Sr. Manuel Quezon, President of the Commonwealth Government, army and navy officers, and leading busi-newsmen are expected to gather at the pier to bid the popular Commissioner farewell.
Mr. McNutt, his wife and daughter are travelling to Shanghai aboard the transport, although Mr. McNutt plans to leave from Shanghai for the United States aboard the President Coolidge on May 31, His family, it is understood, plan to visit north China before departing for the United States.
Although Mr. McNutt has declined to make a definite statement regarding his future plans, it is believed he will resign after visiting Washington and presenting his final report on Philippine conditions. He has been mentioned repeatedly as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1940.
His financial advised, Mr. J. Weldon James, will act as the High Commissioner after Mr. McNutt leaves tomorrow.—United Press.
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