The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-28
ROOSEVELT GETS
WILD ACCLAIM
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through Newark, Jersey City and
Bayonne, during which his car
passed along streets packed solidly
with tens OF thousands OF cheering
people.
Army engineers decioed 70 con-
struct tunnel rather than bridge
to connect the Battery and Brook
lyn, Mr.. Roosevelt said, because of
the greater national defense poten-
tialitieS of the former.
1.-THE army engineers told US they
had to look far into the future
hope so far that none of us live
to see it and foresee the posi-
bility there might be an attack on
the United States" Mr.. Roosevelt
said.
On the basis of that possibility, he
said, it was decided to construct
tunnel for defense reasons, and the
polan to construct bridge was dis
carded,
introduced BY La Guardia
Mr.. Roosevelt was introduced by
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of
New York, who told the crowd at
the ceremonies that construction of
the tunnel will require four years,
and he officially was inviting Mr..
Roosevelt to attend four hears
hence "in his capacity as president
Of the United States"
can't say I'll accept the mayors
invitation four years from now, but
I hope to next week." Mr.. Roosevelt
replied, acknowledging that his third
term drive will be determined at the
polls week from tomorrow.
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New
York, Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones, Senators Robert F. Wagner
and James Mead of New York join
ed Mr.. Roosevelt on the Brooklyn
platform to support his third term
campaign.
Mr.. Roosevelt, however made no
direct reference to politics, reserving
his major offensive for his address
tonight to the nation by radio from
a huge rally at Madison Square
Garden.
I1lo COl11CA CllCC WAtA4 1A1O4Aldo Woo
announced by White House Secre-
tary Stephen T. Early as the pres
idential encourage reached Brook
lyn. Thomas, it was learned, dis
cussed the issue of the third term
at a meeting of his union yesterday
at Detroit and flew here last night
for the afternoon conference. 1t
was expected that he would con-
tinue his discussion with Mr.. Roose-
welt during luncheon at Hunter
College.
laundering Ovation
Mr.. Roosevelt drove through low
er Manhattan enroute to Hunter
college at loon and masses turned
out on the curbstone 70 give the
president a laundering ovation. At
Seventh avenue and 35th street,
thousands smashed through police
lines and halted the presidential
car while additional crowds jam
ming windows of the towering office
buildings turned the canyon into a
blizzard Of confetti, torn paper and
ticker tape. Still seated with Leh-
man and LaGuardia, Mr., Roosevelt
grinned anu waved to the crowds.
The New York reception dwarfed
anything that Mr.. Roosevelt had en-
countered since his 1885 campaign.
Lots of luck - Franklin" the
crowd beloved, I'VE want Roose-
velt."
When he had finished his brief
speech, the president pulled cord
which rang bell. This was a sig
nal to a workman operating
steam shovel. AS the machine scoop
ed the first earth from the ground
the presider tial party left for Man
haitian.
The tunnel, when completed in
1914. will be two miles long, the
longest sub-aqueouS project in the
world. The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation granted the New York
tunnel authority $57,000,000 for Its
construction. With its approaches,
the, total cost of the project will be
$50 900 900. The tunnel will make 1t
possible to drive from New York TO
Brooklyn in four minutes.
A busy day of campaigning was IN
store for the president. He was
scheduled to visit all five boroughs
Of New York, covering virtually the
same route taken by Republican
nominee Wendell L. Willkie.