Evening star., 1923-08-16
COOLIDGE TACKLES
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Major Problems Out Of Way,
President Takes Up Mass
of Minor Details.

With the coal strike clouds lifted,
at least for the time being. and with
no other matters of great moment
confronting his attention at this time.
President Coolidge has arrived at
rock bottom, SO to> speak. In the brief
course of his administration and to-
day turned his attention to the So
called routine business before him.
There is a mass of the latter which
before being disposed of will require
many hours of thought each day. AS
one of the Presidents assistants ex-
pressed il today. 1t is the volume of
routine and detail constantly con-
fronting the Executive which makes
his task a twenty-four hour job.
No one realizes this any. more clear
ly than does the President himself.
During the short period he has been.
at the helm of the government he
Y has learned something of the bur-
dens of his high office. He has been
working early and late. and so far
this week he has not left his desk
more than an hour during the lunch
period. He did not leave his office
until 6 o'clock last night. and II was
s:45 this morning when he arrived.
Methodical Ways Please.
Those who have watched him at
work are greatly impressed with the
easy and methodical manner in which
he is taking up his innumerable
tasks.
President Coolidge's first caller to-
day was Senator Weller of Maryland.
The senator said afterward that the
courtesy,
though he discussed a variety of sub
jects. The senator has known Mr..
Coolidge for number of years, ana
they have many things in common
aside from those of an official nature.
THE people of. the United States
win be quick to discover that Calvin
Coolidge is a man of great character
and ability" Senator Weller said as
he was leaving the White House. He
is not a political accident. He has
had many years of public training,
and the nation will not be long IN
reaching the conclusion that the re-
public is in safe and sane hands.
Calls Coolidge Conservative.
Mr.. Coolidge is q conservative. He
is thoughtful and he is quick to catch
on" Mr. Weller continued, 'I am
conservative myself. and at this time
I see no reason why Mr.. Coolidge, in
the event he is q candidate for the
republican nomina ton next year.
should not have the support of the
republicans of my state.
The merchant marine policy of the
late President Harding will be car
ried out go far as is possible by Presi-
dent Coolidge. This was made known
by him today during a conference
with Edward p. Farley. chairman Of
the United States Shipping Board
During this conference Mr.. Farley
explained to the President more I'M
portant features of the general pro-
gram dealing with shipping which has
been in the process Of formulation
and which was approved by the late
President. The President indicated to
Mr. Farley not only his approval OF
this program. but his desire thorough
ly to familiarize himself with the de-
tails of this agency of the govern
ment as rapidly as possible.
Colored Doctors Protest.
President Coolidge received a delesa-
tion representing the National Medical
Association, which Is composed OF COL
lored physicians, dentists and Pharmacists
who presented fIm formal protest
against the establishment of a mixed
personnel in the staff of the Tuskegee
gee, Ala. In the delegation were George
E. Cannon of Jersey City, ". J.: DIR.
j NJ. o. Dumas of Washington, ID. G.,
and J. o. Plunnmer of. Raleigh, n. c.
Dr. Cannon, who was the spokesman.
informed the President that President
Harding some months ago gave assnr-
ance that an entire colored personnel
would be appointed at that hospital,
but since then a white superintendent
and two white assistants have been
placed on the staff.
DR.. Cannon informed the President
that unless the staff is entirely colored
the members of his race desire no
recognition. The President Is said to
have assured his callers that he will
take the matter under advisement with
Gen. Hines, director of the Veterans
Bureau.
w G. Bramahan, state chairman of
the North Carolina republicans, accom-
panied by Col. l. \. Meekins, also of
North Carolina, called on the President
today and asked him to receive dele
cation from that state on August %
to formally extend an invitation to him
to attend the dedication ceremony of
the memorial to commemorate the sur
render of the Confederate Army COM
mander, Gen. j. j. Johnston. at u point
a few miles outside of Durham.