Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1940 — Page 3

-TUESDAY, AUG. 20, 1940

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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, Treasury Gets $85,000 Plane While Troops Use Imagination, Al Williams Points Out

By MAJ. AL WILLIAMS SHORTAGE in aircraft engines is the bottleneck which is affecting the deliveries of warplanes. Yet 1 have learned that one engine manufacturer, building about 800 engines a month, retains only about 20 per cent of these engines for our own air rearmament program and ships the remaming 80 per cent to England. Likewise, our airlines are being forced to purchase newer types of aircraft engines, because the production pressure necessa:ily curtails the replenishment of spare parts for the engines now in use. This bottleneck was predicted long ago, and the prediction was ignored. Despite the shortage of aircraft and engines, it is interesting to learn that Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of

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BRITISH TRADE AIR

BLOWS WITH NAZLS;

SOMALILAND FALLS

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facilities and the seaplane base already are in ruins oe

ing to French reports. A London Air Ministry communique said that airdromes in German: and German-occupied territory, naval base at Kiel and other military objectives, oil tanks at Ambes wear Bordeaux, were bombed. German air attacks in Britain were heavier during the night after a lull attributed by Berlin to bad weather. As morning mass daylight attacks were resumed, the first was directed at the northeastern area, where casualties and. some damage was reported.

Steamer Bombed, Machine-Gunned

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The score in vesterday's light activity was reported by the British as five German planes downed, three British | fighters lost. Two British fighter pilots, however, were safe. It was revealed that last Saturday a German plane bombed and machine-gunned an Irish steamer close to the Irish shore, killing a seaman and wounding a passenger. A United Press correspondent who made a trip through he English Channel and the North Sea with a British minesweeper reported he saw no signs of German vessels, New reports of German employment of cannon on the French channel coast to bombard the British shore appeared today. One report was that the Germans were using an 11centimeter gun, firing 30 to 35-pound shells. Other sources however, believed the German shells were considerably larger. | Rome Celebrating Conquest Rome was celebrating the conquest of British Somaliland today and announced that her troops entered Berbera, the capital, vesterday to find part of the port in flames after the British withdrawal. The Italians claimed that a company of the Somaliland camel corps had surrendered. In London it was reported that the Italians next would attack Egypt. The British regarded loss of Somaliland as largely a “prestige” victory for the Italia The protectorate had been held only by light forces. It was thought in Britain that Italy would seek to make capital of her achievement with the Ethiopians, possibly the Arab world and at home. Militarily it was not thought Somaliland would be of major value to Italy although Berbera might be utilized as a submarine base. Italy admitted that a number of her African bases were bombed by British airmen including Neghelli, Mogadescio, Bardia, Merca and Genale. The Italian high command said a foreign submarine had been sunk by a niine near the Dodecanese Islands. Rumanian negotiations with Hungary and Bulgaria r garding territorial concessions were proceeding slowly. The Hungarian negotiations were broken off, at least temporarily. This was reportedly due to unwillingness of Rumania to cede territory hevond the so-called Cavol Line, some 25 miles from the Hungarian border in Transylvania. Transylvanians. it was reported, oppose any concessions to Hungary, declaring they would rather fight than be cut off from Jumania.

including | The Press

| The House Military [mittee

the Treasury, has been supplied with a new Lockheed “Lodestar,” fully equipped with all instruments, and cabin

appointed with an 1.e box. figures at about $85,000. »

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HIS and mechanic--hears

The total job billed in round

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plane, which has a crew of three—pilot, co-pilot, the markings of the United

States Coast Guard (which is under the Secretary of the

Treasury during peacetime).

at the Washington Airport to week-end destinations.

This new “Lodestar”

It meets Mr. Morgenthau and carries him and friends

replaces the Lockheed “Electra,”

which was worn out in similar work. Another vital preparation measure is to be found in an amazing Navy contract of recent date in which there was an order for $256,000 worth of table silver, engraved.

| London in Range

Of 'Big Berthas'

LONDON, Aug. 20 (U. P).— Military quarters today said that German artillery on the French Channel coast could shell London and belief was expressed that already high velocity guns had been shelling the coast of southéast England. Experts expressed opinion that there would be no technical difficulty in making a gun with = range of 100 miles but they said the cost would be enormous and that a gun with such range would be inaccurate, Militaiv quarters said that artillery experts had found metal fragments which were described as splinters from German guns in France.

Association said ft

was believed in London that the <hells were fired from a 12 or 14-inch gun.

