Evening star., 1941-08-17
Roosevelt, Due Here
Today, Will Confer
At Once With Hull
BY JOHN c. HENRY,
Star staff Correspondent.


ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL
TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO WASH
INGTON, Aug. 16.-President
Roosevelt headed for the Capital
tonight, taking with him assur-
ances that his consultations at
sea with British Prime Minister
Churchill have resulted in COM
plete understanding between the
British and American Govern
ments but that the United States
Is not closer to actual participa-
ton in war as a result.
These Complementary viewpoints
we're presented by the President to
a press conference held late today
aboard the White House yacht Po-
tomac only few minutes after it
had slipped into the picturesque
harbor at Rockland. Me.
1t was the first direct accounting
to the American public of the mo-
mentouS and unprecedented Atlantic
conferences which were cllmaXed
earlier this week with PRONUNCIATION
of the eight-point Anglo-American
declaration of war and peace
aims. Within an hour of the time
that nearly two score newsmen and
radio reporters pushed their way out
of the crowded salon of the Po-
tomac, the Presidents train was
headed southwark.
Will Confer With Hull.
Due to arrive in Washington early
tomorrow, Mr.. Roosevelt will con-
fer soon after his return with Secre-
tary of State Hull, soliciting from
the State Department chieftaln
latest information on two potentially
explosive international situations
those created by japanese moves
In the Far East and by the detection
of the Vichy French government to
the Axis.
Quite certainly, too, Mr.. Roose-
welt will discuss with his principal
adviser on foreign affairs tomorrow
the fullest details of what transpired
in this history making British
American conference and the steps
which may be necessary to bring into
reality the material and idealistic
detectives pronounced in the eight
point declaration.
That the President feels both
pleased and reassured at the course
and the results of the conference at
sea was reflected clearly in his press
conference today.
Primarily, he said the meetings
were arranged for the. purpose OF
permitting an exchange of views,
present and future-a swapping OF
information which he described as
eminently successful. Amplifying
this description, he said that ques-
tions pertaining to every portion OF
the world had been discussed with
an understanding reached in every
particular.
Pressed as to how this under
standing and the eight-point blue
print of the new world order are to
be implemented, the Chief Execu-
tive answered only that there would
be continued free interchange of
viewpoints between these two fore
most nations in the anti-Axis front.
He made very clear, however, as
already has been indicated in the
Roosevelt Churchill note of yester-
day to Russia's Premier Stain, that
an initial consideration will be that
of speeding all possible material aid
to the Red armies, not only for the
present phase of their resistance to
German invasion but to fighting
forces which the President expects
to be still battling the Nazi legionS
next year.
This question of aid to the Rus
slams was studied in the British
American meetings, the President
said, and resolved itself into two
categories First, he explained, was
that of rushing material imme-
diately available in order to make it
count this summer. Second, he went
on, was that of planning for the
production and dispatch of supplies
in time to be of use when the spring
campaign opens.
This double objective, he said is
being integrated into domestic de-
fense needs and the demands of the
lease-lend program of assisting
Britain and China. He repeated,
incidentally, his assertion that
Russia will not participate in bene-
fits of the lease-lend program since
her cash resources are sufficient to
permit continued purchasing of
supplies.
Advised that his reference to
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