Evening star., 1929-06-10

The keen interest taken by the coun'
try in the announcement of the res1g.
nation of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willie
brandt from the office OF Assistant At
torney General after an incumbency OF
more than seven years reveals now IN
deIibly she has impressed her personal.
ity on the minds of her fellow country
men. Her collection of editorial bou-
ouets and brickbats Is sizable one.
mo other woman has attained so high
a place in the Federal Government as
that now voluntarily relinquished by
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt of Los
Angeles" says the Lon Angeles Eve
ming Express, which, reviewing her work
continues: LAS Assistant United States
Attorney General. Mrs. Willebrandt for
seven years has been the active head
and has had full responsibility for the
prosecution of violations of the prohibi-
ton law. She has carried one of the
heaviest responsibilities of any appoint
ed of1icial of the Government and has
done so successfully. Her retirement
will be a distinct loss to the public
service"
The Kalamazoo Gazette observes that
"she is leaving Government service
gracefully and with the assurance of
President Hoover that her work was
we'll done, despite the flood of con-
demnation which followed her about the
country during the campaign" The
Lincoln State Journal speaks of the "in-
volved and highly important" charac-
ter of the Government work she has
done. and says "she has shown herself
able in the discharge of her duties"
That 'liquor law enforcement under
her has meant something more than a
ic ho frih nf 40
Tribune Capital. while the Altoona
Mirror credits her with having never
'f1inched in the performance of duty"
The Springfield, Mass, Republican pre-
diets that "she will remain one of the
notable women of America" and the
Salt Lake Deseret News declares. She
has made an enviable record and de-
serves we'll of the Nation which she has
so excellently served"
Her critics speak with equal vigcr
Says the Roanoke World-News. There
will be little regret at the retirement
from public life of Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt," and, giving reasons for its
opinion, this paper adds: Coming into
public life AS a protege of Harry Daugh-
erty, President Harding's Attorney Cen
eral, she defended Daugherty. In the
campaign of last November she was ex-
tremely offensive, engaging in improper
political maneuvers under the cover OF
prohibition enforcement"
The Omaha World-Herald considers
that some of the laurels are tarnished
which Mrs. Willebrandt will carry with
her into private life," even though she
has become "one of the five or six best
known women in the United States"
The WorldHerald lists as among the
bitter memories" her campaign speech
es when she raised a religious issue
against Gov. Smith"
There were sighs of relief. undoubt-
edly, from Maine to Mount Wilson when
the news was flashed from Washington
that the resignation had been received
by President Hoover and promptly ac-
cepted," remarks the Atlanta Constitu-
tion, as it says of her: "She could hec-
tor Harry Daugherty, hobble Harlan
Stone and back John Garibaldi Sar-
gent into any corner of his office. She
could let loose gas waves in the presi-
Dental campaign to the CONSERVATION
Of Chairman Work and his committee;
but there was an end of her rope and
now she has reached it,
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The Newark Evening News recalls |
the campaign, saying: During the |
late lamented presidential campaign |
Mrs. Willebrandt filled unique place. |
Brave men fiinched when she rose to |
-Seak. and nasre political leaders grew