Evening star., 1934-08-10
ROOSEVELT FINDS
PRESSING TASKS
Returns From Vacation Trip
to Plunge into Many
Problems.
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shaping a program for each Of these
agencies.
At the Presidents personal request
there was no organized demonstration
to acclaim him upon his arrival in
Washington today. Several requests
had been received at the White House
from ardent admirers to arrange
something Of the kind, but they we're
asked TO refrain from such mani
festation at this time. Marvin H. Nc
Intyre. who has been the only men,
Der OF the presidential secretariat in
Washington for the past few weeks.
accompanied by Mrs. Anna Roosevelt
Dali. went to Union Station to well
come the return of the President and
the members of his party and to drive
back to the White House with him.
Col. Louis McHenry Howe and Stephen
Early returned from the Pacific Coast
on the train with him.
Several thousand persons were at
Union Station to see the President.
Secretaries Hull. Morgenthau and
Rocer were among the officials to
greet him.
The Presidents train, which had
been scheduled to arrive at 1880 am,
had been delayed, but during the last
100 miles it made up considerable lost
time.
Escorted to White House.
As the train pulled into Union Sta
ton, push engine removed the
Presidents car and showed it onto the
outside track near the south entrance
TO the station.
Preceded by secret service men, the
President made his way down a ramp
to his automobile. A squad OF motor
cycle policemen led the procession to
the White House.
Nine White House automobiles and
machines of cabinet members fell into
line for the short spin up Pennsyl-
Vania avenue.
VIII Visit Hyde Park.
The President intimated he expects
to have everything in shape within
the next 10 days or two weeks, when
he will 90 to his home at Hyde Park,
New York State, where he will con-
duct the business of the Government
for approximately three or four weeks.
Mr.. Roosevelt established q White
House at his Hyde Park home last
Summer and he has planned to do
| the same thing this year. Because
| OF a certain upset state of affairs at
| the White House, resulting from the
construction going on in the Execu-
tive Once Building and the using
| of the White House itself for tenn
| porary Office. 1t is thought that Mr..
Roosevelt will arrange matters so
as to transact business from his Hyde
Park home for a much longer period
than last year.
Mrs. Roosevelt. who was on hand
| to greet the President when he landed
at Portland, Greg. week ago, met
| the presidential train en- route and
Is now visiting friends in New York
State, preparatory to going to the
Roosevelt home at Hyde Park to
| make things ready for the Presidents S
arrival there. Franklin Roosevelt, jr.,
who. with John Roosevelt. accompanied
the President on his long cruise, did
not make the transcontinental jour-
ney with his father but hurried East
to visit friends before re1oining his
father at Hyde Park.
Drought Major Problem.
The scope of pressing matters to
be dealt with by the Chief Executive
encompasses among other things the
acute situation brought on by the
widespread drought. He has seen the
rsvages OF the blazing sun at first
hand
Labor disputes, the future of the
! N. r A. and A. A. A. and their poll
eieS, Latin American issues, the pro-
posed 1885 naval arms conference,
the bargaining efforts under the re-
| ciprocal tariff act, unemployment re-
| lief plans for next year, political
I problems, Government financing
| banking and monetary policies of the
! future are others to be dealt with.
Industry and labor await the Chief
: Executives reaction on Hugh S. john
| sons recommendation that his N. r. A