Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-25

Roosevelt Declares
Trade Is SHOWING
Increasing Gains
Laughs as Comeru
Bulb ExpIodes and
Showers Glass
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Nov. 25.-
President Roosevelt said today BUSH
ness conditions generally were show
ing Increasing improvement. He told
press conference, however, that
while there was no question that
employment had picked up, this did
not necessarily mean relief rolls
would drop in proportion immedi-
ately.
He pointed out that last spring a
good many were out of work and
there was no work for them because
the relief appropriations did not en-
ploy at the low point anything like
the number of persons who needed
assistance.
The President talked to reporters
as he sat behind the wheel of an
open car on q dirt road in front of
press cottage. Mrs. Roosevelt
stood beside the car, but got in the
rear seat before the conference con-
Guided.
No Hint on Relief Fund.
The Chief Executive would give no
hint as to the size of the relief ap-
preparation for next year and the
remaining four months of the cur
rent fiscal year. This would have
to await his message to Congress, he
said.
Talking about business and en-
ployment, he said production in most
industries was increasing faster than
the Unemployment of labor. This
was the one thing the administra-
ton has had to contend with right
along. he said
Explaining the population was in
creasing, he said if. for example,
80 900 persons were employed at the
peak of 1887, today there would be
several hundred thousand additional
needing employment to make up for
boys and girls coming of age.
His business comments were in
response to inquiries concerning La
Dor Department reports showing
248 900 had been re-employed in
manufacturing industries in October
and 10000 Chad been taken back into
private employment in the last four
months. with pay rolls up.
No Comment on Refugees.
He had no comment to make on
the Jewish refugee question when
asked about the statement by the
British colonial and dominion sec
hGo1cn1,,, AHonn~~o1l hot
Palestine should not be opened to
100 900 of Germany's 100000 Jews.
He said Ambassador Hugh r. Will
son would come here from Wash
ington to talk over the German sit
uation either Sunday or Monday.
A photographers flash bulb ex-
ploded in the midst of the interview,
throwing glass in the presidential
car. The President laughed and said
it was all right. as it was not the
cameraman's fault.
Through the medium of Thanks
inging telegram, the President was
again on record-at least by implica-
tion-in opposition to policies of die
tator nations.
Departing from an otherwise per-
functory address at a holiday din
ner last night the Chief Executive
real telegram-one of many greet
ings-from Eddie Cantor, the actor,
as follows:
May you and yours have happy
Thanksgiving. I am thankful I can
live in country where all leaders
can sit down on THANKSGIVING Day
and carve up a turkey instead of a
map"
Gives Thought to AL"
The message, the President re-
marked before reading it over coast
forecast radio chains. gives me a
thought we can all think over
The President spoke at the annual
founders day banquet of the Warm
Springs Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis Mrs Roosevelt sat be-
side him as he recounted to the 80
crippled patients and their fami-
lies and the foundation staff prog
ress of the health colony he es-
tablished here dozen years ago.
The President referred to Cantor
as AN old friend"