OUSE EXTENDS AGES IN DRAFT

Committee Version Seeks Registration of Men From 18 to 65.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (U. P.).— Affairs Comtoday tentatively approved a provision in its eonscription bill calling for registration of males be-

tween the ages of 18 «und 64 in-|

clusive The Senate version of the bill pro-

vides only for registration of those

from 21 to 31. Originally the Sen-

late bill also provided for the 18-to-

64 registration, but this was changed committee before the bill went o the Senate floor.

Ministers Exempted

Starting executive consideration | of its version of the measure, the ! House Committee also tentatively approved two other features. One was adoption of the World War exemption for ministers and divinity students. The other was refusal to provide deferments from servi:e for

i medical students.

Chairman Andrew J. May clined to announce the vote of which the 18-to-64 age group ‘vas selected for registration. Meanwhile, it Gen. George C. Marshall,

was learned that Army

| Chief of Staff, has informed Con-

gress that from 3,000,000 to 4.000,000 trained men would be necessary to defend the Western Hemisphere,

Senate Debates Tth Day

The statement, given to the Senate Appropriations Deficiency Subcommittee during private hearings, was revealed as the chamber opened its seventh day of debate on the conscription bill. One important amendment passed vesterday, blanketing con-| scripts under the soldiers and sailors | relief act of 1918, which safeguarded | ‘members of the armed services from foreclosures, evictions and civil aetions on fixed obligations, and gave them a moratorium on premium payments. It was sponsored by Senator John H. Overton

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IN INDIANAPOLIS

Clarence J. Derrett, 25 918 N Virginia L. Gasaway 19 1326 Bacon. Vernon E. Reynolds, 25, 1916 Sugar Grove: Mary E. Bolander, 23, 503 N. Emerson Carl D. Klein, 24 R Bo Forence M. Spitzer

ron NGeorge R. Page. 23. 4822 E._ Michigan; Jeane E. Evans, 19, 4425 E. Washington. Freeman R. Gibbs, 23, R. R. 5. Box 4389; 3 Lorene F. Hartman, 20. 2637 Allen. Horace Haves, 32. 131 W. 11th; Ella M Dorsey. 28, 2818 Spruce Eugene Morton. 2%, Evansville, nd ; Frank 1254 WX. 26th Leroy Baer, 23. R. R. 6 Box 363: Pauline FP. Humphrey, 22. 435 Holt road. Russell G. Hinton, 21, an nd Marv J. Lawson. 17. 908 Mar Glen EB Hubble, 42 243 N Murex: Ebbie G. Pettv, 41, 330 Millrace Dr. 542%

Here Is the Traffic Record DEATHS TO DATE City 35 1%

Total 59 3

County ant, 10, Box 187-

21, 8185 E. Wash—Aung. 19—

17 Accidents 0 Arrests

Injured Dead MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convie- Fines tried tions paid ' 1% 3 2

Elsie

Vielations Speeding Reckless driving Failure ta stop at through street Disebeving traffic signals Drunken driving “t All others

18. 18 Hazel E Thomas, 1%

23. Ri

Harrv P. Henderson Pittsburgh, Pa.: Lou N. Winthrop Waondson C " Wilma R. Butler 021 WwW 3 Robert F Brant, 33. 483% N Merida an Marcia K. Shank. 25 21 E 49 James E. Sherron. 18 Martha EM in 18.

Mart

R ev Hospi al;

2132 Re! lefontaine: 2428 Martindale

BIRTHS Girls James. Margaret Seisle, at Coleman, Cameron, Waneda McClure, at City, Eugene, Renee Loper. at Methodist Henry, Julia ecler, at Methodist Peter, Hazel McDermott. at Methodist Svivan, Julia Koeler, at 1025 N. Sharon. Allen. Margaret Sims, at 1215 N. Beville. Lester. Myrtle Tate, at 647), Vuginia, " Herbert, Margaret Dole, at 1238 S. Richanda Glenn, Flora Sparks, at George. Gladvs Copp. at 2056 Wheeler. Trov. Vera Moore, at 4519 Manlove

