Evening star., 1938-08-10

w YITH President Roosevelt IN
\A/ Warm Springs today pre-
w pairing for his trip through
Georgia tomorrow and his
return to Washington on the day fol-
lowing, interest here Is now turning
to speculation on his future plans and
what action he will take in the re-
mainder of the political campaign be-
tween now and November. After
short stay at the White House, 1t is
expected that the President will move
quickly north to the white House on
the Hudson" at Hyde Park. with occa-
sional return visits to Washington
during the next two or three months.
With the more pressing matters which
required his attention having been
forwarded to him, either aboard the
Houston. or to Pensacola on his ar
rival there, the business which awaits
him here is more or less purely ad-
ministrative and routine in character.
Visitors to Hyde Park, both Govern
ment officials and those having other
business to discuss with the President,
will be on the daily calendar after he
is ensconced in his quiet summer
home there. Next week he will make
trip to the Canadian border to par
ticipate in the dedication of the new
international bridge across the St.
Lawrence at Kingston. Beyond that
no definite plans have yet been an
nounced either for presidential Wis
itation or speaking dates during the
fall.
One important problem, however,
which will face the President on his
arrival here will be that which has
arisen between the United States and
Mexico over the appropriation by the
latter Of agrarian lands belonging to
citizens of this country. State De-
partment officials are now studying
the Mexican governments reply sent
last week to the note from Secretary
Hull OF July 81. in which he sug-
gested arbitration of the question sof
compensation for these lands. 1t is
believed that the Secretary of State
will confer promptly with the Presi-
dent on what reply to make to the
Mexican declination Of the arbitra-
ton proposal While officials have
declined to indicate this Govern
ments next move. it is the opinion Of
well-advised authorities that the
United States will reject Mexico's
counterproposal of mediation by rep
resentatives of the two governments
and will strongly defend the arbitra-
ton principle previously enunciated.
1t is admitted, however. that the con-
Trajectory viewpoints of the two gov
ernments have created virtual i'm
passe. the Mexicans holding firmly
that arbitration, in which the neutral
member of the court would be q citizen
of third country, would be tanta-
mount to placing the Interpretation Of
their constitution, domestic matter,
in foreign hands.
4 X
Following the primaries in four
States yesterday, with senatorial can
didates selected in three Of them,
there will be short breathing spell
for several weeks. timely period for
political hindsight and foresight be-
fore the next encounters In this field
the latter part of the month, when
South Carolina and California on Au-
gust 80 will make party selections.
While the primaries already held have
furnished much in the way of real
ammunition which will be stored up
for use in the finals" in November,
it is believed that the outcome of
many of those scheduled for next
month. particularly those in Mary
land, Georgia and New York, will be
of added Importance from national