New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
DR.. Sawyer to
Coordinate L. S.
Welfare w ork
Harding Nominatcs Family
Physician for Brigadier
General; Early Senate
Confirmation Expected
Will Make Bureau Survey
Unification Planned for All
Health, Education and
Social Justice Activities
From The 1ribune's wushingon Bureau

From The Tribune's Wushinaon Bureau
w WASHINGTON, March 9.--Presidcnt
Harding has assigned one phase Of
Cabinet reorganization to his friend
and physician, DR.. Charles F.. Saw
yer, of Marion, Ohio, whose nomna-
ton as a brigadicr general in the medi
cal section of the reserve corps was
sent to-day to the Senate. Dr.. Saw
yer is to be called to the active list
as soon as his appointment is con-
frmed.
1t will be Dr. Sawyer's task to de-
velop a concrete plan for co6rdinating
all Of the governments activities re-
lating to public welfare, such as health,
education and social justice. In addi-
tion, he will act as personal physician
to the President. In speech from the
front porch addressed to the women Of
the nation, Mr.. Harding pledged him
self during the campaign to the Gre
alton of department of public well
fare. At that time it was generally
supposed that this would provide him
an opportunity to bring n woman into
A White House announcement con-
tanned this explanation Of the Presi-
dents purpose in making the Marion
physician a general officer Of the army
reserve corps.
Harding's Plan Explained
president Harding has long been
convinced that the affairs relating to
public welfare, such as public health,
education and social justice, are so in
timatcly related and so vital to the ma
tion's perpetuity that he has decided
to begin at once a careful survey of
all matters pertaining to these sub
jects.
"That there may be no delay he has
nominated DR., Charles E. Sawyer, of
Marion, Ohio, man of long and prac-
teal experience in such matters, to a
brigadier generally in the medical
corps of the United States army,
thereby not only securing the services
of DR.. Sawyer as physician at the White
House when professional attention is
necessary, but also giving to him direct
authority to make q thorough investi-
CATION Of the needs of those subjects
and to present the accumulated facts
with such suggestions as his observa~
tions may warrant in the bringing
about Of q concrete plan of coordina-
ton and most efficient and economic
operation of these affairs. DR.. Sawyer's
duties are to begin Immediately.
Son Called Into Service
During the war DR.. Sawyer served
in the medical section OF the council
of National Defense, spending about
year in Washington. His son and
business associate, DR.. Carl Sawyer,
was then called to active service and
Dr.. Sawyer was compelled to resign
and return to Marion"
DR.. Sawyer has deep rooted ideas
about the responsibility of government
for the care Of mothers and children
and believes that the nation is greatly
remss in its duty to its potential
citizenry.
When DR.. sawyer's nomination
reached the Senate, it was referred
promptly to the Military Affairs Com
mittce. Senator Wadsworth, of New
York, said that while the committee
had not been polled, no difficulty was
anticipated about confirmation. The
point was raised unofficially that DR..
sawyer, being sixty-two years old, was
ineligible for the commission the Pres
ident desires to give him. At the offices
Attorney General Daugherty, how
ever, an opinion was given that as the
United States is still at war with Ger
many. DR.. Sawyer's age is no bar.