The Washington times., 1929-01-09
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agricultural distress. Moreover, he
believed 1.-The remedy would be
satisfa ctory."
incidentally, Brookhart is one Of
those insurgent Senators who has
been staunchly opposed to Mr..
Hoover's retaining Andrew w.
Mellan as Secretary of the Treas
ury. He was vastly disturbed by
the seemingly authentic reports that
Mr.. Hoover had already decided to
do so. but he declined to comment
about it.
Lunches With Kellogg
After his White House visit, the
President elect sat in at a meeting
of the directors of the Better
Homes" movement, in which he
was active as Secretary Of Com.
merCe.
Then he hurried away to keep a
luncheon engagement with Secre.
tary Of state Kellogg to talk for.
eign affairs, and particularly to
though they may be, that are to
be given the American delegates to
the Forthcoming reparations con-
ference.
Inasmuch as whatever decisions
the repara tions experts arrive at viii
have their application during the
Hoover Administration, the Presi-
dent-elect is keenly interested in
this subject. He has some very
definite ideas of his own concern
ing reparations, gained during long
residence abroad during the war,
and his close study of postwar
conditions in Europe.
Hoover apparently has made at
least the definite decision hat
Andrew w. Mellon, the grizzled, taCi.
turn financier from Pittsburgh, Will
remain as Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Hoover has made no announce
ment; neither has Mr.. Mellon. None
likely will be made for some time.
But among those in a position to
know. the retention of Mr.. Mellon is
regarded as a settled thing. lndica'
tions are that it was finally settled
during the two hours that the two
men faced each other across the
luncheon table yesterday.
The reasons for not announcing
Mr.. Melons retention are various.
For one thing. there is lots of time
between now and March and much
may happen; for another, to an.
nounce it at this time would draw
down on the head of the President.
elect the imprecations of the anti.
Mellon progressive" group in Con-
Cress who have been bombarding Mr..
Hoover with appeals not to retain
Mr.. Mellon.
IdOlized and Opposed
No Secretary of the Treasury in
recent times has been so idoliZed or
so opposed In Congress as Mr.. Mel
lon. The feeling is extreme on both
sides.
The mid-western progressive farm
bloc. composed of such men as
Norris. OF Nebraska; Brookhart, CT
Iowa: LaFollette. of Wisconsin. ana
others are bitter and unyielding IN
their opposition to him. The Re-
publican stalwarts of the East pro.
claim him "the greatest Secretary
of the Treasury since Hamilton.
There isn't much middle ground.
Senator Jim" Couzens R) OF
Michigan, is ANOTHER bitter op,
ponent of MIR. Mellon. The richest
man in Congress. and a warm sup,
porter of Mr.. Hoover in the cam.
paizn, it is said that Couzens Of
fered to quadruple his contribution
to the Hoover campaign fund If .'e
were assured that Mr.. Mellon would
not be resppointed. The Republican
management was eager for the
money. but was not in a position 10
give the required assurance.
Cause Of Much Speculation
There has been much speculation
since the election as TO Mr.. Melons
future. for it is no secret In Wash.
ington that he and NJ. Hoover
have not always seen eye to eye On
administration policies. They diff
iered quite materially on some nj
the war debt agreements. notably
on the French. But the matter ar
parently has been settled now. NJ.
Mellon is TO stay.