The New York herald., 1921-03-01
HARDING T00FFER
PHILIPPINES POST
TOLEONARD WOOD
Provostship of University Of
Pennsylvania Also Ten
dered General.
ADDRESS Is COMPLETE
Inaugural Speech Has
Nothing Sensational
Says Presldent-Elect.
PLEASED OVER CABINET
Reaction to Announcement
Removes Uncertainties-Dip-
IOmatic Posts Next.
PLEASED OVER CABINET


sosc,al Despotch to TIE NEW YoRK HErALD.
ABOARD PRDsIDENT-ELEcT HARDIN0s
TRAIN EN- ROUTE 10 MARION. LExfNo-
TON, KY, Feb. 2S-President-elect
Harding to-day let 1t be known for the
first time officially that he is consider
ing Major Gen. Leonard Wood in con-
nection with the vacant Governor
Generalship Of the Philippines. den.
Wood is to meet Mr.. Harding In
Marion tomorrow, and the President
elect indicated to-day that he might
have some news OF interest to give
out after his conference.
Cen. Wood, like most Of the other
men who have accepted Office under
Mr.. Harding. Will be making finan-
cial sacrifice He has been offered the
provostship Of the University Of Penn
sylvania at salary Of $4,000. While
this is only slightly moro than the
Philippines post pays it would not en-
tail the necessity Of an extended
period abroad. which for personal rea-
cons does not appeal particularly to
Gen. Wood at this time. Mr.. Harding,
however, believes Gen. Wood is the
man he wants to go to the islands. and
his conference tomorrow is to try to
induce him to do so.
Uncertainties Disappear.
Mr., Harding added three additional
names to the list of Cabinet certainties.
He made the definite announcement
that John w. Weeks Of Massachusetts,
Is to be the next Secretary Of War. He
said the chances Of Andrew w. Mellon
OF Pennsylvania becoming the Secretary
Of the Trsasury were mot bad" and
that thcre -as no secret about the fact
that Will H. Hays Is to be the new
Postmaster-G General.
With these additions to the Cabinet
slate only two more places remain to be
announced, the Labor and Interior de-
partments. It is certain that Senator
Albert B.. Fall Of New Mexico will be
named for the Interior place and hardly
less certain that James ]. Davis OF
partment. When an effort was made TO
have Mr. Harding confirm the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Davis he said:
"You may say that the President
elect IS In a very happy frame Of mind
concerning the suggestions that have
come TO him regarding the Cabinet an
nouncement."
That was accepted as meaning that
he had heard enough from influential
sources 10 overcome the objections that
are being raised against Davis by the
militant forces Of organized labor.
Inaugural Address Complete.
Mr.. Harding completed his inaugural
and which the stenographers now ara
typing II will probably not exceed
$500 words in length and take not moro
than twenty minutes to deliver. Ac-
cording to the President-elect there Is
nothing sensational in It.
One reason for the brevity OF the
address Is that Mr.. Harding expects TO
deal In detail with policies in his message
to Congress at the opening OF the ex-
traordinary session, the date OF which
has not yet been definitely determined.
Mr.. Harding said to-day that It was his
purpose to appear in person before Con-
gress and TO address II when matters
that he particularly wanted TO stress
came UP for consideration. He is a be-
lever I'm the potential force OF personal
contact and In this connection an
nounced that he intended to renew the
periodical conferences with newspaper
correspondents at the White House.
custom President Wilson discontinued
following the country's entry into the
war Mr.. Harding, when possible. Will
hold these conferences twice a week.
1t Will be at least two weeks before
any announcement Is made concerning
diplomatic posts.
Mr. Harding's chat with the newspaper
men who have been accompanying him
was moro extended to-day than any
other time since he left Marion on his
Southern vacation. His whole manner
substantiated his statement that he was
In a very happy frame of mind. The
reaction that has followed announce
ments of the choice Of Hughes. Hoover.
DENLY, Daughcrty. Wallace and HAYS
has been exceedingly gratifying and con-
vinced him that he will have. as he an
nounced. n Cabinet that he will be proud
to stand sponsor for.