The Washington times., 1934-06-25
FARLEY SEES
PRESIDENT
ON JOBS
Presents Names for Two New
Commissions and Confers
Long on Politics
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT

BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT
HYDE PARK, N. Y, June IS
dN.SD-President Roosevelt held
long conference with Postmaster
General James Farley today.
They discussed the personnel Of
the two important commissions to
be named within the next few
days, for stock market regulation
and for communications.
Mr.. Farley arrived about noon
and went directly to the Roosevelt
home. He said he brought with
him a long list Of prospective
names for the commissions. Mr..
Roosevelt announced before he
left Washington that he would
name the two commissions of five
men each, before sailing on his
Pacific trip next Saturday.
May Discuss Successor
Farley indicated that the gen
eral political situation might be
gone over. There is, Of course,
the matter Of selection Of a man
to replace himself as chairman of
the Democratic National Commit
tee. He announced some time ago
that he did not feel that the du-
ties Of Postmaster General, en-
bracing the handling Of a major
portion Of Democratic patronage,
would allow him to continue also
in the heavy-duty post of commit
tee chairman.
He has not resigned yet simply
because no successor has been
selected. It was presumed that
today's talk with the President
would get around to this subject
before the conference was con-
cluded. Mr.. Farley says he would
like to resign as soon as possible.
President Working Hard
The Postmaster General found
the President hard at work in the
cool spacious study of his home.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who arrived here
Saturday evening, has spent much
of his time since then before his
desk, cleaning UP a batch OF
minor bills and several measures
of major Importance.
Tonight, the President will
board a train to return to Wash
ington, arriving there tomorrow
morning.
President Roosevelt here has
studied ALLEGATIONS under the 525
million dollar drought relief ap-
preparation, which he signed yes
terday. A series of telephone
calls between the White House
and the Presidents secretary.
Col. Marvin H. Mcintyre, kept
the President in touch with de-
velopments in the Pacific coast
longshoremen's strike. but Mr..
Roosevelt personally did not take
any action.
He has turned this controversy
over to Secretary of Labor Per
kins, and the latter has done
everything possible to avert
threatened violence.
Relief Speeded
Drought relief ALLEGATIONS
poured $50 millions Immediately
into the stricken portions of the
Middle West. Relief Admlnlstra-
tor Harry L. Hopkins was in
charge of this work, and after
signing the measure and study
ing the ALLEGATIONS embraced, the
President turned to other work,
confident Mr.. Hopkins would
handle the problem satisfactorily.
Expenditure of $50 million Of
the 525 million drought relief
appropriation was divided into
the following initial major alloca-
tons:
For Civilian Conservation
Corps work in connection with
the drought, $12,500,O0O.
For farm seed, freight, sum-
mer and fall blowing and SINH
lar purposes, under the direc-
ton of the Farm Credit Admin
jstration: Is million dollars.
For grants of money to
states through the Federal
Emergency Relief Administra-
tion-this amounting to virtu-
ally direct relief-a total Of
$56,250,O0
For the purpose of directly
increasing employment in the
stricken areas: $12,500,O0O.
For the disposition of seed,
feed and live stock transpor.
tation and similar purposes:
$43, $50 900.
A number of minor bills were
signed by the President during