Evening star., 1925-09-11
COOLIDGE TAKES UP
IMPORTANT TASKS
Is CIoseted With His Cabinet
2 1-2 HourS-CoaI and
Air Problems Up.

President Coolidge got down to the
today, his first full workday in the
Executive Offices in eleven weeks.
Arriving at his desk nearly an hour
later than his usually early time. he
! found a full morning before him.
First on his calendar was a conference
with Silas II. Strawn. prominent Chi
cago attorney. who will sail for Shang-
hal soon as commissioner Of the
United States to the Chinese customs
conference.
Laurils s. Swenson. the American n
Minister to Norway, called to present
respects and was closeted with the
President for Is minutes. The call,
however. was said to be more of q
personal nature than an official con-
ference.
Confers With Cabinet.
Immediately after Mr.. Swenson left.
the President met his cabinet. II
was the first session Of the cabinet
since Mr.. Coolidge departed for White
Court, on the Massachusetts coast. 7S
days ago, and considerable business
had accumulated in the meantime.
Every member Of the cabinet except
Secretary Davis represented the War
Department. President Coolidge met
with his cabinet promptly at 10
o'clock. and II was 1915 before Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Jardine, the first
member to depart. called for his car.
He was followed 10 minutes later by
secretary of State Kellogg and At
torney General Sargent. The other
members of the cabinet remained with
the President until after 1910
Although no mention was made by
the different Secretaries of the mat
ters discussed by the cabinet, the two
dominating problems before the coun-
try today are the strike In the anthra-
cite coal fields and the forthcoming
court t-martial of Col. William Mitchell
for his recent attack on the admin
istration OF the Air Services of the
Army and the Navy.
Problems Considered.
That these situations were at least
considered was accepted as certain.
Upon leaving the conference Attor-
ney General Sargent said he had re.
ceived from the Retail Coal Board of
Trade a request for an opinion on
the legality Of its proposed plan for
the rationing OF coal during the
strike. This opinion has been COM
pleted. Mr.. Sargent said, but he is not
ready to announce 1t as a definite de-
cision.
Just how far the cabinet considered
the case Of Col. Mitchell excited in
tense interest around the White
House. The President is understood
to have taken the position when the
latest controversy with the doughty
flying colonel first arose that he
would not interfere, at this time at
least. with a question that seems to
be up to the War Department for So
luton.
Wilbur and Davis Leave Last.
1t was rather significant, however,
that the last two members of the cab
met to be excused by the President
were Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
and Acting Secretary of War Davis
Neither. of course, had anything to
say to the newspaper men who bonn
barded them with questions en- route
to their cars. Both held up their
hands in token Of despair. Secre-
tary Wilbur, however. told the re-
porters as he slammed the door Of
his limousine that he might have
something to say" at his conference
at O'Clock this afternoon. Secretary
Davis carried in his hand a large
package of letters written on War
Department letterheads.
Are those tennis reports. Mr.. Sec
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