Evening star., 1924-07-21
COOLIDGE CONFERS
WITH BUTLER HERE
Many G. O. P. Problems to Be
Discussed During Week by
! President and Leaders.
LANG SHIH-Yl is CALLER
Former Premier of China on First
Visit to D. C.-Veterans'
Official Received.

Some Of the more important de-
tails of the Republican national
campaign will be discussed at length
by President Coolidge with various
party leaders during the present
week The first of these was held
today at the White House with VIII
liam NJ Butler of Massachusetts,
chairman of the Republican national
committee. who returned to the
Washington headquarters today tor
a short stay.
Besides some of these major points
necessary to the perfection OF the
party's campaign plans. the PresI-
dent will take up various other
phases of the campaign. principally
some of the contests in individual
States
MIR. Butler went to the White
House before o'clock this morning.
but he was with the President only
a short time. He will confer again
with the President later this after
noon and probably tomorrow morn
ing He made it plain that his object
in coming to Washington at this
time was primarily for the purpose
of discussing plans with the PreSi-
dent
Many Problems to Meet.
This is the first time Mr.. Butler
has had an opportunity to confer at
any length with the President since
the Cleveland convention and there
are naturally many subjects to be
taken up with him and important de-
cisions to be made. Mr.. Butler said
also that he wants to discuss with
the President certain matters con-
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President Coolidge will make on
August IA. at Continental Memorial
Hall, when committee calls form
ally to notify him of his nomination.
tics with the President today were
l.. NJ. Robbins, prominent in the par
tvs councils of California, and SEN
ator Harreld Of Oklahoma
LANG Shih Vi former premier OF
the Republic of China, who is visit
ing this country, called on President
Coolidge at the Executive Office to-
day. He was introduced by Mr.. Yune
Kwai. charge d affaires of the
Chinese Embassy. The former pre-
China he wished TO thank the Presi-
dent for the action Of the United
States in remitting the Boxer War
indemnities. This is the first visit
chat this statesman has made to
Washington and during his short stay
Mr. Yung kwai will show him the
city.
Sees Veterans Leader.
President Coolidge today was as
sured by Frank J. Irwin of New York.
national commander of Disabled
American Veterans. that that aSSo-
citation intends to continue its atti-
tude of cooperation and constructive
criticism regarding the functioning
of the Veterans Bureau until the
vast problems before that bureau
have been solved. Mr.. Irwin said
afterward that the President mani
tested great interest in the disabled
veterans and showed plainly that he
is desirouS of doing everything posi-
bic to help them and to have the
Veterans Bureau function properly.
THE Reed-Johnson bill" Mr.. Ir-
win said, which became a law on
June 80. last, is the most equitable
abled men that Congress has enacted
since the Armistice, and we feel it's
provisions will simplify the admins
tration of the Veterans Bureau
There are several points that are not
satisfactory and we adopted the
Recommendation at a national con-
yention at Salt Lake City last month
that will be pressed as soon as Con-
gress convenes next December"
: Commander Irwin is the first nom
commissioned officer to head any of
the four recognized national farmer
service organizations of the World
9th Division (New York; and being
awarded the diStin guiShed service
cross for gallantry in storming the
Hindenberg lines in October, 1918.