his coming TO the White House. Mr..
| Tumulty came to Washington with the
President. and in all human probable
| ity will leave II with him. The rela-
ton between Woodrow Wilson and Tu-
multy is close and companionablc.
The President not long ago told his
secretary that he would appoint him
] to no - i,,I Af ha nj TOD
States customs court of appeals II he
desired the place. Mr. Tumulty. ie-
clined the honor and will practice law
In Washington when Mr.. Wilson be-
comes an eA-President of the United
| states.
1t cannot be said that the position
of secretary to the President is one
! that Is sought for. No man seeks II.
because II is place which cannot be
asked for, but which must be given to
II man whom the President knows inti-
mately, for whom he feels profound
respect and in whose judgment he has
every confidence. The secretary to the
President can come about as near
to undoing the President as it is possi-
] Dit 1bT VI
States to be undone.
The secretary must be cOngenial.
tactful and firm or yielding as the oc-
casion demands. He has hundred pO-
tential critics every day. He must
know the status of every person who
calls at the White House, must know
what he or she wants and whether or
not the errand of the visitor Is of suf-
ficient Importance to require that the
Presiden should be seen personally
by the caller. Everybody who goes to
the White House wants to see the
President, and therefore II is easy
enough 10 see how tactful secretary
must be when IL is necessary that no
shall turn the visitor away with his
wish unqualified.
Ungentle Hint.