The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-12

lte scope can be determined. last night in a radio address illionS who supported him for the presidency that unity depends upon the administration preventing imitation and correcting "some of our economic errors"
 Warning that national unity was up to the administration and that discord and disunity would arise from suppression of the minority Willkie called upon MT. Roosevelt to take into account "The very powerful opposition" recorded at the polls last week.
 The Presidents first opportunity to comment on Willkie's five point proposal to deal with economic er- TOTS" will come at his regular press conference this afternoon A p. rn)
 Martin Is Pleased
 The only Republican leader in Congress immediately available for comment was Representative Joseph w. Martin, Jr., Republican House leader and chairman of the Repub- lican National Comimttee. He was glad that Willkie "is to give his powerful influence to the support of the American issues for which he fought in the last campaign"
 T believe" Martin said, "he (Willkie) is on honest and sound ground when he says democracy needs a strong opposition party. The unquestionable need of the hour is an opposition party that will uphold the President on matters of defense and other matters in the interest of the country, but that will not hesi- tate to oppose him when, in its judgment, his policies are not in the interest of the people"
 His Accusations.
 By implication, Willkie accused MT. Roosevelt of usurpation of con- gressional powers, subjugation of the courts, concentration of enormous authority in his own hands and war-like talk. He restated the prin- ciples upon which he conducted his campaign, asserting that my fight for those principles has just begun -I shall NOT be silent and I hope you will NOT be-"
 If the administration wants na- tional unity, he said, it must give open minded consideration to the recommendation of the opposition. Thereby, he contended, the national economy would thrive and the na- ticnal income would hit the $l00,- GOO ,000 ,000 a year which is nec- essary, he said, to bear the national defense tax burden. Willkie coun- seled his followers to fight on as the loyal opposition" for what he evidently regarded as considerable modification of administration poll cieS.
 Willkie eliminated himself from any possibility-however remote of joining the Roosevelt cabinet. He said any suggestion that the minor ity join the majority by surrender ing its convictions must be rejected utterly-"This is a totalitarian idea, a slave idea.
 "Our national unity" he said cannot be made with words (" gcs- lures. It must be forged be.ween the ideas o. the opposition and the practices and policies of the admin istration.'
 Five Steps Prepared
 And with the request for consid- eration of the principles of his own following in the shaping of admin istration policies, he said there were five steps which should be taken immediately to "counteract the threat of imitation and to correct some of our economic errors"
 l. Cut all but national defense expenditures to the bone, maintain ing work relief but with every ef- fort to substitute productive jobs.
 2. Encourage private capital to provide new plants and machinery for national defense to prevent na- tionalization with federal funds of any American industry under the guise of defense.
 3. Levy taxes to achieve pay-as- you-go as nearly as possible.
 4. Adjust taxes and government restrictions ito take the brakes of private enterprise"
 5. Change from the punitive at titude toward both little and big businessmen"
 Witch Hunt Days Over
 Regulation there must be-" Will kie said We of the opposition have consistently recommended that. But the day of the witch hunt is over.
 "If this administration has the unity of America really at heart, it must consider without prejudice and with an open mind such recom- mendations of the opposition.
 He counSeled his followers to maintain and continue the thou sands of organizations" they set up and financed independently during the campaign, but he urged that his own name be removed from their title to avoid advantage to any individual.
 Willkie toldJ his listeners that American men and women had kept constitutional government triumph antly alive on electioin day. There was campaign bitterness. he said, and many things were said which have been left unsaid or would have been differently worded in calmer moments. But he said there was no bitterness in his heart.
 We have elected Franklin RooSe- welt president" he told the people. We all of us owe him the respect due to his high office. We will sup- port him with our best efforts for our country. It is a fundamental