Evening star., 1938-11-29
Roosevelt Is Silent
On Reich Relations
After Wilson Talks
Phillips Will Return to
Rome-Envoy to Berlin
Noncommittul on Stuy
BY the Associated Press.

WARM SfI1N\10, "a, NOV. d.
Whether Americas relations with
Nazi Germany over the European
minority question will be improved
by resumption OF no-T.,al diplomatic
intercourse In the near future was
. question unanswered here today
after two lengthy conferences be-
tween President Roosevelt and his
Ambassadors to Germany and Italy.
The only definite news that
trickled out of the concluding con-
ference at the Little White House"
late yesterday was that William
Phillips, Ambassador to Italy, whose
visit here caused some surprise.
would leave December 10 or IA to
return to his post in Rome.
Hugh r. Wilson, Ambassador to
Germany, summoned home for con-
sultation, told reporters only that
he was going to work in Wash
ington for some time; I don't know
how long"
I've got certain jobs there to do"
he said. He objected to the word
indefinitely" to describe the length
Of his stay in Washington, although
whether this hesitation was for Dip
lomatic reasons or to indicate an
early return to Berlin was not made
plain.
Roosevelt Remains Silent.
The President made no statement
regarding his two-hour meeting yes
terday and his four-hour conference
with the two ranking diplomats Sun
day. It was not known whether he
would have anything more than a
general informal statement at his
press conference late today.
With his international talks
cleaned up for the time being, the
Chief Executive turned to domestic
problems today. He arranged to
confer in his Pine Mountain cottage
with Chairman Marvin Jones, DEM
ocrat, of Texas, Of the House Agri-
culture Committee. presumably on
the troublesome farm question.
Secretary Wallace has been advo-
eating a two-price system. under
which surplus products would be
sold to low-income groups at cut
prices. This has been criticized in
some congressional quarters, Senator
Clark, Democrat, Missouri, among
others, asserting 1t was all right In
theory, but would be almost impos-
sible to administer.
Ambassadors Wilson and Phillips
were due back in the National Cap
ital today, having taken an early
evening train at Atlanta. They were
driven there from Warm Springs by
automobile.
Talking to reporters before leav-
ing, the diplomats referred to Mr..
Roosevelt all questions as to the i'm
port of their conferences.
Circumstances Parallel.
While Mr.. Phillips, unlike Mr..
Wilson, is in this country on leave,
his presence here was interpreted as
being due to the Presidents indi-
Gated concern for oppressed minor
tiles in Italy as well as Germany.
Because of the milder racial and
religious acts in the Fascist nation
as compared with those in Germany,
however. Mr.. Phillips return to
Rome had never been questioned.
We've disposed of our faces even
If we haven't our tongues Phillips
said with a smile. He referred to
posing for photographers at the
Presidents cottage and his refusal
to divulge what took place.
The President also saw two other
callers yesterday. Chairman Jesse
H. Jones of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp, who stopped by to dis
cuss what he termed some loose
ends" en- route from New Orleans,
and Gov. Carl E. Bailey of Arkansas.
The latter left without disclosing
the subject of his call. He went to
Atlanta to confer with Gov. E. D.
Rivers Of Georgia.