Evening star., 1924-04-10

Except for q Slight disappointment
expressed by. editors of the middle
west the appointment of Harlan F.
Stone, former dean of Columbia Law
School, as Attorney General of the
United States is met with widespread
satisfaction. All agree, however, that
no political considera tions deter
mined the choice and that Mr.. Stone
is man of exceptional ability and
particularly well fitted for this office
Editors believe furthermore that Mr.
Stone will have the fullest public
confidence.
Decidedly reassuringN is the way
the Brooklyn Eagle and Scranton Re-
publican view the appointment. The
New York Times declares "in char
acter, in legal attainments, in the
approval of his brethren of the bar,
in physical vigor and ability to cope
with the severe labor which will be
laid upon him in the Department OF
Justice, Mr. Stone is unusually well
qualified" He ought to know his
business both in theory and practice,
according to- the Baltimore Sun,
which feels ''he is personally and po-
litically an absolutely different type
of man from his predecessor" The
Boston Transcript declares he comes
to the Presidents cabinet with clean
hands as well as clean mind. His
influence will permeate the whole de-
partment.
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IL his record is any indication, the
indianapolis News believes he will go
about his task with no thought of
political effect, but only with wish
to provide efficient service to the gov
ernment and the country" The Spring
field Republican maintains mo COM
plants will be heard that President
Coolidge has named some one who is
more a politician that a lawyer" The
Ell Paso Herald claims "he has all the
qualifications enc could ask of an At
torney General-in fact, he looms
larger than his position" The New
ark News holds, furthermore, IF
within the eleven months of assured
incumbency he succeeds in bringing
comparative order out of what now
seems chaos he will be doing much" "
The Louisville Courier-J Journal Is con-
fident 1.-The country has no reason to
doubt that under his administration
the Department Of Justice will regain
and maintain the prestige it deserves
to hold in the enlightened judgment
of the country"
The gist of the opinion of the Min
neapolis Tribune, the Topeka Capital
the st. Joseph News-Press, the Sioux
City Journal and the st. Paul Pioneer
Press may be summed up in the
words of the Duluth Herald when ii
says there is no use Disgusting the
fact that the middle west was keenly
Interested in the association of Judge
Kenyon's name with the position, and
that it would have greatly strength
ened the President in this section II
he had been appointed" But in re-
gard to Mr.. Stone. there can be nc
doubt the President has found two
very important thingS-"1rst, an At
torney General that he could trust
and that he could expect the people
good lawyer" The disappointment OF
the Grand Rapids Herald sis not that
this distinguished New York lawyer
educator has been selected, but
rather that some great outstanding
figure-like Borah or Kenyon or Beck
favorably known to all
America, has not been the nominee.
The Milwaukee Journal agrees that
Mr. Stone "is not known to the coun-
try. but if he has vigorous sense OF
what is due the country he can over
come that, and it is very important
that he should" The Lincoln Star
points out that "his record commends
him as a lawyer of sterling integrity
and splendid attainments, and he will
bring to the Department of Justice
the confidence and faith of the peo-
ple." To which the Lansing State
journal adds, Politicians and the peo-
pie have too long thought that only
politicians who have ruled may be in
trusted with public duties, when as q
matter of fact the better service may
be provided by those without such ex.
|pecienaAs ThA Elo6 journal snx'