Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-19

States minister to Japan to be United
States ambassador to Brazil. Mr.. Girls
com is at present on leave of absence in
this country and the legation at Toxic
is in charge of Mr. Laughln, second sec
retary of legation
In raising the rank of its diplomatic rep
resentatve at Toxic, the United States gov
ernment is following the example set by
Japan in raising the rank of the Japanese
representative to the United States. AS
has been stated in The Star, Viscount Aoki,
one of the foremost statesmen of Japan
has been appointed its first ambassador to
the United States.
Judge Wright is son of Archibald
Wright, formerly chief justice of Tennessee
and was born in that state in 1S47. He
was appointed member of the Philip
pine commission by President Mckinley
March 16, 1900 On the organZa ton of the
executive department of commerce and po-
lice, September l. 1901, Mr.. Wright was
appointed its secretary in addition to ms
duties as a member of the commission. In
consequence of the sickness of Governor
Taft. the office OF vice governor of the
Philippines was created october %, 1901,
and Mr.. Wright appointed to that office
In politics Judge Wright is a democrat, and
for eight years held the office of attorney
general of Tennessee. His wife is daugh-
ter of Admiral Raphael Semmes of the con-
federate navy. When Mr.. Taft was ap-
pointed as Secretary of War, February l.
1904 Mr. Wright was made governor of
the Philippines. Subsequently the title OF
that office was changed to governor gem
eral
His Successor in the Philippines.
Henry c. Ide of Vermont, senior member
of the Philippine commission, and a. pres
ent acting as governor general during the
absence of Governor Wright will for a
short time at least be accorded the honor
of holding that office by appointment be-
fore he himself retires from the commits
sion.
On this point the following official an
nouncement was made by Secretary Taft
at the War Department this afternoon
Judge Ide now vice governor of the
Philippine Islands, has asked to be re-
lieved from further duty on the 1st of
June next after six years of faithful and
effective service as commissioner and
vice governor in those islands. The Pres
ident considers that he is entitled to the
dignity and honor of the governor gem
eralship during that period. Upon Gov.
Ides retirement Gen. James f. Smith
now a member of the commission and
former justice of the Philippines supreme
court will succeed him. and Gen. Smiths
name will be sent to the Senate after the
confirmation of Gov. Ide."
AhC A3AAPPAbC AretAii oao oAoS.
Governor General Wright expected to re-
main in the United States until next June,
though his plans may be dlsarranged by his
new appointment. If 1t is necessary for
him to return to Manila to close up the
business of his office he can easily slip
over from Yokohama for that purpose. He
will retain the office of governor general.
however until he has concluded the busi-
ness connected with the award of the Phil
ippines railroad bids, which brought him
to Washington.
In accepting the new appointment Gov
ernol General Wright sacrifices 5000 a
year In compensation. 1t is to be taken
for granted that Congress will accept the
recommendation of Secretary Root that, in
connection with the elevation of the United
States legation at Toxic to the rank of an
embassy. the compensation of the incum-
bent be also raised from $4,000 to $17.5OO,
but as Governor General Wright's present
salary is s20.5 $50 he will still be suffering a
considerable financial loss. Commissioner
and Acting Governor General Ide's present
salary is s15,5O0 per annum, so that IL he
should be promoted he will benefit in salary
to the extent of 5000.