The Washington herald., 1921-02-22
Next Secretary of State
Confers With Fletcher,
Slated as Aid.
LONGLEY CONVINCE
HERT WILL GET POST
Melons Chances Again
Held Uncertain-Foss
Given Mention. is
"a, ARrHuR SEARS HENNINa.


Charles Evans Hughes. arriving
in Washington from St. Augustine
yesterday. found plenty Of evidence
that Republican sesators and Rep
resentatiye. are united in applaud
ing his selection by Mr.. Hardihs
for Secretary of State.
Even Senator johnson. Of Caiitor-
"a. whose coolness is alleged IRE
Isuently to have cost Mr.. Hughes
the Presidency in 1918, praised the
Independence of the secretary-des-
'ignate. as evidenced particularly oy
his denunciation of the Expulsion
Of the socialists from the New York
legislature and his recent defense
of the direct primary system against
attack by political bosses
Cenfers with Fletcher.
Mr.. Hughes devoted most of the
day to winding up his law prac-
tice and later in the afternoon he
had a talk with Henry P. Fletcher
of Pennsylvania, former Amoassa-
dor to Chile and to Mexico, who
will be Undersecretary OF state In
the Harding administration.
Mr.. Fletcher. who resigned year
ago in q letter warmly icriticising
the Wilson policy in Mexico. Is
trained diplomat. and will be re-
lied upon to supply what Mr. Hughes
Lacks in knowledge of the technique
of diplomacy.
with Senator Fall. of New Mex
tco, In the Cabinet. and Mr.. Fletcher
In the State Department, the si-
ministration will be well equipped
20 deal with the Mexican question
from a thorough, first-hand knowI-
edge of the situation
Root for Ambassador.
For Ambassador to Great Britain
the selection of Elfhu Root. who
was a candidate for Secretary of
State, Is being strongly urged BY
some of the closest advisers OF MT.
Harding. 1t is not unlikely that
Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio, will be
sent back to Paris. where he proved
a popular Ambassador.
Representative Langley, Of Ken
lucky, returned from St Augustine
asserting that the selection of A.
r. Hert for Secretary of the Navy
In settled beyond doubt. II also
was reported that the choice Of A.
w. Mellon, of Pittsburgh, Is again
uncertain and that Charles G..
Dawes. of Chicago. may get the
Treasury post after all. A. v.
Decker. chairman of the Minne-
apolis Federal Reserve Board, is
also mentioned as a possibility.
Friends of George Edmund Foss. Of
Illinois, are confident he has good
chance for the navy portfolio un-
less the place really has been as
signed to Mr.. Hert-
Republican Senator's who have
advised Mr.. Harding on foreign
policies do not understand that Mr..
Hughes Is to shape the course of
the administration in international
affairst Senator Harding said in
announcing his choice that Mr..
Hughes would speak for the State
DEPARTMENT, thus marking a con-
trast with the Wilson administra-
tion, in which the President spoke
for the State Department and the
Secretary Of State acted as glorified
clerk
VIII he Hardinx's Policy.
The words. these Senators under
stand. will be the words of Hughes,
but the policy will be the policy of
Harding-unlike Charles II, who
when told he never said a foolish
thing and never did a wise one.-
retorted that his words were hfk
own, but his acts were his min
isters
The understanding Is that the
foreign policy will be determined
by Mr.. Harding after consultation
with his Cabinet and members Of
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations and that Mr.. Hughes then
will undertake to carry out the pol
ley laid down. 1t Is known that
there 10 complete accord between
senator Harding and Mr.. Hughes on
the question OF peace with Germany
and the league Of nations. Mr..
Hughes strongly favors disentang-
ling the United States from Eu-
ropean affairs and an association OF
nations which shall not impair
American independence Of action.
Irreconcilable foes Of the Wilson
covenant have advised Mr.. Harding
to indorse without delay the adop-