Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-10
Immediate Action on World
Affairs Seen as Result
of Meetings.
EX-AMBASSADOR GERARD
ALSO ON CALLING LIST
Early Moves After March 4 by
President-Elect Now Regarded
as Certain.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
NEW YORK, January 10.-Col. E, M.
House, intimate adviser of President
Wilson on foreign affairs, went into a
luncheon conference with President
elect Roosevelt today.
Following closely upon yesterdays
meeting between Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Stimson, significance was attached
to the House conference of today.
The two meetings were coupled by
some to mean that possibly immediate
action is in prospect in the field Of
foreign affairs, under the direction OF
the President-elect and with the CO.
operation of the State Department.
However, no word was Immediately
Forthcoming from the Roosevelt home.
Col. House was proposed by President
Hoover as a possible choice for con-
Quoting the debt negotiations in which
he unsuccessfully sought joint action by
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Gerard on Calling List.
International relations again predom-
mated the Roosevelt meetings today.
James w. Gerard, former Ambassador
to Germany in the Wilson administra-
ton, and Sumner Welles, former men,
Der of the State Department staff,
were also on the calling list Of the
President-Elect.
Whether immediate action on the
debts or on the impending economic
and disarmament conference Is in pros
pect, it is certain Mr.. Roosevelt is ready
to make early moves upon assuming
office March 4.
The Roosevelt calling list for the day
also had place for Harvey Couch,
Democratic member of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation Board.
At the request of Senator Cutting,
Republican, of New Mexico. Mr.. Roose-
welt agreed to receive delegation of
Pueblo Indians from New Mexico late
today
He will attend dinner tonight to
be given by the Democratic headquar-
tiers staff to James A, Farley, national
chairman.
The President-elect is maintaining
silence about the unusual meeting be-
tween himself and Stimson two months
before he takes over the presidency, but
the early occasion of the conference
has given rise to apparently well found
ed speculation.
The parley occurred even before
Mr. Roosevelt has selected his Secretary
of State who would normally be the one
to talk things over with the present
head of this department.
Silent on Discussions.
1t is recalled that in his exchange
of communications with President
Hoover declining to enter joint response
bility on a commission study OF debts,
economics and arms, the President
elect said: IF any debtor nation desires
to approach us such nation should be
given the earliest opportunity so to do"
If debt discussions are already under
way or preliminary talks on the eco
Monies conference have reached a cli-
max, this word must come from else
where for Mr.. Roosevelt and his adj
visers are silent about the international
matters brought up here yesterday.
Meanwhile, after a day with Mr..
Stimson at Hyde Park and concluded
here last night, the President-elect is
again giving his attention to the vital
domestic problems confronting his new
administration.
He is watching with keen interest
the progress of the Democratic program
for balancing the budget and enact
ment of farm relief at this session of
Congress Disposition of the prohibit
ticn issue, including a tax on 80 per
cent beer, is regarded as part Of this
program.
Takes Sons To Movies.
There is satisfaction here that the
Democrats have full plan that will
make unnecessary an extra session OF
the new Congress. While MIR. Roosevelt
is maintaining silence about an extra.
session and is believed ready to call
one If necessary, 1t Is feeling on his
part now that If one is required it will
be due to lack of Republican cooper
alton.
Devoting last night to the final visit
at home of his two young sons, Frank
lin and John, before they depart again
for school at Groton, Conn, the Pres
ident-elect went down town with them
to a picture show.
1t Is his expectation to be visited
shortly by william G. McAdoo, Demo-
cratic Senator ELECT from California,
and also Senator Hiram johnson, Re-
publican, who supported him in the
recent campaign. No dates for either
visit have been fixed,
Fire Races Seed House.