East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-09
HOOVER Do H, is
MOTTO IN CABINET
By RAYMOND P

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9-CU. P.l-
'Iet Hoover do IT," appears to be one
Of the most popular Harding slogans.
! At any rate, If there is anything to
be done by the administration. Hoover
usually does it. or has an important
part in doing it.
Seldom does a problem involving fl
nance, business, or international ar
fairs, particularly il there is a conf
mercial angle, come mp at the White
House without President Harding
sending IN S. o. s. for Hoover his
trusty secretary of
Herbert Hoover. of California. the
man who vas almost kept out of the
cabinet by the politicians. was invited
by President Harding in Florida Just a
year ago to become secretary of CON-
merce-the cabinet post that ranks
next to the bottom of the list. 1t has
always been an obscure post--a po-
litical shelf for somebody that the
party had to take care of. President
Harding had taken care Of his toliti-
cal cabinet timber in the higher rank
ing cabinet jobs and the commerce
portfolio was still vacanr
There's Hoover" President-ele
Harding remembered. Hes a valu-
able man and / ought 10 have him in
1.-THE cabinet. / think I'll make him
secretary Of commerce
Hoover's friends went into a rage.
"He deserves a bigger Job than
that they protested.
But Hoover accepted it--after
Harding promised that he would be
given plenty to do.
SO, a year later, Hoover, who SLIP
ped in at the back door of the cabinet
and was given a job near The kitchen
sink. energies as the most prominent
advisor of the Observation-Disclosures tc
the secretary of state.
Scarcely a problem of consequence
has come to President Harding's atten'
| ton that Hoover has not been con
suited about.
Here is a list of some of the mat
ters Hoover has had a hand in deal
inf with since March 4, 1921
Unemployment = Co-chairman Will
Secretary of Labor Davis Of The un
employment conference. and took n
| lead in drafting its recommendations
Russian relief4Organized and con
trolls all policies in distribution o
food in Russia.
Trade NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fed
eral policy toward lawful aomblna
tions in various lines Of business.
Packer labor dispute Assisted Sec
retaries Wallace and Davis in deaim
with wage complaints Of packin
house employees.
Railroads Conducting a series {
conferences with employees and eSecu
tives dealing with wage ond rate aues
Itions and matters of pubi!' po,icy n
fecting railroads.
Mine trouoies--WorkinS on plan
aycrt thrt utcned coal r1inar strike.
Wa,crN a ys-Assistei IN lnNestn5a'
ing st. Lawn ence waterways project
curnection with inter IatiGnal soii
comnissicn. d.
/, South American finance AS Chef
man of the international high comm
sion is studying plans for improvin
financial relations with South Amer
| can republics.
Agrculture-Has taken steps TO e2
pand warehouse facilities for farmer
Foreign trade-Recommended plar
for developing foreign trade 'throus
commercial attaches Of department
commerce. ~
80 =
Reorganization-Aided Walter ]
Brown in drafting plan for reorgan
ization government executive depart
ments.
Sugar-Aided private business me
. in dealing with crisis in sugar indus
try.