The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
Chicago Banker May Be
Assigned Task of Reor-
ganizing Departments.
HAS CONFERENCE
WITH HARDING
Former Governor LOwden
Again Said to Be Slated
For Cabinet.
BY w. B. MacNAMEE.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. "a
The big task of reorganizing the
government departments in Wash
ington and putting the government
on a businesslike basis probably
will be entrusted by the incoming
administration to Charles c. Dawes,
the Chicago banker.
Dawes had a long conference with
President-elect Harding today. AS
purchaser of supplies of the Amari'
can Expeditionary Forces in France,
Gen. Dawes achieved a reputation
which caused him 20 be mentioned
frequently as a possibility for Sec
retary of the Treasury in the next
Cabinet, but it was made plain today
that the job slated for the Chicago
tinanCier was to be that of reorgan-
izing the government departments.
Would SLASH Costs.
President elect Harding has fire.
quently. declared for reduction in
the expense of government by means
of more efficient management of the
various bureaus of government in
Washington, and it is believed that
Dawes will be the man decided upon
to solve this problem.
Following his interview with
President elect Harding today,
Dawes promised to return on Mon
| day for a game of golf with Hard
| ing. Somebody addressed him as
| general when he left the confer
ence room.
''Oh, hell, I'm not a general, I'm
| Dawes" he said.
He declined to discuss the details
/ of his conference with the Presi-
/ dent-elect, and insisted that he was
not a candidate for any official po-
Eition.
Lowden Doomed Again.
A new Cabinet boom was launched
today-that of Frank Lowden, for
mer governor Of Illinois. TO be Sec
! retary of the Navy. Gov. Lowden,
who was ono of the principal con-
| tenders for the Republican nomina-
ton at the Chicago convention, is a
close friend of Harding, and for
some time it has been known that
the President elect wished to en-
ploy his services. Harding is
known Co have the highest opinion
Of the former Illinois executive. and
it has been previously indicated
1OF
Ambassador to London. The Presi-
dent-elect today quashed a report
emanattnG from Washington to the
effect that LOwden had been offered
and had refused the post of Secre-
tary Of the Navy, and it can be
stated definitely that Lowden is still
in mind as a Cabinet possibility
Determination of his future status
I Wi hn rrfr
AS predicted in these dispatches
from Marion, the President elect
will call an extra session of Con-
gress during the first week of April
l think you may safely assume
that an extraordinary session of
congress will be called for an early
date in April" said President-cieC,
Harding today.
FavOrs Disarmament.
He indicated that he is keeping in
close touch with legislative affairs
in Washington, and is hopeful that
the danger of having appropriation
bills left on the hands of the new
Congress will be obviated
Harding today Corroborated his
recent statement in which ne an
nounced his intention of having the
United States taking the lead in 4
plan for international disarmament
If representatives of foreign pow
ers were to suggest disarmament
Congress in Washington. he STATED
hatly today that he would assist in
every way possible to reach a com.
mon ground.
Mrs. Harding, who arrived at st
Augustine last night, will make nc
engagements for several days. a,
she is considerably fatigued from
her journew South, and today re
mained in her room.