Evening star., 1935-09-25

President Rcosevelt's Western trip
marks the formal opening OF his cam
paign for reelection. 1t is not officlally
designated as such, but that is about
what it amounts to- The expedition has
two primary objects: Cd to enable the
President to give an account OF his
stewardship with some outline of the
New Deals future, and 90 to observe
for himself at first hand the state of his
political fortunes Talks at Boulder
Dam and San Diego are the only set
addresses scheduled, but there will be
many ear-platform speaking oppor-
tunities. These impromptu utterances.
as circumstances and developments sug-
gest. will undoubtedly deal with many
timely topics bearing upon the state OF
the Union. including recovery problems,
the constitutional issue and such like.
The Western country is the region upon
which the Democrats mainly depend for
victory in 1886, and F. D. r. is eager
to survey in person the lay Of that
pivotal land. So far as the agricultural
neck of the woods is concerned, he Is
sure of an enthusiastic welcome among
the people who have profited so hand
somely from the Government lavish
bounties.
Postmasters are great peddlers of
news so Postmaster General Farley was
in Sunny Jim" mood when he ad-
dressed the National Association OF
Postmasters at Chicago yesterday. As
serting that increased postal receipts
almost exactly parallel the up-curve of
prosperity during the past three years, y
the P. M. G. recounted that the net in
come from farm products rose from
$4.377, 900 900 in 1882 to $6,267 900 900 in
1894; that General Motors sold more
cars in August, 1885. than in any August
since 1929, and that Ford production
for the first eight months Of this year
was up about So per cent. Other It'd
ings of happy days" included the state
ment that machinery sales were 263 per
cent greater during the first six months
of 1885 than in 1884, and that the busi-
ness of nearly 400 major companies in
all branches of industry was more than
13 per cent larger. To clinch the argu-
ment that the New Deal has dealt de-
preston q knockout blow, Mr.. Farley
said that Americans have just spent
$400. 600, 900 more on vacations than last
year, establishing the heaviest Summer
travel record since 1929.
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Overseas writer's, Washington news
paper correspondents who specialize in
extending hospitality to distinguished
foreign visitors, were luncheon hosts
yesterday to Sir John Foster Fraser,
veteran British journalist knight, who
has come to this country to X-ray the
New Deal. Native of Edinburgh, Sir
John has reported war and peace all
over the world and frequently toured
this country. Overseas Writers had a
special purpose in entertaining Fraser,
because the organization owes its exist
ence to him in a way. While attending
the Washington Arms Conference in
1922, he once was host to local news
paper men. The result was decision
on the part of Capital scribes who had
seen foreign service to form club for
regular welcome CT foreign fellow crafts
men.
James M. Lands, newly appointed
chairman of the Securities Exchange
Commission, was born in Toxic while
his father, Presbyterian minister, was
on American missionary duty in Japan.
That is why during undergraduate days
at Princeton Lands, jr, went by the
nickname Of "Chink." After graduation
as an honor man at Harvard Law School
he began his career as law clerk to
Supreme Court Justice BrandeiS, later
joining the Harvard Law faculty as .
professor In legislative jurisprudence.
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