New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
ecognition of Rus sia Will Continue Un-. less Soviets Change Existing Conditions There
Houghton Practically Ger tain to Become Ambas- sador to Court of St. James.

Washington, Jan. 13. Unless fhere is a change in the present plan, Ambassador Houghton at Berlin will succeed Frank B. Kellogg as Ambassador to London when Mir. Kellogg becomes secretary of state March 4. No announcement of a selection Is expected immediately. however, and it still Is possible that he choice may fall somewhere else.
 Davis Not Resigning
 Except for Secretary Hughes and Becretary Gore, who leaves the ag- Elculture department March to be- Eome governor of West Virginia, no Changes are expected to take place Pn that date in the cabinet. Secre- ary Davis at the request of Presi- ent Coolidge, has withdrawn his designation.
 Neither does the president fore zee change in American foreign policy as a result of the retirement f Secretary Hughes.
 No Foreign Policy Change
 The statement was authorized to- lay at the White House that there s no substance to reports that he hange in the secretaries would lead b any modification of the foreign policies followed by Mir. Hughes in he state department.
 The nonrecognition policy toward sussia, always strongly advocated |y Mir. Hughes, will remain un- hanged so long as conditions re- nain as they are.
 President Coolidge has not chang d his mind in regard to Russia ince his message to congress In s23, or since the more recent com lunication by Secretary Hughes in nswer to a delegation which called n him urging Russian recognition.
 The Russian Question
 The president is hopeful that the russian people will progress to a point where they can resume their place among the nations, but feels hat developments of the last year have shown that progress 10 be dis [ppointingly slow.
 Officials would not discuss the Considerations which are delaying n announcement regarding Ambas- |ador Houghton. Cable inquiries re- karding his availability for the Lon lon post have been exchanged be- ween Washington and the emba ssy n Berlin. and early today word was received here that the transfer would be satisfactory 10 MT. Tough on.
 Secretary Davis, after the Novem- yber election, informed the president hat the Order of the Moose. of which he was actively associated prior 10 his entrance into the Harc- fpg cabinet, had requested him agaln 70 assume direction of it's activities. &Davis informed his chief today, however, that officials of the order would not insist on his return at pnce.
 The president is giving consider Table thought to the prospective va cancy in the agricultural depart ment. He is searching for a sec retary familiar with agricultural marketing which he believes needs development, In the past agricul- {tural marketing which he believes needs development. In the past ag- ricubure secretaries either have been practical farmers or men drawn from the agricultural col leges. It is Mir. Coolidge's view that neither of these types Is needed now as production has reached a point where it needs little further ? development. while marketing re- quires the application of practical business methods.
 The president is not looking for any important changes in the diplo- matic corps aside from the appoint ment to London and has received no = intimation that Ambassador Her rick at Paris or any of the other 5 ranking diplomats assigned 10 I Europe expects 10 quit,