Evening star., 1935-12-01
Neutrality, Pure Food, Ship
Subsidy and N. R. A. SUBJ
stitute Are Bills to Be
Pressed.
BONUS PAYMENT SEEN
PROBLEM OF SESSION
President Hopes to Avoid New
Tax Laws, but Leaves Way
Clear for Action if Necessary.
Confers With West on Plans
for New Measures.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staf Cnrresnnndenf nf The Star


WARM SPRINGS, Ga. November
30-President Roosevelt, with Under
secretary Of Interior West sitting
across the table from him in the
library of the little White House here
today, made rough draft of legis-
lative program which calls for an abb
breviated schedule of new legislation
and which will throw a strong hint to
Congress that he wants it to do it's
work quickly and go home as soon as
possible
Undersecretary West. who was for
merly a Representative in Congress
from Ohio, and who during the past
session Of Congress was the liaiSon of
ficer between the White House and
Capitol Hill. set in with the President
today for an extended conference, but
was reluctant to discuss the nature of
his business with the President when
he talked with newspaper men after
ward.
Regardless of the disinclination on
the part of this Roosevelt conhdant to
talk for publication, it is known that
the President has decided on legis-
lative program which will be amaz-
ingly abbreviated when his programs
of former years are considered.
Only Four "Musts."
Unless Mr.. Roosevelt changes his
mind before Congress gets under way
in January, he is going to ask for only
four things, outside of the appropri-
ations for the old-1line departments
and the relief agencies.
These four measures, which will be
on the Presidents legislative program,
according to the most reliable sources
obtainable, are:
A neutrality measure which will
take the place of the present one
which expires in February, and
which will clearly define the Amer
ican neutrality policy and will
probably place ban on credit to
belligerents.
A pure food and drugs act to
take the place Of the present law,
enacted many years ago. and
which the President looks upon as
being out of date and inadequate
to meet present-day conditions.
A ship-subsidy act. which Mr..
Roosevelt sought during the last
session of Congress to build up an
American merchant marine, but
which he did not insist upon when,
during its last days Congress be-
came jammed with other legis-
lation deemed more important by
the administration at that time.
An act to serve the purpose Of
the N. r. A., which virtually >folde6%
up and is f1oundering around in
oblivion since the Supreme Court
decision last Spring.
Those who have discussed the mat
ter with the President feel confident
that he has no desire to seek addi-
tional tax legislation during the
forthcoming Congress. unless circum-
stances make it absolutely necessary.
OF course, he has before him the un-
happy possibility of being forced 10
seek many millions in the event the
Supreme Court holds the A. A. A.
processing taxes unconstitutional.
Then, too. while the President Is try
ing to cut down expenses and avoid
further burdening of the people with
extra taxes. there is the almost cer-
tain possibility of a soldiers bonus
within the year.
Expects Bonus Vote.
From all quarters Mr.. Roosevelt has
been advised that the adjusted COM
penSation for World War veterans
will go through Congress with bang
soon after the session opens and that
he might as well prepare now to meet
that situation. Intimates of the
President feel confident that he again
will veto this measure, but they feel
that, with the campaign being close
(See ROOSEVELT, Page g.