Evening star., 1934-08-10

position be replaced BY commission
to regulate code compliance
With A. A. A. officials inSistent on
continuation OF crop reduction pro-
grams despite the drought. and farm
groups clamoring for a relaxation of
production quotas, a ticklish situation
is presented for presidential decision.
The President arranged for con-
ference at 3 O'Clock with Secretary
Morgenthau, at which 1t was expected
the whole financial and business sit
uation would be reviewed.
At 5 o'clock Mr.. Roosevelt hoped to
60 over several questions with Secre-
tary Hull.
Postmaster General Farley plans to
discuss the political situation with Mr..
Roosevelt Tuesday and will report that
he expects the Democrats to increase
their number Of Senate seats in the
November elections. with the prospect
of Republican gains in the House
slight.
To Confer With Wallace.
Developments in agriculture which
likely will be brought to the PRESIDENTS
attention by Secretary Wallace, in
clude:
Reports Of new drought damage
and the probable necessity for ex-
panding relief and the $525, ZOO, 900
drought fund at the January session
of Congress;
The possibility OF revising the crop
curtailment programs to permit an
| expansion Of production next year
to make up for drought losses:
Strategy to prevent food prices from
skyrocketing.
The prospective suit Of Hawaiian
sugar producers and reflners to en-
Join Secretary Wallace from enforce
ment of the production quota for that
territory.
Secretary Perkins is kept busy by
labor unrest, particularly the Min
neapolis strike, and the complaint OF
the American Federation Of Labor that
the administration has failed to
crack down" hard enough on the
employers said to oppose unions.
Another labor problem Is the pro-
posed court test on the constitution
ality of the railway pension act.
Davis to Report.
| A report from Norman H. Davis,
American Ambassador at large. on
preliminaries for a 1885 Naval Arms
| Conference also Is to be submitted to
the President.
A proposition looking to an increase
in the Army personnel and expansion
of the Army Air Corps is being put
into shape by Secretary Dern for sub
mission to Mr.. Roosevelt A House
Military Subcommittee Is drafting
legislation along this line.
Several Latin American matters,
| including the unrest in Cuba, the
| Chaco war between Bolivia and Para
quay and how best to use the admin
istrations tariff bargaining powers in
South American trade are other i'm
mediate problems.
There is considerable talk about the
| future monetary policy of the Gov
ernment. particularly in view of the
naturalization of silver. A move has
been started among congressman to
| devalue the silver dollar.
Still another matter for study Is
the Federal budget for the 1886 fiscal
year, at the end of which the PreSi-
dent has promised income would
equal expenditures. Government de-
partmentS already are formulating
| their budget estimates, but the prob
! lem will be how much to spend for
unemployment relief and public works
projects
At every point until last midnight
President Roosevelt was greeted by
unusually large turnouts. The Chief
Executive. weary from a day of strenu-
Gus activity, retired early, and Secre-
tary of the Interior Ickes, who board
ed the train at Chicago, made few
brief rear-platform talks.
At Chicago the President briefly
talked with the Illinois Governor,
Henry Horner. and other notables,
stayed only long enough for his train
TO switch from one line to another.
The only person not an official to
talk to President Roosevelt on his
brief stop was Miss Lillian Donovan.
whom the President met when both
were patients at Warm Springs.
Nearly 20, 900 persons saw the train
as 1t slowed down going through Gary,
Ind, and Paul McNutt, the Hoosier
Governor, was among those in the
crowd.
Gov. McNutt paced the platform for
an hour and a half waiting for the
overdue train to appear.
I might have got aboard" McNutt
said. If the train had stopped"
He returned to Indianapolis after
I the train passed through.
/ There was mighty shout Of ''Prosit'
/ when the train went through High
/ wood, III.
/ Nearly 5000 persons lined the tracks
and as the train passed, they lifted
| high stems of beer dorated by tavern
| keeper. The President smiled from
/ his car and waved.