Evening star., 1925-01-13
White House Denies With
draWaI of Hughes Will
Change Foreign Relations.
NO ADDITIONAL SHIFTS
IN CABINET EXPECTED
Davis Remains as Labor Secretary.
Further Diplomatic Trans
fers Talked Of.

Unless there is a change in the
present plan. Ambassador Houghton
at Berlin viii succeed Frank B.
Kellogg as Ambassador to London
when Mr.. Kellogg becomes Secretary
OF State March 1. No announcement
of a selection is expected immediate
~, however. ard it still is possible
that the choice may fall somewhere
else.
Officials would not discuss the con-
siderations which are delaying an
announcement regarding Ambas-
sador Houghton. Cable inquiries re-
garding his availability for the Lon
don post have been exchanged be-
tween Washington and the embassy
in Berlin, and early today word was
received here that the transfer ould
be satisfactory to Mr.. Houghton.
Except for Secretary Hughes and
Secretary Gore. who leaves the Agri-
culture Department March 4 20 be
come Governor of West Virginia. 10
changes are expected to take place
on that date in the cabinet Secre-
tary Davis, at the request of Presi-
dent Coolidge, has withdrawn his
resignation.
No Change in Policy.
Neither does the President foresee
a change in American foreign policies
as result of the retirement of Sec
retary Hughes
The statement was authorized to-
day at the White House that there is
no substance to reports that the
change in the Secretaries would lead
10 any modification of the foreign
policies as followed by Mr.. Hughes in
he
President Coolidge has not changed
his mind with regard to Russia since
his message to Congress in 1928 or
since the more recent communication
by Secretary Hughes in answer to a
delegation which called on him urg-
ing Russian recognition.
The President is hopeful that the
Russian people will progress to a
point where they can resume their
place among the nations. butsfeels
that developments of the last year
show that progress to be disappoint-
ingly slow.
Secretary Davis after the November
election informed the President that
the order of the Moose, with which
he was actively associated prior to
his entrance into the Harding cabf-
net, had requested him to again as
sumo direction of its activities The
Labor Secretary informed his chief
today, however, that officials of the
order would not insist on his return
at once.
Nomination Is Expected.
Houghton, if named. will REQUIRE
Senate confirmation for the London
post, although there is open to the
ITesident the avenue of a recess ap-
poiHtment, provided the nomination
is not made until after March 4, when
Congress will not be in session. On
the other hand, Ambassador kellogg
Is expected to come here several
weeks before Secretary Hughes re-
tires. March 4, to become acquainted
with affairs IN the State Department
and for that reason it is expected any
domination will go forward before
adjournment of Congress.
What further changes the shift in
diplomatic posts might lead to was
not apparent today, although there
has been some talk that Ambassador
Fletcher, at Rome, might be trans
terred tC Berlin and Ambassador
Phillips at Brussels, sent to Rome.
Had Difficult Task.
Mr.. Houghton was appointed to the
Berlin post by President Harding. At
the time of his selection for the diplo-
matte corps he was serving as q mem
ber of the House from New York. Dur
ing his tenure of office at the German
capital he has had the advantage of
close association with the problems that
have arisen in Europe as an aftermath
of the war, and his qualifications for
the London post are considered to be of
the highest.
To Mr.. Houghton, on his appointment
TO the Berlin post, fell the difficult task
Of directing there the resumption of
normal peace-tme intercourse between
the two nations so recently at war.
Mr. Houghton has attended many of
the conferences in European capitals
made necessary in the work of reha biIi
tation, and has first-hand knowledge of
almost every problem in which this
country has an interest. He is 6I years
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