Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-01-04

tained ~ him. but az other times for
the most part he Is In seclusion. hut
IL Is n hard working secluslon never
theless.
The present assistant secretary OF
the navy i Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
whose father at the outbreak 81 the
spanish war occupied a like position.
This assistant secretary Ga part was
charged with the work Of preparing
the American plan for partial naval
disarmament and he was one OF the
five men who knew the secret and who
kept Il until the hour when Il was
officially made known hy Secretary Of
State hughes at tile first open meet
INK " the great conference Of the ma
lions.
IN the War and Navy departments
both secretaries and both assistant
secretaries are men who have seen
service in war. Secretary of War
Weeks Is n naval academy graduate,
aud ne served In the Spanish war and
was n volunteer for service In the
great war. The career In the marine
corps % Secretary Of the Navy DENLY
Is well known.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt saw service as a field officer
IN France. lie was severely wounded
In action. hut he has recovered his
health completely. Assistant Secre-
tary ~ War ]. Mayhem Wainwright
also saw overseas service In the great
war.
Alvey A. Adee an important Man.
There are several assistant secre-
taries 81 state as there are also sew
eral assistant secretaries Of the treas
ury. In the State department the sec
und assistant secretary. Alvey A. Adee,
who seems from his initial letters 20
he the alpha" Of the department. In
q sense Is also the omega" because he
Is the authority OF last resort on any
disputed diplomatic question on rec
ord.
In some respects Alvey A. Adee Is
the most important man in the State
department. In a way he can be said
"a b. u no politics. although he I'M
queStionahiy has his own political
views and unquestionably exercises his
voting right "a his home town when
election day comes around Mr.. Adee
has served for many years IN the State
department under both Republican and
Democratic administrators.
The job uf third assistant secretary
81 state Is curious one. II Is the
most trying place. In sense. that Is
known TO any II the departments. for
this third assistant secretary must
know everything about the precedence
- persons. and who's who In the dip
lomatIc and official world. and just
where be belongs.
The present third assistant Is Rob
ert Wood Bliss. For a long time Mr..
Bliss has been In the service Of the
department. For ten years he was in
Paris serving under a long line of
American ambassadors 10 that coun-
try. Every time that n foreign OIL
cial comes 10 Washington. and foreign
srs have been here I'm droves recently
the third assistant secretary 81 state
must meet him In behalf % his chief
and must extend the greetings 81 the
American government 20 the distin-
guished incomeT.
Secretary Melons Assistants.
In the Treasury department secre-
rarv Mellon has i've assistant Secre-
tarles. Their responsibilities are d.
yid.sL There l. one inScharse Of fiscal
affairs. another In charge II public
buildings. another Ia charge 81 into
nal revenue and customs. another In
charge ~ foreign loans. and another
In charge IL war risk insurance and
public health.
II Is only recently that there have
bpen i've assistant secretaries 81 the
Treasury. Originally there were only
fbree. but the war and iis aftermath
have upct.ssitated the appointment OF
two additional officials. one In charge
~ foreign loans. Eliot wadsworth; and
another In charge 81 war risk insur-
ance and public health. Edward Cliff
ford.
Positions as assistant secretaries Of
the treasury are much sought after
Virtually every man who gets an as
siStaut secrctnryship as had trimming
IN finance. A place In the treasury rs
m assistant secretary Is regarded fire.
ouently as n stepping stone To prefer
Dteut In civil life. Several men who
have served as assistant secretaries OF
the treasury later have become proini-
nent in the banking and financial
world. one notable case being Frank y
Vanderlln. who. after leaving his place
as assistant secretary, became the
president OF what Is believed TO he
the largest hank in the United States.
Poetry and Reality.
n IS one Of tire misfortunes Of
proSress that the tomb Of Laii"
Rookb is not I'm Kashmlr vale. by The
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