The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-24
Law and has written a book on consti- tutional law.
 Is Man 0f Means

IS Ndu Oi fHcaHs
 For many years Mir Lansing, who is a man of considerable means, has lived here with his father-in-law, John W. Foster. Secretary of state under Presi- dent Harrison. Mrs. Lansing IS one or the popular members of the official ana diplomatic set. having breathed the at mosphere of diplomacy since chudhood' They have no children.
 Aside from his success as a lawyer ana oiplomatist. MT. Lansing is known to his friends a a devoted and successful golfer and fisherman, something of baseball fan, a skllful landscape painter as well as d dra ftsman and possessor or Il siit of verse. known to his friends, but not the general public.
 The appointment of Mir. Lansing ere ates a vacancy inNthe office or counselor of the state department It IS no. eA- pected that any immediate selection VIII he made. as Chandler Anderson, coun- selor under the administration or sec retary{ Knox for several months, has been speciallv employed to Candle some of the numerous questions the war raised. MT, Anderson does not desire a permanent appointment It is considered likely thas President Wilson will leave to MT. Lans- ing the task of selecting his counselor,
 Home in Washington
 Mr Lansing who is son in-law or former Secretary of state John w. Fos- ter. became counselor of the state oe- partment on the retirement of John Rassett Moore, and has been opehiS re- rded as President Wilson's mains'ay on questions of international law III all the difficult diplomatic negotiations which have been thrust upon the ohl'eN States by the European war
 If Is matter of common remark iu ashineton that he has commanded the resuect fand admiration or the forelsH lehaneellories here to marked degree including the papal legates
 Mir. Lansings home is in Waterto"n N and he is 50 years of age. Since lssa he has been in the practice Of law and began his first diplomatic duty i'i line United States in 1892. when he be came counsel for the United states IT | inc gehring sea arbitration. Soon after wards he became counsel for the uniteo | States' Behring sea claims commission and then was solicitor for the Alaskan boundary tribunal
 | In 1909 he became counsel in the Ncftl ,tiantic coast fisheries case al Tit .ue His last work before becomil2
 nselor for the state department wal
 agent for the United States in the i Anglo American claims arbitration. ite yyas graduated from Amherst college. Y. al law have attracted wide attention 1 One of his principal papers was Govern l ,nent It's Origin Growth and Form II the Tinted states Since 1892 he hal heen mn associate editor of the Amefi- can Journal of International Law
 While the notes of Great Britain ait lC;ermany have admittedly been the worf of President Wilson and former secre tarv Bryan was consulted from time tt time during their preparation, if was no secret that the President was Tn al most constant communication with MT ltIansine on the many intricate points ''l international law. Recently the Presi' l dent invited to sit at the cabinet table l the new Secretary while the notes tt 1 Gettnany on the Lusitanias were beine 1 discussed and being put into hnal Torn 1 Secretary Bryan also was present n these meetings and so far as known MT lIansing's presence was a precedent
 Expressed Admiration
 since Mr. Blyans resignation tt' l President frequently has expressed t' l close friends his admiration Tor Ml l .ansipg and indicated he would ask nm I 10 take the portfolio of the state de nartment. MT. Lansing has appearc, very little in politics, and at one tin' l tbare seemed to be some doubt among inc Presidents advisors If it would 70 be necessary to select man who prot | ably had performed greater service fo his party. From the first, however, prhc 1 tically all members of the cabinet hav' heen in favor of MT. Lansings selection l and if is understood the President tool The view that the capacity of the mai I whom he would choose for his new Sec retary of state was more to be consid cred at this juncture of internationa affairs than any other factor.
 MT. Lansing WAS appoiQted Secreta., ad interim on Mir Bryans retirement 1 Under the law such appointment is per missb1e for 30 days. MT. Lansing's a Interim designation would have ex | pired early next month
 | His regular appointment. however, he comes effective at once. When Congress meets it will have to be submitted [ the Senate for confirmation in the reg,i lar way.
 Senators of the foreign relations com mittee with whom MT. Lansing has t
 deal, are known to regard him highl and there has been no hint of any op position. | News of MT. Iansings appointment spread rapidly and his colleagues in tn cabinet did not wait the issue of tn Presidents formal announcement beioE sending their congratulations Secretnr les Garrison and Daniels went at onc
 to his office. Secretary Tumulty tele | Ihoned congratulations from the Whit
 House. Others quickly added their goo wishes, and the news spread among tn
 departmental and diplomatic cor ps Those diplomats who have removes their offices to the summer embassic
 in the north were notified by their at