Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
Not Desiring to Dictate, He
HesitateS to Commit Him
self on Legislation.
WANTS EXTRA SESSION
HELD EARLY IN APRIL
But Will Not Be in Position to Set
Date Until Committees
Complete Work.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,


BELLE ISLE, Miami Beach. Fla.
February 8.-President-elect Hoover be-
lieves the City of Washington should
have a first-class municipal airport
and he is hopeful that this will be an
accomplished fact without any great
delay.
His contention is that 1t is highly es-
sential that the National Capital should
have an airport sufficient in size and
equipment to provide for the handling
of both local and Federal Government
interests.
In having Mr.. Hoover's attitude to-
ward this subject made known to this
correspondent in an authoritative man.
ner today. the latter gained the impress
sion that the President-elect, while
genuinely interested in the movement
to get first-claSs airport for Washing
ton, is hesitant at this time to commit
himself regarding any pending airport
legislation. He does not care to put
tating to or attempting to influence
dent.
Neither could Mr.. Hoover be repre-
sented today as favoring the proposed
Gravelly Point site or any other site
in the vicinity of Washington. Nor did
he wish to be represented as to his
views upon the subject of whether the
airport should be paid for on $3.50
basis between the Federal and District
taxpayers.
Studied Airport Question.
The fact that william MacCracken
Assistant Secretary of Commerce in
charge of aviation, approves the Grav-
ely Point project, and that the latter
made known his approval. while Mr.
Hoover was Secretary of Commerce, Is
taken to indicate that the latter also
approved that site. It is known that
Mr.. Hoover while head of the Com
merce Department, when the question
of q municipal airport for Washing
ton first came up, studied the subject
In his usual careful and practical man
ner, and that he has some very definite
ideas Of the subject. which he viii
make known when the proper time
comes.
Mr.. Hoover Is known to have re-
ceived a communication from th'
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an urgent appeal was made for hi
support in the effort now being made
in washington to secure the enactment
of the pending airport legislation
Other than to admit the receipt of thi:
communication and others of a Similal
nature from citizens in Washington
since coming to Belle Isle, assistants o1
Mr.. Hoover here would make no com
ment. It was indicated, however, tha
Mr.. Hoover, while familiar with thu
subject, and no doubt possessed o
definite ideas, will refrain from saying
anything publicly at this time.
It is the desire of Mr.. Hoover tina
the extra session of Congress he Is u
call for the purpose OF farm relief ane
tariff revision will convene as early a:
possible in April. But it was Learned
authoritatively today that he has no
vet decided Just what date to set fol
the issuance of his call.
Awaits Committee Work.
He will not be in a position to decide
upon the date until the commute nov
engaged in conducting hearings anc
other preliminaries preparatory to the
convening of the extra session nave
completed their work. 1t is his infor-
nation that the ways and means COM
mittee will have progressed in its pre-.
liminary work to a point by Marcn
or 8 when he will be in a position tC
reach some conclusion in the matter OF
setting a date for the extra session.
It is known that Senator Reed Smooi
of Utah. who left Belle Isle today after
visit of four days. urged upon Mr.
Hoover that the session be called a:
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