Milford chronicle., 1942-10-30
Radio Address Of
Hon. Earle .. Wiley
Candidate for Congress
DELIVERED OVER STATION WDEL ON OCTOBER %, 1912.

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stand against progress There is, for instance the
case of the antitrust movement, which was the
dying effort of the small business system to per-
petuate itself" Mr.. Henry A. Wallace, now Vice
President is quoted as having said in recent
years: SWe have come perforce to think in terms
not Of free production and trade, but of planned
production and trade, within and between nations.
Regimentation without stint might indeed, some
times think go farther and faster here than any
where else if once took the bit in our teeth and
set up for a 100 per cent American conformity in
everything"
Attorney Generals Statement
We must note too the statement by Attorney
General Biddle in an address in Washington in
April 1912, quoted by the press, as follows: "a
form of international socialism was advanced as
postwar possibility today by Attorney General
Francis Biddle who took a look into the future as
he appeared informally before group of interna-
tional law experts here" =. Turning to the
United States after the war, Biddle said that
thought must be given to the extent war controls
will continue after peace comes. 1t has been rec
ognized generally that the Government VIII De
slow to release the vast powers under which in
dustry and people are being regimented in the war
period. 2
We are now in non-competitive economy,
which is becoming completely integrated Gov
ernment-controlled economy" he said, and cannot
be abandoned instantly when peace comes:
What do these statements mean? What are
the plans of high administration leaders for the
American Government of the future ff-
What is my opponents attitude about this ap-
parent trend? What would he do should the Ad-
ministration decide that the present Congress in
Washington was not necessary and that the MEM
bers return to their homes for time so that war
could be conducted without the assistance of its
members? What will my opponent do if the Presi-
dent advocates the retention of the extraordinary
powers that have been given to his office after the
emergency is ended or if he does not within rea-
sonable time after the ending of hostilities take
proper steps to return the powers to the congress
the representatives of the people? Is it not most
important that the people have someone in Con-
gress to be on guard in this particular and seek to
have the extraordinary powers that have been
given up by the Congress restored to them within
a reasonable time after the war is over.
For myself do not believe that these extra
ordinary powers that have been delegated to the
President should remain in his hands any unusual
time after the end of hostilities. The references
to my opponent are made with due respect to
gentleman whom have found very pleasant to
meet land are not intended any reflection upon
him personally.
Believing in free enterprise and in the right Of
small business to exist and the desrablity of hav-
ing avenues for citizens to establish enterprises
which have engaged their thought, would like to
be free, if elected to Congress- to investigate all
sides of the subjects which come before it. And
among many things, would like to study with the
greatest care every possibility of aiding the small
business enterprises which are being hard hit and
which may be completely wiped out as the by
product of war; The small business people are
scattered in communities everywhere both large
and SMALL The men and women who start and
develop them are important elements in their var
ious communities. They are tax payers and good
citizens and help to make our communities what
they should like to be free to vote on desir-
able measures affecting them and certainly to
strive to do everything possible to devise ways and
means to have them integrated into the war effort
and to continue far as possible their existence
as small business enterprises. b. ''
= Support For Armed Forces
? If elected to Congress should be very diligent
in efforts to see that armed forces are equip
ped with the very best that can be produced and
secured and that they be most carefully trained
before they called upon to face the extreme
hazards of actual combat A Republican Senator,
Brewster of Maine, has been credited by some with
agitation regarding our war equipment that en-
abled us to have the planes that we did have when
the began. should certainly favor every pos
sibe advance in airplane development and II elect
ed would seek to contact representative from
the State Of Texas who in the press recently stated
that he was coming back to Congress to do every
thing possible to that our men have combat
planes the equalof any they may be called upon to
faee. Iwofld like to associate with the Represen-
tatiVe and offer to him any cooperation that Lcoud
possibly give to bring about the improvement he
has mentioned. There are many questions before
the Congress and consideration of them by MEM
ber should be made with the thought of improve
Certainly some degree of freedom of thought is
If an individual is to be able to make
even assiight contribution to our war effort. Over
it<all,' have the thought of war and how we can
win it. And on that score Of the war, we are all
one in support of those in whose hands its conduct
has been placed. - 'a-e 40 ''t - '-7
All that we have is at stake; all that we believe
in is test; all that hope to be is dependent
upon the outcome pf the struggle that is going on.
FoP today there is. only one thing for every true
American to do. He does not have to ponder the
decision he must make is often the case in
the everyday affairs of life. He can make his
decision quickly, and that decision is and must be
that all the power and resources of our Country
must be thrown into this bitter and terrible strug
gle; that every individual American citizen who
loves his Country and appreciates the rights and
privileges he has under his government must re-
solve to exert his every effort to that the strug
gle is successfully pursued. All his efforts indi-
vidually, all his talents all his wealth, even his
life itself must be placed in the balance and at the
disposal of his Country's leaders and forces ~