ALTRUSIM AND THE G. O. P.

The naming of Judge Cardozo of New York for the Supreme Court by President Hoover is greeted no less with satisfaction than with surprise Judge Cardozo is a man of scholarly ability as well as experience in public affairs his books on jurisprudence have made him well known to students of government his services as chief justice of the New York State Court of Appeals have marked him as a liberal and original thinker.

Hasiv observers two weeks and although realizing the fitness of Judge Cardozo, thought that as a Jew, a New Yorker, and a liberal Democrat he could expect little consideration from a conservative Republican President. From a religious, sectional, and political point of view, it seemed that President Hoover, by naming Cardozo would be sacrificing a great deal to the national interest. As there has been little reason to expect subtlety from President Hoover, the first impulse is to commend him for his altruism.

On further thought, however, it becomes evident that he could hardly have made a shrewder political move. The chorus of praise from even conservative Republicans has shown that his losses are largely imaginary, while the echoes from liberals and Democrats have shown his gains to be real. With unusual strategy, he has done the nation a great service while at the same time serving his own political interests.