Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17
L|bERAL|zE PARTY,
FISH URGES c. 0. P.
New York Representative,
Speaker on Air Forum,
Hits Old Guard.
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party is an uprising of the rank-and-
file Republicans and of the more pro-
eressive younger element in the presl-
dental primaries to prevent the hand
picked corporation lawyers, large con-
tributCrs and discredited reactionarles
from being elected as delegates to the
national convention and selecting the
next Republican candidate Tor PreSl-
dent, for whatsoever is nominated by
this element is doomed to defeat and
the party will disappear like the old
Whig party. The Republican party
must broaden its base and give actual
Representation to wage earners, farm
ers. women, veterans. young Republic
ans, loyal foreign-born groups and
Negroes. Compaign contributions
khould be limited to $4,000.
1t must be self-eyident to all those
interested in the future success of
the party that the Republican Ma
kional Committee must be reorganlzed
I'm leadership and its policies liberalized
and revitaliZed.
The world is filled with rumorS of
war and actual armed conflict in Spain
and China. What is the Republican
policy toward China and what will it
be if the war spreads into another
world war? l believe I am able to
etate the Republican attitude on in
ternational issues as 1 have served on
he Committee on Foreign Affairs for
l6 years and am the ranking Repub-
lican member of that committee and
TO that extent spokesman of my party
In the House and in the country.
In few words the Republican pol
icy is to keep out of all entangllng
alliances, sanctions and war commit
ments of every kind, and to mind our
own business and let the other nations
mind theirs. If the great nations of
the world insist on arming to the
teeth and going to war, it is their
war and not ours.
Would Call Americans Home.
We are prepared to spend millions
for defense. but not dollar to send
American soldiers to foreign lands to
fight other peoples battles l favor
and I believe most Americans would
roncur, that all American troops, Ma
rines, gunboats and other Of our
armed forces be withdrawn from China
before We become involved in an
Asiatic war All American citizens
should be ordered to leave the war
zone or stay at heir own risk. I am
opposed to having the United States
Chino
nation. and above all, I am opposed to
any policy that makes use of the
United States to pick the chestnuts
put of the fire for the British Empire
In China and elsewhere.
The Republican party favors taking
the profit out of war and staying out
nf war by the maintenance of a
policy of strict neutrality, friendly
Fo-operation and peaceful relations
with all nations.
Spain and China are powder kegs,
bpt to explode at any time and in
rolve other nations in war. We pro-
pose to keep out Of all wars, unless at
hacked or in defense of our own shores.
The old nations of the world have
zone mad and are spending more bill
ions Of dollars on ornaments than
prior to 1914.
Speaking for myself, and not for
INV party, urge the radio audience to
write and urge their representative
n Congress to sign the Fish petition,
No. 10, which prohibits the sale and
shipment of arms, ammunition and
Supplements of war in time of peace as
well as in war. for sake of blood money
and war profits. Why should we incur
the enmities of other nations by sup
plying them with implements of war
to kill people with whom we are at
peace and thereby probably involve us
n war? We should cease being the
potential slaughter house for war by
preparing other nations for war.
In all good faith and sincerity I
urge all Americans, regardless of par
tisanship, to write their Congressman
to sign petition No. 10, and thereby
bring up for consideration nv resolu-