Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
PRESIDENT FACES
BUSY WEEK HERE
Foreign Affairs, Coal Strike
and Kennedy Successor
Before Him.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Problems Of vital Importance
awaited the attention Of President
Roosevelt when he returned to his
White House desk today after three
week stay at his Hudson Valley home.
The tasks facing the President will
keep him busy day and night If he
carries out his present plan to leave
Washington the latter part OF this
week on a journey to the Pacific
Coast.
They concern not only the fortunes
of the New Zeal, but the social and
economic structure of the entire coun-
try as well as international problems
centering principally about the 1talo-
Ethiopian question.
Not only is the President faced with
making early decisions to bring about
some semblance Of progress IN MS
gigantic works-relief program, which,
from all appearances, has been
fioundering around without producing
the anticipated employment, but ne
also has on his hands the problem
brought about by the bituminous coal
strike.
In addition, the Presidents worries
are intensified by what might be de-
scribed as an internal row over the
National Youth Administration.
To Study Works Report.
The Presidents labors before leav-
ing Washington will include the study
ing of reports to be submitted by Sec
rotary of Interior Ickes concerning
public works projects which the latter
contends can be started before Decem-
Der IS. Mr.. Roosevelt, in his re-
vanped plans for spending the
s4,80O,OO0000 work-relief money, in
dictated he is counting on work-relief
projects Of a substantial nature alb
sorbing a considerable part OF the
work-relief funds by next Spring,
thereby making it possible for the
activities Of w. P. A. to start slowing
down.
The President has no reason to fee
too optimistic regarding the possible
ties of the public works assuming the
proportions he has anticipated fol
next Spring. This is due to the fact
that his new plan has placed require
ments and stipulations on the Public
Works Administration making it ex-
tremely doubtful whether AdminiStra.
tor Ickes can live up to them.
First of all, r-kes must produce
projects which will be completed withir
a year; these projects must be II
areas where there is satisfactory
amount of unemployment and persons
on direct relief and must not cost
more than $3.50 per man per year.
To make good his contract with
Congress when $4,000, 900 900 was ap-
propriated to take people off direct
relief and put them on work relief, the
President must have 100000 person:
at work by November /, the tota.
set by him months ago.
Successor TO Kennedy.
With the assistance of his work-reliei
lieutenantS, the President, while ir
Hyde Park, reshaped the general pro-
gram with view to expediting matters
and bringing about the desired results
but the prospects are that before he
leaves Washington, Mr.. Roosevelt
probably will find it expedient to make
more changes.
One of the first things the Presi-
dent did upon arriving at the White
House was to get in touch with State
Department officials for latest advice
on the Italo-Ethiopian situation.
The President arranged to see more
than 20 people today, most OF them
individually, and in addition will see
others not on his engagement list, but
who are identified prominently with
his administration.
Confers With Winant.
The President will confer with for
rner Gov. John Winant, chairman OF
the newly created Social Security
Board; Aubrey Williams and Josephine
Roche, Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, executive heads of the Ma
tional Youth Administration; Harry
L. Hopkins, works progress admins
TRAITOR, and Commissioner of Educa-
ton John w. Studebaker.
According to reports regarding dis
sention in launching this New Deal
agency, Commissioner Studebaker
who, it Is understood, was the orig
inator of the National Youth Admin
istration idea, has been left out en-
tirely in getting this agency in motion.
Those familiar with the subject con-
tend that Commissioner Studebaker,
because of mis- familiarity with the
subject and the purposes Of this move
ment, should have been consulted In
starting the agency on its way.
The Presidents list included num-
Der Of senatorial callers, including
Senators Bankhead of Alabama, Bach
man and Mcclellan Of Tennessee
Byrd of Virginia and Harrison and
Bilbo of Mississippi.
Morris Cook, director of rural cleo
trif1cation, had brief conference with
the President as to the progress OF
that New Deal agency. Robert
Fechner, director of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps, was among the Presi-
dents conferees. In addition the
President had long talk with Joseph
Grew, American Ambassador to Japan
and John Cudahy, Ambassador to
Poland.