Evening star., 1941-09-11

in advance with congressional lead
ers, came from Senate Majority
Leader Barkley, one of the conferees.
Mr.. Early made his comment in
announcing cancellation OF the Pres
ident's regular press conference to-
morrow morning, explaining that
since the speech wold be complete
and all-covering," there would be
nothing additional for the President
to say tomorrow.
Both Party Leaders Consulted.
Mr.. Roosevelt consulted both DEM
orcratic and Republican leaders in
Congress this morning on the con-
tents of his address, which will be
broadcast on all national networks
and sent by Short-waVe radio all
over the world.
While the text of the speech was
"about completed" yesterday, Mr..
Early said that if the conference
with legislative leaders today pro-
duced any suggestions for addition
or elimination of any ideas, changes
might be made.
Those conferring with Mr.. Roose-
welt this morning included Vice
President Wallace, Senator Barkley,
Senate Minority Leader McNary,
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, Act
ing Speaker of the House Woodruff,
Acting House Majority Leader Coch-
ran, House Minority Leader Martin
and Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Senator Barkley said "the speech
will speak for itself" when asked
if it would require any congress
sional action, declining to discuss
that point in advance Of the Presi-
dents broadcast. He said the con-
ference this morning developed no
suggestions for revisions of the
speech as drafted by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Representative Woodrum remarked
that the speech would be well worth
listening to and that he believed
1t would be heartily approved" by
the American public. Senator Con-
nally described it as a good"
speech.
The fact that Republicans as well
as Democrats we're asked to the
meeting was taken as an additional
sign that Mr.. Roosevelt's pronounce
ments tonight would deal with mo-
mentous matters of national policy
on which he deemed unity of prime
Importance.
To raeporco RI n1loetior Mr.
Early said he did not know whether
the broadcast would be followed by
a presidential message to Congress,
explaining he had heard no men
ton Of such possibility. He said
he would rather not answer ques-
tions as to whether the speech
would contain positive recon-
mendations for congressional action.
When a reporter remarked that
cancellation of the Presidents press
conference tomorrow appeared to
indicate that the speech would
leave no unanswered questions, Mr..
Early said that is correct"
Will See Hartman Group.
Mr.. Early said the President had
scheduled conference tomorrow at
1890 am, when he usually meets
the press, with the United States
mission preparing to leave for Rus
sia to work with a similar British
mission in expediting American
British aid to the Soviet armies
fighting Germany. The mission is
headed by w. Averell Hartman.
The only appointment on the
Presidents schedule today, in addi-
ton to his meeting with the con-
gressional leaders, was a conference
with Secretary of State Hull and
Soviet Ambassador Constantine Ou-
rnansky.
The conference with legislative
chiefs was the second the President
called after returning to the Capital
last night from his mothers funeral
in Hyde Park, N. Y. Immediately
after his arrival at the White House
he was closeted for an hour and %
minutes with Secretary of State
Hull, Secretary of War Stimson, Sec
retary of Navy Knox and Harry l..
Hopkins, leaSe-lend supervisor, but
(See ROOSEVELT. Page A-I2)