Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-17
Wire Confession
Scott in Illinois
PRESIDENT AND
H|LLES AGREE THAT
BUSINESS IS GOOD

Swampscott, Mass, July 16.-
(AP)-President Coolidge conferred
today with Charles D. Hilles, Re-
publican national committeeman n
from New York. entertained at
luncheon in honor of Count scrzyn-
ski, Polish minister of foreign af-
fairs, and received Mahloud Sammy
Pasha. who presented his credentials
as Egyptian minister to the United
States.
Looking ahead tomorrow. the
President arranged for a conference
here with Secretary Davis of the
labor department and to motor to
Camp Devens to review the 26th
National Guard Division.
Mr.. Hilles. who has been mention
ed persistently as possible sue
cessor to Secretary of War Weeks,
said he did not discuss a cabinet
post or politics with the Executive,
He called, he added, to pay his re-
spects and during his talk with the
president expressed satisfaction over
business conditions, Mr.. Coolidge
also taking an optimistic view of the
trend In the business and CONNER
cial world.
Guests at the lucheon in addition
to Count Scrzynski and to Melville
=. stone, the house guest of the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, were
Hipolite Gliwic, charge at the Polish
legation in Washington; ]. Butler
w q 0gSfC M
John Hays Hammond, and James
c. White. an assistant to Chairman n
Butler of the Republican national
committee.
In presenting his letters of cred
ence the new Egyptian minister de-
clared he would do all in his power
to strengthen the bonds of esteem
and friendship which have united
Egypt and the United States for so
long.
Replying, President Coolidge de-
clared that 1T will afford me great
pleasure to see the common inter-
ests of our countries advance"
The visit here of Secretary Davis
was arranged to enable him to dis.
cuss departmental matters with the
Executive before sailing Saturday for
Europe. 1t was said there was no
pressing problem requiring the at
tention of the President but it was
considered a certainty that the Sec
retary, who keeps in close touch
with the labor situations, will dis.
cuss with Mr.. Coolidge the possibil.
1ty OF suspension of operations in
the anthracite coal fields, giving him
first hand information as to his
knowledge of the situation there.
1t Is possible that Mr.. Davis NAV
visit John Hays Hammond at his
summer home in Gloucester near
here. Mr.. Hammond was chairman
of the federal coal commission which
went exhaustively into the situation
In both the bituminous and anthra-
cite fields and he said today that
while he had not discussed the i'm
pending crisis with the President
even at today's luncheon, he be-
1eved the legislation recommended
by the commission should be en-
acted. n this way,I he said, could
be found solution of the recurring
controversies in the coal industry.
Revised plans for the visit of Pres
ident and Mrs. Coolidge to Camp
Devens cal! for their departure from
White Court at noon tomorrow and
their arrival at the camp about
P. NJ. Before returning to the sum
mer White House, the President will
review the 64OO troops in training
at the camp.
The division was known during
the war as the Yankee Division and
was welcomed on its return to Amer
lea by the President, then governor
Of Massachusetts.