Evening star., 1952-11-30

Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa-
chusetts was chosen by President
elect Eisenhower today to head
the United States Mission to the
United Nations.
The announcement. read to re-
porterS by John Foster Dulles,
Eisenhower Appointments lndieote Middle
of-Rood Policy. Poee ABS
Secretary of State designate. said
Gen. Eisenhower would ask the
Senate in January to confirm
Senator Lodge for the $25 5.000-a-
year post as successor to Ambas-
sador Warren R. Austin. former
Republican Senator from Vermont.
It made clear also that the So
year-old Senator Lodge, a leader
in the drive that nominated and
elected Gen. Eisenhower, would
be lone of the administrations
principal advisers and representa-
tives in the formulation and con-
duct of foreign policy"
Permanent Representative.
The Massachusetts Senator, de-
feated for reelection on Novem-
ber 4. will be permanent United
States representative to the U. N.
and this country's representative
in the Security Council.
A simultaneous statement an
nounced that Emmet j. Hughes
of New York will be an admins
trative assistant to the President.
Mr.. Hughes, an editor of Life
Magazine, will work in the White
House principally on the prepa-
ration of speeches and reports
and as liaison in special matters
with the State Department.
AS a member of the campaign
speech-writing advisory staff of
Gen. Eisenhower, Mr.. Hughes has
been referred to frequently as the
man who wrote the Detroit speech
in which the general promised
to visit Korea if elected.
Worked on Speeches.
Mr.. Hughes informed reporters
today he worked on that and
other speeches. He refused to
say whether he suggested the Ko-
rean trip. He declared that Gen.
Eisenhower alone made all basic
decisions"
The fact that the statement
concerning Senator Lodge was
given out by Mr.. Dulles at a news
conference, and that the an
nouncement relating to Mr..
Hughes was released by Gov.
Sherman Adams, who will be the
assistant to the President, did not
mean Gen. Eisenhower is on the
way to Korea.
Mr.. Dulles and Arthur E. VAN
denberg, jr., who will be secretary
to the President, conferred with
Gen. Eisenhower at the Morning
side drive residence for almost an
hour today. The two returned
to the Commodore Hotel head
quarters to issue the statement.
In recent days, announcements
about appointments to the White
House staff have come through
Gov. Adams. This procedure was
followed in the case of Mr.. Hughes,
although the Governor now is in
New Hampshire.
Eisenhower Watches Game.
Meanwhile, Gen. Eisenhower,
his headquarters aides said,
watched telecaSt of the Army
Navy football game from Phil
adelphia this afternoon. He
planned to have no official visitors
at his residence tonight, and listed
only one conference for tomorrow.
Headquarters said he would
confer at 1890 am. tomorrow at
his home with Mr. Vandenberg,
Nelson A. Rockefeller, his brother,
Dr.. Milton Eisenhower, president
Of Pennsylvania State College, DR..
Arthur Flemming, president of
Ohio Wesleyan University, and
DR.. Robert L. johnson, president
OF Temple University.
A "newsworthy" announcement
will come after that meeting,
headquarters said. This probably
will not include any job appoint
ments. It might reveal further
plans to revamp the executive
branch of the Government and CO.
ordinate independent agencies.