The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-12

There will be genuine regret the nation at the re-
tremen from the cabinet of Charles Evan Hughes secre
tary of He tower of strength to the Harding
and Coolidge administration His whole training especially
fitted him for the exacting tasks of that office His name
will be written in history of the great secretaries OF
state office similar in Importance to that of the premier
ship of Great Britain.
His has been brilliant and his administration
of this cabinet office ranks in efficiency with that of Hays,
Root and Knox and he second none of these in his
scholarship, tact and diplomacy in the handling OF great
national issues.
His work i'm the recent campaign on the side of cons-
tonal government his defense of the Republican foreign
policy and HIS remarkable exposition of Amercansm in
series of speeches poeny indicated that he better
own Upon e stump for Coolidge he spoke with an energy
and determination wholly lacking his disastrous
waited to the presidency rather than Wilson, the final settle
men of the world crisis would not have been 50 badly bung
the public Wilson, he had the faculty of getting team
work and putting his plans across
prime and at when foreign ministers of other nations
are beginning to make their impression upon the world He
seeks to retire to private life and the practice of law
Salaries paid cabinet members and ambassadors too
meagre to attract the best minds Mr. Hughes is man OF
than average wealth but the office probably drain
upon him financially and it is we'll known that the costs OF
the ST. James, Paris and Berlin MINISTRIES makes appoint
men to these posts of other than those Of great wealth
impossible situation brought to public mind graphically
that most efficient secretary Of state is about to retire
He began the practice of law 1884 and his
come candidate for mayor of New York City but did accept
two terms of New York and the public still
remembers the job housekeeping he did at Albany His
work as counsel for the Armstrong Insurance Committee
before the New York Legislature outstanding for it's
horoughness and mpartiaty He brought about reforms
in the handling of the great trust funds and did much to
place insurance upon solid foundation
He served only six justice of the United States
supreme court esigning to accept the presidential nomna
ton. His defeat due to faulty management of the
paign and had Mr. Hughes remained at home the chances
he would have succeeded Woodrow Wilson, His trip
through the west disastrous.
Upon his skill attorney jurist, investigator and
diplomat rests his service to the nation He took up the
office of secretary of state at time when foreign poll
in deporabe condition due to the feud between
Wilson and the late Senator Lodge 1t called for skill of
high order to take the tangled ends and them into
definite policy. He did the job well and without partc
patton in the league of nations accomplished much for world
peace. -
His handling of the disarmament conference widely
acclaimed by leaders of both parties His directness Of
action is characteristic Of the for he not swayed
by theory foolish deasm He faced the facts and in the
words of Dawes kept down to brass acks His services
in The aircraft investigation of significance.
Probably the most outstanding work is that in connection
with the acceptance of the Dawes plan for payment of the
German indemnity. His trip to London Paris and Berlin
accomplished much in that crisis Negotiations coopera
fion with Secretary Mellon since relative to debts dem
onstrate skill of high order
1t is to be regretted that he is leaving public Office but
it is to be hoped that the administration will continue
follow the policies initiated by him.