Evening star., 1933-04-21
ROOSEVELT FILLS
. THREE HIGH POSTS
BuIIitt Named Hull Aide, Long
Envoy to Italy and King
Naval. Air Chief.

Three important nominations, sent to
the Capitol by President Roosevelt yes
terday afternoon, today are awaiting
pointments are those of William c. Bull
lit, to be special assistant to the Secre-
tary of State; Breckenridge Long. to be
Ambassador to Italy, and Capt. Ernest
j. King. to be chief of the Navy Bureau
of AeronauticS
Late in the day the Senate ended
threats of potential dispute by con-
firming the appointment. previously
submitted, of John Collier of California
to be commissioner of Indian affairs.
Bullitt's nomination aroused unusual
interest in official circles because of his
activities abroad a few months ago.
which made him something of an in
ternational mystery man. His appoint
ment was made known a few hours
after the President had sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Mr.. Long, an As
sistant Secretary of State in the Wilson
administration, to the Italian embassy
one OF the prize posts in the diplomatic
service. Capt. King, holder of the Navy
Cross for distinguished service will sue
coed the late Rear Admiral William A.
Moffett, who lost his life in the crash of
the U. S. S. Akron on April 4.
BulIitt Assumes Duties.
A smiling but reserved young man,
Bullitt took up Immediately his work of
helping Secretary Hull prepare for the
World Economic Conference in London
In June and the Washington parleys be-
ginning with the arrival of Prime Min
lister Ramsay Macdonald of Great
Britain.
1t was published word that the Phila-
h od ,v,%&
10 Downing Street in London to see the
prime minister that led to a contro-
versy last Winter, provoking the repol.
that he was special representative of
President-elect Roosevelt, engaging in
war debt discussions abroad.
This Roosevelt promptly denied, and
the mystery man himself when bonn
barded by newspaper men, insisted he
hao only been gathering material for
a book. This he reiterated to them at
the State Department Yesterday.
Long will succeed John w. Garrett of
Baltimore at Rome. Born in Missouri
Sc years ago, Mr. Long was the Demo-
cratic nominee for the United States
Senate in 1920. During the Wilson ad-
mlnlstratlon he became an intimate
friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He
was active in Roosevelt's pre-conven-
tlon and pre-election campaign.
Promise Is Fulfilled.
In naming Capt. King. the admins
tlation made good its promise to choose
a flyer to take Admiral Moffett's place.
A native of Lorain, Ohio, Capt. King
has had more than 400 hours in the air
as a pilot and 900 hours of flying time
IN all capacities He now Is under in
struction at the Naval War College.
Capt. King was decorated for his dis
ttnguished service during the World
War as assistant to the chief of staff
of the commander in chief, Atlantic
Fleet. Since the war he has served at
many sea and shore posts, including a
tour OF duty as assistant chief of the
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics under
Admiral Moffett. He was commander of
the Airclaft Squadrons, Scouting Fleet,
during part of 1928 and has COM
manded the U. S. S. Wright, aircraft
tender; the U. S. S. Lexington, air.
craft carrier, and the Naval Air Station,
Hampton Roads, Va.
Capt. King was in charge of the SAL
wage operations of the Submarine S-51,
sunk off Block Island in September,
1925, serving so capably that he was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal. When the Submarine S-4 was
sunk of Provincetown, Mass, two years
later, Capt. King again was put in
charge Of the salvage operations. and
again was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal and presented with
gold star.
Capt. Kings home is in Annapolis,
Md
Jameson May Get Post.
William D. Jameson, Washington
lawyer, is in line to be commissioner of
patents. it was learned in an authori-
tative quarter yesterday. Jameson,
who has Offices in the Woodward Build
ing. also conducts news service which
circulates through rural papers.
He is an Iowan, and it was under
stood that his appointment depended
on the sanction of the Democratic or
ganization in that State.
The Patent Of1ice, in the Depart
ment Of Commerce. is at present headed
by Thomas E. Robertson.