Evening star., 1940-07-23
Fish Assails
Policies Of
New Deal
Hits Third Term
Also at Meeting of
@. O. p. Women

The third term, Mr.. Roosevelt
the New Deal, the administrations
foreign policy and farm programs
the press and the recent criticisms
of Charles Lindbergh all were de-
nounced vigorously by Representa-
tive Fish of New York in an ad-
dress yesterday before members Of
the summer discussion group of the
League of Republican Women.
Mr.. Fish declared that If Mr.. Roose-
velt should be elected again, it would
be the first step toward an Ameri-
can dictatorship and that the United
States would be involved In the
European war Immediately. He
then added that the real issue OF
the political campaign was the
third term.
Charging the President with hav-
ing had himself nominated with
the assistance of bureaucracies and
off1ceholders, the New York Repre-
sentative said, Thomas Jefferson
founded the Democratic party and
Mr.. Roosevelt has dumfounded it.
Charges Internati0nalism.
He accused the President and the
newspapers of being International
lists and interventionists and heaped
disapproval on the policies of both
"You cannot believe a thing you
read in the press" he declared
"and although the Democrats wrote
a peace plank in their platform, !
have no confidence in the President
whatsoever"
Mr.. Fish expressed the belief that
the President and "his ambassa-
dors" had actually started the war
and goaded the European partici-
pants into the conflict by false
promises. The French and the Eng
hsh, he asserted, entered into war
believing the United States would
come to their aid.
Now" he declared, "theY< think
we are towards and craven and
believe the French hate us more
than they do the Germans"
Would Buy Foreign Colonies.
Ridiculing the idea of this coun-
try being invaded by foreign force,
Mr.. Fish declared, This war hys-
terra was kept alive by the press
and charged many of the columnists
were in the pay rolls Of propagan-
dists. After denying the possibility
of foreign invasion, the Representa-
tive Immediately advocated pur-
chase of foreign colonies in the
Western Hemisphere from Green
land to Trinidad" for national de-
tense, as well as establishment of
flying fields in South America. The
latter program, he continued, should
be advanced at the Havana con-
ference because air bases for the
United States in South America are
absolutely essential for protection of
this hemisphere.
Mr.. Fish criticized Mr.. Hull's de-
nunciation of closing of the Burma
road, which he declared was no
more the business of the United
States than "the Milky Way" Mr..
Hull's attitude on the subject was
the sort, he added, which would
lead us into war. He expressed
his belief that while the majority
Of Americans opposed entrance into
the war, they favored assisting the
British with materials.
Says Lindbergh Spoke Truth.
The speaker, in denouncing press
criticism of Col. Lindbergh, declared
that, Everything Lindbergh said was
true"
I Farmers should be encouraged to
grow as much as possible. he said
and the United States should assume
the great humanitarian role of sup
plying food next winter to the starv-
ing people of Europe.
Mrs. Edward E. Gam, league
president, presided, and Mrs. George
Thorpe, program chairman, intro
duced the speaker.