Bovs

Harrv. Esther Fuller, at Coleman Clifford, Kathleen Rigsbee, st Citv Curtis, Davy Eskal at City. Willie, Martha Johnston, at City Cameron. Virginia DeHart, at Francis. Raymond, Ruth Lucas, &t St. Howard. Sarah Wasson, at St. Jack, Caroline Norris, at i Raymond. Mary a. ht Methodis Curtis. Mattie Cork, at 1305 S. Pershing Lee. Rose Baker. at 1% Fave etre, Frank, Bertha Bunnell at 1925 Hovev. Alvin, Thelma Duncan, at 1968 Tallman, John. Alice Howard, at 819 S. Capitol. Walter, Exie Whiting, at 2123 Harlan, Grover, Trene Adamson, ai 337 N. Miley Frank, Avesta Miller, at 212§ Whit te. Clovest, Lena Harless. at 2940 Caroline _ James, Fannie McAllister. at 178 Kilair

Totals

MEETINGS S TOD. AY

Retfars Clad Claypool Hotel, noon Fine Paper Credit Group. Men s Grille wa HB Block Co. noon Alpha Tan Omega. Board of Trade noon Mercator Clad, Hotel Lincoln, noon Knights of Columbus, Clavpool Hotel day Universal Club, Columbia Club noon. Tutheran Service Club, Canary Cottage noon Thi noon.

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Clavpool

Gamma Delta, Canary Cottage

Hotel,

luncheon, Columbia Clud

Francis. Francis.

Liens Clad. luncheon noon i Kiwanis Chad. Association, luncheon

ting. Chamber of Com-

Alamni Hotel Severin. noon W-Plas Club. mee ery 7:30 p.m 12th District Smerican Legion, Board of Trade. noo Janior Chamber of "Commerce. Canary Cottage noon Indiana otor Traffic funcheon, Hotel Antlers. no Co-operative Club of Yndiana polis. luncheon. Columbia Club nosn Delta Theta Taw. luncheon, Seville

noan Siems Aloha of Trade. noon. tndianapelis Real hate Board. prope: m aRARe! s "wh ison cheon. Canary AX tage. n Knish ot Colambus. Clavnool Hot el all Fr Phi Fetrieam Co.. Severin

MARRIAGE LICENSES Herold J Kelley, 21 R. 1. Box R58 Ewme J Showers, 16 1208 8 Keystone fee W VanBenthuvsen 3% KR R Margaret © Hancock,

luncheon. luncheon

Association,

Epsiton. luncheon. Board

DEATHS

nS, 10, at Riley,

at Riiey,

Richard osteomyen: Dorothy myvelitis Cora Murr, scgiusion Wands Jordan, 34 si Methodist, thyreoidism LL W. Bailev. %3, pulmonary tuberenlosis Tessie Mays, 22 ar City os S heart s Omer Wes ver, 5§ at 2520 E. 10th. carcio dvascular renal

|acuie

Craw ford. 1%¢ polio-

Methodist

con-

Rotel

ler NAl ional

£8, at COTONATrY

aay meeting hyper at St. Vincent's KCN coONgesIIve

3%,

Bradley!

| Sunrise

43398 Sangster. |

{ Kansas City, M

54 at Citv, broncho68, at 825 Edison,

at 1828 N. Ii-

Harry E. Knowles, pneumonia. Fannie M. Sevmour, carcinoma ary Agnes Costle, 98, cerebral hemorrhage 70. at Central Indians,

NOLS, Louise Steinman, broncho-pneumonia Harry Bolin, 54 at Ciiv, skull fracture. Rosa Aldridge, 69. at 301 N. Belle Vieu Place, mitral msufficiency Allen Davis, 40. at crushed chest. Sadie i h. 9 months, at City, Qit

me ) 89,

i 8. Emerson.

1429 Carrollton, N. DeQuiney,

u le “Fri egel, r selerosis. * Orissa Perv, TY chronic myocarditis,

at at 728

OFFICIAL WEATHER

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Fair night and tomorrow;

tomeorraw,

= 5:01 Sunset TEMPERATURE Aug. 20, 1939— " .60 1 p.m,

| _$:30 a. wm,

Precipitation 2¢ hrs ending Ta Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST ¥ WE! ATHER Indiana—Fair tonight and somewhat warmer OMOLION | Mineis—Fair tonight and | somewhat warmer tomorrow. | Utewer Michigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tomorrow. Ohio—Fair, continued cool tonight: tomorrow fair, slowly rising temperature in west portion. Kentucky —Fair, continued cool tonight: tomorrow fair, slowly rising temperature | m central and west portions.

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CHURCHILL 1S CONFIDENT AIR PARITY IS NEAR

Tells Commons Empire Grows Stronger Every Day of the War.

