Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-24
Capital Views
More Changes
In Cabinet Jobs
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come of the points covered by the
last big three conference at Yalta
ALREADY LEFT
Hopkins accompanied Mr.. Rocse-
velt on all such expeditions He
already has left for Moscow.
Congress uniformly applauded the
cabinet changes announced yester-
day at Mr. Truman's news confer
ence. There were cheers for the
announcement that responsibilities
CT the secretary of agriculture and
the war food administration here
after would be given one individual.
The cabinet changes-with more
to come-sharply shifted the center
of administration gravity toward the
west.
Also announced was the resigna-
ton of Judge Marvin Jenes, of
Texas, as war food administrator
Jones will return to his post as a
judge on the court of claims.
Secretary of Interior Harold L..
Ickes is the last remaining survivor
CT the original Roosevelt cabinet
which took office in March, 1893.
Miss Perkins also was a Roosevelt
original
Speculation regarding furth e r
designations involved Ickes and in
fact, every other holdover cabinet
member except Secretary of Com
merce Henry A. Wallace.
GOOD POLITICS
Gcod politics would require Mr..
Truman to keep Wallace even if
he did not want him. However there
is no particular evidence that the
Iowan is an unwelcome guest.
There is no doubt that Wallace
speaks for and can lead consid-
cradle body of left wing voters. A
vigorous Wallace belt would pretty
surely prevent the election of a
Democratic presidential candidate
in 1948. Wallace's job is safe.
In his news conference Wednes-
day Truman said he would not have
accepted Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau's resignation if
it had been offered. He said he
contemplated no changes at the
state department.
But MCrgenthau is believed to be
one Of those slated ultimately tc
go. There would be no change, Of
course, during war bond drive
such as that now under way.
STETTINIUS MAY GO
There is considerable pressure on
the President also to find ether en-
ployment for Secretary of State
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., principal
| ly because he has no established
party organization identity and
would succeed to the white house
in the event Of Mr.. Truman's death.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim-
son at n is the oldest cabinet men,
Der. He is full CT honors and would
not care snap of his fingers if he
were relieved as long as his success
sor was a competent man.
1t is a fact that there has been
great southern and western Demo-
cratic protest against the number
OF easterners in the cabinet as Mr.
Roosevelt maintained it during the
past few years. But removing a
Republican from a war cabinet
would not be good politics unless
1t were at the cabinet members in
Sistence
! Ickes probably has offended more
congressman than any other cabi-
net member. He is II years old
rich, and happily married to a
pretty young wife.
CARRIES WEIGHT
Like Wallace, Ickes carries weight
with the new deal political left. If
Ickes gees it might be to make a
place for Sen. Joseph G. O'Mahcney
CD, Wyoming.
The navy is running sweet and
pretty under Secretary James "
Forrestal of New York. The only
excuse for bouncing him would be
to make place for a regular or
ganization Democrat. That might
be difficult to justify in time of
war.
PHOENIX, Ariz., May "a. CUP)-
Political observers believed Thurs
day that chances of u. S. Sen. Carl
Hayden becoming secretary of the
interior were wrecked by appoint
ment of Rep. Clinton P. Anderson,
New Mexico, as agriculture secre-
! tary.
Reports had been rife ever since
President Truman took over the
reins CT government that Arizona's S
senior senator would get first chance
at the interior post in event of
Harold L. Ickes resignation.