The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-17

ldiscussing politics. particularly about answering some of the criticism tha; has been directed against his trip.
 Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York. the Republican presidential nominee, was asked Tuesday cofn- ment on the journey. and replied: T don't comment on Mr. Rooses veltS holidays
 Proiessedly unaware Of such criticism. he was told that some of his critics had said his entire jour ney had political motives.
 Then they know more about it than ! do, he replied. going on to say there were actually no political things involved at any stage of his 1 journey. Asked whether he planned to confer soon with Sen. Harry S. Truman. D.. Mo. his running mate on the fourth term ticket whom he has not seen since the Democratic convention picked him. the Presi. dent said he would see Truman if he, Truman. were in Washington
 Trnman-FDR Conference Truman, who is in the capital at the present time. said earlier this week that he planned to confer with Mir. Roosevelt either today or toe morrow. IL will be the first meeting of the Democratic standard party bearers since they were nominated at the party's Chicago convention last month.
 MT. Roosevelt,s trip began in typ- ical wartime secrecy on July i3 when he left Washington by special train. His first on-the record appearance was at San Diego from where he made his fourth term acceptance speech on July 20.
 He then boarded one Of the Navy's new heavy cruisers t0 sail to Pearl Harbor. He arrived in Hawaii on July 26 and spent three days tour. ing the island of Oahu and in cons ference with Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and other top figures of the various Pacific commands.
 Leaving Pearl Harbor on July % after promising complete destruc- tion Of the Japanese military ma chine as result of new offensive plans. the President went north to fog-shrouded. windblown Alaskan waters and paid a visit to the Am- erican outposts at Adak and Kodiak on Aug. 3 and {.
 Visits Juneau
 He stopped off Juneau for some fishing, transferred 10 a destroyed and steamed south down the inside passage 10 Seattle where he made his second speech from the west coast within month. talking on Aug. i2 to sailors and workers at the Puget Sound Navy Yard. Brem. erton, Wash.
 Mir. Roosevelt and his party crossed Pudget Sound by destroyer and started west from Seattle by train on the night Of Aug. i2 They arrived here early this morning.
 Travelling with the Chief Execu- tive were Admiral William D. Leahy, his chief of staff; vice Admiral Ross ', MeIntire, his personal physician and navy surgeon general; his mili- tary and naval aides, Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson and Rear Ad- hftfNN WfaRtt sFf9NVf Atts hRHApfbAA naval aide, Capt. Chester Wood.
 Two private secretaries. Miss Grace Fully and her assistant. Mrs. Dorothy Brady, also were with the party, The presidents wife made the trip as far as San Diego, and his daughteP. Mrs. John Boettiger, rode all the way to Washington from Seattle.
 Many On Trip
 MF, Roosevelt was accompanied on all his journey except the trip to Alaska by the White House cor respondents for the United Press, Associated Press and International News Service, a representative Of the four major radio networks and one newsreel crew and one still ph0tO- grapher representing al Ithe picture services,
 Judge Samuel !, RoseDman, spec ial counsel to the president, and Elmer Davis director Of the office Of war information, made the trip with the president as far as Pearl Halb0T, Davis went on into the south Pacific t0 inspect 0WI install latlons and Rosenmap returned to Washington,