The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
COOLIDGE r ACE { GRAVER PROBLEMS THAN DID HARDING
Hughes-Lodge Tug Of War For Control Will Con-
 tinue
By RAYMOND CHAPTER
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 WASHINGTON, August 4.-Calvin Coolidge arrived in Washington Fri day night to take up task infn- itely more difficult than that which faced Warren G. Harding on the bleak March day in 1921. Coolidge comes into control of the admins tr2tion affairs at one of it's most troubled times.
 He will in all probabilities, con slider himself, as Roosevelt did. honor bound tC continue the policies of his predecessor, until the present term expires. His announcement from Vermont indicates he intends to continue with the same cabinet, at least for the present. But changes are likely before long.
 First in the expected retirement of Attorney General Daugherty. Daugherty was the Presidents per sonal appointee. He was made At torne.- General in recognition of the lifelong services he had rendered MT. Harding. There was much criti- ctsm of Daugherty as Attorney Gen. eral, but Mir. .Harding's desire to re- ward a conspicuously loyal friend was recognized. Daugherty's health is not so good as it once was, and he may find it more to his liking to retire to the quiet Lf private life Clark Will Be Secretary.
 Coolidge will take his present Sec retary, Edward T. Clark, to the White House. George B. Christian Jr., secretary to Harding, probably will be given an appointment to one of the government commissions.
 The White House clerical staff, in charge of Rudolph Forester, who has been there since McKinley's time, will not be disturbed. Forester is one of the most valuable men in Washington as he knows all of the formal routine which President must go through, such as arrange ments fo.' state dinners and the re- lations with diplomats.
 There will be no vice president until the next inauguration and the Senate probably will be presided over by the president pro tenn. Sena- tor Cummins of Iowa, although a new President pro tenn may be elect- ed when the new Senate organizes. second ranking official of the gov ernment and should another vacancy occur, he would succeed to the presl- dency.
 Faces Same Opposition.
 MT. Coolidge will face the same pulling .and hauling which President Harding had to endure at the outset of his administration. There was a constant tug between the Hughes Hoover faction on the one side and the suspicious senatorial group on the other side. The latter, however, largely responsible for President Harding's nomination, felt that 1t should be given a certain amount Of recognition by the administration but as events developed, it became more and more apparent that Har- ding was leaning strongly on Hughes and Hoover for advice, es- pecially regarding international problems.
 That was one reason for former Senator Falls unhappiness in the cabinet. As Senator, his advice Was often sought by Harding, who was a younger senator. But once in the White House, President Harolne viewpoint seemed to change.
 Mir. Coolidge will be torn between , TWO powerful factions. First there is,. the Massachusetts influence headed by Senator Lodge, majority leader of the Senate, and Secretary of War Weeks. On the other side will be the Hughes Hoover influ- ence. Lodge, as chairman of the Sen ate foreign relations committee, ma jority leader of the Senate and the leader of the successful fight against the treaty of Versailles, felt that he should have been chief counselor 10 Harding on foreign relations, But this place was occupied by Hughes.
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 owes Debt to Lodge. q,
 Lodge is largely responsible fo" Coolidgess ascension to the presi- dency, as it was his patronage that assured MT Coolidge of the nomlna- . tion Therefore, it is likely that a serious clash will take place when the world court proposal comes up. Mr. Coolidge may feel bound to press for this policy, which MT. Harding fought for. Lodge, unless he has a change of heart, will oppose 1t. It will be a fight between Lodge ana Hughes, who is behind the plan.
 However, it is not at all unlikely that Mir. Harding's death will insure the success of the world court pro nosal. The departed President went to his grave throwing his last rem nant of energy into the fight. The createst tribute the Senate could pay to hlm would be to approve this pol icy. There is reason to believe that this will be done.
 If Mr.. Coolidge has any pro nounced views on current issues, they are a deep secret with him. During the campaign he contented himself with indorsing the platform of the party and the utterances Of Mir. Harding. As presiding officer of the Senate, he has carefully re- trained from taking any position on nending matters.