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wants it, They would appear to be right. to the
extent that these events have set official Washing
ton gasping with their suddenness and unexpected
ness.
The failure of the effort to pass the postal pay
Increase bill the Presidential veto seems to
have had pronounced effect Statesmen stopped
telling of what they were and were not going to
do and congress got busy passing appropriation
bills.
And the sudden resignation of Secretary Hughes
and the appointment of Kellogg; the appointment
of Warren in the face of the opposition of the
Michigan delegation In congress, and other appoint
ments made by the President without consultation
with his intimates took the breath away from many
people important in their eyes. And lot of
other things out of the ordinary have taken place.
So the gossips-and Washington is justly cele
brated as gossiping city-are busy predicting
clean sweep of the inherited members of the cab
met. They also predict foreign policy to be
dictated by the President himself which contem-
plates entrance into the world court and recogni
ton of the Soviet government of Russia. And last
ly they are predicting that President Coolidge will
be candidate to succeed himself in 1928, point
ing to the speech of Leslie M. Shaw, former secre-
tary of the treasury, before the Nebraska State
Bar association in which he argued that the Pres
ident would not then be running for a third term.
Now all this seems largely far-fetched to the
average American, especially to the millions who
average American has not been in the least aston
ished by President Coolidge's independent and de-
cisive handling of his cabinet problems. He thinks
the whole record of Mr. Coolidge has been one of
courage and action when action was needed He
Is amused at any effort to represent Mr. Coolidges
course as that of weak and ineffective leader
whom congress delighted to rebuff. He simply
sees in the White House strong and vigorous
leader, reaching his own decisions regardless of
the politicians, master in his right. Nor does
he take any stock In the notion that Mr. Coolidge
means to rule alone, in autocratc fashion. He has
sized up the Vermont Yankee as a believer in the
American system Of government which looks to
teamwork and continuity of policy.
This average American is supported In his views
by information officially put forth from the White
House This is to the following effect
That the President is satisfied with his cabinet
and expects no further changes in its personnel
That the retirement of Secretary Hughes from
the cabinet does not involve impending changes in
the administrations foreign policy
President Coolidge sees no reason to alter the
general course he has been pursuing with regard
to foreign relations according to this White House
pronouncement. While he expects the American
foreign policy will develop and enlarge to keep
pace with the march of world events. there Is no
prospect that the principles governing the attitude
of the Washington government on specific ques-
tons will be subject to change during the admin
istration beginning March A. The President au-
thorzed denial of reports that his Russian policy
will undergo change by virtue of the retirement
OF Mr. Hughes. who opposes Soviet recognition un-
til Moscow agrees to compensate American citi-
zens despoiled by the Communists, TO recognize
the war debt owed the United States. and to cease
efforts to undermine the American form of govern
ment
The effort to make mystery out of the resigna-
tion OF Secretary Hughes seems Unnecessary Ii
is believed that he has long intended to resign
when the opportunity offered. In his letter Of
resignation Mr.. Hughes mentioned only one reason
for wishing to retirethe wish to return TO private
life after virtually 20 years o. public service. In
his talks with his bureau chiefs. Mr. Hughes laid
stress on the necessity he felt Of getting back into
the practice Of law. 50 that he could accumulate