The Washington times., 1935-12-10
PRESS PARLEY
OMITTED FOR
FIRST TIME
Bell, Morgenthau and
Others Summoned to
White House

the White House this morning
after having been absent from the
Capital for two weeks and six
days.
Faced with the necessity Of pre-
senting to Congress, which meets
January 3, budget for the ap-
propriationS of the government
for the next fiscal year, the PreSi-
dent Immediately called con-
ference with Director Of the Bud
get Daniel I. Bell, Secretary Of
the Treasury Morganthau and
others.
The President cancelled his
scheduled press conference, mark
ing the first time that he has
called off a press gathering since
he entered the White House.
The President expected to con-
Golidate his battle lines, after a
comprehensive survey Of political
fronts in Central and Southern
States.
Field marShals with the Presi-
dent were listing several gains in
the fight for reelection, notably:
/. Cardinal Mundelein's whole
hearted Endorsement at Notre
Dame Of the Roosevelt admins
tration in language generally in
terpreted as a rebuke to Arch
bishop Curley, of Baltimore,
Supreme Knight Michael Car
mody, of the Knights of Colum-
bus, and other prominent Catho-
lies who have been criticizing the
President.
Medal for Farm Aid
2. Assurances from Georgia
leaders that Gov. Eugene Tai
madge would be beaten if he op-
poses Mr.. Roosevelt in a State
primary, and that the red-gal-
lussed governor will fail to stack
up as a national political figure.
8. Receipt of the American
Farm Bureau Federations annual
medal while addressing that Or
ganization in the Chicago stock
yards, for having made the great
est contribution Of any individual
to agricultural welfare during the
past year.
4. Cordial receptions at Toledo,
Ohio, and Chattanooga, Tenn,
where the President made rear
platform appearances.
AS the Presidents train sped
homeward, however, most COM
ment among the Roosevelt aides
centered around the Notre Dame
reception and Cardinal Munde-
lein'S remarks.
Wealth Tax Approved
Bearing in mind that Mr..
Carmody of the knights Of Colum-
bus had attacked Mr.. Roosevelt
for not calling Mexico specifically
to task about Catholic persecu-
tions, and that Archbishop Cur
leys Baltimore Catholic Review
had deplored Notre Danes action
in awarding the President a de-
gree, Mr.. Roosevelt'S political lieu.
tenants kept reading and re-read-
ing these paragraphs from Cardi-
nal Mundelein'S speech:
I'VE are not in politics, neither
the Church nor I. No individual
cardinal, bishop or priest, no or
ganization of laymen or Catholic
newspaper has the right to speak
for the 20 million Catholics in this
country in matters Of politics.
"Only the bishops of the com-
try together, in conference or in
council-and they have not done
So-can take such action, so we
do not wish our words to be in
terpreted in that sense. -. can
only repreat again in public what
I said to the President in private
when he spoke Of his purpose to
levy a more equitable tax on great
wealth and great incomes-it Is
something that should have been
done long ago. But oh, it will
take lot of courage to do so and
carry it through"
Six Important Speeches
Since President Roosevelt left
ashington November 20 for a
Rpksgiving vacation at Warm
Ags, he has contributed the
Cg to his reelection cam
eech at Atlanta, which in
1ld serve him as a plat
6n which to run.
Speech at the Pine Noun
Valley rural community in
Brgia in which he praised rural
lhabilitation, but warned such
work in the future must be under
, taken by counties.
8. A speech at Chattanooga in
which he declared iva out of the
experimental stage and "a proven
success"
4. A speech in the Chicago Stock
yards defending his farm program
specifically and his whole recovery
campaign in general.
5. Another speech in Chicago
wherein he renewed his pledge
that the United State would keep
out of Europe'S wars.
s. The Notre Dame appearance
in the course Of which he called
on the whole world to follow
Americas great torch Of religious
liberty.
7. An appearance at Toledo
where he reminded the crowd
that three years ago their banks
were blowing up in their faces.
Treasury Condition
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