Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-20
HARDING MAKES FIRST CABINET
 ANNOUNCEMENT
l'resident-Elcct Says He Will Let Each Member
 Run His Department

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Feb. ls. - Charles F. Hughes. former supreme court justice and Republican nominee for the presidency. was designated by President-elect Harding today as the new secretary Of state. The am nouncement embodying the first of. ticial word rom the president.eleot regarding selections for his cabinet was made in an oral statement after long conference between the two men on foreign problems.
 There was no element or surprise in the selection, for it had been known several weeks, Hughes virtn- ally was certain to be given the place.
 He is understood to have boon Harding's choice from the first
 Harding declined to go into details about subjects discussed with Hughes saving that one of the policies Of his administration would be to let each department head speak for himself Hughes declared no public statement on the problems ahead would be eX- pcdien, at present.
 "Ot, course" he. added, "l appraisc it as great privilege to be invited by Senator Harding tO serve iu his administration And regard ii as an imperative obligation to accept" !"
 lt was generally understood how. ever. that diplomatic appointments to be made early in the administration furnished one topic and that there was consideration also Of the prclim. mary steps to be taken toward an association of nations. The discus- sion regarding appointments was more or less indefinite. it being Hard ins'S policy to delay most of the dip. lomatic selections until after inaug. uration. tttssNs
 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 ot an informal character.
 No official diplomatic correspond. ence is expected On the subject and no formally accredited diplomatic missions arc likely to be sent abroad until the attitude 0t other powers has been felt out QuictlN aud some basis for neSotiation established. Hughes win bring the SecrC,taryShip oi state legal training of unusual scope aS well as mind sympathetic tO inter, national agreement and for maintcn. anCe ot peace During the treaty fight h0 adVoCated reserved ratitt' cation of the Versailles leasuc and proposed several reservations which were considered hN the senate major itN,
 la the national campaign last year HSpimS held one Of hlS longest con. fcrencCS with Hughes, and when the conference ot best minds" began at Marion in December he was first to be summoned,
 Strong support for other available men for the state portfolio developed during December and January one of the most inSistent movements being for the selection of tslihu Root. for raeY secretary. Since the frs, of the wear. however, there have been rc- psated indications Harding's mind was made Up,
 The only question Hughes was will. ing to answer tonight as Co the poll cieS ot his department relate to pub hcity. Asker whether he intended to follow the precedent of the present administration in holding periodical conferences with newSpapermcn, he replied with an emphatic affirmative. adding that he wanted to giVc the fasreSt publicity to every department question that would permit
 Although the conference with Hughes occupied virtually an of the preSident-elect's attention today he had several other callers, including Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee, who discussed tariff legiSlation, and Manuel Angelo, a representative of the Cuban Liberal party, who asked that the American government aid in guaranteeing iair elections in Cuba.
 Colby Comments
 PHILADELPHIA. Feb. lS.-- Secre' tary Colby, when informed t0niSht that Charles F. Hughes had been chosen hv President-elect Harding Ns his successor, said;
 "Nr. nughes is a man ot great Ohil itv whom [ have known intimately and admired for many years"