Evening star., 1923-10-05
HARVEY AND CHILD
RESERVATIONS OPEN
SPECULATIVE FLOOD.
Rumors Send Lodge to Lon
don as Ambassador-War-
rem May Go to Italy.
LOWDEN is REGARDED
POSSIBLE APP0INTEE
Retiring ENJOYS Expected to Play
Important Roles in Politics
by DAVID LAWRENCE.

Official announcement that George
Harvey American ambassador 10
Great Britain and Richard Washburn
Child, American ambassador to Italy,
have had their designations accepted
by President Coolidge. has let loose
d flood of political speculation Here
are some of the possibilities that may
grow out of it:
Henry Cabot Lodge, senior senator
. from Massachusetts, and the leader
of the republican party in the Senate.
might round out his career at the
court of St flames by resigning from
the Senate. He is seventy-three years
old and the burdens of leadership in
the coming session of Congress are
bound to be a strain. Gir. Lodge would
find an opportunity to continue his
literary work, which has been inter-
rupted in recent years. His appoint
ment would mean continuance of the
tradition that literary men are sent
by America to Great Britain, and
vice versa-a tradition that embraces
men like James Russell Lowell.
James Bryce, Whitelaw Reid and
Walter Hines Page.
One of the two places made vacant
by the Department of States an
nouncement will naturally go to Mas
sachusetts, as Richard Washburn
Child is Massachusetts man. If Mr..
Lodge doesn't resign. there is pos
sihility that William NJ. Butler, re-
publican national committeeman
from Massa chusetts. may be asked to
mean his own elimination from the
republican senatorial race, thus paw
ing the way for Charming Cox. pres
ent governor of Massachusetts,, who
Is credited with desire to go to the
Senate. The republicans in the Bay
state are so confident that Calvin
Coolidge will be on the presidential
ticket that they consider it certain
their senatorial candidate will be
SWEPT into, victory son the same oc-
castan against Senator David Walsh,
democrat.
Had battle I'm 1922.
1t also is possible that the repubIf-
cans of Massachusetts, would feel{that
this Is good time to assure the elec-
tion of two republicans to the Senate
as they had hard time in 1922 in
squeezing in a victory for Mr.. Lodge
Aside from the Massachusetts, situa-
tfon. the most likely man to be ap-
pointed to a European post is Charles
B. Warren of Detroit, who, after re-
turning from a splendid service as
american ambassador 20 Japan, won
the commendation of President Cool
fdge and Secretary Hughes for his
work as American commissioner to
Mexico He was asked if he would
become ambassador to Mexico, but is
said to have declined with the state
ment that if he went into the diplo-
matte service he would prefer to go
to Europe. He might be sent either
to London or to Rome. as he is deemed
a capable diplomat by the President
and Secretary of State.
Former Gov. Frank Lowden of IL
linois is another man who Is being
mentioned for the post at London.
He was originally rendered the place
informally by President Harding, but
declined on account of obstacles
which are believed to have been since
removed.
All the men mentioned are fully
capable of meeting the financial re-
quirements of the American embas-
sizes abroad. This was the basic rea-
son for the designations of both Mr..
Harvey and Mr.. Child. When this
correspondent, on April 81 last. wrote
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