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est if not the shortest of all roads

to victory.” Mr. Churchill left no doubt that [Britain would attempt to travel this road and emphasized again and again that mass raids by Germany in the past fortnight have not impaired Britain's ability back. He stressed the crushing effect of British air attacks on Germany's scientific and industrial power which he described as weakened by her

Hitler if his armies Black Sea, the Caspian or even India should German scientific and economic apparatus be “shattered and pulverized at home.”

‘Sprawled All Over Europe’ | “Hitler,” he said,’ over Europe. “Our offensive springs are being slowly compressed and we must resolutely and methodically prepare ourselves for campaigns.” | He hinted that Germany still must keep one eve on force but did not elaborate nor did he explain a statement that “we mav be able to show

[thought of vet.” Mr. Churchill declared that British aircraft production has been stepped up to undreamed heights under supervision of Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft supply and said it now “has largely exceeded” that of Germany. At the (same time, he said, the Roval Air Force constantly cuts down the German margin by inflicting losses far heavier than its own.

Mentions Roosevelt Proposal Referring to Britain's offer o naval bases to the United States the Prime Minister said: “Various agreements previously have been reached regarding certain small islands in the Pacific Ocean ‘which had become important as air fueling points. In all of this we found ourselves in very close harmony. “President Roosevelt had made it clear that he would like to discuss with us, Canada and Newfoundland development of American naval and air facilities in Newfoundland and the West Indies.” He said there was no question of (selling British possessions. “His Majesty's Government are entirely willing to accord defense facilities to the United States on a 99-vear leasehold basis and we feel sure our interests. no less than their's, and the interests of the colonies themselves and Canada and Newfoundland will be served there,7 Churchill said.

Cheered by Commons

“Undoubtedly this process means that these two great organizations of the English-speaking democracies, the British Empire and the United States, will have to be somewhat mixed up together in some of their affairs for the mutual, general advantage. For my own part, looking out on the future, I do not view je process with any misgivings.” At this point in the speech the | commons cheered again. | He deplored surrender of France land said that the French struggle could have been continued from the French Empire. “That France lies prostrate at this moment is a crime, not of a great and noble nation but of what are called the men of Vichy,” he said. He predicted that far larger operations were impending in toe Middle East “I shall not attempt to prophesy their probable course,” he said. “We have large armies and many means of re-enforcing them. We have complete sea command of the Eastsm Mediterranean.” 1 ————— POPE RECEIVES NEW BISHOP VATICAN CITY. Aug. 20 (U. P). —Pope Pius today received in audience Myron C. Taylor, President Roosevelt's personal representative lat the Vatican. and Msgr. Joseph Patrick = Hurley, newly-apopinted ~ |bishop of St. Augustine, Fla. Mr. | Taylor arrived from Florence Saturo day. He will return to the United

1. 2 States shortly.

oder s War Moves

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move from their sheltered force was caught unprepared. | Politically, however, Mussolini now {has a success to his credit which will be advantageous at home and

“is now sprawled

to strike

already | expulsion of the! |Jews and asked what it would profit] reached the|

the enemy quite a lot of things they have not]

the Russian air)

[many composed of the 33 district political clubs in

| mer imiah T. Mahoney

home air bombardment of Boulogne and {harbors to interfere and their air Calais and then was given an un-

(will add some needed Italian pres- | [tige to the totalitarian partnership.’

| Mussolini henceforth can talk to Hitler with less sense of inequality. The Somaliland occupation thus comes at a fortunate time for Musisolini, who must excuse his hesitations in the Mediterranean: but it comes at an unfortunate moment {for Hitler, The Fuehrer has announced “to‘tal blockade” of the British Isles land claims supremacy in the Chan[nel Yet, a United Press corremien went by minesweeper

across the Channel to witness an sound military advice

In this order one item called for 5000 silver finger bowls —engraved. Meanwhile our National Guard troops are now in the field training for modern war with ice cream trucks painted in white letters “Tanks.” In place of modern heavy machine guns and mortars they are depending on gas pipes. Aiming these make-believe guns is not very diflicult, the boys tell me, but the business of yelling “bang!” gets darn tiresome,

” » » AND since the greatest single problem for troops today is defense agninst low-flying and dive-bombing planes, these same National Guard troops find their imaginations strained beyond the elastic limits by having to cook up pictures of what a dive-bombing attack is like

without dive bombers.

