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5000 monthly old-age pensions;
while far to the right the Re-
publicans have been busily Or
ganizing regional conferences in
an effort to draw their shattered
forces together into a cohesive
unit Of opposition to Roosevelt
policies.
Recovery Is Here
To the left-wing Democrats and
the right-Wing Republicans, who
alike have charged Mr.. Roosevelt
with failure to bring the country
out of the depression, he replied,
in effect, that recovery is here. He
said:
''Never since my inauguration
in March, 1888, have / felt so
Enthusiastically the atmosphere Of
recovery"
To his critics in all categories
right or left, he said the conStruc'
tive rebuilding of the country is
being accomplished "in spite Of
the few who seek to confuse them
(the people) and to profit by
their confusion"
Ahead Of Chamber
The timing of Mr.. Roosevelt's
speech was significant in still
another direction. The United
States Chamber of Commerce
meets in Washington this week
It represents organized business,
and it has been growing at much
of the pending legislation which
the President went out of his way
to endorse last night-the hold.
ing company bill, the banking
legislation, and the social security
program, among others.
Anticipating that the chamber
is going to adopt a series of con-
demnatory resolutions on this leg
islation, Mr.. Roosevelt simply took
advantage Of the opportunity to
beat the chamber to the punch.
One Omission
There was one omission in the
Presidents list of must" legiSla.
ton that attracted wide attention
He did not mention the amend
mentS to the AAA and the con.
tinuation Of the processing taxes,
which have reused probably more
violent opposition than any other
part Of the program. New Eng.
land and the deep South have
been bombarding Washington with
complaints on the cotton process
ing taxes. and demanding their
abolition.
Mrs. Roosevelt spoke at her
press conference on her huge cor.
respondence, declaring that house.
wives are "less vocal than other
women.
Housewives, she said, in proper
ton to other women who write to
her, are particularly less inclined
to ask her advice or seek informa,
ton from her.
In connection with her mail
which, she revealed, comes in at
the rate Of 1000 letters a week
she asserted there has been a
marked change in the type of let
tiers received recently.
Less JOb-Seekers
Instead of asking for jobs, as
her letter-writers did previously
they are seeking help on some
specific and individual problem
This change, she said, indicates
the fact that the people of the
country are using more initiative
and have gained courage.
There are some people, she said
who report to her religiouSly on
the conduct Of their affairs after
they have received an answer
from her. Others do not write at
all afterwards.
Women are now writing to her
seeking information on how to OBJ
tain white collar jobs in larger
numbers than previously, she said
Mrs. Roosevelt stated that
women'S interests are being care
fully considered in the plans fol-
use of the Observation-Disclosures
work relief fund and declared she
felt sure there would be mo lack
Of consis eration given to women