Evening star., 1941-04-23
Strike Concern Delays
Presidents Start
or Warm Springs
Vacation Trip Awaits
Cool Controversy's
Settlement
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Concern over the bituminous coal
strike, blocking production of es-
sential fuel for defense industries,
is preventing President Roosevelt
from taking his much desired vaca-
ton trip to Warm Springs, Ga, it
was learned this morning.
Held up first by a measles epi-
demic at the infantile paralysis
foundation, the President had hoped
to leave for Georgia this week, but
a continuance of the coal deadlock
is keeping him in the Capital.
White House Secretary Stephen
7. Early, who made this explanation
of the continued delay in the trip,
said this morning that II any news
of adjustment of the controversy is
received, the necessary travelling ar
rangements can be made quickly.
His remarks were in response to
questioning about the possibility of
departure tonight.
Confers With Hillman.
The President planned to discuss
the entire defense labor situation
at luncheon conference today with
Sidney Hillman, associate director
of the Office of Production Manage
ment. Another labor conference,
not believed to deal with any i'm
mediate domestic problems, was
scheduled earlier with Edward j.
Phelan of the International Labor
Office.
William c. Bullitt, former Ambas-
sador to Russia and to France, was
another White House visitor today
to discuss progress on development
of a home-defense program. Mr..
Bullitt, Mayor La Guardia of New
York and Wayne Coy of the Fed
eral Security Administration have
been taking a leading part in shap-
ing up this program. The New York
Mayor conferred with the President
yesterday.
Urges U. S. to Take Long View.
Mr.. Roosevelt said yesterday that
Americans should take long view
of the fighting abroad and re-
solve to maintain England as the
main defense of democracy.
In measured tones, he told his
press conference that the war would
not be won by one sea fight, or by
one defeat in Greece or even the
whole Mediterranean.
The people of the United States,
he said, should view the struggle in
the light of history and not allow
themselves to be lifted to pinnacle
one day because of British victory
in the Mediterranean, only to sink
to the depths later on word Of Ger
man successes.
The war can only be won, he as
serted, by keeping the main defense
of democracy going. That defense,
he said, was England.
Aid to Britain to Continue.
He answered with an emphatic
affirmative when questioned whether
he was confident that the defense
of England would be kept going.
War supplies will be kept moving
to Great Britain in undiminished
quantities, he declared with en-
phasis.
Following up that statement, he
was asked if the question of conveys
now had to be considered to get the
supplies through the Nazi counter
blockade Mr.. Roosevelt replied
that he did not live in Delphi-home
of the Greek oracle.
The Presidents comments on the
progress of the war abroad were
touched off by a questioner who
asked if he could make public any
comments on reports sent back from
England by Gen. H. H. Arnold,
assistant chief of staff in charge of
air. So many reports were coming
in, Mr.. Roosevelt observed, that it
was difficult to say what should be
made public.