Washington, Sept. 10.
The Washington "Star" in a copyright article today revealed that President Roosevelt has requested the resignation of Mr, Paul V. McNutt, High Commissioner to the Philippines, after a heated exchange of correspondence.
Administration ofleials would not comment on the "Star" article but one said that "Mr, McNutt will not return to the Philippines as Commissioner after he reports here in October."
Quarters connected with insular affairs said that latest information indicated that Mr. MeNutt's future would await a conference on the subject. It was believed, however, that any differences between the Commissioner and President Roosevelt are not primarily based on Philippine policy.
Administration circles admitted that Mr. McNutt and Mr. James Farley, Postmaster-General, have sometimes disagreed and are far from close friends. It was recalled that Mr, Farley's close friends have related that the democratic chairman privately accused Mr. utt with aiding to halt the "Roosevelt for President" drive at the Chicago convention in 1982.
There was some speculation whether there was an attempt to remove Mr. McNutt from the field of possible presidential candidates in 1940/ a post for which he has been boosted in several quarters, especially among Indiana Democrats.
Observers of the Philippine situation did not believe that Mr. MeNutt's dealings with President Manuel Quezon or Nazis in Manila involved any disagreement because the High Commissioner was believed' to have relied on State Department instruc-lions.—United Press.
Mr. MeNutt Says It Is "Absurd"
Manila, Sept, 11, Mr, Paul V. McNutt, "High Commissioner to the Philippines, told the United Press today thatthe Washington "Star" story, that President Roosevelt had requested his resignation was "too absurd to warrant comment,"—United Press,
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