Evening star., 1940-08-06
WiIIkiie
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Republican county leaders how he
would study problems that would
confront him during four, or eight
but not 12"-years in the White
| House.
He was referring to the fact that
he had spent the morning gathering
the first-hand views of practical
farmers to supplement the theories
of the agricultural problem, but he
avoided giving any hint of the farm
program he will outline in his ac-
ceptance speech at Elwood, Ind,
August II. He said he would fol-
low this same process in dealing with
all problems, and not be guided by
theory alone.
Bars Personalities.
In his first speech of the day, to
a crowd on the Statehouse steps, Mr..
Willkie had spoken in compliment
tary terms of Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace.
When he started to say he was
glad to be in the home town of the
Secretary of Agriculture, IAN emf
nent public servant" there was a
scattering ripple of laughter from
his admirers. who evidently thought
he was leading up to some verbal
thrust at the Presidents running
mate. But Mr.. Willkie quickly
added: Il mean that quite seri-
ously in the course of this cam
paign, particularly when Mr.. Wal
lace begins to discuss the general
policies of the New Deal, I shall
undoubtedly find myself in much
disagreement with him, but I recog-
nize Mr.. Wallace as a fine gentleman
and as a scholar, and I want to
conduct this campaign upon the
basis of the very fundamental issues
that are involved and not upon the
question of personalities. And you
will find that throughout the cam
paign I shall make no ill-remark of
either of the gentlemen on the other
ticket unless they first make an ILL
remark about me-"
Cites Industrial Concentration.
He began by telling the Iowans
that he grew up "in this kind of
country" at Elwood, Ind, and un-
derstood their problems. One of
those problems, he continued, is that
in recent years "our industrial plants
have had a tendency to grow in size
and concentrated in certain sections
of the country"
Zone of the real problems of
America" he went on, land it bears
particularly on the coming defense
program, is to bring about decentral-
ization of industry, so that there
may be brought back into these small
towns of America industrial plants,
to the end that medium sized busi-
nesses may be encouraged to survive.
thrive and prosper" In developing
the defense program, he said, those
in charge of the Government should
see that many of the plants are
located in towns like those in Iowa.
Cheered by Independents.
Later members of an independent
Willkie Club received him. They
cheered when he greeted them as
fellow amateurs" Mr.. Willkie has
warm spot in his heart for these
independent groups that sprung up
within few months before the
Republican convention, and worked
zealously for his nomination at Phil
adelphia.
He spent the rest of the afternoon
dropping in on separate conferences
of county leaders from various parts
of Iowa. His discussion of why
France fell before the march of a
dictatorship came at one of his press
conferences. Both the French and
British had as much intelligence and
greater resources than their oppo-
nent, he said.
yet" he went on, France was
crushed like an eggshell. Why?
Because they had adopted the
candy-stick theory of government.
When a child cries, you give him a
stick of candy and try to quiet him. -
Frances defense problem, he
added, was essentially one of pro-
CuctiOn