Evening star., 1940-11-03

OF democracy work for the benefit
Of the common people Of America"
Furthering his dominating thought
that the New Deal and the people
and democracy are as one, the
President reviewed in familiar de-
tail the record of the administra-
ton in providing work relief for
the unemployed, in encouraging soil
conservation, in making the right
Of labor to bargain collectively q
matter of law, and in buttressing
the Nations banks with Federal de-
posit insurance.
NOW" he challenged grimly, I'VE
are asked to stop in our tracks. We
are asked to turn about, and march
back into the wilderness from which
We came. OF course we will not
turn backward"
Stresses Peace Aim All Day.
Throughout the day, the Presi-
dent had hammered at the thesis
that the Government today is one
Of peace, that military strength Is
being built only for defense.
In his first appearance. at Roches-
ter, N. Y, on his way here, he
told an enthusiastic crowd Of about
$4,000 persons. Your National Gov
ernment down In Washinkton is
equally, in all Of its component
parts, a Government of peace
Government that intends to retain
peace for the American people.
Your President says that this
country is not going to war"
Bitterly in this address he charged
that the Republican national chair
man Representative Joseph w.
Martin. jr0 had been instieating .
"falsehood" that the American fleet
already has started westward from
Hawaii, that on the day after elec-
ton it Will be steaming in full to-
ward the Philippines, "an act of
war against Japan"
That kind of action is more
dangerous to our peaceful interna-
tional relations than anything that
has ever been done in Washington
by this Government" Mr.. Roosevelt
asserted.
Martin Discusses Matter.
Mr.. Martin said in New York
that he had discussed privately
what he called the war inten-
tions" Of President Roosevelt ut
4 recent press conference.
c'It was all of the record, Mr..
Martin said, with the under
standing that nothing would be
spread unless they (those at the
conference) verified it. The report
had been current in Washington
for a number of weeks. I never
gave it any publicity and I am
surprised that the President
would, if he wants to keep the
people calm. I hope Mr.. Roose-
welt will reassure the American
people. I am happy to get any
reassurances Mr.. Roosevelt might
give us. No man In public life
has been more careful than I
nave III GICAtAllB NCly OoACA dAiVAy
Mr.. Roosevelt's foreign policy.
cIt looks to me as if Mr..
Roosevelt is still distinguishing
for votes he needs desperately
Labor Resolution at Buffalo.
At Buffalo, President Roosevelt
told an equally large crowd that:
II hope and believe that this ad-
ministration will be able to keep this
country at peace during the next
four years and that we will be able
to carry on for the country with
the very great gains that have been
made over these past seven and
half years"
Before Mr.. Roosevelt spoke IN
Buffalo he was presented a resolu-
ton of support from . joint commit-
tee Of A. r. l.. and G. I. o. unions
In the area, claiming as united
labor" to represent $4,000 working
men and women in that sector. and
declaring that they will "unitedly
dedicate al our energies to reward
labor's true friend, the workers
champion-Franklin D. Roosevelt"
While IN Buffalo, the President
visited the Bell and Curtiss= Wright
airplane plants and saw workmen
rushing to completion vicious-look-
ing fighter planes for both the Brit
ish and American Armies. Both
plants were applying . modified as
sembly-line technique and the Com
mander in Chief Of the Nations
fighting forces saw the slim and
sleek ships In al stages Of manu-
facture.
At each plant he talked briefly to
the workers, commencing their e.
forts, cautioning that speed IL Of
the essence" and urging them to
hurry.
Brief Stops Elsewhere.
Minute stops were made at Ba-
taviA and Dunkirk. N. Y, with good
crowds ct each.
The anal platform appearances
Of the day was at Erie, where Mr..
Roosevelt not only echoed his mes
sage Of preparedness and peace
but drew . chorus Of angry boos by
repeating 4. campaign declaration
by Jay Cook, Republican nominee
for Senator from Pennsylvania, that
"the only people left to vote for
Roosevelt are parasites and political
hitch-hikers."
"You and l." the President added
to his audience, turning their boos
to cheers, constitute several tens
of thousands Of parasites and
political hitch-hikers in this one
town"