The New York herald., 1921-02-20
To Keep Public Informed.

TO Keep PubilC informed.
1 IN making the announcement OF
Mr.. Hughess appointment President
elect Harding said 10 the correspond
ents:
! You may have suspected that I in
vited Gov. Hughes here for a purpose.
If you have I will confirm your sus-
picion. / asked Gov. Hughes TO come
here so that might ask him to take
the Secrctaryship Of the State Depart
ment. am happy to say that he has
agreed TO do So"
MIR. Harding motioned toward Mr.
Hughes and then excused himself
briefly from the room. The Secretary
designate shook hands with several OF
the correspondents he remembered
from previous times and said
"Of course I appreciate it is a very
high privilege to be invited By Senator
Harding to serve in his Administra-
tion and I have regarded It as an inn
perative obligation to accept. / think
IL is a call to duty at this time that
no one could refuse. Naturally the
President-elect and talked over many
matters to-day, and will talk OF more,
but in the nature of things l cannot
speak Of them at this time"
| Mr.. Hughes added that as Secretary
\ Of State he would as far az possible
\ keep the public Informed. through tho
newspapers. OF the affairs OF his de-
partment lie would arrange he said.
regular conferences with the corrs-
y spondents assigned to the State Depart
\ ment. Although al times. he explained.
there would he things that might not
al the moment be included IN public
I discussions II viii be his desire to
< Rave the most open administration of
the department consistent with the ma
tons interest
I The mantle or austerity has dropped
/ from Mr. Hughes's shoulders, and he
talked to-day like he talked when no
was Governor or New York and not
Ike a member Of the United States
Supreme Court IL was apparent 70 an
who talked with him that ne purposcd
10 bring to his new duty not MS lis
fine intellect. but an abundance of a.
thusiasm. lie hurried back 70 wash.
rgton ana New York this afternoon
TO wind up hls professional affairs ia
time for Inauguration Day.
Talks Tnrin with Fordney.
Mr. Harding's other most important
conference was with Representative
Joseph W. Tordnoy. chairman of nc
Ways and Means Committee Of tho
House. Mr. Fordney told the President
elect that he expected the emergency
tariff hlll. which has gone through the
Senate. 10 be passed hy the House IN
Monday with the Senate's amendments.
IN many quarters veto ~ President
Wilson is expected 70 follow, and this
led to the suggestion that Mi. F1rdney
might be consulting Mr. Harding abOlt
All entirely ncw tariff bill 10 b. intro
duced al he specla session. Concern
ing hts conference with MIR Fordnty,
Mr. HARDING said
I'VE talked possibilities and the de-
slrahlity Of emergency legislation. The
incoming Executive is .goirg 10 he very
anxious about me tariff legislation.
1t Is necessary for Industrial rehab.h-
tatlon 10 convince the country. essential
III order that We may resume our for-
ward way 40 not think tho country
can industrisliy survive under the
UnderV God tatiff law"
ii mas bc s9id that IN his conferences
with Mr. HUGHES. Mr. Harding dis
GUESSED the remaining personnel of the
Cabinet with particular reference 20
the navy. Commerce and Labor depart
nents ii Ii believed now that Herbert
Hoover vii be Mr. Harding's selection
for Secretary OF Commerce The oppo-
sition "a Mr. Hoover has been very
Keen. but Il il fact that at one time.
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