Evening star., 1923-09-09

WaHLS WIN OoNA
home that he has taken up the mat
ter personally with the President.
and it is safe to wager that in the
letter which conveys this information
the personally" is UNDERSIGNED.
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THE stream of. callers on official
business has ended, that is for
the moment, and then he takes up.
questions concerning this or that de-
partment and goes over them with
\ his secretary. Right at this point 1t
should be pointed out that from the
time Calvin Coolidge sat in the first
cabinet meeting until the present he
has beeH studying the different de-
partments. He has perhaps more
complete grasp of what their. duties
are and how they function than any
man who has ever been President.
and this knowledge has been secured
only by long hours spent in inten-
sive study. He took his job as Vice
President seriously, and worked, and
the result is that today he is ex-
tremely well equipped. 1t is a
Coolidge trait to be prepared. 1t is
true that it has meant work to Sc
Icure this knowledge. but 1t was inn
|portant that the information be
lsecured.
One thing that has impressed all
those who have watched him since he
became head of the nation is the calm
way in which he goes about his work.
There is not the slightest sign of
nervousness, nothing of the being
up in the air" that sometimes is
present when smen are confronted
with things to which they are not
accustomed. He proceeds much in
the same manner that he did when
he was Governor of Massachusetts,,
much'in the same manner that he did
when he was Vice President. but
underneath that calmness is stead
fastness of purpose that makes the
work get done. You can almost I'm
agine. as you sit and watch him at
work. that he Is the able lawyer who
has no fear of the outcome of the
case that is to be heard.
His working schedule reminds the
writer of an incident that occurred
the other day. The President arose
earlier than usual in order that he
might enjoy the freshness OF the
morning hours. and was at his desk
a half-hour before his usual time
He worked on the matters at hand
and gained time. The knowledge he
had secured from attending the meet
tings Of the cabinet last year also con-
tributed to the finishing of the allotted
work earlier than the secretaries had
expected. There was call from the
President for more work. That Is
another Coolidge trait When you
have. finished with one Job go at the
other, because 1t may help some one
IL you do 1t little sooner than you
lexpected IT could be DONE.
People have Commented on the fact
that Mr.. Coolidge is frugal in his
meals. He eats what-ne thinks he
needs. and just so is he with time
that he believes belongs to the peo-
pie. He does not waste II. He goes
on the assumption that the people
pay him to work. and he Is going to
give them value. received for their
money. He is in the office to serve
the people, to get results.
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a LREADY politicians have begun to
II \ speak about his freedom from
playing politics, particularly the politics
that have to do with 1924. They de-
clare that he does not appear to give
a thought to anything but the work
that is to be done for the country,
the solving of the coal problem and
other things that contribute to the
tcomfort and we'll being of the
Icitizens. One of these men. who Is q
lrather we'll known figure at national
Ieonventions, said to the writer the
other day: 1.-THE President doesn't ap-
ipesr to be giving a thought TO the
Inext convention. He seems TO be
wrapped up in his desire to aid the
country. I have never seen a man
who was so far removed from his own
political fortunes, or one who had no
thought of his own personal credit"
The President is thinking of the
days when the cold wind OF winter
will make living doubly hard. and the
tpeople of the country need have no
fear that fuel will not be supplied,
for Calvin Coolidge will, II necessary,
invoke all the power he has as
! President to see that the people are
supplied with that which will, give
warmth. Those who know him well
are not in the least disturbed as. TO
the outcome of the situation that has
been troubling the people for many
months. The men who cover the
White House for the press are sure
that he will solve the problem. When
lever a man, President or whoever It
may be, can instill a feeling of op-
tism in the gentlemen of the press, he
is almost a miracle worker, for these
alert news gatherers are possessed
of an intensive desire to be shown
In the coal situation, he takes the
} position that no body of men, whether
mine owners or unions, has any right
to deprive the public of that which
aids in sustaining life and gives cona-
fort. 1t has been safe to wager that
the President, quiet and reserved man
from the hills of vermonta would take
steps to. assure the people of fuel for
this winter. He acts from a sense OF
right.
lCALvIN COOLIDGE is a dignihed
NJ man, q quiet man, one who
thinks. He is, however, the most ap-
pFoachable man in the United States
If you have legitimate business with
him. The newspaper men who have
been at the White House for years