Evening star., 1939-10-05
Neutrality Fight
Reports Satisfactory
President 10 Leave
Roosevelt to Go to Hyde
Park Today for Week End
Senate Program Fixed
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Appralslng reports from Capitol
Hill on the administrations neu-
trality law revision fight as very
satisfactory" President Roosevelt
will leave Washington today for a
weekend visit at his home at Hyde
Park, N. Y.
Announcement of this plan was
made by Stephen Early, White
House press secretary. who pointed
out that the program of debate in
the Senate has been carefully
planned in advance. with no need
foreseen for the Presidents presence
in Washington for few days. Ma
jority Leader Barkley, in Kentucky
to attend the funeral of Senator
Logan, plans to remain out of town
over the week end also, Mr.. Early
added.
No comment was forthcoming at
the White House on the plan of
Senator Tobey. Republican. of New
Hampshire, to split the pending neu-
trality bill and ask immediate ac-
ton on the title-and-carry" sec
ton. Neither was there comment
on the resolution of Senator John
son, Democrat, of Colorado, which
has been referred to the Foreign
Relations Committee, to have the
United States take the lead in neu-
trail action to arrange a settlement
of Europe's war.
The President had at least one
discussion Of the neutrality problem
today in conference with Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire.
Bridges Goes Slow"
Leaving the White House. Sena-
tor Bridges said he had discussed
the whole subject of neutrality with
the President, but that he still was
not committed on pending legis-
lation.
Il have cautioned to 60 slow on
this matter" the Senator said, land
I don't intend to be stampeded into
deciding my position in advance OF
time for voting"
Asked if he meant to imply that
administration pressure had been
brought to stampede" Senators, the
New Englander said that he was re-
ferring instead to mail and tele-
graphic appeals.
So far, he said, he had received
about 2l,000 letters on the question,
at first running as high as 80 to
against repeal of the arms embargo
and presently running about 2 to
in the same direction.
The Senator recalled that he has
consistently voted against efforts to
maintain neutrality by legislation,
being recorded as opposed to all such
legislation since he entered the Sen
ate.
Others on the calling list before
Mr.. Roosevelt departs were Federal
Loan, Administrator Jesse H. Jones
Chairman Emory S. Land of the
Maritime Commission, C. E. Groes-
beck, chairman of the board of
Electric Bond g. Share Co., and
Charles Taussig. Curtis B. Dali,
former son-in-law of the President
was to pay a call this morning.
Secretary of State Hull was to be
a luncheon guest at the White
House and the weekly cabinet meet
ing was moved up from its regular
Friday afternoon hour to 2 pm.
today.
The President took occasion to-
day to honor one Of Poland's heroes
of past generation in a proclama-
ton directing observance of the
death of Gen. Casimir Pulaski. The
Polish officer and nobleman died on
October II, 1779, as a result of
wounds received at the Battle of
Savannah while fighting with the
American Continental Army in the
War of the Revolution.
Mr.. Roosevelt directed that flags
be displayed on all Government
buildings on October II and that
appropriate ceremonies be held in
schools and churches or other suit
able places"
Principal objective of the Presi-
dents trip to Hyde Park, it was
explained. was to permit him to
confer with New York State for
estry officials at Syracuse about the
planting and cutting et trees o.
his 1,200-acre estate.