Evening star., 1940-10-06
Wil|kie Lashes
.|mpugners Of
His Patriotism
Detructors Branded
'Cowurds and Ours
In Brooklyn Speech
BY J. A. OLEARY.
Star Staff Correspondent.

Sldi oidAA correspondent.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Wendell
Willkie struck back in vigorous
fashion tonight at President Roose-
welt and other administration sup
porters for recent efforts to inject
the attitude of Europes dictatorS
into the presidential campaign.
Carrying his fight against third
term into the Democratic strong
hold of Brooklyn. Mr.. Willkie
charged at the first of five neigh
borhood rallies that whispering
campaign was being used against
him, and that any man who i'm
pugned his patriotism is "a coward
and cur.
He mentioned no names at that
meeting, nor did he elaborate on
the nature of the whispering cam
paign. But he did say:
IT tell all of you that I denounce
such base. such coWardly insinua-
tions. l want you to vote for me
on the basis of what I represent
and advocate and not on the basis
of a whispering campaign and not
on the public statements of any
official, no matter how high, that
he would do more than Wendell
Willkie would to defend American
democracy.
Il understand there has been
whispering campaign against me be-
cause one of my parents was born
Oh NV NJjlllyio dac1aroi
Mentions Wallace Speech.
A few minutes later in another
school hall, he told the crowd that
several weeks ago Henry Wallace,
the Democratic candidate for Vice
President, had something to say
about the attitude of the dictator
ships toward this election
Then the other day the Governor
of New York said something about
it, and later the President slyly
referred to it also Mr. Willkie
declared.
Now I do not know what those
dictators think he added. I'm
not in their confidence
He has been devoting his time,
he said, in trying to arouse the
American people to the necessity of
becoming strong in defense and
domestic economy 80 that they
won't have to give so much regard
to what these dictators think.
Gov. Lehman's statement at the
recent New York Democratic Con-
vention was to the effect that Moth
ing would give the dictators more
satisfaction than the defeat of
President Roosevelt. At his press
conference Friday the President re-
sponded to a question on the sub
ject by calling attention to dis
patch from Rome giving the same
indication.
Crowds Gather in Streets.
The first two schools he visited
had small assembly halls, but large
crowds gathered in the streets out
side and heard him over loud
speakers.
Mr. Willkie also went after what
he termed the group "of smart
boys we have in Washington now. y
He said they belong to the intelli-
gentsia but declared they ARE
only smart in the sense of being
smart aleck,
You probably have heard it
argued that if this administration
is removed. that government some
how will end Mr.. Willkie went onA
We'll, the Army and Navy will
still be there unless they do some
thing with it before I am inaugu-
rated.
L feel honored to be the first
Republican candidate for President
to talk in the Borough of Brook
lyn.' Mr.. Willkie said.
IF I were seeking in this cam
palgn only applause, would have
followed a different course" he as
serted. after explaining that in all
parts of the country he has sought
to talk to people in traditionally
Democratic sections.
My reason for that is that I
don't look on this as partisan
campaign. This is a struggle that
is going to determine the course
of this Nation in a critical period"
Pointing out that 73 per cent of
the population of New York City is