Evening star., 1938-12-01
Roosevelt 10 Discuss
New Program Plans
With Bankhead
Hopkins Also Slated
For Warm Springs
PorIey Today
b the Associated Press.


WARM SPRINGS, Ga. Dec. L.
President Roosevelt turned from va
cation play today to start laying the
foundation for his new congressional
program.
Speaker Bankhead was due here
from his home in Alabama for q
general discussion Of party strategy
and a legislative slate featuring de-
fense proposals expected to call for
an outlay of well over 81 900, 900, 900.
The new relief budget unoficially
estimated to involve upwards OF an
other 81 ,OOO, 100000 was scheduled for
a second conference between the
President and Harry L. Hopkins, w.
P. A. administrator.
While William C. Bullitt, American
Ambassador to France, was listed as
another caller at the Little White
House." the diplomat said in Miami,
Fla, en- route here from a vacation
In the Bahamas, there was mo story
back Of the trip"
May Air French Troubles.
He added he was coming at the in
vitation of Mr.. Roosevelt and would
talk with him about anything he
wants to talk about" Observers felt
he may discuss, among other things,
French labor troubles.
Frank G. Walker of New York,
former director of the National
Emergency Council, was on the days
calling list, but his visit was de-
scribed as largely personal.
The conferences with Speaker
Bankhead and Administrator Hop
kins were to mark the start of q
series of congressional problems that
will keep the Chief Executive going
at top speed between December 6,
when he returns to Washington, and
the convening of the new National
Legislature with its increased Re-
publican strength.
Leaders are saying little in advance
of the session about specific legisla-
ton. But the President himself has
given some strong hints, especially
IN the direction Of national de-
tense program that would guaran-
tee, in collaboration with other
American republics and Canada, the
entire Western Hemisphere against
aggression from abroad
No Proportionate Drop.
On the question of relief, he re-
Gently warned that increased busi-
ness and private employment would
not bring an immediate proportion
ate drop in relief rolls because re-
employment of labor never kept pace
with increased industrial production.
Besides defense, with possible new
taxation to defray the increased cost,
and relief and other appropriations,
the new Congress is expected to be
asked either by the administration or
others to:
Adopt higher levies on undistribut-
ed corporation profits and capital
gains, both of which were slashed last
session and became law without the
Presidents signature.
Re-enact some expiring nuisance
taxes and provide for reciprocal tax
alton with States of public employees
salaries and taX-eXempt bonds.
Social Security Act.
Liberalize and extend the Social
Security Act.
Pass further crop control legisla-
ton.
Put through long sought proposals
to put the railroads on a sounder
financial footing.
Adopt revisions of the Neutrality
Act.
Amend the Wagner Labor Rela-
tions Act.
Whether the President will try
again to get through a Government
reorganization bill is not certain,
although his last statement on the
subject indicated he would.
Several weeks ago he pointed to
successful revision of court rules of
procedure by an expert non-congres-
sional commission, subject to a con-
gressional veto which never took
place, as policy that might well be
followed in delegating authority for
reorganization of other govern
mental machinery.