FORBES, HARVARD GRADUATE, NAMED AS JAPANESE ENVOY

The name of W. Cameron Forbes '92 was yesterday sent to Tokio, Japan to determine whether or not he is acceptable for the position of United States ambassador. Forbes at present has not decided whether or not he will accept the post.

As a foreign representative of the United States, Forbes has served ten years in the Phillippines, from 1904 until 1914, while he was governor general there during the last four years. He is a director of the American and New England Telephone and Telegraph companies, the First National Bank, and the United Fruit Company.