The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-03-03
President-EIect Harding Still in
Doubt About Three of the
Cabinet Places.
WOOD FOR THE PHILIPPINES?
Viereck's Hyphenates Present List Of
'lnpudent emands--Attempt to
lmpeach Judge Landis-Senate
Passes the Emergency
Tariff Bill.

Rv EDWARD w. PIckARD.

AS March draws near interest in
the makeup of Mr.. Hardings cabinet
grows acute. The PreSident-elect is, at
this writing, believed to have decided
upon seven of his ten advisers, while
the men to whom he will entrust the
navy, labor and commerce portfolios
still are to be definitely selected. Form
er Governor L0wden of Illinois has
refused the place of secretary of the
navy.
For secretary of labor four men are
being considered. They are James j.
Davis of Pennsylvania, former steel
worker; T. v. O'Connor Of New York,
leader of the Longshoremen's union;
James Duncan of Massachusetts, who
has been an official of the American
Federation of Labor and of the Granite
Cutters union, and John /. Nolan of
California, member of congress and
an iron moulder. Mr.. O'Connor was
one of Mr.. Harding's visitors in st.
Augustine last week, and it was an
nOunced that he would confer with
the President-elect again this week.
If the southern states are to have
a representative in the cabinet-and
they are urgently claiming such recog-
nition-it may be he will be the new
secretary of commerce. Many south
erners think this would be fitting in
view of the existing movement for In
dustrial expansion in the South. Three
gentlemen from below Mason and
Dixon's line have been especially rec
commended to Mr.. Harding. They are
T. H. Huston and Newell Sanders of
Tennessee, and Congressman G. Bas-
com Slemp of Virginia. Many petit
tons have been sent to st. Augustine
asking that either Herbert Hoover or
John Hays Hammond be given the
commerce portfolio, and among others
mentioned for the post is Charles D.
Hilles, former chairman of the Nation
al Republican committee.
Mr.. Harding and those called into
conference with him of course have
not confined their discussions to cabi-
net appointments, for the new Presi-
dent will have innumerable diplomatic
and other important positions to I'LL.
No formal announcement about any of
these places has been made, but 1t is
now taken for granted that Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood will be made governor
general Of the Philippines to succeed
Frederick Burton Harrison. This APP
pointment probably would meet with
the approval of all except those who
are in favor Of giving the islanders
their Independence Immediately, re-
CARELESS of their ability to govern
themselves or to protect themselves
against the possible encroachments OF
the Japanese, American prestige in
the islands is said to have declined
markedly under Governor Harrison
and the movement for independence
has grown correspondingly. General
Woods ability as colonial admins
traitor is unquestioned, and doubtless
under him American authority in the
Philippines would be strengthened and
the defenses in the islands would be
perfected.
Albert Fletcher, who was one OF
Mr.. Harding's guests during the
houseboat cruise in Florida, is slated
for appointment as ambassador to
Japan. He was a Roosevelt Rough
Rider and served as minister to Next
co.
Probably Mr.. Harding cannot well
refuse to meet delegations of presnm-
ably law-abiding citizens that journey
to st. Augustine, but many thousands
of Americans whose memory of events
during the war has not faded read