The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
Willkie Puts
) Questions
To Roosevelt
Sees War in April.
l94l. II New Deal
Wins Election
BOARD WILLkIE
TRAIN. En- Route To Camden,

ABOARD WILLkIE
TRAIN. En- Route to Camden
y. Wv endell L. Willkit
asked President Roosevelt to.
day to answer before election
day five questions about un.
employment, economic depres-
sion. alleged failure to provide
adequate defense. the third
term and corrupt politica
machines"
After telling a Baltimore audi
ence Wednesday night that you
may expect war in April 194l. "
If President Roosevelt is reelected.
the Republican nominee for presi.
dent issued p statement. including
the questions. in reply to Roose-
velt's address IN Boston.
He was disappointed" In
President Roosevelt's address.
he said, hut did not mention
the presidents proposal to
make 10000 more airplanes
available 10 Great Britain.
Willkie has approved all aid short
Of war TO Great Britain, and has
criticized the administration for
not giving more aid than 1t has.
His aides said he might discuss
that subject today.
Willkie denounced Roosevelt for
attacking" Rep. Joseph w. Mar
TIN jr., r.. Mass, in Martins home
state, asserting the Republican
leader Of the house was "one OF
the most distinguished of Amer
lean public men"
Regarding the questions he
posed for Roosevelt, Willkie said
the American people are entitled
to know the answers" before cleo
tioa day TO the following.
why is it that after having
spent 100000. 900, 900 there
are over 100000 men still I'M
employed in the United States
approximately the same number
as when he ran for president in
1886?
"O-Why is II that we have stayed
4 in condition of chronic de-
preston for seven and half
years. when every other country
in the world. prior to the outbreak
Of the world war. showed greater
progress toward recovery?
"o-Why is it that although he
- has failed to build an ade-
quate defense for the United
States, he told congress last June
TO adjourn because there was no
necessity of its staying in session
Since that date he has requested
of congress billions of dollars in
appropriations for the building of
a national defense program.
"/-Why it is that he should be
permitted to violate a prin-
cipal of $50 years against a third
term-especially at a time when
democracy is already in peril with
out the added menace Of long-term
personal power?
"C-How does he justify his
- alliance with the most cor
rupt political machines in Amer
lea; how does he explain his first
name intimacy with their bosses ?"
Willkie criticized the president
for referring to Joseph ? Kennedy
in Boston as my" ambassador.
Il had assumed that the
ambassador to the Court Of
1T. James was the ambassador
of the people of the United
States and not the personal
representative of the presi-
dent" his statement said. II,
at least, would consider all
government representatives to
be servants of the people,
rather than of myself"
Before a cheering crowd Of ap-
proximately 1900 in Baltimores
Fifth Regiment armory Wednes-
day night, Willkie accused Roose-
welt of breaking his pledges 10 the
people, and asserted that "on the
basis Of his past performance with
pledges to the people. If you re-
elect him (Roosevelt). you may
expect war in April. 1871"
Recalling the 1882 Democratic
platform sound money pledge.
which he said Roosevelt violated
in April. 1888, after Sen. Carter
Glass. D. Va. had assured the
American people the president
would adhere to that platform
plank Willkie asked:
MIR. Third Term Candidate,
i your pledge about peace and
the acceptance of the Demo
cratic platform Of 1910 more
or less sacred than the pledge
YOU made about sound money
in 1882: Are you kidding
Joe Kennedy the same way
you kidded Carter Glass ."
The latter was a refernce 70
Ambassador ennedy radio
speech Tuesday night, IN which
Kennedy said Roosevelt, II re-
elected, would endeavor to avoid
foreign wars.