Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
BELIEVED TO BE
POLICY OF THE
ADMINISTRATION
Republican Senate Leaders
Will Insist on Increases
in House Totals.
Selection of Hoover as Sec.
retary of Commerce Def
nitely Settled.

Washington. Feb. 25.-(By The AS
sociated Press.) - President ELECT
Harding sent word today to the senate
republican leaders that he desired ad-
equate appropriations FOR the navy
and favored continuing the present
building program without material re-
ductions.
With this definite statement of what
was regarded as the new admlnlstra-
tion's naval policy, senate republican
leaders declared they would insist up
on the senate increases over the house
totals in the naval appropriations Dill,
even at the risk Of defeating the bill
at this session.
st. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 25.-Presi-
dent elect Harding's selection of Her
bert Hoover to be secretary of com
nerce in the coming administration
finally was confirmed by Mr.. Harding
today after a series of Developments
that one time seemed likely to can
collation. of the appointment.
Mr.. Harding announced that he had
found himself in perfect Accord with
the policies urged by Mr.. Hoover as a
condition of his entering the cabinet
and that the entire incident had been
closed with definite acceptance from
the former food administrator.
At the same time the president-elect
virtually COuHLIlcu dlSO IuC oSAcSIAoAA
Of Henry Wallace Of Iowa, to be sec
retary Of agriculture. The selection of
Mr.. Wallace has been well known for
some time although previously Mr.,
Harding had declined to discuss it.
Broke Silence.
Mr.. Harding broke his silence re-
garding Mr.. Hoover after repeated ef-
forts had been made to secure con-
firmation Of the statement issued by
the, former, food administrator in New
York last night. Mr.. Harding simply
j. said. the whole question y had been
closed SATISFACTORILY, 3z..se.J ,;I
Asked. about the conditions laid
down BY Mr.. Hoover, which include ed
endorsement by Mr.. Harding Of a defi-
mite policy2for reorganization Of the
commerce department. The presi-
dent-elect replied: I'VE, are in per-
feet accord as to what the depart
want Mr.. Hoover or any other secre-
tary to take a department unless he
intended to do things with ii"
He added that he saw nothing out
OF the ordinary about the case except
IN" publicity given it. Every other
prospective cabinet appointee, he said
had discussed with him the matter Of
permanent department policies.
Has any other laid down supula
tions as Mr.. Hoover has?" he was
asked.
IT don't like the form Of you,
question" he replied. II wouldn''
call them stipulations.
Mr.. Harding expressed surprise
that Mr. Hoover had made a state.
,nent on the subject in New York las
night. The president-elect said he
had intended to- announce the ap
pointment here today. but that nj:
nrospectiye secretary had acted en-
tirely within his privileges in taking
the initiative.
The reference to Mr.. Wallace's ap
pointment came in reply to a question
relative to an article by the Iowa edl
tor recently published on policies NJ
might pursue as secretary of agricul
ture.
"Unless there shall be some un
looked for development" was Mr.
Harding's comment. II have a strong
suspicion Mr.. Wallace will be serving
in that cana CITY,"