Evening star., 1927-09-23
PRESIDENTS MOVE
MAY INDICATE PLAN
Appointments of Morrow and
Young Seen as OF PoIiti-
cal Significance.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Tverythirg that President Coolidge
does Is being scrutinized to determine
whether he is receptive candidate
for denomination. Two things he dill
this week-the appointment of Dwight
Morrow to be Amba ssador to Mexico
and r. A. Young of Minnesota to be
a member and probably chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board-can he IN
terpreted as sort of reflection Of the
Presidents inner thoughts.
At first blush the naming of n mem.
her of the firm Of J. p. Morgan & Co.
to be Ambassador to Mexico or any
thing else which might mean quar-.
rel with the Senate over confirma tion
seemed to be an example of kind of
don't care attitude which could come
only from a man who did not choose
to run. But the way the Morrow ap-
pointment has been received in the
last "a hours indicates that Mr.. Cool
idge saw further ahead than a mere
controversy over Mr.. Morrow's bank.
ing connections. He saw a chance to
get the Mexican problem settled, cir
cun1Stance which would give his ad
ministration strength in quarters
where it has been severely criticized
For there is no doubt that the admin
fstration's policy in Mexico and Cen
trail America generally has been tar
get for persistent attack.
Young Knows West.
Mr.. Coolidge has never been tied
up in the public mind as friendly to
Wall Street to the extent his oppo-
Tents would like to have him. so the
Democrats are privately gleeful over
what they hope to tag him with pub
licly when their campaign starts
namely, as the guardian of Eastern
financial interests. Mr.. Coolidge knew
that this kind Of attack would be
made anyway and that in the East it
would make little headway. AS for
the West, Mr.. Coolidge has been hav.
ing his troubles with farm relief and
P. he has been characterized as out of
sympathy with the Western viewpoint.
But 1t so happens that on the same
day that Mr.. Coolidge appoints an
Ambassador to Mexico in which the
West can have only a casual interest,
he selects for the Federal Reserve
Board, in which the West has an alb
sorbing interest, a man who knows
the agricultural and banking problems
OF the Northwest as well as, If not bet.
ter than, any man now on the Fed
eral Reserve Board
So If one were to get the impress
SION tnat Mr.. Coolidge Is doing as he
pleases. feeling that he is going to
retire from Office anyway, this is off
set by the care he took in filling the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
d. r. Crfssinger, governor Of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board.
Has Choice i'm East.
He might have picked an Eastern
banker-he had many friends from
whom q selection could have been
made, as, for instance, Eugene Meyer,
jr., but he realized that the West need
ed more representation on the board
and a. convincing proof Of the admin.
lstration's desire to help solve the ag-
ricultural problem--for there is a
good deal the Reserve Board can do
from time to time to aid in stabilizing
credit in areas that need it.
Mr.. Coolidge has acquired none the
less an important attitude toward pol
itics and the politicians. He Is trying
to do what he would do, to be sure,
It this were as he prefers it to be-
the last few months of his period of
service. But in so doing the leaders
who expect him to be drafted see op-
portunities for the President to
strengthen himself with public opirl.
Ion and make it easier for the draft.
Ing process to be successful.