The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-05
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ner amendment 70 the espioa-
are bin. preventing publication
nf infnrmafion relating n ma
tional defense. and opposed the
conference COMMITTEES report
making eligible for service
uen Who had become = years
Of age after June s. 1917.
These negative votes. the work
ers say. are quite in contrast to
the governors stand on defense
measures for preparedness today.
To counteract the attack on the
tax token Martin supporters con-
tinue to WOO votes OF Townsendites
and old age pensioners by telling
them that DR.. Townsend has said
transaction tax was the only
method by which decent" pensions
might be paid.
They stress that the sales
tar. with It, tar tokens, h n
transaction tan. Supporters
contend the sales tar should
not be eurtaiied. holding that
"a cut In the income means n
cut in the outgo."
Forty dollars n month pensions
are a certainty" they conclude.
adding. IF Martin Is reelected"
Carrying his campaign to Pierce
county. Tom Smith. King county
commissioner. viii speak In Taco
ma Friday night at q political
rally in Lincoln high school audi
torium. and At another In the
Civic auditorium IN Puyallup.
Conservative Republicans in this
state who are worrying that Clar-
enee Din may be nominated as
Democratic candidate for governor
and who plan TO vote for Governor
Martin in the primaries are en-
fangering Republican success in
The November election, declared
Frank Burns. candidate for the C.
D. p. nomination for governor, in
a public talk at Seattle Tuesday
night.
Burns declared ne stands square,
y on the state and national Repub-
lean platforms. and that 1t was up
10 all Republicans. progressive and
to select their strong
est candidates in order to carry
this stair for Wendell willkie In
Republican Presidential Nominee
Wendell L. Willlxie will deliver \
campaign address at Seattle the
night of Sept. %. state G. o. p.
leaders said today.
Willkie will arrive there at $50
p. m. from Portland and depart at
1890 p. m. following his address.
going directly TO Yakima where
rally will greet him the following
The Republican candidate VIII 70
to Grand coulee dam after stop
ping at Yakima. He will inspect
the New Deal hydro-electric prof.
ect and may speak there. Willkie
may also give numerous platform
in the state.
Negotiations with Britain and
Canada for off-shore defense bases
'hould include consideration of
iefenses of the Pacific, as well as
he Atlantic seaboard. Paul A.
erens, Republican candidate for
told the Mems Re-
publican club meeting at Hotel
Tuesday evening.
Preus asserted that 30 far moth
ne has been disclosed to Indicate
hat the government Is giving any
.hought whatever to the Pacific
cast, the North Pacific In particu-
ar, in its arrangements for air
Ind naval base sites on British
,r Canadian islands.
at is n long hop from Me-
Chord field or Sand Point TO
the nearest of the new Alaskan
bases" Preus declared. land 10
would seem logical that
thought be given TO acquisition
of some intermediate landing
and refuellng sites along the
British Columbia coast. as long
rs these other deals are In the
making.
The Seattle congressman. 1t Is
rue, has suggested the Importance
81 the Alaska International k,txh