Evening star., 1923-12-31
CHOICE OF GEDDES'
SUCCESSOR SCORED
Undue Haste in Picking Brit
ish Envoy to U. S. Charged
by Liberal Daily.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 31.-Comment-
ing on the resignation of Sir Auck-
land Geddes and the appointment of
Sir Esme Howard the liberal Daily
News protests angrily against "the
indecent hurry with which the mori-
bund government filled the most i'm
portant position in the diplomatic
service" 1t contends that lat this
juncture of events the ambassador at
Washington ought to be representa-
tive Englishman well known on both
sides of the Atlantic and with special
gifts for Strengthening the new un-
derstanding which has recently grown
up between the two nations" The
Daily News asks whether the pre-
mier's frantic haste in appointing Sir
Esme was due to fear lest the next
ministry should appoint some impos-
sible person.
The Westminster Gazette, whose
political Views are identical with
those of the Daily News. takes the
opposite position, saying that as the
seiection a OF the successor to Ambas-
awaiting execution, 1t is right that
the ambassador should be appointed
from the ranks of the diplomatic
corps rather than from the outside"
Politics Is Denied.
That robs the choice of all noIiti-
cal -significances." continues the
newspaper. 1T has other ADVANTAGES.
inasmuch as during the next few
years relations with the United States
must involve many questions in deal
ing with which diplomatic experience
Will be most desirable"
The newspaper argues that in the
than In the past, must concern her
self with affairs outside her own
borders. and that the business aspects
OF diplomatic relation consequently
VIII have more prominence The only
other comment is that of the Daily
Express. which dwells on the smooth
ness of the tasks before both Ambas-
sador Kellogg and Ambassador How
ard, because obliteration of the last
seeds of disagreement has made a
reality of the friendship to which
paid"
birthday and landed in Plymouth yes-
terday on the birthday of Mrs Kel-
logg. They were greeted by the may
or of Plymouth.
Baldwin Back I'm London.
Prime Minister Baldwin is expected
to return to London from his Christ
mas holiday in the country today, and
an early meeting of the cabinet to
complete the kings speech for the
opening Of parliament a week from
tomorrow is foreshadowed.
Newspapers whose avowed object is
to prevent, If possible, the installa-
tion of a socialist government renew
today stories that a considerable sec
tfon of the liberals is dissatisfied with
the attitude of Herbert ASquith and
other leaders and is working for an
arrangement amounting to a fusion
of the liberals and conservatives to
support the Baldwin ministry on some
agreed non-party program to- keep
the socialists out.
The Times processes to be able to
correct these reports, saying that
Ramsay Macdonald will take over the
premiership before the end Of Janu-
ary with the full consent OF the con-
seryatives and with the assistance of
the liberals, and that the gloomy pre-
dictions of the results of the advent
of the socialists to power emanate
largely from 'the ranks of the panic
stricken plutocrats, who have rallied
to have their way. with Mr.. Baldwin
and whose wild alarm is not shared
by the responsible leaders of any of
the three parties"
Geddes to Return.
The foreign office has issued the fol-
lowing statement respecting the resig
nation of Sir Auckland Geddes as am
ba ssador to the United States:
"Sir Auckland Geddes, having been
informed by his medical advisers that
the state Of his eyes will not admit
of his immediate resumption of work
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