Evening star., 1933-09-05
ROOSEVELT BACK,
! CONFERS ON CUBA
Calls Secretaries Hull and
Swanson Upon Return
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From Vacation.

President Roosevelt returning to the
White House today from two weeks
vacation, Immediately called In Seer
taries Hull and Swanson and plunged
into the acute Cuban situation.
Mr.. Roosevelt stepped ashore from
the. Nourmahal, Vincent Astors yacht.
at the Washington Navy Yard, At l:5o
O'Clock. Accompanied by Mr.. Astor and
other members of the party, he went
Immediately to the White House.
The party will be the Presidents
quests for the evening.
The problems facing the President
as he gets back to work this afternoon
Is coping with the newly developed
phases of the recovery program, partic-
ularly with making the operation OF the
codes effective. Included in this Is the
pecessity for expansion of credit, con-
trolling the increases in COMMONLY
prices and the increasing OF efforts 10
aid employment.
Task Seen Difficult.
The variety of these recovery prob
Sems facing the President makes the
Presidents immediate task all the more
difficult. One of the most pressing
phases giving concern relates to the AT
titude of Henry Ford, the automopiie
manufacturer. toward the automople
andustry code. Another phase OF major
Importance is the continued deadlock
i'm arriving at an agreement on cooe
Sor the bituminouS coal industry Inc
President was hoping. when ne saueo
from Pouehkeepsie, N. Y, last Inurs-
day. that this industry would nave
reached an agreement by the time ne
arrived back at the White House.
It is natural to assume that these
problems will occupy the greater part
of the discussion this afternoon wnen
the President meets with his executive
council, composed Of members OF MS
rabinet and the heads OF the various
agencies of the recovery program;
After spending the night anchored
a short distance north OF Kettlebottom
shoals. in the lower Potomac. the Nour-
mahal weighed anchor at O'CLOCK tnls
morning and was on its leSurely way
up the river toward Washington. II
was thought yesterday that the yacnt
would arrive at the Nary Yard at noon
TODAY but because OF its getting away
at a later hour than scheduled 1t old
not arrive until after l o'clock.
Abandons Salutes.
The Yacht steamed up the river ny1ng
the Presidents flag but he had instruc.
tions sent to the commanding omcer OF
the Army Corps Area, the general In
command at Quantico Marine base ana
the admiral in command OF the Navy
Yard that no presidential salutes be
fired in his honor
Instead of anchoring of Of Stratford
Cliffs, on the Virginia side Of the Poto-
mac. last night the boat proceeded
farther up in the vicinity OF kettie,
bottom Shoals for its berth. Small
: boats were put over the side for mem
bers Of the party to go ashore to visit
Stratford, the birthplace Of Robert
E Lee, and Wakefield, the birthplace
of George Washington. The President
was one of small party IN a speed
boat which can easily do IS knots an
hour. He enjoyed riding IL this small
craft so much that he did not 60
ashore, but found pleasure as skipper
of this fast craft and spun 1t over the
Maters until the return OF the sightsee-
ang party.
As the Nourmahal was coming
through the waters Of the Virginia
! capes early yesterday. the President
landed a turtle weighing more than
100 pounds The destroyers Manley
and Twiggs, which had conveyed the
tNourmahal on its cruise to Washing
ton, were summoned alongside to re-
reive turtle steaks for their ships mess.
The yacht paused near Piney Point,
Md about ! O'Clock in the afternoon
to receive newspapers and mail brought
from Washington by a Navy airplane.
First Lady Home.
Mrs Roosevelt, who has been visiting
IN New England during the Presidents S
cruise, arrived back at the White House
last night and was busy getting things
in readiness for the Presidents return.
Mr.. Roosevelt will return to his Hyde
Park home the last week in September,
primarily to attend the wedding Of a
relative. 1t Is thought, however, that
he will not be away from Washington
more than three or four days on this
trip.