The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Visit of Former Envoy to
France Starts
Rumors.
BELIEVE FOREIGN
BERTSH DISCUSSED
Personnel of Diplomat
Corps Abroad Thought
Considered.
By SAMUEL w. BELL.

BY SAMUEL w. BELL.
MARION, Ohio. Dec. 2S.-The per-
sonneI which viii make up the dip
lomatic corps under the new admin
istrations became q topic OF lively
speculation here today as the re-
suit of the visit Of Myron T. Her
rick. formerly United States AM
bassador to France. Thus far IL is
understood President-elect Harding.
engrossed in conferences OF the in
ternational situation and available
ity of cabinet aspirants. has given
scant consideration to the question
Of selecting men to represent this
country abroad. Herrick's visit
however, put the subject forward
prominently today perhaps for the
first time, because Herrick is being
urged by his friends as successor
to John w. Davis as ambassador to
Great Britain. Herrick was closet
ed with Senator Harding for about
two hours. shied at interviewers,
and left for Cleveland tonight
without disclosing the nature Of the
conference beyond saying that in
ternstional problems and the caSi-
net had been discussed. Apropos OF
the suggestion that he might be the
next diplomatic representative TO
the Court Of St ames, Herrick's
only comment was that he had just
returned from England.
As far as il concerns the proceed
ure to be followed by the President
elect in considering diplomatic ap-
pointments, il may be said that ne
will arrive at nothing definite until
"a Secretary Of State has been
chosen and some of the more press
/ ing cabinet considerations have
been disposed Of But IL has been
sxnown for several days that ad-
yisers and friends have been ad-
vancing the mares of a number OF
prou1nent Republicans, considered
diplomatic timber and eager for the
coveted European posts.
Other Prospects.
In addition to Mr. Herrick for Am
bassador TO England those men
toned are: william H. Crocker. Of
San Francisco. Ambassador to
( France: Lloyd c. GriscOm, OF New
York, formerly Minister TO Turkey
and Ambassador to Japan, for Am
basador to Japan; William NJ. Col
Ilier, Of New York, for a European
post: Edmund Morgan. present Am
hassador to Brazil. who hopes to rc-
main at Rio de Janeiro Charles II.
Sheriff.. Ambassador to Argentine un-
der Taft's administration for an i'm
portant post in South America
Frank kellogg, Senator from Min
nesota, who is said to desire a Eu-
ropean appointment. particularly TO
! London or Paris: William Hayward,
Of New York, a European post, pos
sibly Rome. Raymond Robbins. OF
/ Chicago, Moscow. il diplomatic rela-
tions are resumed between the Unit
I ed States and Russia.
other names probably have been
suggested and the list is likely to
grow to enormous proportions be-
fore the President-elect begins 20
give the subject serious attention.
One thing apparently. Senator HARD
( ing has decided upon. however. and
! that is 10 pick Americas representa-
tives 10 Central and South America
with great care 1t may even be his
policies. to induce the best men avail
able for the diplomatic service to
take the Latin-American posts.
There is no doubt Of Mr.. Harding's
sincere belief that the Latin-Ameri-
can field offers the greatest oppor-
tunity for the development for
American diplomatic effort and no
Jobs within the favor OF the new ad-
ministration will be bestowed with
greater care.
Taft Due Today.
/ other visitors in Marion today
were Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton,
vice chairman n of the Republican Ma
tionsl Committed. and mentioned for
the Cabinet IL the proposed new de-
partment of public welfare is es-
tablished to carry out Mr.. Harding'r
campaign promise to the women OF
the country. Harry NJ. Daugherty.
Harding preconvention campaign
manager and a Cabinet certainty as
Attorney General. also was here
with Fred W. Upham. treasurer Of
the Republican party, and Marshall
Field. Sd. Of Chicago. Mr.. Daughr
erty talked with both the DrssN
dent-lect and Mrs. Upton. presNma-
bG on politics and the Cabinst.
while Upham and Field discussed
business conditions. The frrt stage
+, of Senator Harding's conference will
end tomorrow with the visit here
of william Howard Taft. II is ex-
pected Taft will have a certain def-
mite recommendations TO offer re-
| garding Cabinet appointments:
Charles II. Hilles for Secretary OF
the Treasury. among them. and
Charles Evans Hughes for Secretary
of State. Much Of the conference,
1 of course, will deal with interna-
tional questions and an exchange OF
views on the plan of a new associa-
tion of nations on which the Presi-
dent-elect is endeavoring to har-
monize the narfN