The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-26
SOVIET STUDY
7. IS BEING MADE
BY ROOSEVELT
Decision on Recognition to
Be Delayed Until He Has
All of Facts.
BOTH SIDES SOUGHT
Foes of Communism Ask
to Lay Views Before
President Elect.
BY RAY TUCKER

WARNS SPRINGS, Ga, Nov. .26.
President Elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt is making an exhaustive
study Of the problem of recogniz-
ing Russia, but he will defer any
decision until he has access to the
confidential files of recent inves-
tigation by the state department.
Roosevelt is open minded, but
the task of reaching any decision
before he assumes office has been
handicapped by the vast confusion
prevailing among so-called Ameri-
can economic, political and indus
trial experts on the subject.
He indicated he would listen to
any ideas which the American al
lance, committee opposed to
Communism, wish to lay before
him.
Representatives of that organi-
zation, including the Rev Edmund
A. Walsh of Georgetown, Vice
President Matthew Vol of the A.
F. of l.. and Representative Ham
ilton Fish, have asked him to give
them an audience before closing his
mind one way or the other. They
took this step because of repeated
hints that his sympathies lie to-
ward recognition of the Soviet as
a cold, commercial proposition.
Opens Conferences Today
Roosevelt understands that the
Hoover administration has a great
deal of data. concerning the
economic desirability of closer rela-
tions with Russia. The department
Of commerce is known to have
gathered a great deal of material
on the subject. The general belief
is that recognition would mean the
sale of at least 100000 900 to Russia
annually.
Roosevelt begins his first con-
ference on national questions with
other than members of congress
when he meets a committee of the
national grange at "the little white
house" here this afternoon. Fred j.
FreeStone, master of the New York
Grange and one of RooSevelt'S
power commissioners arranged the
meeting.
In the past this farm organization
has favored the export debenture
plan, while the President-elect has
declared for the domestic allotment
program.
He Will Be Good Listener"
Democratic members of the house
agriculture committee will see him
next week.
The next President has indicated
that he will be a good listener"
He realizes he will be the central
figure in a tug-of-war between
groups of conflicting opinion on all
questions between now and March
4, and he will not commit himself
any more than he has to.
Many members of congress have
wired him they will stop off en-
route to the capital for the opening
of the December session. Among
those he expects to receive are Sen
ator King Pittman of Nevada, who
will probably urge quick action in
calling an international silver con-
ference; Minority Senate Leader
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas,
Senator Elect Bennett Clark of
Missouri, Governor Richard B. Rus
sell of Georgia, Senator John S.
Cohen of Georgia, and Clark Howell,
publisher of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Lover of Trees Always
Next Tuesday, the President elect
takes up a problem near his heart
when he meets with the Georgia
Forestry Association.
1t is easy to understand why the
Governor appreciates trees. Encir-
cling the knoll on which stands 1.-THE
little white house" are groves of
stately trees now caught in the late
autumn flame that sweeps over
Georgia's hills in autumn.
On the music rack of the piano
in his living room stands copy of
the musical version of Joyce Kill
mer's poem proclaiming poems are
made by fools like me, but only God
can make tree"