The President's Week

Busy, beaming, self-confident Franklin Roosevelt had a crowded week. His calendar was almost as crowded as his desk. During the week he:

> Announced the appointment of W. Averell Harriman as Ambassador to Russia (TIME, Sept. 27).

> Saw his No. 1 secret missionary, Brigadier General Patrick Jay Hurley, who is reported scheduled for another foreign assignment--this time, India.

> Asked Congress to grant home rule for Puerto Rico, including election of the Governor (now appointed by the President).

> Took care to anticipate the likely damage to Rome by Allied forces, and opportunely exploited the fact that Pope Pius XII is in effect a Nazi-held prisoner. Said he: the Allied armies marching northward in Italy are on a kind of crusade to liberate Rome, the Vatican and Pope Pius XII. How much damage is done to the Eternal City, he indicated, will depend largely on the fight the Germans make for it.

Nearly all those who saw the President during the week reported that he had never been in a better, brighter, more beaming mood. He seemed to feel that if an election were held tomorrow he would sweep the Union. With Neapolitans welcoming U.S. troops, with Allied arms sweeping on everywhere in a high tide of success and popularity, it was a great thing to the President of the fabulous U.S.A.

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