Evening star., 1940-10-16
Both Parties Aim
Mightiest 0ratory
Guns al Voters
Even Historic Druft
Day Doesn't Slow Up
Verbal Bomburdment
BY JOHN C. HENRY

Scarcely slowing down Tor oD'
,ervance of the historic occasion or
which America begins the drafting
of its greatest peacetime army, the
"big guns" of political oratory con-
tinued today to lombard the Ma
tion's voters from one coast to the
other.
On the basis of advanced billings
the Republican barrage IS likely tc
be the heaviest with two of the
G. o. P.'s top men scheduled fol
Nationwide radio broadcastS to.
night and third making an import
ant speech for MidWestern con-
sumption only.
Speaking from Crosley Field, Gin
cinnati, Wendell Willkie, G. o. P
presidential nominee, will address
the Nation at $50 tonight. Ar
hour later, Thomas E. Dewey. once
4 presidential aspirant himself, will
speak for the Republican cause in
= broadcast from Saginaw, Mich.
This afternoon Senator McNary
Republican vice presidential choice
was to speak at a Statewide rally
in Hutchinson, KanS. His address
will be broadcast in that area only.
To Reply to Lindbergh.
For the Democrats. Col. Louis
Johnson, former Assistant Secretary
Of War and onetime National Com
mander of the American Legion
will speak at $50 tonight, primarily
in reply to the Monday address OF
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in critic
Ism of the administration foreign
policy. Col. johnson is substitute
Ing for Col William J. Donovan.
At 1890 pm, Federal Security
Administrator Paul V. McNutt, who
has been an active campaigner in
recent weeks, will make a ma
tionally broadcast address on behalf
of the Roosevelt Wallace ticket.
Henry A. Wallace. Democratic
nominee for Vice President, will
speak later this week in the indus
trial sections of the East and Mid
west. Secretary of Interior Ickes,
relieved of a diatribe last night in
Akron, Ohio, is apt to say more.
Tomorrow night, Mr.. Willkie and
Mr.. McNary continue. On Friday,
Senator johnson of California, a
Republican who may or may not
come out for Mr.. Willkie, will dis
cuss The Third Term Issue" on a
Nation wide radio chain.
Three Roosevelt Speeches.
At least three speeches have been
scheduled for President Roosevelt in
the next fortnight. two of them
frankly political and to be on time
purchased by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. First of these
will be next Wednesday night and
the second will be the following
Wednesday. October 30. In between,
the President will address the New
York Herald-Tribune forum Octo-
ber 24-perhaps by telephone from
Washington.
Mr.. Roosevelt told his press con-
ference late yesterday that he still
intends to make defense inspec-
tons" in the Connecticut Valley. at
buffalo, around the New Jersey
s1ipbuilding plants and in the
Philadelphia area. Some of these
journeys, he added, will be made
after election day.
Among the political utterances
emanating from Washington last
night was one by Senator Norris,
Irderendent. of Nebraska on behalf
CT Nr. Roosevelt. The NebraSkan
said he had discussed the third
term Issue with the President be-
fore the conventions were held and
t'19t the Chief Executive had said
Re felt entitled to a rest after seven
years of listening day after day to
tie complaints of people all over
TIE country, many of which I know
ere well-founded" and the COM
plants of selfish politicians, asking
for something I must refuse
Norris Gives His Reply.
The Senator's reply, he said, was
as follows:
Mr.. President, you are soldier.
You are in command of an army,
an unselish army, one that believes
in happiness for the human race,
one that wants to strike the shackles
from human limbs, and make all
men happy and free. - We cam
not give up in the middle of this
struggle 49,
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of
South Carolina charged last night
that Mr.. Willkie engaged in cruel
SANDER" of President Roosevelt by
insinuating that the president has
made a secret agreement with some
foreign power to do something that
would force the Congress to declare
war"
Protesting recent demand by
Mr Willkie that President Roose-
welt tell the people whether there
were ANY international understand
ings to put America into war that
We citizens do not know about, Sen
ator Byrnes said:
'Mr. Willkie knows that only Con-
greSs can declare war" and he add
ed that IF the President were guilty
of such conduct he should be i'm
poached. But you and l know that
it is a cruel SANDER. If made against
n Republican President I would re-
sent il When made against Presi-
dent Roosevelt I am sure that pa
triotic Republicans will resent it,"
"A DL l. HI.