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Roosevelt settles Virgin Islands controversy by personnel moves
Washington report notes President Roosevelt shifts two officials from the Virgin Islands to Washington. Paul M. Pearson becomes assistant housing director in the Interior Department and T Webbe Wilson moves to the federal parole board. The feud between Pearson and Wilson is framed as settled, with broader reflections on U.S. governance of the islands and the strain of congressional sessions.
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