Evening star., 1933-08-14
ROOSEVELT PUSHES
RECOVERY DRIVE
Confers With Hopkins, John
son and Hutchins on Admin
istration of $500, 900, 900.

President Roosevelt took up today a
new plan to coordinate Federal relief
with his industrial recovery program.
The undisclosed proposition was put
forward at a White House conference
by Harry L. Hopkins. administrator OF
the Governments s500,000 900 relief
fund
Others in the parley included Hugh
S.. johnson, industrial recovery admin
istrator and Robert M. HutchinS, presl-
dent of Chicago University.
Hopkins said he hoped an early an
nouncement would be forthcoming on
the new plan.
The President announced, on reach
ing his Office today, that his purpose in
returning to Washington was primarily
to confer with his lieutenants carrying
on the plans for industrial recovery
and indicated the greater part OF his
time before returning to his Hyde Park
home next Saturday would be taken
up with the recovery campaign.
The President found his desk piled
high with an accumulation of papers
requiring his attention. but he hope
fully predicted he would succeed in
disposing Of this routine business
within the next day or so. All de-
pended upon how much time he de-
voted to his callers.
Will Talk to Johnson.
The President arose early and was
occupied with his mail and other busl-
ness matters in his study before ar
irving at his desk at IL o'clock.
One of the early conferences was
with Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Penn
sylvania. who has been in frequent
long distance telephone contact with
the President relative to settlement OF
the coal strike in Western Pennsyl-
vania
Others on the Presidents calling list
were Senator Pittman Of Nevada and
Representative McReynolds of Tennes-
see, chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, both Of whom were
members of the American delegation
to the London Economic Conference.
They also were to be luncheon guests
today at the White House.
The engagement with these two
members Of the delegation was under
stood to have been made for the Presl-
dent to receive their personal impress
sions of the London Conference.
Another caller on the list was How
ard Coffin, automobile magnate, who is
chairman of the Coast Co-ordlnating
Committee, who requested that part
of the public works fund be made
available for an Atlantic Ocean-Gulf
of Mexico canal across Florida.
It was announced at the White House
that the President will meet with MS
cabinet at 2 pm. tomorrow, instead OF
2 as is the regular custom for the
tuesday meeting. Immediately after
this session he will meet with the
executive council, more popularity
known as the super cabinet" This Is
composed Of the heads of the cabinet
and the various Federal agencies en-
gagged in directing the recovery pro-
gram.
Since his return TO Washington late
Saturday, the President has received
advices from his field marshalS to the
effect that the campaign is proceed
ing satisfactorily and that there is
every reason to feel hopeful Of the
outcome.
viii Complete Check-Up.
It Is the Presidents purpose to COM
plete this check-up on his recovery
campaign in time to start back Sat-
urday night for Hyde Park where he
intends to remain until the end Of
August.
Secretary of Interior Ickes. who is
administering the job-making $780,
100000 public works program, yester-
day outlined details of progress during
the past two weeks and talked policy
on future projects with the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt wants to put the whole
fund into operation as soon as expe-
diency permits.
K M. Simpson. deputy to johnson,
carried to the White House statement
of progress on the codes to put the in
dustries of the Nation on a new basis
of shorter working hours and higher
wages.
The President wants action and indi-
Gated quite clearly yesterday in talk
with william A. Hartman and Grover
Whalen, the New York State and city
recovery chieftains, that he was happy
over progress made thus far.
Whalen, said he was authorized to an
nounce the President was. very much
gratified with their report.