New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
M'COMBS BLOCKS PATH
Diplomatic Appointments Await
His Decision as to France.
WILSON WANTS EFFICIENCY
Will Continue the Commission
Named by Taft, and Also Fa-
vors a Budget System.
(From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, April 4.-Presdent Wilson
is still struggling with the problem OF
filling the important diplomatic posts
The INDIGESTION of William F. McCombs
regarding the Ambassadorshp To France
serves to hold the fate of several candi-
dates i'm the balance.
Thomas Nelson Page now seems slate'
for the post Of Ambassador to Italy, but
this may be changed by Chairman Nc
Combs's final decision. The White House
is silent on the subject Of diplomatic ap-
pointments, and the Secretary OF state is
so secretive that he insists that all ques-
TONERS be identified before he VIII ADMIT
his right name.
1T is generally admitted that II. Sho"
den Marshall law partner OF senator
O'Gorman. will receive the appointment
of United States Attorney for the SCUM
ern District Of New York. as was an
nounced by The Tribune, but senator
O.Gorman does not expect to know any
thing definite until next week
Sugar Men Persistent.
The sugar interests are making Visoi
Gus fight for the retention OF the Prese'''
tariff on sugar. and President "Hsoi, 70
rocoi,,inp many callers. who come on tha'
,,,;s,,or one Of his visitors to-day was
Senator Rronssard, Of Louisiana VINO
snept an hour with the President 'o'o
,ol xyexler. New Orleans banker, ais'
,,,roa With the President, and toid MN
- Louisiana sugar industry couId ho'
stand more than o"e-N
the present tariff rate. ,a
president Wilson received the Co"'''i'
I,,e Arts this afternoon the
..,s,,ors being Daniel G. FRENCH oil NC"
York. chairman; Frederick Id" O
., Rrooklne. Mass. vice-c'la'' moi
Tbomas Hastings, OF New iorA,
c,,,ar, of New York: Charles Moo' =
=. Do,rojt. Edwin ii. Blashfield' OF ne"
-. ,ard Pierce Anderson. or CIicaso'
go, snencer Cosby is secretary Vi '"e
commission. ,,. Commits
,r,'a rmclency and Economy Conii','
,,no,rted by President Tart VIII oe
o,,,,rued under the Wilson adihi'''s'
NJ Wilson had conference to-
- ,,.t,h = A. Cleveland, head OF INC
ms ,aior. Louis ID. Bran'leis, OF boS
d Iohn Purroy Mitchell ana III
Henry Bruere, Of New YORK. anu ST." ,..,
aeon interest in the idea OF inc no'
h,siress-like plan for hahu'hb "
=, the national government MI
uyusor had a similar commission III w"
rorsev when he was Governor
49, Alberta Hill. of New YORK. VINO
~, been seeking the place OF rec''o
o,o-,, at the White House on the '.' e"e'
=, her work in handling the ca'u in'O
.,, On the Democratic National Cop'-
-. beadouarters in New forK' Is
M 90 disappointment. but she VIII
receive some good berth III '"e gwen
mcnt service .L,.oo q no
Mother Mary Alphonsa Lathrop' ~
,,inican superioress. went 10 the "'n'o
rIouse to-day TO ask President Whson !"
ndor her brother Julian Hawthorne
der federal prison sentence OF year
| - <.o,ds I'm connection with the sale OF
..,;,iny stock. She did not see the Fres'-
ANT hut Secretary Tumulty promised 10
nut the case before him.
| ,to,ber Mary Alphonsa Lathrop' VINO
has asked for the pardon or her p'ot"''' :
Iulian Hawthorne, has for the last HI
,een years devoted her life to the ca
of incurable cancer patients on the T." y
side Of New York.
The Servants OF Relief for lhcu'ap'o
Cancer. founded by Mother Hipno'''
was Incorporated in 1901. win mouse
AT No 426 Cherry street ana country
house, Rosary Hill Home, at hawthorne
~. Y. which can accommodate sixty
| three patients.
IL was in 1896 that Nathaniel Haw-
thorne's daughter was received into the
Third Order of the Sisters OF Saint Dom
mic. and gave herself TO the mission 81
tending cancer patients. She is the
widow Of George Parsons Lathrop. the
writer. and her own contributions to lit
erature were numerous before she en-
tered on her arduous work.