Evening star., 1925-01-11


nouncement for an explanation of
Mr.. Hughes resignation.
Ambassador Jusserand, in a public
speech here, declared that France
desired a moratorium, and a few days
later comment on the speech, made
at the White House, was construed in
some quarters as amounting to
rebuke by the President to the French
envoy. The next day Secretary
Hughes conferred at length with Mr.
Coolidge and afterward a statement
! issued at the White House formally
| disclaimed any intention on the part
of the President to criticize NJ. Jusse-
rands public utterance.
Disagreement Not Indicated.
At the time, however, there was no
indication from official quarters that
the incident had resulted in any real
diSag greement between Mr.. Coolidge
and his Secretary of State, nor did
officials give any credence last night
to suggestions that it had contributed
| to Mr.. Hughes determination to leave
the cabinet.
Another international problem upon
which the State Department still must
speak the final word is the question
of the payment of American claims
against Germany under the Dawes
plan. This question now is under
| negotiation at Paris, with Mr. Kel-
logg acting as one of the American
| representatives.
Not only because of his participa-
ton in the Paris conference, but by
virtue of the large share of credit given
| him for the accomplishments of the
recent financial conference at London.
Ambassador Kellogg is regarded by
President Coolidge as eminently fitted
to conduct such negotiations as the
future may hold on the question of
| American relationship to the problems
of Europe. His appointment also is
hailed in official and diplomatic Wash
ington as a further step towards the
maintenance of a complete understand
ing between the two great English
speaking nations.
Beck May Go to London.
Although no successor to Mr.. kellogg
| in the London embassy has been Sc
lected, the President is understood to
| be giving series consideration to the
| qualifications of James NJ. Beck of
Pennsylvania, who now is serving as
Solicitor General. Mr.. Beck has made q
particular study of the English courts
and Is an authority on international
| law. Others mentioned in connection
with the Enthusiastically include Medill
| Mccormick, who retires March as
| Senator from Illinois.
The service of Mr.. Hughes as Sec
! retary of State, which began with
\ the first day of the Harding adminis-
| tration, has been marked by a period
| of unusual activity in foreign rela-
b tions. In addition to his activity as
one Of the driving forces of the Wash
| ington arms conference, the Secre-
tary took personal part in many
of the complicated negotiations
which have reconstructed inter
national relationships upset by the
| World War. He also worked unceas-
ingly for better understanding with
Latin America and the Orient. From
the beginning of his term he insisted
| on advising himself of the minute
details of a multitude of international
questions and spent much time out
side the regular Government office
| hours searching old files and scru-
tinizing laborious memoranda in his
quest for information.
| At the outset of his service in the
| department he negotiated the treaty
Of peace with Germany and afterward
a German American commercial
| treaty, which he designed as a model
/ for similar arrangements with OLner
countries. This treaty still awaits
ratification. Later he also effected a
series of treaties designed to curb
rum running, and in a speech at New
| Haven, Conn.,, laid down policy of
| reparation inquiry later adopted by
| the Dawes commission. Under Presf-
dent Harding he drew up and trans
mitted to the Senate plan for Amer
lean adherence to the World Court.
Under his direction the departure
of approving sale Of arms to the
Mexican government was inaugurated
after that government had been
recognized by the United States.
| Representatives of Chile and Peru
were brought together in Washington
| to work out under his direction a
plan for arbitration of the long
standing controversy over Tacna-
africa, a policy of non-recognition of
| governments set up by force was
| carried out in Central America and
as a. further step toward Pan Aueri-