Evening star., 1940-09-20

Sacramento, the Willkie special made
its first stop this morning at Bakers
field, in the San Joaquin Valley
where some of the migrants from the
Dust Bowl settled in recent years.
After stopping at Sacramento for
a talk late this afternoon, the NOM
inee will continue to San Francisco
for another major speech tomorrow
night.
In brief talk prepared for a
trainside audience at Bakersfield,
Calf, the Republican presidential
nominee said:
War planes? Yes! We must
have them. We should have had
them years ago. But great as is
that need, the need of future peace
time aviation will be even greater.
For it is the permanence of peace
time aviation-not the temporary
emergency of preparedness-that
will bring this Nation into its right
full position of leadership in world
aviation"
In Los Angeles World War vet
Grams were strongly represented
at the Willkie mass meeting. They
marched around the arena just be-
fore he arrived, and helped police
to form a lane for his car as he
left. Mr.. Willkie served overseas
in 1918.
At one point in the Coliseum
speech, when Mr.. Willkie was dis
cussing the questions confronting a
man who wants to start business,
he said they include: rs there a
chance of a profit that will justify
the risk?"
Not with Roosevelt" some one
in the crowd shouted.
The gentleman is right Mr.
Willkie rejOined.
Fireworks End Program.
AS he finished his speech the
lights were turned out. and, from
the far end of the field, display
of fireworks zoomed into the air.
To top off the spectacle. Mr.. Will
kie's portrait suddenly appeared in
pyrotechnical display, beside the
American flag
Half an hour after leaving the
Coliseum Mr. and Mrs. Willkie ap-
peared at the Hollywood Bowl,
natural amphitheater on the edge
of the movie colony. where nearly
5000 more awaited him.
Here he expressed the hope that
Great Britain will Withstand the on
slaught of dictators, and declared
America must do two things to
make itself so strong that dictators
will not dare attack: Build strong
national defense and revitalize this
country's domestic economy.
When Robert Montgomery, the
movie star, introduced Mrs. Willkie
to the audience there were calls of
speech" Mr.. Willkie stepped
quickly to the microphone and, with
smile, told them that Mrs. Willkie
did all her talking at home.
The crowd cheered loudly when
Mr.. Willkie began his speech with
the announcement. Il am not the
indispensable man" They cheered
again near the end when he said,
I'VE don't have to have a third
term!'
The indispensable thing right
now" he told them, lis common
sense"
Taking that as his theme he de-
clared, We cannot become strong
Nation when millions of our people
are without jobs" and then he add
ed common sense suggests the an
swer, increased production"
Why is it that during the past
10 years, for the first time in our
history, we have failed to make any
economic growth?" he inquired.
THE answer Is that the men who
have been determining our national
policies in Washington have not be-
lieved in production. They have not
understood the dynamic character
of our system. They believe that
our economy has reached maturity
become static They believe there
is no room for expansion, that in
creased production might even be
dangerous. They have treated our
country as if it had no future. They
have discouraged productive enter
prise"
In leading up to the presentation