The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-28
ISLAND job IS
SOUGHT BY TWO
GILBERT AND WALDO WILLING
TO BE GOVERNOR GENERAL
OF PHILIPPINES.
POSITION is NO SINECURE
Man Who Holds 1t, Besides His OFF,
cial Work, Must Entertain Many
Visitors From All Parts of the
World.
By EpWARp B. CLARK.


Washington. Whoever it is that
President Harding appoints as gov
eruor general of the Philippines will
have a double duty on his hands after
he gets there, that of doing his Off
cial work and that of acting as host
for visitors of note from all parts of
the world, including his own beloved
country of America.
There are two men who are perfect
ly willing TO go to the Philippines as
governor general, and Of course there
are many more who are willing, but
these two have been most prominently
mentioned. One is Newton w. Gil
bert, former representative in CON
gress from Angola, Ind, and the other
is Col, Rhinelander Waldo, formerly
police commissioner of New York
city, who formed what was known as
the Harding Democratic league for
the promotion of the election of the
present President of the United States.
If Gen. Leonard Wood had desired
the position of governor general of the
Philippines, he could have had 1t, or
at least Ii is generally so understood
In Washington. The general, however,
Is now touring the Philippines and
preparing a report on conditions there
which he will turn in to the War de-
partment on his return. 1t will be
used for the information, and guild
ance, perhaps, Of the new governor
general when he is appointed.
Travelling with General Wood and
acting as his chief assistant is w.
Cameron Forbes, who at one time was
governor general of the Philippines.
it Is understood that Mr.. Forbes, who
has large business interests in the
United States, is not a candidate for
Ieappointment but of course it Is pos
slble that if there Is insistence on the
part of the administration, he may
change his mind and take the job,
Like Viceroy of india.
Now, in way the governor gen
eral of the Philippines has an official
position like that which is held by the
yicerOy Of India, for the chief official
Of the Philippines represents the Pres
ident in the islands, although by no
stretch of the Imagination can he be
called the vice president. The place
which the governor general holds as
the representative Of the American
government necessltates his doing an
immense amount Of entertaining, and
the wife of the man who goes to the
islands as governor general has her
hands full, and her house full a good
deal Of the time, In her capacity of
hostess.
In the old days Of the Spanish rule
the representative Of the king of Spain
had duties similar TO those of the vice
roy of India He held what was al
most a court in the islands, and the
FilipinOs came to regard the Spanish
official as little king by himself.
When entertainments were given in
Manila In those days, court etiquette
prevailed, and 1t has been somewhat
difficult for some Of the Filipinos, In
these days of the rule of democracy
in the islands, to get over the old
thoughts concerning the court"
Must Entertain Many.
Congressional parties visit the Phil
ippines almost every year. The gov
ernor general and his wife, If they
want to continue in the islands and
know which side their bread Is but
tered on, entertain the representatives
as well as they know how. Repre-
sentatiyes of the Elonarchies of the
world frequently 20 to Manila on
short sightseeing visits. 1t is the
duty Of the governor general and his
wife to entertain them. Moreover, 1t Is
thelr official duty to give on various
occasions receptions for the chief Fill.
Pine officials, and then there are also
certain public receptions which must
be given.
The governor general of the Philip
pines like the yIceroy of India, has
two residences He must have them
# he wants to keep his health. The
chief residence is in the city of Ma.
Mia, while the other is at the end OF
the Benguet road, which leads up into
the mountains. The governor gener.
ais household goes to the mountains
In the extremely hot weather.
This Benguci road, by the way, has
q history. Its Construction was a diff
hcult engineering problem. An In
fantry officer OF the army, Maj. l.. w
v kennon, was detailed for the en-
gineermg wort, The men inhabitants
Of Il province which he had governed
volunteered To go to the scene of OPP
eratlons TO work for the man they
liked. They dld #, and the road was
completed on time. Major Kennor
during the great war was brigadiel
general a0d In the absence of Major
General Barry was in command al
Camp Grant ILL., He died only re
/ Gently.
American Adviser for Japan.
The Japanese government recently
through tie ambassador to the United
states, Baron Shldehara, has ISSUED
statements explanatory of It's attitude
I toward certain International problems
In which the United States Is interest