Evening star., 1940-10-18
President Says
Foes Tactics
Force Speeches
Charges Justification
Of Facts by 6. O. P.
Is Deliberate
By JOHN c. HENRY.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt charged TO-
day that there has been a syste-
matte and deliberate Justification of
facts "by the opposition" in this
political campaign.
Consequently, he continued in a
prepared statement read to his
press conference, he will 60 before
the American people in five out
right political appearances to re-
count the Misrepresentation and to
tell in what regard they are false.
On one occasion, October 80, there
is possibility that there will be
virtually a face-to-face dispute be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Wendell
L. Willkie, Republican nominee, If
the President decides to speak in
Baltimore instead of in Washington.
The presidential address of that
date originally was scheduled for
Constitution Hall here, but it was
said at the White House last night
and confirmed by the President to-
day that he may speak in Baltimore
instead. Mr.. Willkie Is slated for
an appearance in Baltimore on that
same date.
President Finds 1t Good"
Informed of that fact today. Mr..
Roosevelt smiled expansively, asked
If that was so, and added. Good"
The President announced his
campaign intentions today in the
following statement:
In the speech of acceptance to
the Democratic Convention on July
10, 1910, the President said:
az shall not have the time or the
inclination to engage in any purely
political debate. But I shall never
be loath to call the attention Of
the Nation to deliberate or unwilling
falsifications Of fact
There has been in this campaign
however. a systematic program of
Justification of fact by the opposi-
tion. The President does not be-
lieve that it has been an unwilling
of fact. He believes it
is a deliberate Justification of fact.
He has. therefore. decided to tell
the American people what these
misrepresentation have been and in
what respect they are false With
that purpose in mind, the President
will make five speeches between
now and election day
Committee to Pay Expenses.
Adding then to his prepared state
ment. the President told his press
conference that for the benefit OF
people whose ethics were not the
same as his own, he was announcing
that the Democratic National Com
mittee will pay all expenses of the
trips on which the five speeches are
made. This Is in spite of the fact,
he continued, that defense inspec-
tions will be combined with some of
these trips since defense projects
are near the cities where the
speeches will be made.
Mr.. RooSevelt's blunt accusation
against his campaign opposition
at no time today did he use Mr..
Wilkes name-heads up several
such complaints from Democratic
party spokesmen. Henry A. Wal
lace, vice presidential nominee, and
Democratic National Chairman Ed
Flynn have made similar charges
recently, and even Secretary of War
Stlmson, Republican, accused Mr..
Willkie of Justification on one oc-
casion.
Mr.. Roosevelt approached this
outspoken attitude in a telegram
sent last night to a Democratic rally
in Pittsburgh. After extending his
greetings to the gathering, the Chief
Executive wired:
There have been so many mis-
statements in this campaign that I
am determined to personally correct
these misstatements and to give the
true facts to the people. The Amer
lean people will get the true facts in
keeping with the dignity of the
President of the United States"
Although MI. Roosevelt's forth
coming campaign efforts thus are
placed on a political basis for the
purpose of combating falsifcations,
1t is believed that recent indications
OF definite increase in Mr.. WILKES
potential voting strength has had a
considerable effect in forcing a re-
vision of Democratic strategy.
1t was announced late yesterday
that the President will make major
(See POLITICS, Page A-4)