The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
ROOSEVELT BACK
AT WHITE HOUSE.
Nation Soon to Hear Re-
4pOrts Of Churchill; Var
gas Conferences

dent Roosevelt today summoned
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull and
q group Of Democratic and Reptib-
lican congressional leaders to the
White House for separate confer
ences at which he viii report on
his aerial trip to Casablanca where
he met with Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill.
The White House disclosed that
Hull met the President when his
train arrived In washington last
night and went to the executive
mansion with Mr.. Roosevelt for a
brief conference. He was scheduled
to return ct noon for an extended
talk with the President.
Late this afternoon Hfr. Roosevelt
win meet with q group Of congress
sional leaders representing both po-
litical parties to make what White
House Press Secretary Stephen T..
Early described as q report on his
conferences with British Prime Min
lister winston Churchill and presi.
dent 0etulio Vargas Of Brazil
Invited to the White House were
Vice. President Henry A. wallace,
Senate Democratic Leader Alben w.
Barley Of Kentucky, Senate For
eign Relations Committee Chairman
Tom Connally, D., Tex, Senate Re-
publican Leader Charles l.. McNary
Of Oregon, Sen. Warren r. Austin,
r., VT, Sen. Lister Hill, D., Ala,
House Speaker Sam Rayburn,
House Democratic Leader John Nc
Cormack, OF Massachusetts,, House
Republican Leader Joseph w. Mar.
tin, Jr., Of Massachusetts,, Chairman
Sol Bloom, D., N. Y, of the House
Foreign Affairs committee, and
Rep. Charles A. Eaton, r., N j.,
ranking minority member Of the
House Foreign Affairs committee.
Early said the President Cooked
fine" as q result OF his trip and
showed no particular signs Of IA
tigue when he reached the White
House last night.
During the afternoon the Presi-
dent also will meet with Under
Secretary Of State Sumner Welles
and Rear Admiral Harold r. Stark,
former chief Of naval operations
who has been in command Of the
American naval forces In European
waters recently.
Mr.. Roosevelt probably will make
q report to the nation on his meet
ings with Churchill and Vargas in
the near future.
His report may be made through
q press conference or q radio IRE
side chat--or possibly both.
If he plans q radio address, IT
probably will not be made until he
catches UP on the foreign and do
nestle matters needing his attention
which accumulated during his abb
sence.
Mr.. Roosevelt returned last eve
ming, coming from Miami by special
train. His last known stop before
Miami was Trinidad, one Of the
British west indies Islands which
became an American base In the
destroyers-for bases deal.
It was the third official stop on
the trip home from Casablanca.
Earlier in the week he conferred
with Vargas aboard an American
destroyer anchored at Natal, Bra
I'll. Before leaving Africa he In
spected Negro troops at Monrovia,
Liberia.
To catch up with his work, the
president probably will order q
heavy schedule Of conferences Tor
several days.
Tomorrow Is q press conference
day. There was no indication wfeth-
or he would have time for one. II
he does It will be the first time re-
porters will have had the opportu-
nifty Of hearing the president since
his Casablanca unconditional sur
render" press conference with
Churchill.
Questions were prohibited at that
one.
The chief executive probably will
60 to work right away on plans de-
veloped at Casablanca. The Amer
lean armed service chiefs who went
to Africa with the president came
back prepared to start work at once.
Official quarters here believed
the president and Churchill and
their military advisors decided at
Casablarlca when and where to
start a new offensive against the
Axis. Their decision, Of cource, will
be unknown to the public until the
offensive actually begins. AS in the
case Of the North African invasion,
comparatively long period Of prep
aration may be required.
The president took q week to
make the trip home. Sources close
to the president said he was in tip
top shape at the end Of his trip Of
over 10000 miles. To most people,
long distance travel Is tiresome, but
not to Mr.. oRosevelt who has set an
all time travel record for presidents.
His total since 1888 now amounts
to more than 250,00O miles.
The White House statement an
nouncing the presidents return,
said:
1.-THE president returned to the
White House tonight, completing his
trip home from Casablanca.
''The president, with members OF
his party, transferred last night at
Miami from the big airship which
had brought them safely across the
Atlantic to the coast Of Brazil and
then to Florida, making the last lap
Of the trip aboard the special train
ytl1irIl mas xvatkino there for him