The Washington times., 1936-01-03
BOUND TO GET
VIEWS BEFORE
PUBLIC
All Criticisms to Be
Ignored in Speech
To Congress
BY GEORGE DURNO
international News Service

With the hour arranged so Mr..
and Mrs. America can listen In
from their fireside, President
Roosevelt prepared himself to de-
liver personally this evening
what promises to be q truly his
tory-making message to Congress.
Intimates Of the President say
he will lay before the unprece-
dented, non-emergency, night
joint session Of Senate and House
a detailed vindication Of his
Administrators efforts to restore
national prosperity.
It is predicted that Mr.. RooSe-
welt in his customary bold and
forceful manner will tell Congress
and the vast radio audience
he definitely has been able to
lead the United States around
that long-awaited corner during
the past 80 months.
Complaints Ignored
Republican complaints that he
is using Congress for q sound
ing board were ignored. The
President admittedly wants this
particular annual message to
be brought to as many ears posi-
BILE. His aides hope that publicity
pro and con about the radio"
session tonight will result in q
nationwide tuning-in.
The Chief Executives keynote,
it was anticipated, will be reas.
Surance. He is expected to extol
the many reforms he set into
operation since March 4, 1888
and answer vigorously the critics
who have been becoming more
vocal daily.
On this premise. the President
will be able to promise q ma
terial reduction in emergency
expenditures which will bring the
national budget many millions
of dollars closer to balance.
Assurance to Business
Further, it is expected he will
advise business the breathing
spell" can now be turned into
normal respiration. He will do
this. according to all advance
information, by refraining from
asking for any new legislation OF
a controversial nature. In TACT,
he. already has told congressional
leaders he would like to see them
adjourn by April is at the latest.
One reinsurance may wei De
on the subject Of taxation. THOSE
close to the Executive have stated
no new taxes will be necessary,
provided Congress keeps within
the budget about to be submitted.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau has let it be known he wants
a revision of last sessions wealth
tax bill to iron out "ineQuities."
In the latter category Is said to
be the increased corporation tax:
The opening section Of MI
Roosevelt's> message is almost Ger
tain to stress recent material up
turns in industry and agriculture
Emphasis on Agriculture
In this connection, it is ex.
pected the President will report
he has fulfilled his pledge to the
last session of Congress that ne
would put three and half mil
lion men back to work with the
$4,000 million dollars which was
voted him.
Particular emphasis unqueStlon-
ably will be laid on the improved
condition Of agriculture. TINS
angle is all-important to the Ad-
ministration because many obser-
vers expect the Supreme Court
to rule next Monday that the
AAA program of controlled crop
production is unconstitutional.
Federal statistics show that farm
income has increased about 5000
million dollars since 1882.
The President already has indi-
Gated he wants to make the CCC
a permanent part of the Federal
establishment with an annual en-
rollment Of 100000, at a cost OF
about $500, 200, 900. Also he has
said he wants in the future a set
public works program costing
about $500,000,000 annually.
whether he will touch on these
subjects tonight or leave them for
his budget message, which will be
delivered Monday, remained to be
seen.
Many Speeches Ahead
Mr.. Roosevelt has arranged for
himself set Of speaking engage
ments during the next two months
that will afford him ample oppor-
tunity for rebuttal to the criticism
he knows tonight'S address will
draw from the political opposition.
First, here in Washington next
Wednesday, the President will
speak at the muchdiscussed $50
a.plate Jackson Day dinner ar.
ranged to help pay off the Demo
cratic party deficit. On January
10, he will speak in New York
city on the occasion Of the dedica-
ton Of the memorial to Theodore
Roosevelt,