Show HUGHES I IJ J DESIGNATION COM COMES S AS SURPRISE SUR SUR- PRISE TO WASHINGTON Hi N N No NO WARNING GIVEN r Ii il o bf- bf f s-f s y i It I I to I 1 I I r i rAfter After Years in in P- P Public bli Service I n O Once e Candidate Candida e If for v 4 dent to Step Down Downto f u to t t k ii J Washington Charles Washington Charles E. E Hughes Hughe will win retire from the cabinet on March 4 and Frank B. B Kellogg now ambassador to London will succeed him as se secretary of state Mr Hughes has placed his resignation resignation resignation nation in the hands of of President Coolidge with a reaffirmation of loyalty loyalty loy loy- alty to his chief but with an insistent insistent insistent tent request that after nearly twenty twenty ven t ty years of public service he be permitted permitted permitted per per- to return to private life The president accepting the decision decision decision ion expressed regret warmly praised ed the retiring secretary's record record of accomplishment since he took charge of the country's foreign affairs four years a ago o and bespoke for him a awell well S ell merited repose lepose after the cares of public responsibility Ambassador Kellogg alread already familiar familiar familiar fa fa- fa- fa with many of the outstanding c nf of his ills service at a succession of European Europ Europ- ean can conferences probably will cometo cometo come conic to Washington soon to serve for a afew afew afew few weeks in the thc state department before before before be be- fore he takes his new post in March His successor successor at London has not been selected Announcement of the impending ch change was made at the White House I and was heard with surprise by most of official Washington Mr Hughes had indicated that he desired some sometime sometime time in the future to leave public office of office office fice and recoup his private fortunes by resuming the practice of law but some of those nearest him in official official cial life believed he would remain forat for forat forat at least another year at the head of the state department The suddenness of the announcement announcement announce announce- ment accentuated the rumors of a break with the White House which follow all aU resignations from the cabinet cabinet cab cab- inet met but none of these reports appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to carry the color of There have haye been many evide evidences evi evi- de de' dences dees ces es that the president nt and his liis cor i if n r tr r f Tint riM r vm o i n ri I 3 I agreement on all major questions of foreign policy but that Mr Hughes was consulted by his chief as well on many questions of domestic policy A few hours before the correspondence correspond correspond- ence was given out Secretary Secretary- Hughes left Washington for Atlanta to attend attend attend at at- tend a meeting of o the executive committee committee com corn of the American Bar Association Association Association tion of which he is president Neither his office ice nor the White House would add anything to the published letters I beyond the announcement of Mr l Kellogg's Kelloggs Kelloggs Kellogg's Kel- Kel Kelloggs Kellogg's logg's selection as the new secretary of state |