Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-30
Second -Four Years
To Be Recounted in
Books by President
Publication Due in
October; Roosevelt
Seeks Hyde Park Rest
BY JOHN c. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

L
Roosevelt, author, in October, it wa.
announced here today as Franklin
D. Roosevelt, President. began 6
holiday week end at his family
home.
Supplementing an initial five.
volume set of writings on Mr.. Roose-
velt's career as Governor of New
York and his first term as the Ma
tons Chief Executive, there are
now in preparation four additional
volumes to carry the New Deals
official biography from 1886 through
the history making election cam
paign of 1910.
Much of the material TO be
published, it was announced at
temporary White House head
quarters here, already is in galley
proof form, with Judge Samuel I.
Rosenman Of the New York State
Supreme Court assisting the Presi-
dent in the task of editing and cor
recting for final printing. Judge
Rosenman, longtime personal
friend of Mr.. Roosevelt and a
collaboration on many of his most
important presidential addresses,
including last Tuesday nights fire
side chat" conferred with the Chief
Executive on this task en- route to
Hyde Park yesterday.
Includes Speeches.
The forthcoming fOur-Volurne set
will contain texts of executive orders,
proclamations, letters, messages to
Congress, speeches and press con-
ferences transcripts of the President
during his second term.
Included, Judge Rosenman told
reporters in making announcement
of this project. will be the press con-
ference at which the President dis
closed his plan to "streamline" the
Supreme Court and the Federal
the documentary and
spoken utterances on the Govern
ment reorganization plan, the begin
ming Of Mr.. Roosevelt's Official
announcements on an international
which is now being
cGmaxed in the second World War,
and the full recounting of his tradi-
ton shattering third-term cam
paign.
The initial five volumes of Mr.,
Roosevelt's official writings were
published in April 1888. Judge
Rosenman announced here that
present plans are to supplement the
forthcoming four volumes with still
another set of four which would
garry the Roosevelt public career
through the third presidential term.
This last set, the story of today and
tomorrow, is not yet in preparation,
of course, although the momentous
events of the present are providing
much material for eventual inclu-
sion
Follows Same Design.
Judge .Rosenman said the volumes
to be published in October will be
In the same formal and design as
the original five volumes. although
a different publishing house will
handle the job.
Much of the work in preparing the
material has been done by the Presi-
lent during his frequent visits to the
Roosevelt home here, with Judge
7osenman, the only collaboration,
spending many of his week ends
1t the task of editing and polishing
he accompanying notes. No hitherto
documents are to be in |
luded, it was said.
Thus far, no arrangements have
zen made for syndication of the
in magazines or news
apers although this was done in
he case of the first five volumes.
he small net proceeds of the first
enture were turned over to the
rankin D. Roosevelt Library fund.
The first of the Roosevelt VOL
mes was a compressed record of
is career as Governor of New York
tate and was titled THE Genesis
1 the New Deal" Covering one
ear each, the succeeding volumes
we're titled, The Year of Crisis" |
1889. The Advance of Recovery |
md Reform" $3.50, THE Court dis
Ipproves" 1885, and The People |
Approve" 1886.
Seeks Rest.
In addition to further work on this
project during his week end here,
Mr.. Roosevelt was attempting to
;eep business schedule as clear as
possible in order to permit a much
needed rest.
Due to be at hand, however, and
perhaps to be signed and acted
Upon, was legislation empowering
1lm to take possession of some
30 foreign-owned merchant vessels
low lying in war-enforced idleness
In American ports. The urgency of
British and American needs for adj
dltional cargo-carrying tonnage to
transport military supplies to Eng
and may precipitate immediate &C
ton under this newly enacted
statute. ..
Also q possibility over the week
md Is consultation with John G.
our Ambassador to Great
Britain, who is now en- route home
3y transatlantic airplane for his
1rst report on conditions and needs
n the beleagured British Isles.
Confers With La Guardia.
Before leaving Washington yester-
lay, the President held important
conferences with Mayor La Guardia
II New York, director of the new
Civilian Defense Agency, and with
Secretary of State Hull. No inform
ltion was given to the press after
hese meetings, but in his proclama-
ion of an unlimited national emer-
,ency on Tuesday night, Mr.. Roose-
'elt called upon the Nation to CO.
operate in the civilian defense effort
Ind 1t Is expected that more posi-
i've calls upon the citizenry will be
heard soon.
In addition, the President con-
erred yesterday for a second time
within week with Associate Justice
o. Douglas of the Supreme
Court, but no explanation of this
Meeting was made by White House
sources. There have been rumors
hat Mr. Do,1o1as NOV recio,, b;s