Decision Not to Resign Their 1 Offices Criticized Washington, Oct. 10, As a sequel to an agreement between 22 out of 28 "career" diplotmatints not to follow precedent wesign next March when the Prefidential term of office will expire, President Coolidge to-day clared hat the Ministers and Ambassadors ff the United States abroad were Primarily "personal representatives tthe President of the United States necessarily expressing "his views, though these were conveyed through the State Department, and dewes only natural that they should wesign at the expiration of the Presidential term whether they were "career" mon or political appointees, Mr. Coolidge indicated that he wogarded the suggestion not to. re-"Miya W YeOUTTEASS of also position on the part of Government Bficlals to constitute themaclves.& self-perpetuating body, destined to withstand the replacement of any of its members, contrary to the spirit of the laws and Constitution the United States—Reater.
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