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WiIIkie
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human values and over winning the
peace as well as the war After rest
ing awhile from his strenuous jour-
ney, he plans to report fully to the
people on his conclusions.
Presidential Secretary Stephen T.
Early said today that he had every
reason to believe that the President
is satisfied with Mr.. Wilkes re-
port" although he had not asked
Mr.. Roosevelt directly about his
reaction.
He indicated there are no definite
plans for further conferences be-
tween the President and Mr.. Willkie,
but said that such plans would be
made Immediately if Mr.. Willkie
wanted to see the President again.
The 1910 Republican presidential
candidate had first planned to go
to New York last night aboard the
four -motored B-24 Army plane
which flew him around the world,
but instead went by train. arriving
there early today. He plans to pause
In New York a day or two and then
go to his farm near Rushville, Ind,
for five or six day rest.
Turns Question Aside. F,
Mr.. Willkie, who acted in part as
the Presidents representative on
his 50-day tour of war fronts and
the neutral countries of the Middle
East, told reporters as he left the
White House here that he would
prefer to let Mr.. Roosevelt say
whether he was satisfied with his
mission and his report. He said,
however, that the President had
told him that any report the Chief
Executive had criticized him while
he was abroad was entirely wrong"
Mr. Willkie refused to answer
question as to whether he thought
there should be a more intimate
agreement with the Russians con-
terning the framing of peace after
the war is won.
{-55t.cat!ng thet he still thought
bne-man control of our armed
}orces was desirable, he recalled that
last February he had suggested a
single head and that Gen. Doug
Jas Macarthur be given the job
Despite the fact that military
men in Washington said no layman
ehould make suggestions on military
affairs. Mr.. Willkie said, 81 think
Z great body of people in the
United States, including some mill
tary men. thought it would be a
good idea"
Now, on a second 'front.'" he
vent on, you understand I talked
to military men all over the world,
tn Egypt. all the countries in the
Middle East, with Russian, Ameri-
acan, British and Chinese generals
before I made my suggestion on a
second front. May I say without
Hoast that I have had considerable
experience in judging recommended
fons of technical men.
"I applied my Judgment to the
Various opinions of the experts"
Most of the leaders of govern
4aents of the United Nations,
Nillkie said, followed similar pro-
dedure in determining courses of
action. That was what he did in
teaching a decision that a second
front "is feasible and possible
Didn't Know What Was Said.
In connection with Mr. Roose-
velts denial of any criticism of him
while he was abroad, the Republi-
Dan chieftain said some reports had
rfached him from newspaper CORE
spondents abroad-he implied that
they had mentioned presidential
titicism-but that he did not know
What actually had been said back
Here.
At a recent press conference, Mr..
Roosevelt was asked for comments
on Mr.. WILKES remarks in Moscow
about a second front. He brushed
the request aside, saying he had read
only headlines on the stories and
thought it not worthwhile to read
the stories themselves because they
were speculative.
Mr.. Willkie issued the following
formal statement:
II have just reported to the Presi-
dent on the missions he asked me
to fulfill for him when I went on my
trip around the world.
LAS you know, went for three
chief purposes:
81. The first was to demonstrate
a our Allies and to a good many
neutral countries that there is unity
in the United States on the purpose
of winning this war. This was my
own idea. Nobody asked me to do it.
How well I did 1t you will have to
ask the officials, the people and the
newspapermen of IA separate coun-
tries.
%. The second purpose Of my trip
was to accomplish certain things for
the President. What those things
we're is naturally confidential Is far