Evening star., 1934-11-20
ROOSEVELT SILENT
ABOUT TALMADGE
Criticism of N. R. A. Given
No Noticeable Attention.
Governors Plan Call.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Sta RCnrraxnondAntn n& The Sta

WARM SPRINGS, Ga, November
20.-President Roosevelt gave no indi-
cation today that he would give heed
to Gov. Talmadge of Georgia's blast
against certain phases Of the PreSi-
dents recovery program.
The Georgia executives criticism
was directed principally at the N. r.
A., the Bankhead cotton control law
and policies of the Federal relief ad-
mlnistration. Among other things, the
Governor in his statement yesterday
expressed the thought that the Presi-
dent would learn much II he would
drive around the State and hear what
the different classes Of people had to
say about some of the recovery policies.
The President went about his work
cottage today obviously unconcerned
about what the Governor of the State
in which Is located his second home"
was saying about his administration.
Peculiarly enough, the Governors
statement was made on the eve of a
visit to the President here Of the Gov
ernors Of several States of the South
east Governors Conference, who have
been meeting in Atlanta. Gov. Tai
madge will be in this group when re-
ceived late today by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Meeting to Be Informal.
No significance is being attached to
this visit of Southern Governors. 1t
was explained in behalf of the Presi-
dent that they just happened to be
meeting nearby and thought 1T would
be nice and proper" thing for them
to journey to Warm Springs and pay
their respects to the President. This
meeting was requested by the Gov
ernors, and the matter was put up to
the President. A former Governor
himself, he readily agreed to an in
formal meeting, in his keen desire to
hear what these men have to say
about conditions in their respective
States.
The President has been con-
Quoting his Office for many months as
sort OF listening post as a means
Of analyZing public opinion. and he
has made it clear that he proposes to
continue this policy
Preparatory to hts receiving the
Governors, the President today is de-
voting a part of the day disposing of
his accumulated mail, reading mes
sages, most of them commencing his
speeches during his journey through
the Tennessee Valley, and other mat
tiers OF a routine nature. In between
times, he is turning his study to re-
ports dealing with his recovery pro-
gram and some dealing with politics
No Change in New Deal Seen.
From present indications he is salts
fled with the way things are turning
out and is not likely to divert the New
Deal from its present course. OF
course, he is eager to promote plans
that might promote employment. That
is his principal concern now. Other
wise, he feels, after an intensive study
that the New Deal path is heading in
the right direction.
Since coming to Warm Springs the
President has been in especially high
spirits. He is enjoying the opportuni-
ties to lay aside his work at intervals
and motor around the country in his
touring car, which is so constructed
that he can operate it by hand. He
gets no end Of pleasure out of his daily
swim in the large outdoor pool, when
he laughs and jokes and plays water
games with the happy patients of the
Warm Springs Foundation Sanitarium.
During these water games his voice
and laugh may be heard above all
others. And, too, in those games he
asks and is given no quarter by his
"playmates."
Daily Conference Planned.
Within a few days the President
will initiate q daily series of serious
conferences with those in high COM
mand in the New Deal One of the
first of these conferences will be with
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau, who is expected late this week
Postmaster General Farley is expected
soon, so is Federal Relief Administra-
tor Hopkins. An important confer
ence with Senators Robinson of
Arkansas, majority leader of the Sen
ate, and Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi, chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Senate, has been
arranged for next week.
1t Is understood the tax question
will be discussed on this occasion.
The feeling among Democratic lead
ers, as we'll as the President himself
is, that there will be no need for
boosting taxes, but that there is little
prospect Of doing away with any of
the present taxes.