The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
Cordell Hull Returns To Capital

S0CIGldIy OIL SLdIc AOlOtll II u
came home today from the history
making Moscow conference a n
received a hero's welcome - a
warm kiss from Mrs. Hull and a
hearty handshake from President
Roosevelt
well, this is a SURPRISE" the
72-year-old secretary said when he
stepped spryly from his big, four
motored transport at the National
airport to find the President wait
ing there to greet him.
But Mrs. Hulls welcome came
first, and then the secretary walk
ed over and shook hands with Mr..
Roosevelt seated in an automobile.
This is an unexpected honor,
MIR. President HUI! said. ''You
don't know how much I appreciate
it."
"Well.' the President replied
with a broad smile, well give
you the keys to the city"
Also greeting him we're Under
secretary of State Edward Stet-
tinius, Ambassador Wei Tao-ming
of China. Senate Majority Leader
Barley of Kentucky, and a group
of other senators.
The greetings over. the secre-
tary went directly to the White
House for a talk with President
Roosevelt-a talk which presuma-
bly, covered decisions of the Mos
COW conference not yet made pub
lie and other matters too secret
to be entrusted to ordinary means
of communication.
One of these other matters may
be word from Premier Marshal
Stain as to where and when he
will meet with President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill-a
conference the Anglo American
leaders long have sought.
The President suggested the talk
might be put off until tomorrow
so that the secretary could G t
some rest first, but Hull brushed
that idea aside, assisted Mrs. Hull
into the Presidents car and climb
ed in himself
Before leaving for h e White
House. Hull spoke briefly to re-
porters of the Moscow conference S
main decisions-that none of the
four countries represented, Russia.
Britain, the United States n d
China, would make separate
peace with q common enemy, and
that all four would work together
after tine war to maintain peace.
Il believe that o'.' country and
other peace-loving countries have
vast opportunity tc profit by the
program of policies outlined by the
Moscow conference, he said. Il
have supreme faith that they will
avail themselves of that opportu-
nifty
He said the American mission
received every courtesy, every
hospitality and every consider
ation,'' in. Moscow.
For two weeks ths conference
in Moscow worked together as a
single unit in an atmosphere OF
understanding and trust and friend
illness and cooperation" he con-
tinued. We agreed upon broad
basic program Of International CO.
operation. The program contem-
plates the Fastening Of victory over
the Axis powers, also the preser-
walton of peace and the promotion
of human welfare in the postwar
world
The wide interest in the secre-
tary's return was attested not only
by the presence of many members
of Congress at the airport. At the
Capitol. resolutions were offered
by Representatives Boykin 3D.
Ala.) and Scott (R.-Perna) propos-
ing that the Senate and House meet
Jointly 10 receive Hul.,s report on
the Moscow conference.
Bovkin's resolution suggested
also that there be rendered to the
state secretary the thanks OF the
nation for his great service at Mos
cow"
The trip to and from Moscow
was in. the big four.engine trans
port. ....'. ~.
Crew members said the secre-
tarv was the only one in the party
who appeared not to feel any Ill
effects from the areuous journey
his first air trip He told one
that he just sat bark and pretended
he was in a parlor car But at one
point he went into the pilots cabin
ex watched the filters make a
landing.
The crew said they had no diff
ficulties on the journey.
The journeys onl, mishap was
on the way from the airport to the
White House. A motor cycle po
liceman escorting the President
car collided with taxi. The Of
ficer hurriedly picked himself uE
while his machine dripped gaso
line and calmly began controlling
traffic and directing the presiden'
tial procession around corner