Evening star., 1937-08-29
PRESIDENT TALKS
OF TRIP TO WEST
entative Plans" Made,
but No Decision Reached,
Aides Assert.
ey the Associated Press.

AlueS Assert.
ey the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, August 28.-
Summer White House officials said
today President Roosevelt has "tenta-
tive plans" for West Coast trip this
Fall.
After showing the Chief Executive
Seattle reports that such a journey
was contemplated to survey the growth
" administration projects in the
Northwest. Secretary Marvin H. McIn-
Eyre told reporters:
The President says he hasn't made
|any definite plans and doesn't know
what he's going to do. OF course, there
pre- tentative plans. He's been asked
come out there and he's talked
bout it, but there has been no de-
ision."
Talk of the Western jaunt, which Of
lcials insisted would be non-politlcal
and along the lines of last years pre-
election dust bowl" swing, topped
busy day for the President.
Signs Seven More Bills.
He continued to keep close watch
on Sino-Japanese developments, signed
seven more bills, vetoed three others
and received several callers. including
Justice Ferdinand Pecora Of the New
York Supreme Court. and Josephus
Daniels, Ambassador to Mexico, who
has just returned from Europe.
His principal veto was Senate bill
which would have authorized annual
State-aid appropriations totaling 81
100000 over period of years for
further development of cooperative
agricultural extension work.
He pointed out that such grants
already authorized approximately Sl4,-
100000 and said he felt this amount
should be made to suffice in view Of
the very great demands upon the
Treasury. present and prospective, in
the interest of agriculture"
Sees Increase Unnecessary,
ut would seen.' he added, that the
particular classes of extension work
sought to be provided for by this bill
might we'll be taken care of by amend
ing existing law without increasing the
total amount of present authorize
tons"
The seven bills approved were of
a minor nature, as were the two others
given pocket veto.
The all-important sugar Quota bill
remained to be acted on, officials say
ing a decision probably would not be
reached until next week. The 10
days allowed for action were said to
be up next Wednesday,
Bingham Does Not Call.
Although there were indications that
Robert W. Bingham. American AM
basss dor to London, who has Just re-
turned from abroad. might confer with
he President here soon. officials said
the diplomat had not asked for an
appointment,
The Ambassador was said to be
planning to visit friends in Baltimore
this week end
Ambassador Daniels, last caller of
the day, is on his way Dack to his post
hn Mexico City after attending battle
monument exercises in France.
Justice Pecora, former Federal Sc
rurities Commissioner and one-time
counsel for the Senate Banking Com
mittee in its stock market inquiry,
would not talk about his conference
kept to say:
I'VE talked about a rot Of things"
Cruise Is Arranged.
Should the President decide on q
Western trip he would be expected to
: 90 late in September or early October.
lie will leave here next Thursday on
he yacht Potomac for cruise of
everal days in Long Island Sound and
New England waters and then his only
Engagement is a trip to Antietam Bat
le Field in Maryland September II and
Constitution day speech that night
n Washington.
The westward trip it was indi-
Fated would be extensive in mileage
Anh probably include three or four
speeches. One of these would be made
ht Bonneville Dam on the Columbia
River, which will be ready for formal
opening in a few months.
The journey, while officially de-
cribed as mon political" would give
he President an opportunity, as was
he case on the dust bowl tour, to
ascertain first hand the sentiment |
bf the people on important political |
Ind governmental questions.
Probably Would Discuss Bills.
In the many personal contacts he |
would be expected to make on such |
trip, some officials point out, such |
matters as the shelved Supreme Court |
proposal, the blocked wages and hours |
pill and others would naturally come |
up in converse ton and might con- !
Feivably ,e alluded to- least indirectly, |
n speech or two by the President |
himself
The President who believe he gets |
different perspective" on trips far
way from Washington, probably
would visit Grand Coulee Dam as we'll
hs Bonneville and take another look
bit Fort Peck Dam, which he visited
n 1884 on his return from a Hawaiian
pruise.
During the journey he undoubtedly
-ould visit his son-in-law and daugh-
er, Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger,
n Seattle.
Mrs. Roosevelt also would 20. it