Evening star., 1942-12-09
Busy Day for Batista
Includes Dinner as
Hull S Guest Tonjoht
Cubon President Plans
To See Defense PIunts
And Visit New York
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.

BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.
President Fulgencio Batista of
Cuba, who arrived in Washington
late yesterday and was an overnight
guest at the White House, today
launched into a busy schedule of
Official and social activities, which
will continue through most of this
week.
Following his visit here, he will
make tour of some of the defense
plants of the country.
President Batista was to be guest
OF honor today at the Pan American
Union, planned to hold a press con-
ference and to greet the chiefs Of
various diplomatic missions. To-
night he will be entertained at din
ner by Secretary of State Hull.
Moves to Blair House.
After spending last night at the
White House the visiting President
moved today to the Blair House,
official guest residence of the Gov
ernment, which will be his head
quarters while in Washington.
During his stay in Washington he
will be honored with dinner given
by the Cuban Ambassador, DR..
Aurelio F. Concheso, and by
luncheon by Nelson Rockefeller, CO.
ordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
The Cuban President also will visit
the Capitol Building, Annapolis.
Mount Vernon and Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. From Washington
he will proceed to New York and
later will go to Buffalo for a visit
to war industry plants. While in
New York he will be entertained by
the Mayor, the Cuban Chamber of
Commerce and Thomas j. Watson.
Met at Airport by Roosevelt.
Arriving late yesterday afternoon,
President Batista was met at an
airport by President Roosevelt and
a distinguished group of high Gov
ernment officials. They included
cabinet members and high ranking
officers from the armed forces.
Though he is major general in
the Cuban Army, President Batista
arrived in Washington wearing ci-
william clothes, a dark blue suit. AS
he alighted from his airplane he was
greeted with a 2l-gun salute. A
guard of honor was drawn up at
attention.
When he stepped from the airplane
he was greeted by Secretary of State
Hull. accompanied by George T.
Summerlin, chief of protocol, State
Department, and Col Louis r.
Parker of the United States Army
Air Forces. Secretary Hull escorted
Gen. Batista short distance to
where President Roosevelt awaited
him, standing beside the presiden-
tial car. President Roosevelt ex-
tended his hand in cordial greeting,
and welcomed the visitor, saving,
How do you do. Welcome back"
Wallace in Party.
The two Presidents stood side
by side, and the visitor then was
welcomed by long line of cabinet
officers and American ofIicials. They
included Vice President Wallace,
who is taking a keen interest in
Latin American affairs Secretary |
of the Treasury Morgenthau, Post
master General Walker, Secretary
of the Navy Knox, Secretary of In
terror Ickes, Secretary of Labor Per-
kins, Undersecretary of State Welles,
1t. Gen. Leslie M. McNair, 1t. Gen.
Thomas Holcomb, commanding gen.
eral of marines, many other high
ranking Army and Navy officers;
Leo S. Rowe, director general of the |
Pan American Union, and others. |
General Batista's staff was intro
duced.
Accompanying Gen. Batista are DR..
Jose A. Martinez, minister of state;
Or. Concheso, Spruille Braden, Amer
lean Ambassador to Cuba; Amanda
Lopez Castro, minister of the presi-
dency; Brig. Gen. Francisco Taber-
nilla, Cuban Army; DR.. Oscar Garcia
Monies, member of Cuban National !
Development Commission.
Bands Along Route.
The ceremonies at the field were !
conducted by service band playing |
the national anthems of Cuba and |
the United States. The two Presi- |
dents then motored back to the
White House along streets lined |
with rows of soldiers and police.
Several bands, stationed at intervals,
and at the White House, greeted the
visitor with martial music.
At the White House on arrival tea
was served and later the visitor was
guest of honor at state dinner
In his toast to his guest at the
dinner, President Roosevelt empha-
sized the theme of the good neigh
Dor policy, which he said had heen
well called the good partner pol
icy, White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early told reporters today.
He said Mr.. Roosevelt asserted
that this policy meant that any
trouble in any of the American re-
publics caused unhappiness to the
whole hemisphere.