Hyde Park, Feb. 6.
President. Roosevelt yesterday declared that he is weary of third term speculation. He said he would disclose his plans at a time of his own choosing.
The President challenged his critics to prove that the country is becoming insolvent and offered statistical proof of -his contention that the national economy has made impressive advances under the New Deal.
President Roosevelt pointed out that the national income now was nearly US$70,000,000,000. All forces of the Federal Government were being exerted to make the national income US$80,000,000,000, which would more than enable the Government to balance the budget, he added. He said he hoped eventually the income would reach US$90,000,000,000.
He commented that the figures were rather formidable for any critic to use in an attempt to show that the United States was becoming insolvent.
The Chief Executive also advised reporters not to attempt to divine his political intentions by questioning. He said that such continued efforts would put the reporters in a ridiculous position. He added that he was thoroughly tired of the speculation and believed that the reporters were also growing weary and that editors were silly to insist that the reporters continue to moke such queries—United Press.
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