Evening star., 1927-11-07

was greatly disappointed that MIR.
Coolidge had chosen not to ran again.
IF he changes his mind. however.
he can count on my support, the
mayor declared, following his confer
ence with the President.
"My main purpose in coming here
is to assure the President that the
people of Chicago are virtuall'' 100
per cent in favor of legislation that
will settle the flood problem" Thomp-
son said. I'VE stand ready to sup
port the President in any course he
may take looking toward solution OF
the food control problem.
"The Mississippi flood control is
Job 70 Uncle Sam. No one else can
do it and if Uncle Sam doesn't do It,
the Mississippi Valley sectio' going
to wrack and ruin. This is. [ say, an
American issue ana is not local, ana
politics should not figure in it.
IF the National Government
handles this job Of controlling the Mis-
sissi> River and the related trlbu-
taries." Mayor Thompson continued,
Its got to do it in bang-up fashion
There Is no use dilly-dallying with it.
There is no use fooling around throw
ing away a few millions year II tne
Job is going to be done right. The
Gust ary methods of Congress to ap-
nronriate money each year for dabs
hero and there is the worst kind or
extrayaCance. That's just throwing
money away. Congress should adopt
a comprehensive plan and go aheao
and appropriate enough money 10 90
tn, lob once for all. That will be the
cleanest way of doing it., and' IN my
opinion. the most economic.
Tells of River Trip.
Mayor Thompson related to the
President his observations made DUR
ing the 10000 miles he has Travelled
through the Mississippi basin since
last Summer. He said he found the
people everywhere, regardless OF poll
tics. of the opinion that the question
of food control should be settled by
the National Government ana hopeo
that something definite would be en-
tered upon at the coming session OIL
Congress.
Mavor Thompson said he enjoyed
his chat with the President, found
him looking we'll and was pleased
when the latter expressed himself as
being appreciative of efforts on the
part of the Chicago flood control con-
ference in bringing to the attention
of the public the necessity for con-
sressional action, if the problem or
flood control is to be solved. lie
found the President much interested
in the subject and very sympathetic
toward the permanent correction OF
the flood problem.
One member of Mayor Thompson's s
group said, on leaving the White
House, that the President had invited
them to be his guests at breakfast in
the White House tomorrow morning
and had told Mayor Thompson to ex.
tend the invitation to Gov. Small OF
Illinois and seven or eight others OF
the Chicago party here.
Mayor Thompson during his White
House call avoided any mention of his
anti-British campaign. When the sub
iect was preached on his call at the
White House, he said he had nothing
to say about that subject now.
He had lively time on the walk
from the Executive office, posing for
the news photographers in all sorts
of attitudes, but mostly turning over
the pages of the two large scrap.
books. When 1t was all over and he
was about TO enter his automobile he
said he hoped he'd have a good time
In Washington tonight and that he
would be able to run across something
interesting. Some wag in the crowd