The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-01
ROOSEVELT AT
WORK FILLING
FOREIGN POSTS
Steady Progress Is Made
on Ambassador List,
Is Belief.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press stan Correspondent

(C0DTrlQnt. 1888. DV Ou4leQ FItSoi
HYDE PARK. N. Y, March l.
With his cabinet and secretariat
chosen. President Elect Franklin d.
Roosevelt today turned to the i'm
portant business of selecting an
ambassadorial lineup, in keeping
with his pledges of a new deal"
and in harmony with the new ad-
ministration's attitude on foreign
problems.
Although Mr.. Roosevelt and his
closest associates have been in
sistent that no announcements on
diplomatic personnel will be made
until at least ten days or two weeks
after Inauguration, the feeling per-
sisted that steady progress had been
made in selecting those to be sent
abroad.
The two weeks period Of waiting,
it was explained, was for the pur-
pose Of obtaining views of foreign
governments as to whether pros
pective ENJOYS are persona grata.
LlSb Is OASCuaSCu
The general belief was that the
diplomats selected b. Mr.. Roose-
Welt would be drawn largely from
the following:
Judge Robert w. Bingham, Louis
vile, KY, publisher, who is men
toned as the next ambassador eth
err to France or England; Mayor
James NJ Curley Of Boston, under
stood to be under consideration for
the post at Rome; Newton D. Ba-
ker, former secretary of war; Colonel
Arthur O'Brien, Washington; James
w. Gerard, former ambassador to
Germany; Jesse I. Strauss, New
York merchant; Clark Howell, pub
Usher of the Atlanta Constitution
Senator John Cohen of Georgia !;
James M Cox, Democratic stand
ard bearer in 1920; Henry Sewer,
Texas; Horatio j. Abbott, Demo-
cratic national committeeman from
Michigan; Sumner Welles, former
under secretary of state; Brecken-
ridge Long, Missouri; Peter Goelet
Gerry, former Rhode Island Sena-
ator; John D. Clark, Wyoming; Writ
Bowman, Arizona; Ruth Bryan
Owen, Florida; Frederic H. Prince,
Boston, and Robert Durham, Chi
cago.
Baker May Refuse
1t is understood from authorita-
tive sources that Bowman is being
talked of for the embassy at Mexico
City and Mrs. Owen as the next
minister to Denmark. Both of
them played a prominent part in
the Roosevelt campaign.
Dunhams name has appeared
frequently in speculation concern
ing the Berlin post.
Latest reports said Newton D.
Baker did not desire to accept a
foreign position. Friends declared
that they were certain he would de-
cline one should it be offered him.
Baker originally was No. in the
lineup, it being felt that he would
go to Great Britain as the next
ambassador and that Bingham
would go to Paris.
Boston reports were that Curley
an ardent convention and cleo
ton campaigner, would go to Italy
Straus May Get Cuba
Sewer, whose name is new il
the list, is reported to be undel
consideration as the envoy to Chile
Considerable interest has beer
shown among friends of Mr.
Roosevelt as to his likely choice TO
the Cuban ambaSSadorship, in view
of the unsettled condition in thai
island. Rumors were that Strau
might get the place.
AS to governorships of insulal
possessions, the belief prevailed
that Homer Cummings, veteran
Democratic leader of Connecticut
would supersede Theodore Roose
welt, fifth cousin of the President
elect, as Governor general of thu
Philippines, and that Judge Ber
Lindsay of Los Angeles, formerl,
of Denver, would go to Hawaii.
Mr.. Roosevelt late Tuesday for
mally announced Miss Frances Per
kins as secretary of labor, and Dal
Roper, as secretary of commerce.