Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-23
HARDING HAS PLAN
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| Available material for the cabinet
has been sorted painstakingly, and, nj
though no appointments have been offer.
ed, the field OF possibilities has been mar.
rowed sharply. Definite announcement
of selections for two or three Of the mos,
| important portfolios may be made early
in the new year
| On the problem Of recognising the
elaborate executive machinery Mt Wash
ington the plans Of the President-clect arc
less complete, but he Mt least has gathered
much information and advice and has
settled on a central scheme Of procedure
He proposed To build his cabinet from the
very beginning about the dea of a read
| justed Jurisdiction among the respective
executive departments.
| These are the outstanding accomplish
ments Of the deliberations about Mr..
| Harding's council board here, but the
discussions also have developed many
policies OF lesser prominence He is keep
ing an ear TO the ground for information
| ON the labor situation and on financial con-
| ditions. He has inquired into the question
OF agricultural relief and has sought for the
real story of the nations military and
naval status.
As far ms the world peace plan il con-
cerned, Mr.. Harding still remains free
| from final committal To any definite and
detailed program. During his conferences
here, however, he has placed on the table
an outline of procedure he formulated
long before the campaign uas over. In
an avowed spirit to give and take he has
filled In feature here and there and has
erased others at the suggestion 81 his CON
ferees. Much still is 10 be done but the
president-elect views the progress already
made as insurine success.
Roughly, the plan az il now shapes IN
IS understood to contemplate n diplomatic
exchange with Great Britain, France,
Italy and japan soon after the new nd
mlnistration begins March 4, asking they
consider the possibilities Of an agreement
between them and the United States 10
exert united moral force for world peace
1t is not expected the proposal viii sue-
gest IN any respect a political alliance.
although IT may reiterate the faith Of the
United States in a world court in which
all nations might voluntarily become lti-
giants
What the next step might be must dc
pend, of course, on the Willingness Of the
four great powers 20 cooperate. Mr..
Harding has every expectation they will
be ready 10 second such n vote and il they
do, diplomatic conference at Washing
ton is among the possibilities.
Al such a conference would be determin-
ed such questions as the availability Of The
Hague tribunal and workable features Of
the Versailles league in weaving the tex
ture of the new covenant.
From the first the question Of the
more important cabinet selections has
been bound up with the world peace pro-
gram and Mr.. Harding has weighed the
qualifications Of possible secretaries Of
state with particular concern. Charles
Evans Hughes. the Republican nominee
Of 1916. and Senator Philander G. Knox,
q former head Of the State Department
are understood to be among those who
are figuring conspicuously in these con-
sidcratons. David Jayne Hill. former
ambassador to Germany, and Elihu Root.
another former secretary, also have been
mentioned many times IN gossip as pos
slble selections
Some Of the President-elect's intimate
friends believe that TO relieve the public
mind 81 some of it's present uncertainty
he may announce his appointments 10
the State and Treasury Departments
within the next few weeks and then
build the remainder of the cabinet upon
them.
For the treasury position, speculation
has been less definite. but Charles G.
Dawes, of Chicago; former Senator John
". Weeks, of Massachusetts,; George II.
Reynolds, of Chicago, and Charles d.
HIlles, of New York, have been named
frequently as possibilities in the under
surface currents Of political opinion.
Il is understood also that Herbert
Hoover is under consideration for a place
IN the cabinet but he might take any one
Of several portfolios
Tonight Mr. Harding repeated no
cabinet position had been offered TO any,
one and it was indicated at least another
week would elapse before any decision
was made.
The ACCESSIBILITY of selecting a member
Of the cabinet from the south is known to
have been under consideration by Mr..
Harding and there are some among his
advisers who have urged the selection of
a Democrat TO place in his official family
Mr. Harding denied published state
ments he had offered to Charles Evans
Hughes the appointment of secretary q
state in his cabinet.
II find this one of the most COM
plete bits Of holiday fiction writing that
las yet been brought to my attention,
'iN '0AN correspondents at MS nome mere
New York, Dec 23-Hope for the
contamination of such an association of
nations as shall best promote peace on
earth and good will among men" was ex-
pressed in letter TO President-elect War
rem G. Harding from the board of man
ayers of the Baptist Foreign Mission So
eiety, made public today.
The letter greeted Senator Harding as
the 'frst Baptist to be elected President
and contained pledges of support and
cooperation.
HARGES AGAINST JAPANESE.