Willkie Welcomed to Rushville

PAR)

Rush County formally welcomes Wendell Willkie back home to his five farms. ‘to preserve at all He ne a of life we have here.”

hol ef _Speech promised *

RECORDS SHOW Plain and Simple

Falsehoods, Says G.O.P.'s Nominee

(Continued from Page One)

Secretary of Hall Insists 1, ana Willkie Paid Dues to Guydw == 1¢ only truthful reference to N. Y. Political Club.

me in the whole speech is that I} rent a small apartment at 1010 Fifth | NEW YORK. Aug. 20 (U. P) Ave, about a mile away from | } y Mr. Roosevelt's y us The question of whether Wendell L. WT U's town house, ‘ust off Willkie was a member of Tammany : Hall boiled down today to a definition of terms. To draw a strict line, there are two Tammanyvs., One is the official Tammanyv—the Society of St. Tammany or Columbian Order which is described by members as a purely patriotic group with no political affiliation. Then there is the political Tamthe members of

voted for Mayor

Inspects Rushville Farms

The Republican Presidential candidate made an inspection tour of his five farms vesterday and delivered a 10-minute extemporaneous speech before a Rush County crowd which formally welcomed him and his wife, who was born and reared in Rushville He said that the bombs being rained on England were destroying the habit and way of life of “people who live and think as we have lived and thought. “When one in my situation realizes that he is being called upon to play a part in the discussions and perhaps the execution of matters that have to do with keeping that kind of holocaust from coming to this country, you must know how deeply 1 appreciate the problem that faces me,” he said.

Confers With Willis

“As an Indiana boy back home again in Indiana, I want to pledge te vou that at whatever personal sacrifice it may be to me, if I am called upon as your leader for the next four years, my aim will be to preserve at all hazards the kind of life we have here in Rush County.” Mr. Willkie confers today with Ravmond E. Willis of Angola, the Indiana Republican Senatorial nominee. He probably will leave Thurs- | dav for New York. and proceed from there to Maine and Minnesota before beginning the formal campaign | in mid-September at Coffeyville, Kas. Mr. Willkie was introduced fo the | crowd vesterdav as a Rush County farmer. Ile said, grinning that he | was a “purely conversational farmer.” had never done a day's work on a Rush County farm and hoped that he © never would. |

RECORDS SEIZED IN WAR PLANTS PROBE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (U. P.).— Federal Judge Edward A. Conger to- | day ordered impounded all records, | documents, correspondence and papers of the American Magnesium Co. of Cleveland in connection with = Federal Grand Jury investigation of vital war industries. It was learned that the grand jury will return indictments within two weeks as a result of its long investigation of 10 industries vital to national defense. The inquiry seeks to determine whether patent holdings -or other factors controlled by the industries—were retarding national defense, The grand jury was concerned principally with bentonite, a plastic mud used in casting molds. It isthe

Manhattan, Tammany officials said the considered a man a member of Tammany when he pays dues to any of the 35 political clubs. Bert Stand, secretary of Tammany Hall, said that there was “no doubt” thoi Mr Willkie could be referred to as a former Tammany man although he was not a member of the Society of St. Tammany | This interpretation was supported by Edward J. Flynn, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Then he read from a prepared statement which accompanied photostatic copies of records of the Board of Elections Mr. Flynn said in part: “I have before me the report of the Board of Elections of the City of New York of 1935 which certifies the election of Wendell L. Willkie and Mrs. Willkie as Democratic county committeemen of the 15th A. D. (assembly district) in the city “The ticket which the G. O. P. Presidential nominee headed figured in the primary contest in which forSupreme Court Justice Jerewon the leadership of the 15th from John E. Sheehy. Tammany leader. “Sheehy, the Tammany Hall district leader, was Willkie's sponsor when the latter joined the district club in June, 1934, and the records of the Grover Cleveland Democratic Club, the Tammany organization in the 15th district, show that Mr Willkie paid his annual dues as a __ | member of U that club for two vears.”

impeded sail through the North Sea to the end of Britain. No German planes or patrols vessels were encountered. : Too, the German been unable to repeat their Polish and French victories The British retaliatory bombings not only have penetrated far afield in Germany but also have reached Italy with serious effect. So, it would appear to be Hitler's next move. But where and how he can strike for quick success or with assurance of avoiding de-

aviators have in Britain

! big—al

bilitating casualties is an increasingly grave problem for him. Prolonged inaction alwavs threatens home morale and may drive Hitler to take sudden chances against

only acceptable material for casting molds for United States Army tank treads. Control of certain airplane fabrics which the United States need: for bomber construction also

‘came under the jury's Mvestigation.'

Any old types of surplus war-planes would serve ad-

mirably to make good this deficiency.

