San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
Everybody Takes a Hand in
Job Except President I
Harding Who Is Silent
MANY FOR FALLS JOB
Rumors That Other Resig-
nations Are Pending
Have no Foundation.
BY ROBERT I. SMALL.

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Copyright, 1928. by The San Antonio HshA
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 6.-This haA
been reconstruction week in washinss
ton. Everybody has been reconstruct
ing the Harding cabinet-everybody but
the President himself.
He has been content to let matters
rest with the announcement of ths
forthcoming retirement of Secretary
Fall Of the Interior Department.
There is still talk of other impenth
ing designations in the official family.
but the President is doing all he can
to keep the circle as nearly intact az
possible. As matter Of fact Repubiis
can Presidents as rule expect to have
big cabinet shift at the end Of their
second year in the White House. These
shifts have given them opportunity ID
reward additional friends of high party
workers. President Roosevelt was hasy
with cabinet changes almost up to the
hour Of leaving office.
But President Harding does not ike
changes. When he gets things going
along as he believes close to normally
he likes for them to continue plac;dly
along those lines. The President
particularly does not like the task Of
filing Jobs, and, having once picked q
man for place he wants that man TO
stay in place through thick and thin
Mr.. Harding has been reluctant to s.s
Senator Fall leave, not alone because
he wanted to keep the cabinet as 1t was,
but becauce of the long frien iship which
has existed between him and the head
Of the Interior Department.
Hoover Doesn't Want Change.
When the Fall resignation was an
nounced this week, there was a general
assumption that Herbert Hoover, see
rotary of commerce, would be TRIMS
ferred to the Interior portfolio. 1t was
known that Mr.. Hoover's name has
been mentioned in connection with that
post when the Harding cabinet was be-
! ing built up two years ago. Mr.. Hoover
| being an engineer, was considered par
| ticularly well fitted for the technical
work of the Interior Department. It
now develops, however, that Mr.. Hoover
does not desire the change, although the
| Interior portfolio ordinarily would be
considered in the nature of q promo
ton. He has become so thoroughly i'm
mersed ia the work Of the Commences
| Department and its allied activitics-
activities which have brought him in
touch with Europe and the affairs
which hold his interest there-that be-
feels his work Of the next two years.
must continue in the came direction-i
To take over the Interior Department.
would throw him completely ont ed
touch with affairs outside this country.
II there is to be shift Of cabiRer
members from one position it Is mors.
than likely that President Harding
would consider DR.. Hubert Work, the
postmaster general, for the Interior!
portfolio. DR.. Work halls from Cool
! RADIO and has first hand knowledge of
matters that come under the purview CT
| the Interior Department. But here5
again President Hariing's dislike OF
upsettiny a smoothly running routiheI
would be a bar to such a change OF
positions within the cabinet
One IF the latest pieces Of cablnef
timber 10 be considered in Washins
ton, is Charles B. Warren Of Michigand
Mr.. Warren has Just resigned as and
bassador to Japan and is lerurning toi
this country. BE was urged for q cab,
met post at the beginning Of the Hard-i
ing administration but the Presidcnt
chose instead TO offer him diplomatic
post. Z is known that Mr.. Harding
holds Nc. Warren in high esteem. OE
course his appointment to the csbLsc
would mean two members from one
tate-Michigan-the secretary of ths
navy, Mr.. DENLY, also hailing from ths.
Wolverine commonwealth.
One SOlufiOn IS 0ffrrAd
This complication might be solycds
however, by congressional adoption II
President Harding's plan for departs
mental REORGANIZATION which would
merge the War and Navy Departments
into a single department Ct natioaaf
defense. If this merger should take
place-and il has been a policy OF the
Harding administration from the begis-
ning-either Secretary of War Weells
or DENNY would quit the cabinet.
Weeks being in the senior departmens
unuuesticnably would be retained and
the cabinet is said to have fully UNDER
stood this from the beginning. IL Mrs
Warren should be considered. IL un-
doubtedly would be in connection with
the PostUffice Department rather than
Interior, and contingent upon the trars-
fer Of DR.. Work.
Cabinet gossip naturally has centsred
largely about Harry S. New of Indiana
who goes out Of the Senats March {.
Mr.. New is another man VINO was ssri-
ousIy considered for the eabinec two
wears ago As matter OF fact n IS
very generally believed that ne deflnlte-
IL was offered a post, but preferred 20
make toe fight in Indiana against tie
forces gathering against bin IN his oEn
party. He lost that fight, and havirg
once declined n cabinet post, Hasry
New is not the type OF man 70 az
such a position as a Lame duck.
President Harding is DESIRED 70 -
ayerse to establishing a home for 'lelue
ducks at this time. largely due % The
fact that there are 50 many iaras DUCKS
aud the appointment of one 10 lucra-
tive post would bring the whole fisck
down upor the White HouSs In sort
Of feathyred fury.
The President would probably brfak
this rule 10 teke care OF Senator New
II the latter desired Il. but ie docs not
and insists upon eliminating hin~e4
for further consideration -