Evening star., 1941-06-05
Hughes Is Luncheon
Guest OF President
Al White House
Taylor, Henderson
Also See Roosevelt;
Winunt Continues ToIks

Chief Justice Hughes was invited
to the White House today for lunch
con with President Roosevelt.
The Chief Justice informed the
President by letter Monday of his
desire to retire from active duty
on the bench. At that time, Mr..
Roosevelt expressed regret at the
jurists intention and said he would
see him here this week.
Other White House callers were
Myron c. Taylor, who has been the
special representative of the Presi-
dent at the Vatican; Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson and Daniel
j. Tobin, vice president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Winant Continues Talks.
Meanwhile, John G. Winant,
American Ambassador to Great
Britain, continued the rounds of
official Washington with his bulg-
ing brief case of documentary re-
ports on war conditions in the Brit
lsh Isles and the combat expert
enceS of that nations armed forces.
Conferrlng on two successive DAYS
with President Roosevelt, the envoy
was scheduled to return for third
White House conference tomorrow.
Today and during the remainder of
the week he planned to see Secre-
tary of War Stimson, Secretary of
the Navy Knox, Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau and Director
KnudSen of the Office of Production
Management. Further conferences
also are likely with Harry L. Hop
klns, director of the lease-lend pro-
gram
Returning from New York yeSter-
day afternoon, Mr.. Winant spent
more than two hours with President
Roosevelt, emerging to tell reporters
that the British have made available
war experience of great military
value in preparing this Nation to
defend democracy.
Explains Conflicting Reports.
Responding to questioning by re-
porters about conflicting stories on
events abroad and his mission here,
the Ambassador remarked:
"ItS easy to understand, however,
that there is hesitancy when a coun-
try is at war to make public state
ments that might be of danger to
their fighting forces"
At no time did Mr.. Winant lena
any strength to rumorS that he came
nome to discuss peace possibilities or
to report that the British are ready
to seek an end to the war.
Some of the questions that have
come up very apparently have come
out of Berlin" he said unsmilingly.
He indicated his report to Mr..
Roosevelt and the State Department
here contained no information on
the mysterious flight to Scotland of
Rudolf Hess, No. Nazi leader. In
addition to military material, the
report is believed to include informa-
ton on British morale and on social
and economic conditions on the be-
sieged island.
President Sees Dutch Official.
While fitting this data into the
great quantity of other material
making up the foreign affairs pic
ture, President Roosevelt yesterday
held an important conference with
DR.. E. N. Van Kleffens, Dutch For
eign Minister, en- route back to Lon
don after an observation trip to the
Netherlands Indies.
An important source of new ma
terials for the United States, the
Netherlands Indies are under pres
sure from Japan for increased ship |
mentS to that country.
Explaining that japanese de-
nands are for rubber, tin and oil. I
the Dutch Minister told White
House reporters, We are not pre-
pared to give them these materials
In great quantities"
He said reasonable amounts" have !
been guaranteed to the Japanese |
under an oil agreement now being
completed.