Evening star., 1938-12-05
Presidents Address
Expehed 10 Stress
Domestic Matters
Radio to Garry Tolk;
Senator Smith Stays
From Breakfast

SenoroT Smitn StoyS
From Breakfast
BULLETIN.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 5 F.-
President Roosevelt, en- route to
Chapel Hill, N. c., for a speech
late today, arrived here at 1924
am. for breakfast at the exec
utive mansion with Democratic
party leaders.
- the Associated Press.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN
EN- ROUTE TO CHAPEL HILL,
n. G., Dec. 5.-President Roosevelt,
rested after a two weeks stay at
Warm Springs, Ga, travelled toward
the Carolinas today for some sight
seeing and speech making
En- route back to Washington to
prepare for the coming Congress
and to continue conferences begun
IN the South on minority persecu-
tions aboard, he planned stops in
Columbia, S. c., to breakfast with
party leaders. and in Chapel Hill,
N. c., late today to deliver a for
NAL address at the University of
North Carolina.
He will arrive in the National
Capital tomorrow morning His
special train left Warm Springs
at 9 pm. &C. S. TD last night.
Plans Arouse Interest.
The fact that arrangements were
made to rebroadcast the Chapel
Hill speech shortly after 4:30 pm
CE. S. TD to Europe and South
America. in addition to radiocast-
ing it in the United States. led
some Of the Presidents associates
to believe it might deal in part
at least with foreign affairs. Others
felt he would stress domestic ques-
tions and leave a discussion of
European matters for his message
to Congress next month.
1t was pointed out this would be
his first speech since calling home
Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson from
Germany following anti-Semitic
outbreaks there; also. his first public
pronouncement since conferring in
Georgia with Wilson and Ambassa-
dor William Phillips to Italy.
The Presidents trip to South
Carolina was his first since he
sought unsuccessfuily to unseat a
frequent administration critic, Sem
ator Ellison D. Smith. in the Demo-
cratic primary. by supporting Gov.
Olin D. Johnston.
Smith to Be Absent.
Smith had announced he would
not attend today's breakfast at the
Governors Mansion in Columbia in
honor of the President. to which
Johnston said he had been invited
along with more than a score of
other prominent South CarolinianS,
including six former Governors
Gov.-elect Burnet R. Maybank and
Senator James F. Byrnes.
Two hours were given over to the
Columbia visit After the breakfast
Mr.. Roosevelt was to be taken on
brief tour of the city's shrines.
Reboarding his train around 10:3Q
am. ,E. S. t. he planned to de-
train at Sanford, N. c., in midafter-
noon and motor with Gov. Clyde r.
Hoey 40 miles to Chapel Hill, stop
ping en- route briefly at the Pitts
boro home of 1t. Gov. w. P. Horton.
The Chapel Hill address was to
be given in Kenan Stadium unless
bad weather forced a transfer of
the ceremonies to the university
gymnasium. Presentation of an
honorary degree was on the program
before the speech.
Starts Back at 6 PM.
Although invited by President
Frank Graham of the university
and the North Carolina delegation
in Congress, the Chief Executive
was to speak under the auspices of
a student-controlled non-partisan
forum called the Carolina Political
Union. headed by Voight Gilmore.
The President will start back to
Washington about pm. from Dur
ham. II miles from the university
town.
Travelling northward with the
President were William c. Bullitt,
Ambassador to France; Harry L.
Hopkins, works progress admin
strator Charles A. Jones, general
manager of the Home Owners Loan
Corp. and Frank C. Walker of
New York, former director of the
National Emergency Council.
They had spent several days with
him at Warm Springs.