Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
PRESIDENT MAPS
SUMMER TOLL HERE
Desire to Get Farm Relief
in Operation Chief Reason
for Plans.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.


President Hoover has mapped out for
himself and his immediate assistants a
| busy Summer, and 1t was because OF
| this that he cast aside all ideas he may
have had earlier regarding an extended
vacation trip and decided to remain
close to his desk, except for week end
excursions, during the more than two
months Congress will recess.
1t has been learned from an author
itative source that his principal reason
for devoting his time and attention to
his work during this period is his
earnest desire to get properly started
in motion the machinery provided for
in the farm relief bill, about to be en-
acted in law so as to assure assistance
to the American agriculturist without
further delay.
Most important in this connection is
the appointing of the nine persons to
comprise the Federal Farm Board
created by the farm relief bill and
which is to be one OF the most i'm
portant bodies functioning under the
Federal Government, according 10 his
estimation of its tasks. For this rea-
son. the President was represented yes
teroay as being very mindful OF the
Importance attached to the personnel
Of this board. He realizes that the
greatest care must be exercised in Sc
| lecting those VINO are to serve on this
body, at salary of $4,000, and who
are expected to successfully cope with
the farm problem.
Best Men Wanted.
He wants the best men possible, and
he has indicated that he Is going 70
como the country Iar and wiue before
arriving at conclusions. he has starred
already casting about Tor available
material and has before him at this
early cate a score or more names OF
persons Tor consideration.
There are other phases of the farm
relief bill which Mr.. Hoover looks upon
as vitality important from the admin
station viewpoint and which he there
tore wants personally to direct. Among
these are the part the Department Oh
Agriculture is 10 play in putting into
erect the relief measures, as we'll as
| the ability OF the Treasury Department
TO have available, when the time comes,
the $500 100000 10 be uSeSd by the
Federal Farm Board in the purchase
of crops until it can dispose of them
and storage.
I When this task is completed and
other work incident 10 the farm-rellef
bill are out Of the way, at least for the
moment, the President Will then turn
his undivided attention to completing
the reorganization of the foreign service
OF the United States. His plan is said
to call for no greatly sweeping change
in personnel, but he has decided to
make some shifts as well as inject some
new blood into this important govern
mental service. He has been studying
this problem from time to time since be-
coming President but has put off reach
ing conclusions, with the exception OF
the appointment of Gen. Charles G..
Dawes TO the post at the Court of ST.
James, until the time arrived when he
had Congress off his hands.
Among the major appointments in
, the service the President will make in
clude the filling of the vacancy in the
embassy at Paris caused by the recent
death of Myron T. Herrick, the appoint
ment of a successor TO Col. Noble B.
Judah, who has asked to be relieved as
Ambassador to Cuba; successor To
John Van A. MacMurray, who has
asked to be transferred from the lega-
ton in China, and successor to David
E. kaufman. whose poor health has
caused him to ask TO be relieved of his
legation in Bolivia.
Morrow May Retire.
It is understood from White House
authorities that Dwight w. Morrow
has an understanding With the PreSl-
dent to the effect that he is to be
relieved within the year as Amoas-
sador to Mexico. Also, that Mr.. Hoo
vers changes will likely include the
acceptance of the resignation OF Dr.
Jacob Gould Schurman as Ambassador
10 Germany, William S. Culbertson as
Ambassador to Chile, Charles Mac
Veagh as Ambassador TO Japan and
Alexander p Moore as Minister u
Peru. The White House has received
intimations from Henry p. Fletcher
Ambassador TO Italy, that he would Ike
! to retire to private life, in which event
the Presidents foreign service problem
will be made still harder 10 solve.
1t appears to be a certainty that the
! President has offered the embassy i.
Paris to Senator Edge OF New Jersey
| and that the latter has accepted with
| the understanding that he be permitted
! to attend to his senatorial duties until
| the Fall.
Mr. Hoover does not mind in the
least remaining In the Capital during
the heat OF the Summer. According
to his own admission he can enjoy
| himself just as much working as he
| can playing if he can work without
! interference. However; as a means OF
refreshing himself during this long
! grind the President proposes to inau-
gurate a five-day week for himself and
spend his Saturdays and Sundays III
the open. These excursions probably
will take him mostly to the Shenandoah
National Park in Virginia and at Ca
toctin Furnace. near Frederick, Md.
where fishing camps have been estab-
lished for his convenience.