Evening star., 1938-06-21
PRESIDENT TO SEE
KENNEDY TODAY
Anglo American Trade Pact
Is Expected to Be Chief
Topic Discussed.
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y. June 2l-
President Roosevelt shifted briefly to-
day from the cleanup work after a
session of Congress to an important
discussion of what's going on in Eu-
rope.
Joseph P. Kennedy home from his
Ambassadors post in London, was on
the Chief Executives engagement list
for morning call
The terse White House disclosure
that Kennedy would head for the pres
1dential study on his second day back
IN this country gave no hint of what
course the conversation would take.
Persons close to the situation, how
ever, expected the president and his
trusted adviser to discuss the pending
Anglo-American trade treaty and
what Mr.. Kennedy has observed in
general during his six months as a
diplomat.
Before and after Mr.. Kennedy's call
Mr.. Roosevelt had much work to do on
bills passed by Congress in the final
days before last weeks adjournment.
Hitting his stride yesterday, follow
ing a week end cruise down the New
England coast and up the Hudson
River, the President clipped 43 meas
ures of his awaiting action" list, but
scores more awaited his signature or
veto.
Thirty-six of the bills on which he
took action yesterday were approved,
seven were vetoed.
Approves Wheat Acreage Hike.
Among those which received his ia
vor was one increasing 1899 wheat
acreage allotments under the present
farm act from 100000 to $4,000 900.
Another authorized but appropri-
ated no funds for $37, SOS, $50 of rivers
and harbors work Fifty-two con-
struction projects and 66 surveys of
proposed projects were authorized by
the measure.
One bill vetoed would have in
creased from $50 to $40 monthly the
benefits for totally and permanently
disabled veterans whose disability was
not connected with their military
service. In returning the measure to
Congress unsigned, Mr. Roosevelt ex-
pressed belief it would cause dissatis-
faction among other classes of vet
Grams entitled to benefits.
The President also rejected a bill
to place the foreign commerce service
on the same pay. grade, promotion
and retirement as the State Depart
ments diplomats and consuls. The
Foreign Commerce Service, branch
OF the Commerce Department.. main
tains Offices throughout the world for
the promotion of American trade.
VetOes Bridge Measure.
In two more vetoes the President
expressed dislike for exempting bridges
and the bonds issued in connection
with them from all taxation.
Among other important bills still
awaiting presidential action were those
fixing minimum wages and maximum
hours for interstate industry, provid-
ing for lending and spending relief
program and the deficiency appropria-
ton measure which contains money to
start the billion-dollar naval shipbuild-
ing program.
The Chief Executive, in rollicking
good humor, came ashore from the
yacht Potomac, told an aide to send
two stenographers to his home, held
brief conference with reporters, then
motored away to his family estate
and work.
At the press conference the Presi-
dent first joked with the reporters
about having given all his news to his
son-in-law. John Boettiger, Seattle
newspaper publisher and former White
House correspondent.
He said he would leave here tomor-
row or Thursday night for Washing
ton.