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Evening star., 1940-11-02
Lewis Dents RooseveIt's Labor Support

Many the Wkie
place. figures world John
president c. l.
effort third atfootedy We urged
labor
those labor leaders who had themselves election
the President there doubt that Lewis
dened the almost solid labor support which the President
How the workers will Wllkie
political affections
Lewis however rang
satisfied
who do not believe in a third term for President
Another Wlke President
his
Chicago. girl waiting
Mr. Wike seriously injured when
President metal building
the Wkie crowd Resentment ared The acs somehow
the Hitler
dental candidate reception
Mayor Guarda York ardeny campaigning the
election of Mr. Roosevelt tangled with who asked him Detroit
Flynn national Democratic
sent him ua Guardia) speak in the West The BENJAMIN
Yesterday filed S350000 Mayor
Guada charging battery The incident did help the
Roosevelt
Evening star., 1940-11-02
II Christ Should Come
Tonic al METROPOLITAN

DR.. John Compton Bali, pastor Of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
will preach tomorrow morning on
IF Christ Should Come Today" A
number Of new members will be
welcomed. At the evening service
the assistant pastor, The Rev. John
Ballbach, will preach on Gods
Diagnosis Of Mans Disease" This
is the beginning Of q series Of SER
mons on "sin." TheJunior, Junior
High, intermediate, Senior and
Adult Unions will meet at $50 pm.
On Tuesday at Z pm. the Through
the Bible Glass meets with Mrs.
william Hasker teaching. At 8 pm.
the Shaver. Philathea and Fidelis
Bible Glasses meet.
On Thursday at $50 am. prayer
hour will be observed, and ct Thurs
day 7:45 pm. Dr.. Ball will lead. At
$40 pm. the Personal Workers Band
viii meet under the direction of
the Rev. John Bai1haeh.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Special Music 10 Mark
Takoma Park Services

"The Wise and Willing hearted
will be the theme of the Rev. r. Paul
Schearrer in the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church at IL am. to-
morrow, and in the evening mo
Need of a Mirror" A special musical
program will be rendered at this
service by the choir. with Mrs. Doro-
thy Skinner Walsh as soloist.
Among other numbers the choir will
sing Dudley Bucks FESTIVAL TIE
Deum" and Sullivan's Father, Thy
Children Bow in Alteration"
The Young Peoples c. E. will visit
the Young Peoples Society at Cum
ton-Temple Presbyterian Church al
6:45. The Junior High and Senior
High C. E. Societies meet at pm.
An all evenings program featuring
a dinner, social and classes on 1.-THE
Development of Religious Ideas in
the Bible" and Great Men Of the
Bible" will be held under the aus.
pices of the church school on Mon
day at pm.
On Thursday the Takoma Park
Chapter of the American Red Cross
meets for sewing at 8 am.
A father and son banquet will be
held under the auspices Of the Boy
Scouts, Troop SO, on Friday at $50.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

appointment
Of the President captancy although
military training and Of draft All the country this
denounced of favorsm
Wikie
that country
had Republicans
and there that
They making little impression with this charge chants
swed suddenly proportions its
the country President his Philadelphia speech did his best to
England make address RADIO them
keeping country
them York,
passing Wlke
for Roosevelt for
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Roosevelt Text
Continued From Page A.5D

nent leader Of the Philadelphia
bar, delivered himself in these
words, quoted in the New York
Times:
The Presidents only support
ers, he said land I quote), ARE
paupers, those who earn less than
$1,000 a year and aren't worth
that, and the Roosevelt family"
Forget the Roosevelt family
but these Americans whom this
man calls "paupers, these Amer
leans who, in his view, are not
worth the income they receive,
small though it is-who are they?
They are only millions and mil
lions of American families, con-
stituting a very large part Of the
Nation! They are only the COM
mon men and women who have
helped build this country, who
have made it great, and who
would defend it with their lives
II the need arose.
The demand for social and eco
nomic justice comes from those
who receive less than $1,000 a
year, but not from them alone.
For I believe that when Ameri-
cans cross this dividing line Of
s1O0 a month, they do not lose
their devotion to social and eco
nomic justice.
They do not suddenly become
greedy and selfish. And I count
among my supporters millions Of
other men and women who vote
by the dictates of their hearts
and minds and not by the size
of their bank accounts.
"Paupers"-who are not worth
their salt-there speaks the true
sentiment of the Republican
leadership.
Fighting for Liberty and
Justice for All.
Can the Republican leaders
deny that this all too prevailing
Republican sentiment Is q direct,
vicious, unpatriotic appeal to
class hatred, to class contempt?
That, my friends, is just what
am fighting against with all my
heart and soul.
am fighting for free Amer
ica--for a country in which oil
men and women have equal
rights to liberty and justice.
I am fighting against the re-
vival Of government by special
privilege-governmen by lobby.
ists--0overnment vested In the
hands of those who favor and
who would have us initiate the
foreign dictatorships.
I am lighting, Is have always
fought, for the rights Of the
little man - well - the big man,
Evening star., 1940-11-02