The Army's last

series of field maneuvers indicated beyond question that field operations would have to be completely revamped to

meet air war specifications.

Jut we have no dive bombers in the Army Air Corps,

and the “surplus”

warplanes that were claimed to be avail-

able are no longer available, having been shipped abroad. Check this against the item of the National Guard artillery regiment that has not fired a practice shot in the

last two years,

hecanse it was unable to draw practice am-

munition. Check it also against the restricted expenditures allowed for the vital cross-country flying of our reserve

aviation units. ing around an airport.

The G. O. P. nominee n a

COMMON SCOLD. SAYS SENATOR

. Charges Rousevill Family With ‘Crass Commercialization’ of Office.

(Continued from Page One)

against the challenge of Wendell

| Willkie for free and open joint dis-

cussion of the issues before the nation. Is Franklin D. Roosevelt too proud to discuss the distressing economic issues facing the nation?” Mr. Ickes had upbraided the G. O. P. candidate for assertedly attacking the dignity of the Presiaency. “Since when.” Senator Bridges asked, “has Ickes defended the ‘dignity of the Presidency?’ Since when has the Roosevelt family upheld the dignity ‘of the White House? “Like a small boy hiding behind his mother's apron strings, the New Deal has sought protection behind the ‘dignity’ of an office that long ago vanished under class commercialization by the Roosevelts.” Bridges scored the Administration for alleged delay in arming this country: “Who is this Ickes who talks so a safe distance—about In his own right, Ickes is a Hitler in short pants. Like Hitler | he hates the newspapers and freedom of press and speech and would ruthlessly control ‘them.’

Hitler?

Strauss Says:

One hour cross-country is worth 10 hover

~|CHEAP BRAVADO.

SAYS ICKES OF DEBATE TALK

Calls Willkie Remarks on President ‘Contemptible’ And Unpatriotic.

(Continued from Page One)

Bundists and other Fascists who are rallying to his support.” He thanked Mr. Willkie for in-

dorsing some form of selective serve «ce, as has the President, but deplored Mr. Willkie's assertion that Mr. Roosevelt is “issuing inflammatory statements and indulging in manufactured panics.” “Have the dangers against which the President repeatedly warned failed to materialize?” he asked. He said that Mr. Willkie has “no realization of the fact that America faces today, not only a world war, but a worid-wide social revolution.” Thanks to New Deal reforms, he added, this country’s last line of defense “which is right here in America,” is being thoroughly organized and strongly held.

Cites Fight Against TVA

Touching on Mr. Willkie's accept= ance of the principles of New Deal social reforms, Mr. Ickes said that while the Administration was fighting for the legislation Mr. Willkie “was doing his very able best to prevent the most dynamic and hopeful project of the whole New Deal— the Tennessee Valley Authority-— from functioning,” Secretary Ickes declared. He said the Republican Party in 1940 contains the equivalent of England's and France's “pro-Nazi Munich appeasers of 1938—the men with the black umbrellas.” “Mr. Willkie's current party includes the men who think that big business should be allowed to capitalize a grave national crisis for its own private profit; that, somehow or other, the country will muddle through if only the party of hig business and appeasement is given an exclusive right to handle the de= fense program.” he contended. Utility Connection Assailed Mr. Ickes said Mr. Willkie's record as a private utility magnate “stands in all its unashamed opposition to the public interest.” Com-

menting on Mr. Willkie's statement that he favored unlimited opportu-= Inity for free enterprice, the Secre‘tary said that as the top executive

of the Commonwealth & Southern, the opportunity which the nominee gave Lo free enterprise “has consisted in cutting the throat of small independent power companies.’ Mr. Ickes said that in a speech before the Economic Club of New York Mr. Willkie had referred to the late Samuel Insull, head of a Midwest utility empire which enllapsed with losses to thousands of stockholders, as a “forceful, dynamic and attractive figure.” “There are many thousands of people who remember Insull as the unscrupulous manipulator who induced his employees, his customers and even his friends to invest in his utility stocks,” Mr. Ickes declared. “They remember him as a man who bribed public of~ ficials . . . who was indicted by a Federal grand jury ... But to Mr, Willkie he was an attractive figure.” He said the Republican Party in 1940 is the American counterpart of England's and France's “pro-Nazi Munich appeasers of 1938—the men with the black umbrellas.” “Like any other professional poli= tician,” Mr. Ickes said, “he twisted about awkward issues by the use of clittering generalities. ain

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