Evening star., 1944-09-16
News on Quebec
Decisions 10 Be-
Revealed Today
Roosevelt, Churchill
To Answer Questions
At Press Conference
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

QUEBEC, Sept. 16.-President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill expect to inform the
world today of some of the de-
cisions which have been reached
here in the most momentous
military and diplomatic confer
ence of the war.
The President and Mr.. Churchill
held plenary session with their
military stats this morning and
with official pictures of the second
Quebec conference to be taken after
ward-postponed until late after
noon the press conference which
closes their meeting.
Mr.. Churchill has decided to re-
turn to London, a British official
indicated, leaving further talks to
another time and place The Prime
Minister'S movements will 90 off the
record after the press conference
the official said, until his return
home
No official communique is planned
at the press meeting, but it was
indicated by Stephen T. Early, the
Presidents secretary, that the heads
OF the American and British gov
ernments will make oral statements
and answer questions about their
talks.
The converse tions, which started
out on purely a military basis, have
been expanded to include virtually
every subject of interest to the
American and British nations.
Subjects on Agenda.
The agenda, it is now known, has
included the following subjects:
l. The postwar treatment of Ger
many after Adolf Hitler's surrender
Both the President and Mr.. Church.
Ill are known to feel that the forth
coming peace must be hard and
realistic in comparison with the
easy terms which were given Kaiser
Wilhelm II at the end of the last
war. but one which will not subject
the German people to long term
economic suffering. -,-....s..
2. The conclusion of the war
against Japan in the Far East. 1t
Is considered very likely that Mr..
Churchill will utilize his conference
today to make some definite state
ment on the role which Great Brit
ain expects to play, particularly in
view OF the fact that some American
newspapers have assumed editorially
that the British plan a "let down"
In their war effort once Germany
surrenders.
Parenthetically, source close to
the President today scoffed at re-
ports that Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover would be transferred from
the European to the Pacific high
command once Germany has sur
rendered. 1t is known that despite
the fact that political differences
once arose between the President
and Gen. Douglas Macarthur, Mr.
Roosevelt is pleased with the gen.
erals conduct of the war in the
Pacific and that no change in the
American command there is an
ticipated now.
3. The organization of postwar
security. The fact that Sir Alex
ander Cadogan is here is a definite
indication that the President and
the Prime Minister are considering
the work accomplished so far by the
conference at Dumbarton Oaks.
Streamlined League"
1t Is known that at the outset of
the Washington talks the United
States and Great Britain proposed
what might be called a streamlined
League of Nations" in which the
small powers would have rotating
representation. The Russians, how
ever, preferred close compact
among the United States, Great
Britain, the Soviet Union and
China. and insisted that the little
nations not be placed in a position
where their votes might veto the
decisions of the Big Four" to take
action against an aggressor.
A British source told this corre-
spondent last night that there had
been no change in the Anglo-Amer-
ican position. Presumably the talks
have entered the stage where some
compromise must be worked out on
the highest level; that is, among
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain.
When Mr.. Early was asked at
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