A CABINET FOR AMERICANS

Mr. Raiding does not lack advice in the muffed of naming his Cabinet Candidature by the doyen are suggested from all sides all or whom are said, by those who logon them best, to be possessed of admirable qualifies. There has been much talk of appointing one man because he represents the South, or another as a reward for valuable services rendered. It is a sign of wholesome interest in governmental affairs, that the country should consider the formation of the Cabinet everybody's business.

Yet there is a limit to offering advice. At least we shall expect Mr. Harding to choose men who represent the population of the United States no matter where their homes happen to be, or who speaks well of them. Sane, helpful advice is of great value, and no one has shown himself more aware of the fact than the President-elect. But it is asking too much of any man to listen to the opinions of those who seem unable to appreciate the fact that this is a country of Americans.

The German American Citizens' League for instance, passed a resolution urging President-elect Harding "to consider the number of Americans of German descent," when choosing his Cabinet, and another calling on his administration to reject the peace pacts of Versailles and St. Germain. George Sylvester Vireck, of the Committee, said he was prepared to suggest "Cabinet-sized German Americans," if he were asked to do so. It is doubtful if he will be asked; the United States is not interested in pan-anything, least of all pan-Germanism. No doubt there are German-Americans who are "cabinet-sized"; the point is, and the Germans, as usual, have missed it, that the country does not exist for the benefit of separate citizens whose chief interests are elsewhere. Our Cabinet, like our country, is for Americans.