When Republican leaders shaking their heads dubouy the
things going Mr. Wke plunged right ahead When
thought he would be wise pull his punches and make direct
Wk hit
After
the fact that this political battle of the first magnitude and
g. O candidate counted
had rung and that there possibility he would not be counted out
trend favorable Wike.
assumed large become question whether Pres
Roosevelt with all address will
President
designed straight the record Tasined" by Wike
Instead of corcedng anything President We continued
drive home which he had making
outside Of the Solid South
Evening star., 1940-11-02

To the Editor Of The Star:
Our Ambassador to the Court Of
st. James leaves his post in the heat
OF battle to take the stump for the
third-term candidate.
Mr.. Kennedy brings to us, from all
he has witnessed OF annihilation of
world precedents and standards and
the consequent urgency for quick
initiative and readjustment, only the
repetition of Mr.. Roosevelts expert
ence as his major claim for contin-
uance in ONCE. Experience, says
the dictionary, is instruction and
enlightenment gained by repeated
trials"
If results show any instruction
or enlightenment" any wisdom or
grasp Of affairs exercised by Mr..
Roosevelt during these years of spe-
cial floating ambassadors, personal
representatives, emergency-expert-
trips, plus routine State Department
sources, it might be news to hear
about them.
GRACE SHEPHERD MER-
CHANT.
October 30.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

The exact number of electoral votes
is relatively unimportant and is
quickly forgotten. The average
reader wants to know definitely who
will be the victor and on what the
forecaster's judgment Is based.
To begin with, bias and prejudice
have no place in any prediction. In
my experience, I have predicted
elections in which myself did not
favor the election of the candidate
who proved to be successful. In 1916,
I picked Wilson and wanted to see
him win but in 1920 I was for Cox
but picked Harding. In 1924, I was
for Davis but picked Coolidge. In
1928. I favored Smith but picked
Hoover. In both 1882 and 1896. I did
not favor Mr.. Roosevelt's election
but in each case the formula which
I presented pointed to his election.
So it is well to eliminate all
thought of bias in reference to a
presidential forecast, because 1t Is
not pleasing to be proved wrong the
day after election.
Employees Ratio Of Doubt"
The theory that I have employed
IN the past six presidential elections
embraces what I call the ratio OF
doubt" The actual electoral table
may turn out far different, and 1t DID
in nearly all cases of the last SIX
except 1916, when it happened to
coincide But the purpose OF my
table is to prove who the successful
candidate will be insofar as infor-
nation available from what I be-
lieve to be trustworthy sources can
establish anything in advance of an
actual result.
In forming my Judgment, I have
had the benefit of a conf1dentlal
QUESTIONABLE sent out to editors OF
nearly 1900 newspapers outside the
solid South. Nearly 1,l00 replies
were received and many of these
were accompanied by personal COM
ments of the editors giving the rea-
sons for their predictions.
I checked also with other sources
Of information in various States and
with persons In position to know
something of the appraisal made by
Republican as well as Democratic
leaders in particularly important
States.
Informat ton Reduced to Table.
The sum total of this information
leads me to make the following
table:
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Call for EnIistments'
Is Rev. {. H. Jope's S Topic

"The Call for Enlistment" will be
the subject OF the Rev. Clifford
H. Jope at IL am. in the Ninth
Street Christian Church. The choir
will sing Turn Ye Even Unto Me-
by Harker.
At 6:45 pm. the Crusaders, Forum
and Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor Societies will meet. At 7:45
pm. the minister will speak on
The Personal Element in Following
Christ" The choir will sing The
King of Love My Shepherd Is"
Young people are reminded Of the
Expert Christian Endeavor class
being conducted every Sunday from
Sis to $3.50 by the Rev. Harry
Porter.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Willkie Trend Among Doubtfuls.

