American Notes of the Week
(By Cable)
[The American Notes which have been appearing in the SPECTATOR for the last four weeks are written by Mr. Ivy Lee, the well-known American publicist, who has agreed to cable us on Wednesdays a weekly page of comment on outstanding affairs in the United States.—ED. SPECTATOR.]
DELAY IN APPOINTMENTS. . .
There is considerable comment here concerning President Hoover's delay in making diplomatic appointments. No important diplomatic post has been filled since the President took office with the exception of the appointment of General Dawes to the Embassy in London. The chief post at the Paris Embassy remains unfilled and while the general expecta- tion is that Senator Walter Edge is to he nominated the official announcement has so far not been made. - President Hoover's delay is due to two causes. The first is the President's temperamental timidity in making personal appointments, a characteristic observable in the delays which preceded the announcement of nominations for his Cabinet. The second is the fact that he was subject to extraordinary political pres- sure On behalf of various candidates. It seems easier to allow the present incumbents to remain than to incur the displeasure the political leaders, which is involved in making choices. a * * *
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