Evening star., 1936-09-27
PRESIDENT STUDIES
MUNICIPAL RELIEF.
Keeps Close Watch on Mon.
etary Moves-Confers
With La Guardia.
Ry the Associated d Press.

By the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, September 26.
Two major but widely separated
problems-international monetary de-
velopments and municipal relief
caught President Roosevelt's attention
today during q round Of conferences
in the Summer white house.
Mayor Fiorella La Guardia of New
York. head of National Conference OF
Mayors, said he and the President had
gone over urban relief conditions as
well as needs of cities for the 1898
fiscal year and arrangements for the
next annual Mayors conference In
Washington November IA.
Cities in general, La Guardia told
reporters, have had far fewer indi-
vidual applications for relief In the
last three months than in the cor
responding period Of 1885.
Watches Money Moves.
= Over telephone and telegraph wires
connecting directly with the White
House, Mr.. Roosevelt kept informed
during the day of the latest moves
and reaction centering around pro-
jected devaluation Of the franc under
a monetary equilibrium" understand
ing among France, England and this
country.
Neither the President nor any OF
his assistants had any comment to
offer on the currency developments,
which have occupied much Of Mr..
Roosevelt's time for days and kept
him up until early morning hours
on several occasions.
In morning talk with William
Grimm. New York publisher. he
touched on another international SUBJ
ject. Griffin said he had suggested
that the United States chop of diplo-
matte relations with Russia because
the Soviet government had not lived
up to an agreement to prevent dis
seminating of Communist propaganda
in America.
He said he had discussed. too, the
French and British war debt, passing
on to the President some observations
made on q trip abroad.
Long Range Plann1ng.
La Guardia came away from hii
interview with the Chief Executive
recommending "long-range planning
of works projects as more economical
= After remarking that applications
for relief in cities have fallen OF
appreciably, he added:
I'VE haven't yet got the co-opera-
tion of business and industry we
shculd get. We need that co-opera-
tion of the very people complaining
against relief"
I, The Mayor added that 1t was nee
.essary to watch carefully "the desire
of certain employers to work relief
people part time, which results in
bringing down the whole wage struc-
ture"
, The Mayor said he had talked
politics only casually and 1t was Q
rforegone conclusion" Mr.. Roosevelt
would carry New York City by a
sufdcient margin to give him the
State.
. He repeated he would vote for the
President and indicated he might
make some campaign speeches.
Asked about prospects of his being
named permanent Secretary Of War,
La Guardia said the appointment had
not been offered nor considered.
Local Politics Considered.
: Part of the Presidents day was
given over to local politics In a meet
4ng with James Townsend and Elmer
Van Wagner, Dutchess County Demo-
cratic leaders. and Alpha Whiton,
Democratic candidate for Congress
from Mr.. Roosevelt's home district.
Accompanied by Walter Jones,
Pittsburgh business man, Bishop
Francis j. Mcconnell of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church came UP from
New York for lunch with the Presi-
dent. The bishop said he had talked
over social aspects" of the New Deal
The day brought from the President
. substitute appointment to the Fed
eral Maritime Commission. Rear
Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor was
chosen to serve until Rear Admiral
Harry G. Hamlet retires early next
month from the Coast Guard.
White House officials said the step
was taken SO Hamlet would not lose
retirement benefits.
Toward the close of the crisp Fall
day friends were invited in for tea
and dinner, with Mrs. Roosevelt once
more with her husband. She arrived
from Washington. where she had been
confined to the White House with q
cold for more than a week.