Evening star., 1941-05-04

racies to refrain from indulging in
personalities with isolationistS.
Constroversies Deplored.
Questioned by newspapermen as
to what sentiment he has found dur
ing recent travels, he touched briefly
on the recent incidents involving the
resignation of Col Charles A. Lind
bergh as an Air Corps Reserve Off
Ger, and the failure of the admins
tration to renew the Reserve COM
mission of Gen. Hugh S. johnson.
Il find that the people are con-
fused and are searching earnestly,
hoping the administration will give
them information and leadership"
he said. People are walking around
In the dark, and cannot find the
direction in which to go until given
the light of facts to guide them,
and I don't think it contributes to
leading them to get in personal
controversies with those of a diff
ferent viewpoint.
"As I have frequently indicated,
I completely disagree with Col.
Lindbergh, but in the words of VOL
taire-T do not agree with a word
you say, but I will defend to the
death your right to say it,
Likewise, no one has criticized
me more recently than has Gen.
Johnson, but think it is unfortunate
that the President should have de-
cided not to renew his Army COM
mission at time when Gen. John
son was severely criticizing the ad-
ministration and those of us who
disagree with him.
LAS matter of fact, nothing will
please Hitler more than if Ameri-
cans fall into the use of violent
language about each other. I am
so firmly convinced that our foreign
policy enunciated by the admins
tration and approved by the over
whelming vote of Congress at the
time of the lease lend bill is so
right that we can finally convince
all Americans of the wisdom-that
is, If we keep the channels of public
discussion free and open and un-
clogged with bitterness and personal
recrimination.
Unity Called Paramount.
National unity at this time is
80 all important that I do not want
to see peoples minds closed by in
flammatory discussion and use of
personalities"
Mr.. Willkie was prompted to de-
clare 1t is time to see that aid is
delivered when neWspapermen
asked him what he meant by the use
of the phrase, "if necessary in a
recent magazine article.
"As matter of fact" he said,
@after I had written that article
and delivered it to Golfers, be-
tween the time I wrote it and it
went to print, the situation in regard
to delivery Of goods to England had
developed more seriously. I sought
to have the words if necessary de-
leted, but it was too late.
1T is my judgment that the rate
of sinkings is so serious that we
should protect our cargoes of arms
and food"
IhI. WI W WdSllIll
yesterday to attend a private dinner
given by the newspapermen who
covered his campaign last fall. He
will leave Washington early today
by plane for Nashville, Tenn, to
speak at the dedication of an en-
larged plant of the Vultee Aircraft
Corp. this afternoon.
Nye Warns Against Conveys.
Senator Nye, Republican. of North
Dakota, one of the leading isola-
tionists in Congress, declared in a
radio address that this country
cannot resort to conveying, that we
can go no further without resorting
10 part in the war" Continuing,
Senator Nye said:
However much he may strive
TO avoid responsibility for our entry
in the war, however much he may
seem to choose to leave the decision
on conveys to public sentiment and
opinion, so long as he encourages
and lets his own official family drive
for conveying conSent-if we get
into this war over the convoy route
our war shall forever be known as
President Roosevelt's war"
Earlier in his speech Senator Nye
had declared that "a few evenings
ago at Los Angeles Mrs. Roosevelt,
according to an Associated Press dis
patch, said the President had made
no promise to keep us out of wal" !"
Senator Nye told his radio audi
ence that "the. President is not
wanting to go down in history as