Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-08
F00DDE[AYRUM0R'
STRANDED FALSE
Damn Alumni Deny There Is Any
h Bar to His Leaving
\ Philippines
cay PEPPER PROVED IT

J,snatch by the Associated lreSS
-, Manila. +. l.. saying that General
..rd Wood Governor General of the
,.,.rds may not be able to reinquish
~. nost in time to BECOME tine new
uast - p of tho University fof Pcnnsylva
in September. was ascribed 70
3.rronnganda" today by members OF the
ianac ama riding to the cabled report, re.
.;nsS today. General Wood $ CLOSE
ssseS sssa.srSs" in the islands 'would not be
sm.ised" TO hear that he can not re-
.a earlier than next January. The
son assigned is that the financial
Ikssosram for the islands. which he In
rsn,ated upon his arrival. has not yet
sssr worked out fully. and IL is believed
~ be his desire to stay to see 1t COM
1 pleted.. ,,. s..,, ,ho rh,,,,.
\ Ines intimate there are two other mat
4 s:rs the general pnrticu arlr desired to
~ accomplished before he leaves. They
srs The withdrawal of Philippine Gov
s,nment supervision over business.
snecially the railroad business. and the
thorough organization OF campaign to
,stsmp out malaria. The condition OF
philippine finances. mentioned as thc
rhief reason for his desire to remain.
involves among other items the bill now
pending in Congress to authorize an
increase of the Islands public debt to
10 per cent of their assessed valuation.
/, Has "FVniliar Sound"
Horace Mather Lippincott, secretary
N tbe General Alumni and editor of
ths Alumni Register. said today he is
convinced interested persons in the
philippines are trying to disseminate
he idea that General Wood is going
10 stay in the islands.
"The dispatch has familiar sound"
aid Mr. Lippincott. ~ don't believe
thsre is any truth In IT. To my mind
Il is rumor merely. probably inspired
bv some one who thinks the general
sbould stay in the Philippines.
1--WE have General Woods assurance.
both by word of mouth and in writing.
|,that he will resign his position in the
I fall. so that he will be able 10 take up
his duties as the new head of the Uni
versity when the next scholastic year
begins.
and It Is unthinkable he would go back
ion bis word. Likewise. it seems more
tthan probable that If he contemplated
any such action, he would notify the
alumni and the University authorities
before the rumor were permitted to be-
come public property"
Acting Provost Penniman, when asked
for q statement, said II know nothing
whatever about the matter"
Morgan .Velemen;
Ralph Morgan. q member Of the board
Of the General Alumni Association and
one Of the men at whose instance Cen
eral Wood was offered and accepted the
provostship. was even more vehement
than Mr.. Lippincott in denying that
General Wood contemplates remaining
In the islands.
There are no reasons why we should
believe the rumor, and many reasons
why we should discredit it," said Mr..
Morgan. 1--WE expect General Wood
to be here next September. He has
promised US that he will be here. and
there is every reason to believe he will
observe his promise.
The trustees have been in cores
pondence with him right along, and he
has communicated with the general
alumni and other University activities.
am sure If he did not intend to come
to the University next fall he would
have let us>knOw long before now. He
knows how difficult it would be for us
to get another man to take his place.
"This is piece of propaganda on
the face Of it. Undoubtedly there are
.pefsons in the islands who would like
General Wood to remain there. I be.
lieye those persons are responsible for
the rumor.
"Some time ago Senator Pepper was
asked to make sure that nothing would
stand In the way of General Wood
coming so far rs the Government is
concerned. Senator Pepper wrote us
from Washington that he had investi-
gated and learned that there was abso-
lutely no Government reason why Cen
eral Wood should not resign in time
70 come to the University in Septem-
The general alumni had its annual
election yesterday, at which Norman
Henry was elected president George s. |
snyder, vice president Lewis II. Dick,
treasurer. and Mr.. Lippincott, secre.
ury. We talked over General Woods,
roming, and there was no slightest
doubt expressed that he would not be
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