, 1921-02-24
President Elect Harding Still in
Doubt About Three of the
Cabinet Places.
WOOD FOR THE PHILIPPINES?
viereck's Hyphenates Present List of
impudent Observation-Disclosures to
Impeach Judge Landis-Senate
Passes the Emergency
Tariff Bill.
BY EDWARD W. PickARo.

As March 4 draws near interest in
the makeup of Mr.. H~arding's 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 portfolios
still are TO be definitely selected. Form,
Ell Governor Lowden 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; Il. V. O'Connor of New York.
leader of the Longshoremen's union /;
James Duncan of Massachusetts. Who
has bee an official of the American
Federation of Labor and of the Granite
Cutters union. and John l. Nolan of
California, member of congress and
an iron moulder. Mr.. O'Connor was
one of Mr.. Harding's visitors in st.
Augustine asst week. and II was an
nounced that he would confer with
the ~President-eiect again this week.
II 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 IN Many south
n think this would be fitting In
view OF the existing movement for n
dustrIal expansion in the South. Three
gentlemen from below Mason and
Dixon's line have been especially rec
commended to Mr.. Harding. They are
r. ii. 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. Inc among others
mentioned for the post is Charles ID.
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 MI.
No forma announcement about any of
these places has been made, but II is
hVW tuhtn lof kiuuAtu tuut Mill YELL.
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-
gardless OF their ability to govern
themselves or to protect themselves
against the possible enc%roachments OF
the Japanese. American prestige In
the Stands Is said to have declined
markedly under Governor Harrison
and the movement for Independence
has grown correspondence. General
Woods ability as n colonial admins
traitor IN unquestsoned. 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.. H~ardlng's guests during the
houseboat cruise in Florida. is slated
for appointment MS ambassador 10
Japan. He was n Roosevelt Rough
Rider and served MS minister TO Mexi-
co.
Probably Mr.. Harding cannot well
refuse to meet delegations OF presum-
ably ~lew-abiding citizens that journey
70 st. Augustine. but many thousands
OF Americans whose memory OF events
during the war has not faded read