Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-09

President-elect Hoover's present oc-
cupation In Observation-Disclosures
ing-conjures up the question as to the
extent, If any, to which he is under OBJ
legation to Calvin Coolidge. Is there any
reason, in other words, for Hoover to
regard the susceptibilities of his prede-
cesSor in constructing his own official
household? Hoover Is reliably reported
to feel no such sense of duty, while
Coolidge, on his part, is credited with
corresponding views. In the succession
which will take place on March 4 there
is no analogy to the Taft succession OF
Roosevelt in 1909. 1T. r." had definite
ly anointed the man who was to take
his place, yet Taft took over into his
own cabinet only one member of the
Roosevelt administration, the veteran
James Wilson, Secretary Of Agriculture.
It is not of record that President Cool
idge ever lifted a finger to help Herbert
Hoover secure nomination last year.
Until the eleventh hour-namely, after
Hoover's st. Louis speech on the eve of
election day-Coolidge did nothing, as
far as the public knows, to assist the
Californian in his campaign. There was
no lack of appreciation of Hoover in
the Presidents inactivity. His friends
said it was simply his custom not to
intrude himself into others political
battles.
The incoming Chief Engineer has sus-
capabilities of his own to consider in
displacing the Coolidge cabinet In the
first place, at least two members are
always supposed to have obtained their
portfolios on Hoover'S recommendation
Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy, and jar
dine, Secretary of Agriculture. Unless
these intimate friends care to step out
voluntarily it's not going to be easy for
Mr.. Hoover to supplant them. Mr.. Will
bur could be provided for on the Federal
bench, but depositing Mr.. Jardine in
comfortable non-cabinet job would be
more difficult. Other members Of the
Coolidge executive group have been close
to Mr.. Hoover and rendered him yeo-
man service In his convention cam
paign, High among these ranks Post
master General New. How much foun-
dalton there is for the supposition that
Mr.. Mellon has mortgage on reap
pointment to the Treasury remains to be
seen. Like Coolidge, Mellon did little
to aid Hoover when aid was vital. Not
until BOSS" Ware of Philadelphia got
busy at Kansas City was the all-de-
cisive vote of the Pennsylvania delega-
ton assured to the Californian.
It won't be long now until farewell
parties in honor of outgoing Coolidge
ties will be the order of the day. The
ball will be set rolling this week when
the White House newspaper men enter
tain at dinner in honor of Edward T..
Clark, the Presidents personal secre-
tary. "Ted' Clark has been at Mr.
Coolidge's elbow ever since the YER
monter came to Washington as Vice
President eight years ago. Previous to
national politics as an attache of Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodges office on Capt.
toll Hill. Apart from his capacity and
devotion to Calvin Coolidge, "Ted's"
claim to the Presidents favor rests upon
his being fellow alumnus of Amherst
The correspondents who cover the White
House from day to day are anxious to
show that they appreciate Clark, even
though there is no case on record of
his having ever divulged state secret.
X X X "
The man who can be described as
the godfather Of the Kellogg pact has
been an interested witness of Senate
proceedings the past week. He Is S. O..
Levinson, Chicago corporation lawyer
and inventor Of the phrase, "outlawry
of war" Mr.. Levinson CHANGED to ar
rive in Paris in 1927. few weeks
after M. BRAND, In public statement,
projected the idea of a anco-Ameri-
can engagement tending to outlaw
war" AS Is set forth In Prof. James
T. Shotwells new book on the Kellogg
treaty. "Mr. Levinson quickly discerned
the opportunity which the BRAND dec
laration had opened up for interpreting
to Europe the program of war out
lawry." The rest is history. Mr.. Levin
son. Yale man (class of '88), is a legal
specialist In reorganization of rail-
trQaas .aNd industrial corporations.