Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
THE NENT CANINET.

last night stated that the composition
II the next cabinet is practically GER
tain and that Mr. Harding Will ofh-
siaIfy "okeh" the selection the moment
that Hcrbert Hoover definitely decides
to sntsr that body.
1--WE lawyere. two bankers. editor.
an enEineer. and labor leader com
prise this group OF men who will serve
as Mr. Harding's advisors during the
ueX, four years. providing that no
resignations. forced or otherwise. take
place within that time Six of these
ter men are we'll known 20 the public
the remaining four arc almost un-
,uown quantities Tho former arc
,barIe. Evans Hughes. John w.
" eoks. Harry NJ Daugherty, VIII II.
Navs Alhert r Fall and Herbert
Hoover
me remaining members IN the Cahi-
net Andrew William Mellon. Edwin
Ilerby. Henry Cantrell Wallace and
James John Davis are not nationally
suovn at the present time. but are out
standing hgurcs in their respective
states one in particular. MIR Mellon.
uss lad tho nations eyes focused on
hu 'ar the past weeli. because Of GER
ta. rovelations regarding his business.
lar' and present
IHdging this cabinet by the whole,
,rd without analyzing too minutely the
cords ~ several OF the members.
r,vsry Evening states unQuali6edly
ma. II is an excellent one from the
i,enuhl'can as we'll as the conservative
un,nt ~ view II is true that there Is
not man Of progressive thought on
the slxAa. but there are several OF inde-
pendsnt mind. and that is just as good
From de point OF harmony IN the gov
.rnment Il In desirable that Mr Hard
ins be surrounded by a group ot mon
who can lay their minds alongside his
uoli,icaily. but who nevertheless can
sct Independently inteIiectually when
The occasion arises.
The next four years viii he irving
mes scores of reconstruction prob
ems are now battling AZ rho doors OF
The Capitol. demanding 10 hc solved i'm
naediately. Nr, Harding VIII have need
u the hest minds in the country when
ne tackles many of these questions
which are constantly arising We do
not mean 20 infer that mis- Cabinet will
sonts,n the ten best minds. sorted out
Ike a f1ve-toot book shelf cf knowledge
Tar from Il But when one considers
he enormous political pressure chat he
has been under how he has had to how
ia this faction and that one. and that
ne had 10 recognize certain Eeograph-
lral areas it must he admitted that his
he ha
,ouscrvative view is not a poor one.
u = especially pleasing to note that
al,ult six of the men under discussion
NAV 10 said to have an international
outloak on affairs. Such an angle of
ttv rogarding world problems is de-
>ir..d at tho present time. The man
vifh thc small town mind has no place |
IN ths Cabinet Of United States Pres- |
d.rt today.
tharles Evans Hughes. who Will be |
80, rciary Of State. viii lend both honor |
and dignity TO his post. With only one |
cXception. he is the most distinguished |
.nnn who Will hold a portfolio under the |
coming administration. That excep-
tiau ~ course. is Herbert Hoover who,
~ l~ believed will give an affirmative
1asu.' 10 Nir. Harding today as to
whether he viii accept the Secretary
sh.n - Commerce
I-nu W Weeks who is named as
Seerrtary Of War has had a long pub
ii, sareer since he graduated from An
aapoHs. in 1916 he was candidate for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
DENT and received los votes His
training as a financer will come in
good use when he attempts TO solve
some of the administrative problems
which will arise In his new post.
Senator Albert b. Fall of New Mex
100 was continually in the public view
during the recent fight over the League
- Nations in the Senate He has been
United States Senator since 1912.
and has extended his intellectual hori-
7on considerably since he was chosen
ror that post
Edwin DENLY Of Detroit who is to
have The Navy portfolio. has had broad
exrerierce in maritime matters, and
while representative IN the Fifty
uineth NtNtieth. and Sixty-first con
crosses made a particular study OF
naval affairs. II Is interesting 10 note
thai during the Spanish American war
=
80 served az gunner's mate. and was
p serGea ~ in the Marine Corps during
the World War
Henry Cantrell Wallace OF Des
Moines Iowa. publisher Of farm
iournel, is said 20 be true dirt farm
cr' As Secretary OF Agriculture, he
wtli have the opportunity to demon
strate his knowledge TO the fullest ex- ,
tent ;
James John Davis of Pittsburg, who
vii be Secretary of Labor, is the only /
member who is not an American by !
birth having been born in Tredegar, a
Wales While Mr.. Davis began life ,
~ laboring man. and today carries a /
Mon card. he is better known as an Z
executive and organizer One Of our :