Willkie Trend Among Doubtfuls.
All of those States in the doubtful
column have shown a marked Will
kie trend and 1t would not be at all
surprising if the Republican NOM
inee captured every one of them.
But. on the other hand, the enor-
NOUS Democratic majorities Of 1886
have to be overturned and this
means that the detection among
the Democrats on the third-term
issue must be considerably more
than has appeared on the surface.
Approaching the doubtful group,
II is apparent that the President
must carry. either New York or
Ohio and five Of the other States
in the group besides. This is
task which would seem probable II
there were any recent drift in that
direction. But the trend Is the other
way.
Mr.. Willkie, on the other hand,
has the edge in Connecticut, Idaho,
Wyoming and Missouri, which ac-
count for 30 votes, and he definitely
has a better chance of carrying
Ohio with it's 26 votes than Mr..
Roosevelt has, SO that we have here
. bloc of Sc votes. This brings Mr..
WILKES total to 252 and since New
York's Al are seemingly more likely
TO be in the Willkie than the Roose-
velt column, the Republican
nominee would have 299 or well in
excess of the needed 266.
There are other States which
might be called reserves" for Mr..
Willkie. Maryland, 8; Washington,
3, and New Jersey, IT, and even
California, %, constitute a bloc of
"a votes that are causing the New
Deal high command sleepless nights
and ultimately may be found in
large part in the Willkie column,
oisetting a possible loss Of New
York or Pennsylvania or Ohio but
not any two of them.
The ratio Of doubt" formula leads
me to conclude that Wendell Willkie
will win the election by 4 mini
mum OF 27S and . maximum Of a35.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
The Political Mill
Wilkes Vigorous Campaign RevitoIizes 6. o. P;
'Breuks' Contribute to Trend for Nominee
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

NEW YORK. 2-Wendel WILKES phenomenal personal
campaign for the presidency will down in history amazing
performance the election Tuesday The drive
himself azed the Republican party when 1t
appeared public election be another push
D
the Republican presidential candidate
spoken continuously than
and that he has actually been and heard by millions
the radio He than $1,000 miles train aane
and automobile
tonight candi
Evening star., 1940-11-02

for the weak as well as the
strong, for those who are help
less as well as for those who can
help themselves.
I am fighting to keep this
Nation prosperous and at peace.
I am fighting to keep our people
out of foreign wars and to keep
foreign conceptions Of govern
ment out of our United States.
I am fighting for these great
and good causes. I am fighting
to defend them against the power
and might of those who now rise
up to challenge them.
And I shall not stop fighting!
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Tukomu Park Buptist

"The Vital Touch" will be the
theme Of the Rev. William e. La Rue
tomorrow morning. followed by COM
munion and the reception Of new
members. In the evening the
monthly songfest will be held. an
evening given to music led by MEM
bers of the choir and chorus. The
annual business meeting Of the
church will be held on Monday in
the form Of a dinner at $50 o'clock.
A business meeting and social Of the
Mems Bible Glass will be held
Wednesday evening at the home of
the president, w. @. Minor, 7 Sussex
road, Sligo Park Hills, at Q pm.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
CAN.
Boyds, Nd,
October 20.
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor OF The star:
The most irreconcilable non-in-
terventionist has spoken, and his
thought shows us that he now be-
longs to the past and not to the
present.
Although he quotes washington,
yet he forgets that the Father Of
Our Country argued and the franz
ers OF the Constitution agreed that
1t would be 4 very bad move to limit
the number of years q Chief Execu-
tive might serve.
We have the most humanitarian
President this country ever has
known--a man who 10 absolutely In
dependent of poHtics and buanees;
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Reformation to Be Topic
At Tukomu Lutheran

"Our Present Reformation Re-
sponsibilities" will be the theme of
the Rev. ]. Adrian Pfeif1er, pastor
Of the Takoma Lutheran Church,
tomorrow morning in commemora-
ton Of the Festival of the Reforma-
ton. The congregation win bring in
q special offering for the Lutheran
World Action. A group will be re-
ceived into membership.
Newly-elected vsstrymen are: Phil
Johnson, August Hauser, Harvey
Brake, sr, and Howard Muhly. Virgil
Souder 10 financial secretary ana
J. J. 0ruonbau1n eonaeal txoAsufef.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

has been proved
right. 1t is Of
fered again to-
day in W h a t
looks like a sur
prisingly close
election with a
decided tren d
for Mr.. Willkie,
but which may
turn out to be
far from close.
The important
thing to estab-
lish Is: who
will be the next
President Of the
YY~{t1l C<otocCu
Evening star., 1940-11-02
To the Editor Of The Star:
70 the Editor Of The Star;

