The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-08-23
COOLIDGE FOR
HARDING POLICIES
Would Collect Foreign Debts ard
UntangIe Preparations With
out Involving U. S.
WILL RECOGNIZE MEXICO
VIII Vigorously Adhere to Budget Pro
gramme and Economy--To Follow
Hughes Path in Ruhr and
Preparations.

Washington. President Coolidge
held his first White House conference
with the correspondents. There is a
rule against quoting the President d.
rectly or indirectly, but that can hard
ly apply to applause. So it is proper
to divulge that at the close of the con-
ference, which was marked by frank
ness and cordially on the part of the
Chief Executive, and by his usual
clarity of utterance, there was spon-
taneous burst of applause in which all
present joined-a good augury for the
new administration
From various inquiries in official cir
cles it is gathered that this will be the
policy of the new administration:
General-As already announced, the
policies which were Hardings will be
Coolidge's. That statement does not
stand in need OF any qualification.
Changes, Of course, are to be expect
ed, but no further changes than would
have been inevitable had President
Harding remained in Office Expects
soon to sign treaty with Mexico.
Cabinet-No important problems Of
foreign relations were discussed at
the first session of the Coolidge
cabinet. At the close of the session,
the statement was repeated that Pres
ident Coolidge desired every member
of Harding's cabinet to remain in Of
flee and confidently expected that they
would all do so. All the members of
the cabinet have signified, their assent
to the programme. except Secretary
Mellon. the only one who is not home,
and it is confidently expected that he
will stay with the rest.
Coal situation-For the present, this
remains entirely in the hands of the
Federal Coal Commission, SO far as
Government activity is concerned.
That commission is seeking to effect
a peaceful solution of the controversy
by processes of mediation. 1t was ex-
planned that what was projected was
not technically a conference" be-
tween the operators on the one hand
and the miners on the other, but
rather meeting between both sides
and the members Of the Coal Commits
sion, each to present it's point of view
to that commission in the hope that it
might successfully mediate between
them. Should that effort fail, plans
have already been perfected, it was
learned, in the event of strike of the
anthracite miners to furnish every
NJ ctYhcfiff1fn n rOlinuo eff
uation.
The Ruhr and German reparations.-
Inquirers were referred to the speech
of Secretary Hughes at New Haven
last fall. 1t was said that this was
the authoritative statement of the
American attitude. The Government
has no specific proposals to make at
this time. We stand ready to CO.
operate in any way not prejudicial to
our own traditions and interest, but
we are hesitant to make any offers in
the present stage of the controversy.
War debt-The effort of the Coolidge
administration will be that of the
Harding administration, namely, to
collect all debts due. 1t was pointed
OUT JudL we nave d1ACduy uudQ6 d U6-
ginning in the case of Great Britain.
Congress. - The administration is
aware of no circumstances at this
time which would make it necessary
to call an extra session. But the way
will be kept open to call such ses-
sion should an emergency require it.
The White House is in receipt Of a
number of kilograms from agricultur-
al communities requesting relief The
Secretary of Agriculture is now going
over all Of the suggestions that have
been made. Nothing so far proposed
in the way of legislation would seem
to require an extra session.
Budget - Friends of the President
declared that the newspapers could
not make too strong" the statement
that the administration adheres vigor-
ously to the budget programme, and
will continue the policies Of economy
inaugurated by President Harding.