Evening star., 1935-09-19
ROOSEvELT'S STOP
HERE TO Be BUSY
Work Relief, War Scare and
Budget Will Crowd
Brief Stay.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.
star CnrreSpondent Of The Star,

HYDE PARK, N. Y, September 10.
During his several days stay in
washington next week before starting
on his transcontinental journey, Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be occupied prin-
cipally with his revised works-relief
program. The President also will con-
fer at length with officers of the State
Department concerning the European
situation and will try to squeeze in
enough time to discuss preliminary
budget estimates with departmental
and independent agency heads.
It is thought doubtful Mr.. Roose-
velt will be able to give his personal
attention to all the matters he now
wants to, or to talk personally to the
many administrative assistants he now
has in mind during his limited period
in Washington next week. There Is
every indication, however, that the
President will be as busy during those
few days back at the White House as
he has at any time since becoming
President. 1t is evident from what
he has said that he wants things
ship shape" before starting on his
long trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt is especially anxious to
step up employment and to advance
the works progress program to take
care of as many people as possible from
now on up until Spring, when, he
anticipates, the public works program
will have reached the point where it
will be absorbing enough of the un-
employed to permit letting down in
the works progress program.
To Study Works Reports.
Before leaving Washington Mr..
Roosevelt is hopeful of completing
q study of reports he has requested
from Secretary Ickes, public works ad-
ministrator. concerning public works
projects which can be started before
December IS He asked Mr. IckeS for
these reports during the latter's visit
at Hyde Park last week and they were
promised before he starts on his jour-
ney.
Secretary Ickes will accompany
President Roosevelt on his Western
trip, at least as far as Boulder Dam.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada
Is expected to join the party at Salt
Lake City.
Mr.. Roosevelt is yet unable to say
definitely just when he will close his
desk In Washington. He will arrive
back there during the forenoon Mon
day. It is thought that he has set
next Thursday as the tentative date
for his departure from the Capital,
but business may detain him a day or
so later
The President is still being delayed
In announcing the new Coal Labor
Board created under the Guffey bill.
He was hopeful of diSpoSing of this
soon after coming to Hyde Park
three weeks ago, but he indicated
today that there probably would be
q delay of another day or two.
The Presidents engagements list
today is in itself sufficient to keep
him busy throughout the afternoon.
He will have with him at luncheon
Jesse Strauss. Ambassador to France,
and Henry Morgenthau, ST., former
calling list are Frank Hague, Demo-
cratic mayor of Jersey City, N. j.; Col.
Henry Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy; John J. Bennett, attor-
ney general of New York; Stanley
High, editor of the Christian World,
and Prentiss L. Coonley, one of the
N. r. A. experts. It is understood
Aaf Nf Nd will
have an audience with the President
some time today, but the engage
ment was not definite.
To Speak in Atlanta.
President Roosevelt today confirmed
q published report in Atlanta, Ga,
newspapers that he would make an
address at large home coming"
celebration in his honor in that city
some time in November. Mr.. Roose-
welt will be visiting Warm Springs,
Ga, at the time, and will find it
convenient to go. to Atlanta for this
occasion. He said today that the in
yitation was exended to him several
weeks ago before leaving Washington
by Senators George and Russell and
the entire Georgia congressional dele
cation.
President Roosevelt pressed a tele-
graph key at l pm. today in the
study room of his family home, start
ing the preliminary work on the Flor
ida Canal to connect the Atlantic
Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico across
the northern part of the State.
Mr.. Roosevelt used the historic gold
nugget covered key board employed by
Presidents on such occasions from
the time William Howard Taft used it
in starting work in Alaska. 1t was
contacted with the wires by DOC"
Smithers, veteran White House teleg-
rapher, who has set up the wire ia
cilities for such events from the time