Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-13 | Page 10 | Cabinet Plans Still in Doubt

CABINET PUNS STILL IK DOUBT Charles G. Dawes. Mentioned for Treasury, Confers With Mr. Harding . I ST. AUOUSTINB, Pla., Feb, 12. i While the cabinet problem was tak- Iiik on new elements Of uncertainly: today Prealdent-Klect Harding let it j b knpwn his plans for international peace and dlaarfliame'rtt also are far from deft aits formulation. Taking note of published reports that a dK- Armameni conference would be called earl) m the new administration, he said he had made no such plans, although al-though the ider filled in with. Ills general gen-eral scheme for an association of nations. na-tions. It was a feature of the proh-lem, proh-lem, he added, to which he Would giv no specific attention unlll he came Tito Ti-to the presidency and wns fully ai-lsrd ai-lsrd as to the status of diplomatic relations, Repeatedly the president-eleot had included reductln'i of armaments among requirements tor a pence a- soclation ahd his eh,,, advisers believe be-lieve the subject win receive his earnest earn-est attention When h takes Up negotiations nego-tiations for his pence plans S II I I l Hot BT Toduv's cabinet developments 'concerned 'con-cerned chiefly Charles J Dawes and: F. O. Ixiwden. both of Illinois, ami I mentioned for the posts of BeCretaT) of the treasury and secretary of the I navy.'Tcspectlyely. The net result vasj to leave more In doubt than SVer whether either would be a nicmher of the cabinet Mr. Daw OS, who recently denounced Republican investlaiionn Into the conduct of the war. spent more than n hour in consultation with M Harding ' Mr. Harding snld they had talked about coordination of government , aceneies. The president-elect added that he had hlsh regard for Mr. Pawes' ability. Mi VI'I'dlVTMl NT So far as Is known, Mr. Lowden has no definite appointment to come here, but it vvas learned authoritatively today to-day that the question of his accepting a cabinet post has not been settled. Tonight Mr Harding took part In two Lincoln's birthday celebrations. Dressing S button to open s Lincoln haimiiet In Seattle, Wash., and attending at-tending i Lincoln memorial service. Mr. Harding made s short talk at the memorial meeting, paying tribute to Lincoln as the "greatest American and the supreme human being since the days of Calvary' He said it was the nation's highest destiny to cling to the nationality Inherited from Lincoln Lin-coln ard to make i a proud boast to be an American Citisen, "Although the nation must play Its) full pnrt In the world." he added. "It must first of all guard against surrender surren-der of Its national principles."