Evening star., 1933-11-16
The President and Mr.. Welles.

various interpretations Will DC plhCcu
on the conference to occur in Warm
Springs. Ga, ON Sunday next between
President Roosevelt and Ambassador
Welles, who is flying up from Havana
for the purpose. 1t was the AM
bassador himself who sought the inter
view, and as Warm Springs can be
quickly reached from Cuba, it was ar
ranged that the meeting should take
place Immediately upon the Presidents
arrival at his Thanksgiving vacation
retreat.
Whatever significance may be ire
sponsibly attached to the Roosevelt
Welles conversations, they are unde-
niably desirable. They are capable Of
enlightening the President more thor
oughly than sheaves OF diplomatic cor
respondence or long-diStance telephone
conversations. The result of faee-to-
face contact with his representative in
Cuba will be to acquaint the President
intimately with the course and be ck-
ground of events In turbulent Havana
and facilitate decisions regarding fu-
ture American policy.
1t is observed from the State Depart
ment communique that after his con-
ference with the President Mr.. welles
will return to Havana. On It's face,
that announcement disposes OF the
theory that the Ambassadors with
drawal is in prospect. He has served
there under the utmost possible diff
culties. Extremist Cuban elements re-
peatedly call for his retirement-a de-
mand which this week was echoed from
senatorial quarters IN Washington.
At Havana certain anti-American
voices are raises against the Ambas-
sador on the ground that he is "in-
triguing" against the Grau San Martin
revolutionary government in the inter-
est of the De Cespedes group, which
Mr.. Welles is accused Of having as
sisted to gain power following the
downfall in August of the discredited
Machado regime.
There is no evidence whatever that
President Roosevelt or Secretary Huh
lends any credence to these charges
II Mr.. Welles has stood firm against
any premature recognition Of the Grau
San Martin presidency, it is plain that
his attitude, to date at least has had
the unwavering support Of the Govern
ment at Washington.
The soldier-student coalition in con-
troll at Havana no doubt feels that its
suppression Of last weeks military re-
volt establishes the governments claim
TO ability to preserve law and order
and therefore the right to expect
American recognition. But Havana press
dispatches indicate that the elements
OF opposition are far from subdued. The
powerful A. B. c. secret political Or
ganization remains uncompromisingly
hostile to the Grau San Martin Batists
administration and apparently ready to
combat 1t as vigorously and as soon as
conditions justify.
Ambassador Welles is equipped to in
form President Roosevelt exhaustiyelv
and If there is to be any change in the
United States program of non-interyen-
ton and watchful waiting in Cuba. that
TACT should eventuate promptly from
the impending conversations at Warm
Springs.
Recognition of a Cuban government
by this country is desirable from every
standpoint, but American public opinion
Will support the President In DELAYING
recognition until there is unquestionable
evidence that the island Is ruled by
forces which command a full measure
OF the whole Cuban peoples confidence.
The United States stands ready to ap-
prove of a government, but not of a
faction, at Havana.