Evening star., 1940-10-12
Keep Our Boys Out of Europe, WiIkie Urges
u S. Mustn't Fight Any One EIses War. Nominee Tells Crowd
In Boston; Here Is Text Of Speech Lost Night
BY the Associated Press.

In Boston; Here ]!
BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Oct. 12.-The tert
OF Wendell Wtllkte's speech last
night at the National League
Baseball Park here tolloDS::
have been travelling through
your New England countryside,
talking to the people of this older
part of America. I have just come
from trip through the West. 10
one can travel through our Western
land without being moved by the
great future of this country. No
American can come into New
England without being as deeply
moved by the ideas and values that
made this country great.
1t was here in Boston that the
idea of the American Republic was
born. Here in New England, men
forged the first strong links in the
chain of ideas and events that set
our people free.
Today the ideas of individual
freedom of human rights and
democratic government are being
challenged throughout the world.
Let me say with deep sincerity that
we have yet fully to meet that
challenge.
In our generation we have
neglected those values and precepts
that make democracy strong. We
have come to have cynical attitude
toward life. We have neglected
the spiritual forces that made us
a great people-confidence in our
selves and humble reverence before
God.
Sense of Responsibility
A Most Desperate Need.
I think we have lost one quality
that We most desperately need. 1t
is a sense of responsibility. Each
of us, young and old, has respon-
sibilities that he must fulfill If
this Nation is to be strong.
We are the last great democracy.
Every man and woman in America
still has a right to vote. Every
man and woman in America has a
sacred responsibility to exercise that
right.
We must demand an equal sense
of responsibility in the Government
that we elect to Office in November.
The burden which that Government
will carry is almost beyond the
measure of men.
The history of the world will be
determined by the way that Govern
ment meets its responsibilities to
the American people.
If we have an irresponsible
Government in Washington during
the next four years, I believe that
democracy will fall And if demo-
cracy falls in America, it will perish
from the earth.
But if we elect a responsible
Government, I believe-I know
that democracy will be saved.
What are the responsibilities that
face the next administration?
Obviously, we cannot list them all
tonight. But I want to talk about
a few of them-the most important
ones.
First of all I see the responsibility
of upholding our democratic tradi-
tions. In hostile world we must
not attack or violate them. We
must seek to strengthen them.
The candidate of the New Deal
has chosen this most critical time
to violate one of our oldest tradi-
tions. He is violating a principle
that was framed by George WASH
ington. He is seeking to perpetuate
himself in Office.
Dragging War Into Campaign
A Reckless Act.
And what reason does he give for
this? Does he tell you that there
are more jobs than there we're four
years ago?
Oh. no. He says that foreign gov
ernments would like to see him de-
feated this coming November
He does not say this directly. He
does not dare to say it for quotation.
He says it by reading aloud a dis
patch from Rome. He hints at it.
He insinuates it. He leaves the real
job to his hand-picked candidate
for Vice President and his hand
picked Governor of New York.
,-oouiYon tho i,fn
our domestic elections Is not a
responsible act. 1t is a reckless one.
Do you care what foreign govern
ments think?
No one in America has any use
for dictators except the third-term
candidate. He thinks they can win
for him.
And what shall be said of the
embarrassment caused to millions
of Italian-American citizens? Nat
urally they love their old homeland.
But they don't want its affairs
dragged into the elections in this
new home in America.
They have a right to vote Just
like anybody else. But they don't
want to vote on European issues.
They want to vote on American
issues.
1t is the responsibility of govern
ment to meet the American issues.
I have sought to meet them frankly
and openly.
I shall continue to meet them
and I shall continue to lay them
before the people.
Jobs on Private Pay Rolls
Owed to the Unemployed.
1t will be the responsibility of
the next administration to protect
the American standard of living.
Without that standard democracy
cannot survive.
The next administration must
guarantee relief to every one who
can't get job. 1t must see to it
that the old people are adequately
taken care of. 1t must continue
the social security program, and
even extend it.
1t must protect the rights of labor.