Evening star., 1942-10-07
President 10 Deliver
Home Front Radio
Talk in 0Days
Refuses to Elaborate
On Topics, but Won't
Review War Progress

President Roosevelt plans to de-
liver a brief radio address, presum-
ably dealing with war problems on
the home front, to the Nation within
the next 10 days.
Discussing his plan at press con-
ference late yesterday, the Chief
Executive said he had in mind half
dozen to a dozen different things
to talk about, and probably would
include them all in the same speech,
for which a definite date has not
been set.
He refused to elaborate on the
nature Of the proposed subjects, but
did say In response to questions that
he did not believe the address would
attempt to review progress of the
war or contain more than a para
graph in reference to his recent
coast-to-coast inspection tour.
~ Topics suggested.
The White House has received
suggestions from various individuals
for 40 or more topics to be dealt
with in a presidential address, Mr..
Roosevelt added, indicating that
these would guide his selection of
subjects for discussion.
One of the most likely things for
the President to take up in the
forthcoming "freside chat" may be
further explanation of his intensi-
fed program to stabilize the cost of
living.
He was asked yesterday how the
qualified limitation on salaries to
net $25 900 a year after payment
OF taxes, insurance premiums and
fixed obligations might be applied,
and replied that he did not under
stand the details himself as yet.
He referred questioners to the
Treasury Department, where it was
said decisions on that subject
awaited conferences with James F..
Byrnes, the new director of eco
nomic stabilization.
Byrnes Faces Salary Cut.
Mr.. Roosevelt said in response to
other questions that he supposed
Mr.. ByrneS' salary in his new post
would be $4,000 or $12,OOO-a con-
siderable cut from the $4,000 year
for life assured Mr.. Byrnes as mem
Der OF the Supreme Court from
which he resigned Saturday. He
hopes soon to fill the vacancy on
the court created by Mr.. Byrnes
resignation.
Effects of the economic stabiliza-
ton program on farmers and work.
ers was discussed by the President
yesterday with Senator Lucas, DEM
ocrat, of Illinois. who said AFTER
ward that the discussion inciden-
tally touched on Illinois politics.
Senator Lucas told reporters he
wanted 1t understood he did not 70
to the White House to talk politics,
but that 1t was natural for politics
to come up in this political sea-
son..
Predicts Illinois Victory.
He predicted Democratic victory
in Illinois in the November election
and said he had told Mr.. Roosevelt
he believed Representative Nc
Keough, Democratic candidate for
the Senate, would beat the Repub-
lican incumbent. C.. Wayland
Brooks.
"Of course" Senator Lucas said
''the general apathy on the part of
the voters is a problem in Illinois
as it is everywhere else. And Gov
Dwight H. Green had a permanent
registration law passed and many
people just don't like it and aren' t
registering. It's going to hurt the
Republicans. It's their law"
In answer to press conference
question why he had not met Gov
Green of Illinois, while on his re-
cent trip, and a reminder that he
received the Governors of all other
States which he visited, the Presi-
dent replied that his stay in Illinois
had been very brief. He visited the
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton only, in that State, and actually
never set foot on Illinois soil.