TO the Editor OF The Stari
I saw in the papers today that Mr..
Willkie, If elected President, is con-
sidering the retention of Cordell
Hull as Secretary of State. Now. I
do not question Mr.. Hulls sincerity
of purpose, but certainly what I
consider his policy OF appeasement,
especially in the Far East. has
earned him the title Of the Amer
icari Chamberlain" As a result Of
that policy, frreparable damage has
been done alike to the prestige Of
the United States and the security
of the world against bandit nations.
II we must change the head Of
the Government in this hour Of
world chaos, would 1t not be an ideal
time To secure . Secretary Of State
who w1ll hold Up = high standard
Evening star., 1940-11-02

the NeCAerlauoS
Indies immedi-
ately after the
signature Of the
agreement with
italy and Ger.
many, the Toxic
press and the
laxative spokes-
man Of the for.
eign ONCE have
kept . discreet
silence. Fur
thermore, there
have been no
military and ma
val mnvementl
Evening star., 1940-11-02

dents speech here. The facts are
from the evidence given by news
paper correspondents on the spot,
that it was Mr.. Early who was at
tackled by the police. But flaring
headlines in newspapers here and in
other cities where there is a large
colored population gave an impress
sion that Mr.. Early had taken an
overbearing position and had been
to blame. How much it will affect
the Negro vote is another question
Evening star., 1940-11-02
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
May I suggest to Jay Franklin
that loyalty to party and the COM
plete Identification of one party
with the state are distinguishing
characteristics of Nazi political
ideology? To say that simple stead
fastness, loyalty and fortitude" are
the most important qualities group
or nation can possess and to imply
thereby that these qualities should
prevail over legitimate differences
of opinion and individual voters
judgments as to the needs Of the
times is to demand an end to free
elections and to give substance to
Mr.. WILKES assertion that the New
Dealers do not believe in the free
Judgment Of their constituents.
Democracy presupposes free choice
by an intelligent electorate. Un-
reasoning loyalty is the device Of
political machines and of the totali-
tarians, whom Mr. Franklin, I be-
lieve, opposes.
STUART B. BARBER.
October %.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star
If we think Mr.. Roosevelt is the
only man who will maintain the
social reforms which have been
initiated, If we think Mr.. Roosevelt
is the only man who can preserve
an adamant and unequiSocal foreign
policy, we already have come too far
along the road away from democ-
racy. We have arrived at psycholog-
ical dictatorship. 1t is time to turn
back. E. L.
October IS.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
This
Changing
World
Two ExpIanotions
Given for Jopon's
Recent Silence
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The Japanese have been remark
ably silent during the last three
weeks.
After having blossomed out with
threats to the United States and
Evening star., 1940-11-02
LuWrence's
Formula Puts
WiIIkie In
Observer Figures
278 as Minimum
Electoral Vote
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

This is the seventh time I have
endeavored to forecast q presiden-
tial election. Six times the formula
on which have based the prediction
Evening star., 1940-11-02

To the Editor of The Star:
Some writers evidently do not re-
member that the same Republicans
who are backing Wendell Willkie
were in favor Of Theodore Roose-
welt having q third term.
There is q first time for every
thing. II George Washington had
not had q second term and some OF
his successors had not followed in
his footsteps and done the same, a
second term would be represented as
"an attempt to demolish the pillars
Of democracy"
We, as Americans, need to give up
the idea that to seek a third term
is a step toward dictatorship. Pres
ident Roosevelt does not want die
tatorship any more than we do. A
third term is just the same as a
second term.
MARY EsTELLE LANE.
October %.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

To the Editor Of The Star:
would like to express few rea.
sons why, in my humble judgment,
no good American should vote for
Franklin D. Roosevelt in the COM
ing election.
In the first place, he did not carry
out one plank of the Democratic
platform of 1882 except that for re-
peal of prohibition-for which the
church people will never forgive
him.
Second, he has spent 50 much Of
the taxpayers money that our
great-grandchildren will be paying
the debts he has incurred.
Third, he has stirred up more
class hatred than any other man in
our history-instead Of trying to "in-
sure domestic tranquility and pro-
mote the general welfare" Of eur
country, which he swore on the
Bible to do.
Fourth, he and his family have
encouraged radicals Of all kinds.
His appointees to the Supreme Court
all are socialistically inclined. If he
were elected for another four-year
term he probably would have the
appointing of the next Chief Justice
Then what would the rights of q
citizen to appeal to the Supreme
Court amount to?
Fifth, he has cast all precedents
to the winds and then has CAM
paigned against Congressman who
dared to oppose him.
Lastly, his exaggerated ego has
caused him to seek q third term
against the clearly stated wishes Of
the writers of our Constitution.
HUNDRED PER CENT AMER.
1CAN.
Boyds, Nd,
Ocfnt,Ar 90
Evening star., 1940-11-02

