Mr. Coolidge's Week

THE PRESIDENCY

Mr. Coolidge's Week

P: The President held a series of conferences with Republican politicians on the question of some 200 appointments to vacant posts which are to be submitted to the Senate for approval. The only appointment announced at the White House was that of Edwin P. Morrow, retiring Governor of Kentucky, as a member of the Railroad Labor Board to succeed Judge R. M. Barton.

P: Governor Wallace R. Farrington of Hawaii called at the White House to press the claim of Hawaii to admission to the union as a state. The matter will be carried to Congress.

P: William C. Procter, Ivory soap man, "angel" of the Leonard Wood campaign in 1920, and "Bob" Wolfe, newspaper proprietor of Columbus, O., both arch enemies of Harry M. Daugherty, visited the White House. The President is openly trying to patch up the Republican split in Ohio. Otherwise he has small chance of securing a block 'delegation from Ohio to the Republican Convention of 1924.

P: Mr. Coolidge made the first announcement of his stand on the Philippine question. He favors adhering to the Government's promise of ultimate freedom for the islands, but does not believe they are yet ready for it.

P: Arrangements were completed by which the President will deliver a speech, to be broadcasted by radio, on Dec. 10 in memory of President Harding.

P: Mr. Coolidge announced the personnel of a committee to investigate the cases of 31 so-called political prisoners still in prison for War time offences (see page 4).

P:Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hearst called at the White House. Mr. Hearst and the President had a half an hour conference, "to renew an old acquaintance." On departing Mr. Hearst said, "I think he is a very able man, rather conservative, but with a number of progressive ideas--although in the main he is a conservative man."

P: The President's message to Congress was given out to the press on Nov. 29 and was known to all members of Congress. Because of the fact that it was not known definitely when it would be delivered, no excerpts may be published in this week's issue of TIME, which may appear before the actual delivery of the message.

P: Major General Lansing H. Beach, chief of Engineers of the War Department, reported that the upper portion of the White House both structurally and as a fire hazard was unsafe. A matter of some $400,000 is needed for renovation.