Evening star., 1936-06-08
ROOSEVELT BEGINS
LONG TOUR TODAY
Drives Self All Day to Get
Through Mass of Work.
Talks to Bankhead.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt was up to his
neck in work today. preparatory to
leaving tonight on 4,000-mile jour-
ney into the Southwest during which
he will deliver three major speeches
as we'll as a number of impromptu
ones.
Mr.. Roosevelts labors today con-
sisted principally of signing bills, dis
posing of accumulated routine busi-
ness, conterring with administration
and congressional lieutenants, and in
cidentally doing some writing on the
major addresses he is scheduled to de-
liver before returning to the White
House June Is.
In reviewing the legislative situa-
ton, President Roosevelt today indi-
Gated desire to talk with congress
sional leaders before leaving town. 1t
is understood that he is anxious to
have the House tax conferees make
some sort of fight for the undis-
tributed corporate income taxes more
along the lines recently outlined by
the President.
Confers With Bankhead.
The President conferred during the
forenoon with Speaker Bankhead. He
talked also with Representative
Steagall of Alabama, chairman Of the
House Banking and Currency Com
mittee. Among others on his confer
ence list were Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau, Postmaster General
Farley, Harry L. Hopkins, w. P. A.
administrator, and James M. Lands,
chairman of the Securities and EX-
change Commission.
To facilitate his labors today, the
President did not go to his desk in the
executive Office, but did his work in
his private study on the second floor
of the White House.
The first major stop on the Presi-
dents special train when it leaves
| Washington late tonight will be to-
morrow night in Memphis, Tenn. AL
though the President is not scheduled
10 make an address there. it is under
stood that there will be tremendous
gathering at the station and that the
President will do more than make a
rear end platform appearance.
Mrs. Roosevelt Included.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who has been away
from the White House nearly week
keeping speaking engagements. will
| join the Presidents train when it
reaches Memphis. She will remain
with his party throughout the remain
der of the trip and return to Washing
ton with him.
After Memphis. the next stop will be
at Hot Springs, Ark, when the Presi-
| dent is expected to make an extern
poraneous speech. and on the night OF
June 10 he will deliver a major ad-
dress at Little Rock, Ark, incident to
| the anniversary of Arkansas state
hood. The President will have with
him as travelling companion as far
as Little Rock Senator Joe Robinson,
majority leader of the Senate, who is
meeting with some stiff opposition in
his campaign for reelection. 1t is
| thought that the President will take
occasion while in Arkansas to say
many nice things about Senator Rob
inson and to let the voters of that
State know Just how valuable he is.
| The Presidents next major address
will be at Dallas, Tex, the morning OF
the 18th, but he is scheduled to make
| addresses at Houston. Fort Worth and
San Antonio before starting North
ward on the journey back to Wash
ington.
Instead of coming directly to the
Capital, the President will go to Vim
cennes, Ind, where on the morning OF
the l4th he will deliver a major ad-
dress at the ceremonies incident to
the dedication of memorial to George
Rogers Clark. While at Houston the
President will motor beyond the town
to the San Jacinto battlefield and
while at San Antonio he will visit the
historic Alamo. Mr. Roosevelt will
spend one night while in Texas at the
home of his son Elliott, on the out
skirts of Fort Worth.
The President arrived back in WASH
ington shortly after 1 pm. yesterday
from the funeral of the late Speaker,
Joseph w. Byrns, in Nashville.