The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-08

"The Lamentable Tragedy of Julius Caesar"
 Miss Perkins has one quality perhaps to a greater degree than any of herScabinet colleagues courage. She is one of the few who will stand up and tell the president exactly what she thinks, no matter ho strenuously he may disagree.
 APPOINTMENTS
 Although not reputed to be a good organizer, Miss Perkins has made several good appointments. One was Edward r. McGrady, first assistant secretary, another Dr Isador Lubin, commissioner of labor statistics. McGrady is one of the ablest, most liberal and widely esteemed labor lead CTS, but just because he was pushed by Jim Farley, Miss Per kins spurned him at first as if he were poison. Finally she saw how he operated as aide to Gen. eral Johnson and welcomed him into her official family.
 Dr Lubin, former executive of the Brookings institution, is one of the greatest statistical autliOri- much of the legislation and data sponsored by the progressivcs in congress was his work. A tireless research man, he has been load ed down with a half dozen jobs in addition to his many labor de- partment responsibilities. But despite his ability, Miss Perkins had to be pushed into appointing him. He looks forward to return ing to the academic quiet Of his beloved BrOOkings institution. AND OTHERS
 CHARLES E. WYZANSKI, JR. solicitor of the department, is a Felix Frankfurter man. A bril- liant lawyer. and former editor of the Harvard Law Journal, he, like Lubin, keeps out of the lime light but performs a multitude of duties.
 w. w. HUSBAND, second as- sistant secretary, is republican hold-over, whose retention is a mystery to everyone except Miss Perkins.
 HUGH l.. KERWIN, director of conciliation, another hold over. but democrat, came into the department 21 years ago un- der its first secretary, William B. Wilson.
 DANIEL w. MCCORMACK. commissioner of immigration. born at Wick, Scotland, was for mer director of internal revenue for the Persian government, and president of the Fiduciary Trust company of New York. He has performed outstanding service in reorganizing his bureau. e
 MISS GRACE ABBOTT, chief of the children's bureau, has served in that capacity since 1917. Under the Davis-Doak re- gimes, Miss Abbott faced a con- tinuous struggle to protect her bureau from political sabotage. Now Miss Perkins, an old friend has given a new scope and vi- tality to- the work of the chill dren's bureau. Nebraska born, and a graduate of Jane Addams' Hull House, Miss Abbott is one of WashingtOn's smartest attired professional women. She Is also fond of the movies.
 MISS MARY ANDERSON has been director of the women's bureau since 1919, and faced not only the same problem confront ing Miss Abbott under Davis Doak, but also the die-hard op- position of congressional foes of maternity protection. Another old friend of Miss Perkins, Miss Anderson is Swedish born and spent her youth as a factory worker. She became union leader and travelled extensively organizing, girl and women workers.
 Large and motherly-appearing Miss Anderson prefers her own cooking and is proud of the fact that the only male in her bureau Is the messenger boy. She now has complete freedom and is do- ing grand job.
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