The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-19
Coolidge Snaps at
Hoover; Won't Gust
Kellogg for Rival

w AonlNGION, April ~, (PP)s--
Secretary Of State Kellogg is not 60
ing to resign, and even If he should
resign Mr.. Hoover will not be made
Secretary Of State"
Behind that political bomb, hurled
from the White House on the after
noon Of April Is, is the pent-up irri-
tation Of Calvin Coolidge toward a
member Of his cabinet whose name
has been mentioned more and more
frequently, in the past three months,
as the probable successor to the I'M
fortunate and unpopular head of the
cabinet.
No Useless Lies
The Spokesman did go on to say
that Hoover had been one of the most
ardent supporters Of the Chinese pol
icy pursued by Kellogg, and that in
any case the President does not per-
NIT cabinet officer to interfere with
the running of another department by
the head of that department-tha
Kellogg is running the State Depart
ment, subject only to the approval of
his acts by Coolidge. But his denial
that there was a split in the cabinet
on the Chinese policy, between KEEL
logg and Hoover, was not convincing.
Hoover Criticizes
1t is notorious in Washington that
Hoover has for months been criticiz-
ing Kellogg, from the standpoint of
American foreign trade. He hiss been
telling his subordinates and friends
that the Mexican and Nicaraguan ag-
gressions have been too costly in the
ill-will of all of Latin America.
He has been reported as arguing
that the American note to the Chinese
Nationalist should never have been
made the same as the notes of Brit
ain, France, Japan and Italy. Hoover
has spoken privately in the tone of
man anxious to get into the State De-
partment, to show the world how to
get the maximum business advantage
out of diplomacy and naval power.
Cal Suspects
But Coolidge does not trust Hoover.
He looks upon his ambition as point
ing to the presidency. Coolidge is
not through with that job. He con-
siders any attempt by cabinet men,
Der to get into the presidential race,
so long as Coolidge seems to be
candidate, to be ingratitude if not
downright treachery. Hence the sud-
den ill-tempered blast at Hoover.
Now come the anti-Coolidge Re-
publican regulars with fitting re-
ply. In deep confidence they say to
the press that Cal is about to get
his" in the form of an open letter
from a group of them, asking him to
say where he stands on the third
term issue. Nicholas Murray Butler
raised that objection some time ago,
and National Chairman William But
Ter was obliged to tour the country
to flatten it out. But it is coming
back as a challenge.
The Atlantic Monthly forced Gov.
Al Smith to make a reply to the
question as to whether Smith, if
elected president. would permit his re-
ligious ties as a Catholic to influence
his duty under the Constitution in
dealing with Mexico. Smith is about
to publish a direct answer to this
challenge. The anti-third term Re-
publicans believe that their letter,
when published, will compel Coolidge
to admit that he is trying to
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approves Of the two-term iimit on
presidents, or else that he is not going
to run next year.
Consider Coolidge Thru
Whether the fine hand of Herbert
Hoover is behind this group is
matter for speculation. Sen. Moses
of New Hampshire may be one of
the promoters, and former Sen. Wads-
worth of New York may be another.
Dawes will be pleased when the letter
comes out. So will Nick Longworth
and Frank Lowden. All of these hard
boiled politicians feel that Coolidge
should step aside and give them
chance to show how well they can
carry OUT morgan pOllcleS.
Not Too Far West
Coolidge is sufficiently disturbed
by the drift of party intrigue to be
unwilling to go very far west this
summer. His choice of western"
summer vacation has narrowed down
to Minnesota, Wisconsin or Michigan,
according to the last inspired rumors.
He viii not see the Black Hills nor
the Rockies. And since the political
garbage stirred up by the new in
quiry into the Schall senatorial cleo
ton has tainted the air in Minnesota.
it appears reasonably sure that the
summer White House will not be To-
catec within $50 miles of the Twin
Cities.
Farm propaganda will be carried on
during the summer by Sen. McNary
of Oregon, who now is thought to be
considering an offer of the secretary
ship Of agriculture, to replace Jardine.
The latter has been a sad misfit, and