, 1923-09-23
HUGHES TO De
BIGGEST FORCE
IN THE CABINET
Foreign Policy to Place
Him in Prominent
Position.
BY A. l. BRADFORD


Omitted Press Staff Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s-United
Press.Scharles Evans Hughes, the
secretary of state. It lie believed
hero, Will be the Dig man" of Presi-
dent Coolidge's cabinet.
This is because Of two main
ressons.
/. That President Coolidge prob
ably viii give Hughes greater free
dom in the running OF his depart
ment than any other head of de-
partment in the cabinet
2. That there is possibility.
that events and the development Of
tho foreign policy of the United
States nay place Hughes in n more
prominent position than any other
man in the government, save only
the president.
All this. OF course. rests on the
assumption that Hughes Will re-
main in the cabinet. However, there
Is no reason TO believe that he will
not continue in Mr.. CoolidKe's Of
fIcial family.
Hughes Likes His job.
once during the early days OF the
Harding administration. when Mr..
Hughes was asked regarding a re-
port that he would soon resign as
secretary Of state to be appointed
chief Justice OF the supreme court
by Pr0sident Harding. he expressed
himself In about the following
words: II have a job here. I like
II and I intend 10 stick on It."
1.--If-- e. a. A-INzf H.. 49,
only condition that Hughes EVER
has attached. mentally or other.
wise. to his continuance in the
cabinet is that he be allowed n
dominant part in tho running of
his department-thAt is. that he be
tho real head OF the state depart
ment and not simply n rubber
stamp"
Mr.. Coolidge - not known bsrs
Is q very close student of the IN
ternAtional situation. although. OF
course. he takes a treat interest
In world affairs.
In visw OF ths great confusion
and intricacy of tho present Euro
pear situation, Il is expected that
the President will lean heavily on
the guidance OF Hughes in develop
ing American foreign policy.
Mr.. Coolidge ia expected to con-
fine himself largely to finally PASS
ing on the steps taken by Hughes
and directing the foreign policy
along lines in conformity with HIS
unAnnounced policies to tho people
of tho United States.
To Guide the ws<4l-
Going to tho second cause that
may develop Hughes into q figure
known us the "biE man" of the
cabinet. observers hero point out
hat events may see the United
States before tho end OF the Coo
lidge administration in q dominant
world position. pointing the way for
Europe out of chaos to peace and
stability.
This developmsnt may come at
any time. It is thought In informed
quarters here.
The American Government 10 tax
ing care not to intervene in the
European situation IN any way that
would unnecessarily involve It in
tho political controversies of tho old
world or place this country in the
position of taking sides in favor OF
n country against another. But
this government has expressed it's
readiness to aid in a European set
tament II its heip IL requested by
all thu countries concerned and
when thsre In n practicable plan
through which tho United States
can vol with some effectiveness.
In such an event II is believed
that Hughes again would stand out
AZ n leading world figure just as
he was during the disarmament
conference hero, nlmdst two years
ago.