Evening star., 1932-07-31
Must Lower One to Get Pay
ment of Other, He Says in
Radio Talk.
WILL ASK LEGAL BEER
FROM NEXT CONGRESS
Borrowing to Meet Federal Deficits
Scored-For World Trade
Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N Y, July 80. Gov
Franklin D. Roosevelt launched his
drive for the presidency tonight with
a contention that the main issue of the
campaign is economic relief and q
declaration that he will call on the next
Congress, if he is elected, to legalize the
sale of beer.
The Democratic nominee, making his
first speech since the acceptance ad-
dress at Chicago on July 2. said:
1T is not enough to say that when
prosperity is restored we shall then
consider how to avoid repeating all the
old errors. Today we recognize these
errors. To-day they should be outlawed
for all time to come"
Debt Solution Nearer.
The foreign debt situation, Mr. Roose-
welt declared, has been brought meas
urably nearer solution by the recent
results at Lausanne" He continued:
Great Britain, France and Germany
have at last agreed among themselves
concerning reparations. The danger
now is that they may turn a united
convinced, not so much from the debts
they owe us as from our barriers
against their trade which make the
problem so difficult. The debts will not
be a problem-we shall not have to
cancel them-if we are realistic about
providing ways in which payment is
possible through the profits arising from
the rehabilitation of trade.
THE Republican platform said moth
ing at all about this; but their position
has been the absurd one Of demanding
payment impossible. This policy final
ly forced moratorium, as 1t was bound
to do. Our policy declared for pay
ment, but at the same time for lowered
tariffs and resumption of trade which
open the way to payment"
Ignore U. S. Disarmament Issue.
Mr.. Roosevelt made no reference to
linking the foreign debt situation with
reduction of armament, which has
been advocated by President Hoover
and Senator Borah, Republican chair
man of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
Speaking over the radio and seated
at the desk in his study, the Demo-
cratic nominee quoted freely from the
party p1dLlOTI1, WHICH ne CdIleQ IOIIn-
right and genuine-honest to the core" !"
Even the partisan press has found
1t hard to criticize the Democratic plat
form this year." he added.
Referring to the platform demands
for repeal Of the eighteenth amendment
and immediate modification of the Vol
stead act to legalize the sale Of beer and
wines, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Nothing needs to be added to that,
except that If the present Congress
takes no action, shall urge the new
Congress to carry out these provisions.
Economy Chief Theme.
The main theme of his speech was
based on platform declaration which
reads:
The only hope for improved pres
ept conditions, restoring employment,
affording permanent relief to the people
and bringing the Nation back to its
former proud position of domestic hap
piness and of financial, industrial, agri-
cultural and commercial leadership in
the world lies in a drastic change in
economic and governmental policies"
Mr.. Roosevelt delayed outlining how
he would bring about "a redistribution
of wealth. which he called for in
speech at Atlanta last Spring, with the
assertion:
Concerning the necessary revision Of
some Of. our institutions, shall have
more to say later"
He added, sit must be made i'm
possible for its indefensible features to
show themselves again"
Hammering at the methods employed
by the Republican Presidents Harding,
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