Evening star., 1940-02-13
President Approves
S252,340,776 Fund
For Neutrality Costs
Chief Executive PIons
To leove on Fishing Trip
Later This Week
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt To-Day ap-
proved supplemental appropria-
ton bill providing $252 ,340,776 to
defray costs of maintaining our neu-
trality since war broke in Europe
last September
Approximately $4,000 900 below
the Presidents request. the legisla-
ton provides funds for the following
departments:
War. $109.4166 Navy, s137,172,-
238; Justice, STATS, 900, and Treas
ury. $4276,849.
Most of the Navy and Treasury
funds were used to pay for the neu-
trality patrol. and the recommission-
ing of . score or more Of laid up de-
stroyers for this purpose. The War
Department funds were devoted
largely to construction work, with
the Justice Department spending its
extra allotment for r. B. I. espion-
age investigations,
President Will Go Fishing
Expected to leave Washington
later this week for a Southern Ash
ing and vacation trip, the President
planned several consultations today
and tomorrow with his advisers on
international affairs
Slated for an afternoon conference
today was Joseph P. Kennedy, Am
bassador to Great Britain. Under
secretary of State Welles, although
confined to his home with a cold
today. was expected to see the Chief
Executive prior to the latter's de-
parture Mr.. Welles is leaving Sat-
urday for Europe and a survey of
time conditions there.
Secretary of State Hull also is ex-
pected to see the President this
week, while William c. Bullitt, AM
bassador to France, now in Wash
ington. likewise may be a White
House caller.
Among his other appointments to-
day Mr.. Roosevelt was to see Fed
eral Security Administrator McNutt
and Chairman Fly of the Federal
Communications Commission. The
Ministers from Iran and Greece were
to pay courtesy calls on the Presi-
dent during the day.
Regarding the Presidents vaca-
ton plans, no official announce
ment has yet been made, but the
Associated Press reported that the
trip has definitely been decided
upon. 1t was believed he might dis
cuss his plans at press conference
today.
Since he has made it an annual
custom to take a fishing trip
around February, it was assumed
he would again use a Navy cruiser
and sail southwark along the At
lantic Coast or possibly enter the
Gulf of Mexico.
One reason for the secrecy sur
rounding the trip, 1t appeared, was
the fact that belligerent war vessels
have been reported In the Carib-
bean from time to time Mr.. Roose-
welt himself reported last fall that
a submarine had been sighted of
Miami, Fla, and another near Key
West, Fla.
Meanwhile, formation of a Roose-
velt-Farley delegate slate in Wis
consin strengthened the belief of
many politicians here that the
Chief Executive and the Postmaster
General are in accord on the Demo-
cratic presidential campaign.
One Senator in close touch with
Mr.. Farley told reporters that the
cabinet member and national Dem
ocratic chairman was resolved to
do one of two things-nominate
himself or Mr.. Roosevelt"
Wants President Drafted.
The Wisconsin Democratic State
convention. meeting last night ut
Wisconsin Rapids, declared that the
President should be drafted for q
third. term. Another resolution ex-
pressed the hope that Mr.. Farley
may continue in public life in the
interest Of the people OF the Ma
ton"
The convention adopted . slogan
of "officially indorsed Roosevelt
Farley delegates" for its slate In
the April 2 primary. National Com
mitteeman Charles E. Broughton
said, however, that the mention Of
Mr. Farley did not mean he was
indorsed as an alternate presi-
DENTAL choicee or as . vice presi-
Dental candidate.
Mr.. Farley has given his consent
to entering delegate slate pledged
to him In the Massachusetts, presi-
Dental primary, but has made no
other direct indications that he -
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