10 the Bditor Of The Star:
feel sorry for President Roose-
welt. although he has only himself
to blame. Had he not insisted on
aiming at q third term, he could
illusions Of many Of his once ardent
admirers.
The American people may be su-
perficially careless and easy-going,
but when a real test appears on the
horizon they usually meet 1t intelli-
gently. MRS. M. 8. SNOW.
Alexandria. Va,
October 26.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
October %.
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
have heard all the great po-
Htical speakers of America in the
past 50-odd years, but never did I
listen to a speech with more pro-
found and grateful appreciation
than that of Senator johnson OF
California on the third term. 1t
was, indeed, one of the most touch
ing, eloquent and effective appeals
to the conscience and to the patriot
ism of the American people that 1t
ever was my privilege to hear. Free
from personalities and rancor, it was
confined to a calm, earnest and
heartfelt discussion Of the dangers
to our liberties and institutions in
volved in this issue, and an almost
pathetic appeal to the people to pro-
tect and preserve this sacred tradi-
ton of the Nation.
I fully share Senator Johnson's
deep feeling and concern over the
threatening dangers to our liberties
and institutions that are at issue in
Mr.. Roosevelt's third-term candi-
dacy. ALEXANDER s. LAN1ER.
October %
Evening star., 1940-11-02
To the Editor of The Star:

TO the Editor OF Tne stdr.
L. K Adams, whose letter was
published in The Star for October
l8, certainly employed queer
method Of deciding for whom he Will
vote. He takes the attitude that
every accused person is innocent.
In every presidential campaign
there are accusations made by
nominees of all parties. Thinking
people, those who honestly have the
good of their country at heart, vote
for the man they deem the fittest
to govern the country. They in
quire beyond the surface accusa-
tions. So before Mr.. Adams blandly
accepts Mr.. WILKES charges as
mud singing" he would do well to
review the history of the past seven
and a half years.
October 81. JESSIE BORGELT.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Stur Readers Debate Election Issues of 1o4O
Variety Supporting
Their Candidates in Next BoIotine

are the preying racketeers within
the ranks. The economic royalist
is 4 Pigment of the imagination in
vented to titillate the ears of the
uninitiate. j. H. B1LBREY.
October Is. .
Evening star., 1940-11-02
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
once heard an opponent of the
New Deal say: 1T was not the in
telligent voters of America who
elected Franklin D. Roosevelt to the
presidency" AS have listened to
the incoherent babbling that has
characterized the Republican cam
paign, am convinced that the Re-
publicans have concluded that all
sound thought and reasonable argu-
ment must be discarded if they are
to win the election.
MILO ELSON EMERSON.
October 10.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Then Comes the Kneeinq' Incident

And recently the Republicans made much Of the
colored policeman New Stephen Early
detail police
Evening star., 1940-11-02

Of American honor to our neighbors
both east and west?
DUDLEY P. BABCOCK.
October 80.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
AS France was sold out for the
personal profit Of few, so is Amer
lea being sold out by the followers
Of Willkie.
There is no man Of intelligence
who does not know that America is
safe as it can be in the world OF
today under our present administra-
ton and that it will be in perilous
situation II Willkie is elected.
G. BRADFORD TURNER.
october Il.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

Uuto 40 ONPcVVcU 20 VcHVc2 II1o I1I1uI
has overcome, in the minds of mil
lions of persons, a rather poor start
of his campaign and a radio de-
livery that is not in the same class
with that Of his opponent, President
Roosevelt.
So strongly has Mr.. Willkie come
toward the finish Of this cam
paign that the New Deal candidate
has been placed on the defensive
and has been forced to take to the
Evening star., 1940-11-02

To the Editor Of The Star:
What is the matter with the
American people that they can't
wake up to the fact that Mr.. Roose-
welt Is the greatest President we
have ever had2 I AM quite an old
lady and have seen quite q few cam
paigns in my time, but for sheer
corruption and mud singing this
one-on the part of the Republicans
is the worst that have known
Mr.. Willkie will never see the day
when he can hold a candle to Mr.
Roosevelt.
OLD MISS DEMOCRAT.
October 20.