Evening star., 1940-08-11
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by the Republican nominee in morn
ing newspapers to the effect that
certain persons who approached Mr..
Willkie to suggest an agreement be
reached between the two candidates
on international policy.
"1 haven't seen any papers since
yesterday morning" Mr.. Roosevelt
responded
Noisy but relatively skimpy crowds
turned out as the President drove
about the Boston area. But his
route from the Navy yard to the ar
senal lay along the scenic Charles
River and touched mere corner of
Boston proper. At Portsmouth, peo-
pie by the thousands had jammed
every street.
1t was in New England that the
biggest crowds of the 1886 cam
paign showed up.
Mr.. Roosevelt's tone was some
what resentful when some one
popped a question pertaining to the
New Hampshire gubernatorial race.
MY lord" he retorted, why can't
you cut out politics and talk some
thing else?"
Three Shifts Query Raised.
To an inquiry whether operating
defense establishments at full pro-
duction meant three shifts, the
President responded that it would
depend on the article produced.
Three shifts would be cheaper in
some instances and not in others,
he said.
The Navy yards are using a third
shift, he said, primarily to elm
mate bottlenecks in production Of
specific items.
Secretary Knox was In the car
beside him and reporters thought 1t
would be a good time, while they
were together, to ask about a secret
mission on which the secretary sent
Col. William Donovan, World War
commander of the Fighting 69th
Regiment, to Europe last month.
He went over to be my eyes and
ears" Col Knox explained.
Can you tell us what he found?"
q neWsman asked.
NO" the President declared, "be-
cause it's his mouth
A radio report that Secretary
Hopkins would resign to superin-
tend the Roosevelt library at
Hyde Park, N. Y, was dismissed by
the President as one of those WASH
tngton rumors.
Receives 21-Gun Salute.
Shortly after pm. eastern day.
light time, the Chief Executive
was piped on board the Potomac,
and a 21-gun salute roared across
Boston Harbor. The yacht waited
nearly two hours to permit the
President to have dinner at the pier,
and then moved down the harbor to
anchor for the night in Massachu-
sets Bay.
A sketchy panorama of naval his
tory spread out before the President
as his yacht Potomac sailed up Bos-
ton Harbor past old, fortified
islands.
He saw the U. S. S. Constitution,
the famous "Old Ironsides" that
fought many glorious battle in
the days of wooden men-o'-war
And he saw the Navy's newest air.
craft carrier, the Wasp, recently re-
turned from a shakedown cruise
The Constitution broadside of
antiquated cannon was pointed at
the Potomac as she slid into her
berth at the Boston yard. The Chief
Executive was piped over the side
of the yacht, while a uniformed
band from the Wasp struck up the
national anthem and then Mr..
Roosevelt extended a hand to Rear
Admiral William T. Tarrant, yard
commandant.
plant, told Mr.. Roosevelt that $55,-
100000 worth of construction was
under way on eight destroyers, two
airplane tenders and four airplane
wecking derricks.
Employees Now Number $500.
Furthermore. the yard has just
accepted orders for two additional
destroyers and expects orders for
another half dozen next week.
The number of employees, now
$500. is the largest in the yards
history, Admiral Tarrant said, and
has doubled in each of the last two
years. The men are on a siX-day
week. working three eight-hour
shifts daily.
1t was the Presidents first official
visit to the yard since 1917, when
he was Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
He was informed that the largest
drydock on the East Coast was
being developed in South Boston for
the repair and overhaul of battle
ships, as part of an 100000 pro-