The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-25
HUGHES GETS FIRST
PLACE IN CABINET
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY
PEESIDEM!-ELECT
Next Secretary 6 Ssase Favors In
ternat;cral Agreement Cor Peace
CoaGcrs With Harding.

st. Augustine, F!a., Feo. 10
Charles Evans Hughes, fo.nle- Gov
ernor Of New York, justice of The
Supreme court and republican noni-
nee for the p-;es: s;@rcy, was formally
designated by F-es;da2t-e:oct Hard
ing today as the secretary of st2t2 Of
! the coming adm r;;SStt,,at:oa. Tie ar
! nouncement, embodying the f"s5 Gil
cial word to come fro:n the President
elect regarding selections &or mem
bershio in his family CT coanse!lors,
was made in a long conference be-
tween The two REV O., tie foye'.sn
problems tat must be soiTad aftc--
March 4. Neither Mr.. Harding Tor
the prospective head CT The State de-
par.mc.::tt &daed a9y foras! COM
ment.
There was 20 element Of surpr.:c
in the selection :oc it had ace-1 known
for several weeks t!a: Mf. Hughes
virtually was certain TO be given the
place. 1t is understood to- have been
Mr. Harding's choice from the first,
despite strong pressure on behalf OF
other aspirants.
In making this announcement Mr.
Harding declined to go into details
about the subjects discussed with NJ.
Hughes during their a!l-day confer
encc, saying that one of the policies
CT his administration would be to let
each dcrartnent head speak for him
self. Mr.. Hughes, in his turn, de-
clared no public statement on the
problems ahead would be expedient
at this time.
! Obligation to Accept.
"Of course" he added, 4 appra!se
it as great privilege to be invited
by Mr.. Harding to serve in his ad-
ministration. And ! regard il as an
imperative obligation to accept"
1t generally was understood, how
ever, that diplomatic appointments to
be made at the outset of the new ad-
ministration furnished one of the top
les talked over and that there was
consideration also of the preliminary
steps to be taken toward an assocla-
ton of nations. In regard to appoint
ments the discussion was more or less
indefinite, it being the policy OF the
pres;dent-elect to delay most of the
selections for diplomatic posts until
after Inauguration.
Although neither MIR. Harding nor
Mr.. Hughes would divulge the opln-
ions expressed during their consulta-
ton the general impression among
those close to the president-elect is
that the first diplomatic approaches
to other nations in regard to a peace
association will be of an entirely IN
formal character.
No official diplomatic correspond
ence is expected on the subject and
no formally accredited diplomatic
missions are likely to be sent abroad
until the attitude of ether powers has
been felt out quietly and some basis
for negotiation established.
Favors Peace Agreement
M Hughes will bring to the secre-
taryship of state legal training OF
unsual scope as we'll as a mind SYM
pathetic to international agreement
for the maintenance CT peace. Dur
ing the treaty fgh. he advocated re-
served ratification of the Versailles
league and he proposed several res
tervations which We're considered by
the senate majority in the prepara-
ton Of It's final program.
In the midst cf the national cam
ra;gn last year Mr.. Harding held one
Of his Longest conferences with The
man now selected 10 SIT a the head
Of the cabinet, ard &hcn vhe co.fcs-
erce O; ''hest minds" begar a. Ma
rion in December, be Was -he first 20
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