The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

pointments" in the current issue of the Nation. Prof Charles A.. Beard, well-known American his- torian. states that while Presi- dent Hoover's appointments have been under fire" it is too early to judge the consequences of these apDointments.
 '"Is the fact that A man looms
 he is 'great'?" questions Prof Beard. Headlines and popular judgments are far from infallible. Who was the greatest figure tl Europe during the storm of ti.e
 World war? Joffre, Ludendorff, Foch, Clemenceau. or Lloyd George? Perhaps in the long yer dict of history 1t may not be any of them, but an obscure, despised, outlawed agitator, Nikolai Lenin.
 IL is too early to speak with as- surance, but if the Soviet system succeeds and forces worldwide transformations in politics and economy, it may turn out that the
 mighty men who fought the war will be regarded AS the last bar
 barians and Lenln will be hailed as the hamburger of a new day :. |. . The strange thing Is that concerning our contemporaries we never can tell What capa- cities. therefore. may be buried in President HooVcrs official family may never be known. They may never emerge from the com monplace cloud that hangs, in an era Of peace, over tho land of the free and the home of tho brave. But some kind of crisis may test them In fire.
 Let us take look at the po- litical landscape in which the president of the United States op- cratcS,' continues Prof Beard. No matter what may be the pow CT of the presidents personality, he must work with his party. No president ever did or can. save at great peril. ignore his party fences; nor can the public ever disting ulshh operatoin son his part designed in the interest of per- sonal advancement from opera tons intended to protect party in- tcrests. So those who are inclined to attack MT Hoover's appoint IituIb VIII bo WtIl lo IoIbIttI prayerfully the state of the rcpub- lican party before they let off their heaviest artillery.
 Few indeed are the appoint ments in which he really has a free hand. GloWcring on the east ern sky fig the senate. The prcsi- dents chief nominations are sub ject to the review of that August body. and the republican members of that Auugst body know full well that unless appoint ments falling within their reBpcc- tive states are made with refer cnccc to local machinery, they will fail to return at the end of their terms. This may be regretted, but 1t is eXigcnt.
 Coming at last 10 personalities, odiOus as the operation fig. there are concrete facts to be considered, the writer goes on 10 say. "In a general sense the presidents cabinet officers are his persona, representatives IL ls Safe 10 assume that MT Stimson ls Presi- dent HooVers deliberate choice for secretary Of state. Like all other appointments, this has been criticized. Well, Mr Stimaon is certainly as well qualified for that office as MT Kellogg, or MT Lans- Ing. or Mr Byran, or any one Of ten or fifteen other dignataries who have filled the place. That la speaking modeptly at least, and without any undue prejudice in MT Stimson's favor Anybody who wishes 10 take a Whack at MT Stimson may profltably take stock of the supply of experts in foreign affairs now available in the republican party.
 Passing with due obeisance in- to the presence of the supreme court, we encounter Chief Justice Hughes. If there is any mean ing at all in the history of the re- publican party.
 Discussing the presidents at tempt to appoint Judge Parker. Professor Beard says there was something to be praised in the Idea of having the south repre- scnted In the manufacture of fed eral Jurisprudence.
 Continuing with his resume, Professor Beard looks at the prcsi- dents selections for tho federal power commission. stating, No one will contendt that any of the men chosen for the agency is a transcendent expert in public utili- lies . If MT Hoover had chos- en Morris l.. Cooke or some other member of an existing state com mission known to be strict in his theories respecting prudent in- vestment. realistic valuation. and fair return on bona fide capital. the nominee could not have got pastt he third house oft he nation al congress--the organized utility interests of America. If. on the other hand. MT Hoover had select cd seasoned and disciplined specialist from one of the great utility companies, the slaughter would have been etrrible to be- hold. Hence the president chose the only course opDn to him and selected coloFiess men far the power commission--men guiltless of positive opinions, at iesat as far as public knowledge runs.
 "In bringing q long story to Al