Show 0 national topics interpreted by william bruckart NA national NAt lonal press pres nuil building ding washington D C washington ton president roosevelt knows knoss and those close to him realize that sometimes some A laugh thins thin more than a not enough laugh sh la Is required to kill 1111 off a rumor that Is one of the reasons why the president Is planning it and when congress adjourns to make an extended tour of this country lie he knows of rumors going about tile the land that his health is not up to par and he is taking this method of disclosing to tile the american people by action rather than word tile the answer that lie he Is physically fit fil whoever occupies the white house Is continually subjected to rumors rumor s as yell well as open assertions of ono one kind or another some as in th this is instance reflect on the health of the chief executive others as happened within tile last quarter of a century reflected on the personal habits and practices of tire the president still others have base related in ill times past to personal fortunes and financial dealings of the imn in the white II otise usually these whispering campaigns are of a derogatory character no one ever knows exactly how low they start nor Is it ever possible for olI observers gervers to put a finger on the t he rumors as they float by it is a condition that seems to be bred by prominence of the individual about whom the rumor mongers bongers can operate because people are always interested in what a president of the united states Is doing in the current instance the whispering campaign was largely unknown to washington until summer resort residents began returning to the city they brought back all sorts of stories that were being circulated in distant places concerning mr Roosevel ts health the gossip for that Is what it appears to be spread like wildfire wild wald fire in washington and became of so much concern that it crept into one of the white house press conferences mr president one of the correspondents spon dents present asked are you in a little bad health the chief executives answer was the laugh which has endeared him to many people lie was just back from a short cruise aboard a yacht in chesapeake bay ills face was suntanned sun tanned ile he leaned back in his chair and demanded to know what the correspondents thought about it I 1 think that the news dispatches from washington that night indicated rather clearly what the correspondents thought about th the state estate of 0 the presidents health for surely none of these dispatches indicated any particular alarm 0 0 nevertheless the rumors continued to go and a good many thousand peo plo ale apparently lelet belet people Seeli eved that mr for themselves roosevelt Koo sevelt had brolien broken under the strain of his new deal presidency so before the summer is over millions of americans probably will have an opportunity port unity to see for themselves just as the correspondents saw at the press conference that tile the president still has his smile that his hair Is no DO more gray than when he tools took office in 1933 and that his countenance shows no earmarks of the strain which every dent of the united states finds an inherent part of that joh job one trip upon which mr roosevelt has set his hia heart Is a tour to the pacific coast and return it will provide in an opportunity for several mIllI millions of americans to see him find and a lesser number to hear him speak it will carry hirn him through territory which eon bains probably about half of tile the nations population it is well recognized in washington that no amount of denials by informed persons or any amount of secondhand second hand testimony Is sufficient to squelch malicious stories of the lind kind that have been circulated about the president the ee e e witness Is the only one who Is prepared to discredit s such U ch stories and unless present plans are revised the eye witnesses will be many this summer the president probably will make other trips luring during the late fall and early winter as well plans for these are still in the making and their length arid and number depends somewhat upon t the he date of congressional adjournment the program fits alts well into the ther roosevelt ve it methods met in the 28 months of his tenure tire president has done a considerable sid erable amount of travel lie ile las has made throe three cruises on the yacht owned by vincent astor aslor atto of which lasted moro more than two weeks each lie he traveled to tile the east coast of canada in june 19 1 aboard the craft amber jack an ani returned two weeks later a I 1 er aboard a I 1 tavy cavy ship last be year it will remembered he 1 I 1 puerto rico tho virgin islands colombia the panama canal clipperton island is and and hawaii on oil lilg ills return from that cruise ho he crossed crOs ld the northwest making several speeches before washington reaching in 1933 hid rd in 1934 he visited warm springs the th e colony where victims if infantile paralysis nursed belr to health and with are lie Pres 1 