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into Texas and on 10 Mexico.
The tinal phase, which was "otl
the record" until today, began a
Corpus Christi, Tex, where he badl
Avila Camacho farewell on April
a. Then Mr.. Roosevelt stopped u
Colorado. Kansas. Nebraska, Mis-
souri,. Indiana and Kentucky.
In q press conference with th(
three press association reporters who
accompanied him on the last phase
Of the trip. Mr., Roosevelt said this
trlp had raised In his mind the
question Of what TO do with the
widespread and more or less perIna-
nent installations that have beer
erected during the war for the train
ing Of American youth.
He said the present training pro-
grams-for military service and in
dustrial employment - were pro-
ducing q vast Improvement In the
health and mental alertness Of the
nation and that the country did not
want q net loss on the training "a.
cilitles for which millions have been
spent. Mr.. Roosevelt was asked
whether this indicated he was
thinking In terms Of continuing the
training programs after the war.
He said that II did. but he indi.
Gated he had no definite plan In
mind; Just the question Of how the
nations wartime machinery to train
youth should be used IN peacetime.
The president also was impressed
BY the advances made BY the armed
forces and industry since his last
trip. He said he returned to the
White House with increased conf.
dence about the showing the Amer
lean forces and equipment viii make
In the forthcoming battle OF Europe.
As In the case Of his western In.
spection trip last fall, the president
returned to the White House IN
head shaking mood over what he
felt was the mild war spirit OF
washington Is compared with the
country at large.
ne said he found two things that
the country had that Washington
did not have:
/. A sense Of proportion. The
people outside Washington, ne ex-
planned, know they are in q war and
understand this fact. They do not
magnify what he called the wrong
things which are Of relatively minor
importance.
3. A sense of perspective. Mr.
Roosevelt said he found throughout
the country O tendency toward cor.
rect evaluation Of world events and
actual combat developments which
he found lacking In Washington.
The whole temper Of the country,
he added, Is far more soher, Tar
more intelligent than the attitude
Of some parts of washington.
After bidding Camachco goodbye
at Corpus Christi, Tex, the prest-
dent went first to Fort Worth, Tex,
Aprill ~, for o day Of relaxation al
the ranch Of his son, Elliott, who u
on duty In Africa as . colonel with
the Army Air Force.
The first inspection stop after
Fort Worth was at Camp Carson,
Colo, where the president got z
first-hand view Of the new rocket
gun, the 'Bazoola," q lethal instru-
ment In fighting tanks. He also
went to Denver the same day 70
inspect an army hospital, the ali
station at Lowry field and the Dem
yer Ordnance Plant where Reming-
ton Arms Is turning out 80 calibeE
ammunition.
He spent Easter with the troop OF
Fort Riley, Kans. The next day he
toured the Glenn l.. Martin airplane
assembly plant at Omaha, Neb.
PICK B.
On April q Mr.. Roosevelt madl
two stops in the middle west-ons
at jefferson barracks, st. Louis
where he reviewed 1900 troops who