The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-15
FIFTY THOUSAND JOBS
AWAIT THE FAITHFUL
HARDING IS NOW
READY TO SHAKE THE OF
FICIAL PLUM TREE.
MANY POSTMASTERS WILL GO
Will Name Republican Ambassadors,
preme Court Justices, High Of
:ials and Members of the Federal
Boards. Create Diplomatic Congress.

preme Court Justices, High Of
:ials and Members of the Federal
Boards. Create Diplomatic Congress.
Upwards of $4,000 appointments to
public offices in the United States,
carrying salaries aggregating more
than $l00000,000 a year, are now at
the disposal of President Harding.
Some few OF these appointments al
ready have been made, many others
will be announced during the next
few weeks, while still others will be
made as the terms of present demo-
cratic Office holders expire.
The first fruits from the shaking OF
the official plum tree were cabinet OF
ficers, whose salaries are $1,000 year
each. Others to come include nearly
a dozen ambassadors, whose salaries
are ST., 500 each, many ministers at
$4,000 each, assistant secretaries, fed
eral judges, attorneys and rnarShals,
customs collectors, members OF various
federal boards and commissions and
postmasters by the thousands.
Ambassadors Quit Posts.
AS is the usual custom, ambassadors
and ministers now serving are present
ing their designations to President
Harding, so that the chief executive
may have free hand in creating his
own diplomatic corps. There are A
ambassadors and ministers, but some
of these, who have risen from the
ranks in the diplomatic service, may
be retained.
Among ambasSadorships regarded
as certain to be filled by President
Harding are those of Great Britain,
France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Belgium,
Brazil Chile, Argentine and Peru.
Many new ministers also are to be
appointed, and when full relations are
re-established with Germany, Austria,
Mexico, Turkey and Bulgaria appoint
ments will be made to those countries.
Many appointments in immediate
or early prospect are seven members
of the shipping board at $4,000 each;
two members of the interstate COM
merce commission, at $4,000 each;
FIVE members of the federal reserve
board, at $4,000 each; three members
of the tariff commission, at $500
each; two members of the federal
trade commission, at $4,000 each;
some of the nine members of the rail-
road labor board, at $4,000 each, and
four members of the federal farm loan
board, at $4,000 each.
Four of the nine supreme court JUS
tees also may be appointed by Presi-
dent Harding. Chief Justice White and
Associate Justices McKenna, Holmes
and Day now are eligible, by both age
and length of service. to voluntary re-
tirement The salary OF the chief JUS
tice is $4,000 a year and that of as
sociate justices S14500.
Army of $4,000 Postmasters.
PostmasterS comprise the bulk of
the presidential patronage. There are
nearly $4,000 postmasterships remain
ing in the presidential class, although
President Wilson placed many in the
civil service All have four-year terms,
and it is estimated that President
Harding will appoint something like
$4,000 during the next year, as the re-
publican majority in the senate refus-
ed confirmation OF several thousand
postmasters, as we'll as other officials,
including members of the shipping
board, during the last session OF con-
gress.