larnt because or of his own which at af has had much personal tion in connection returning from the 1934 1034 visit to warm warin springs mr roosevelt Kou sevelt at muscle shoals norris dan dam and birmingham for personal visits to 10 points and things all which interested him h im of these trips h hare 0 been to in addition si to periodical visits to his aln hyde park N Y and lit cot 0 t that he needs to add to bl hi ellay 4 this a III summer slimmer Is a period i ot 01 i tive calmness in washington washing on ca pl 0 0 it superficial appearances appen rances anything any thins the administration co 11 ig ally 14 T to reduce t J making 0 S designed to o deficit the tede federal ral t surya I 1 deficit yet too early to tell definitely 44 i g plans are and administration bat ti men tire are strangely qui quiet et about ra n but t there here are certain 14 signs tents teats which may be aid examined enort effort to dete baine v bleb ag i way tray it eminent Is headed in cheil respect it K gigantic expenditures for public relief and add general cm dinue while to congressional committee lct examine tax quest lom w view to I 1 of I 1 P g will increase federal re revenue the ident and adi his advisers have ta to cut down the drain on the kenel tr 1 l the first and probably the bai of 0 moves la Is the no that on not november ember I 1 fi I 1 eral aid to t lose people unable un aMeto noirl will cease definitely relief belief adda I 1 s announced alter after ference wit with the president tint that i 1 ca h a I 1 relief polle policy will be chancel a I 1 vember 1 a and that the mariott counties a and d municipalities trill mi h ii expected after that date to lott lj that segment of tile the as the ables these man pie who for one reason 0 or bif cannot earn their own previously mr roosevelt lial had W ed his fiscal advisers to i ti ough study of relief the fiscal year beginning july t 11 ISI while this is almost 11 the president dent told newspaper wn ea spon dents that lie he desired to tan B early as possible the budded relief would be in the future no was interpreted as 13 wa a connection with budget and prospective revenue under thi posed new tax legislation earlier public works ickes had made known that tie its p gram of public borlis improvement of the mississippi eilf and its rivers had been abandoned abandond I 1 will be recalled that the national nil b sources board had recommended improvements to be candedo car dedo from public works funds la ift tte ibe put lei of the public these involve vast sums kowalh made to appear that the trod III administration have in mind em restraint on expenditures of 0 tint that ah acter and that hereafter gigantic ib ments of a public works or impei ment character may be expected especial to loll 1011 N fewer in number I 1 the result of this be of to hold in the treasury forne of N total of the public id uru appropriation I 1 Ze of the outgo for ilef necessarily will be reflects lilii remainder of the public fund and it is reported that ottelia are in the making which will bate 0 11 their prospective end a res private employment of of idle idie workers than heretofore boon been contemplated then as another indication n I 1 ministration intention to restore resto refo toto the treasury arid and thus t difference between income ad e d I 1 benses was an announcement if I 1 17 jones chairman of the ewi rai tion lion finance corporation k made known that bere hereafter after NO tie M it will illi not make e loans to banks 0 t dared that the bankins banken t I 1 in an excellent condition conwit condition ion ral st further ald aid was not required the fact u which aich ur mr jones w did 10 IL mention in his announcement I 1 ever that the bariks banks are la particular desire to borrow ana 6 federal gover government 13 me 13 L the t 0 t holds preferred stock in tIl 4 of the banks in the country Ol and iv 0 11 k banks according to rola ft ud is As apa W liquidating ng their obligations this Is 13 1100 as aa they can do so I 1 have reported to Y you oil pit how slowly the administration I 1 P 0 for works relief arti or 4 plans pans drag dr cef fund 1161 00 gres gressing slog in 10 tai tion with the hopkins antoin k presidents belleto relic lk on relief and the disclosed that ati 41 vey order it was housand pe fifteen ak ampro 1 have b been e cat g given 1 yen jobs since e tw the V 0 alti was made available this not cot include the addition additional al list JO canso coults for the civilian corps whose numbers dumbers base ha eroff 0 o be to it will 90 tha that i provision was made in the for ii 0 hii resolution I 1 appropriation k increase of the fr roin 0 aw y Goo thus in two tavo ibelli I 1 has tris had bad only about ogi i was C 1 l the total increase which frankly enlistments bare s abe f 0 lit ailt disappointing that the it gl w age 1 ios have changed the 1 01 t 11 order to permit the 10 it tries into that service lee those 0 N to know and who vm e to na conditions 0 14 t candidly about rig some fear benr that ill the e total ew eser ito bilk which the to 1 are restricted 0 par |