Evening star., 1943-11-09
Ickes Assai!s Critics
Of Soviet; Nelson Says
Nation Will Pay U. 5.
Ey the Associated Press


NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-Jointly &C.
claiming the Moscow pact, Secre.
tary Of Interior Ickes last night
called for continued American.
Soviet harmony. while War Produc.
ton 9oard Chairman Donald M
Nelson asserted that Russia's obi.
cations to this country will be repaid
in full.
The fate of civilization" Mr.
1ckes said, "and the lives and we'll
being OF future generations depend
on the relations between the United
States and the Soviet Union"
Mr. Nelson declared Premier
Joseph Stain told him during a
recent conversation that "any obli-
cation undertaken by this govern
ment (Russia) will be repaid in full,
and not in token payments"
The two officials spoke at a rally
in Madison Square Garden cele-
brating the 10th anniversary of re-
sumption of diplomatic relations
between the United States and
Russia.
Understanding Called Vital.
They shared the rostrum with
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Ambas-
sador; Joseph E. Davies, former Am
bassador to Russia, and other
speakers.
Asserting that 1T is of the utmost
importance for our two nations to
understand each other" Mr.. Ickes
assailed the Hearst press and the
Patterson Mccormick newspaper
axis" which, he charged. are de
liberately fostering i'll will toward
Russia"
There are those who hate Pre-
mier Stain and President Roose-
welt so bitterly the cabinet men,
Der said. that they would rather
see Hitler win the war, if the al
tentative is his defeat by a leader
ship shared in by the great Rus
sian and the great American.
Let me simply mention, as ex-
ample, the Hearst press and the
Patterson Mccormick newspaper
axis, particularly the latter"
Furthermore, he said, they rivaled
Hitler, the greatest liar in the
world in what he termed their
lack "of scruples about deliberately
saying what is not true
The fact is that they must hate
their own country and despise its
institutions if, deliberately, they
pursue an intention to stir up hate
for the two nations Russia and
Great Britain whose help we must
have if we are to defeat Hitler
Mccormick Replies to Speech.
No immediate comment on the
Secretary's speech was made by
William Randolph Hearst or j. NJ
Patterson. publisher of the New
York Daily News, but Col. Robert
r. Mccormick. Chicago Tribune
publisher, answered by saying:
The speech tonight is only
an attempt to distract attention
from the overwhelming reputation
of Roosevelt at the last elections.
"Ickes. in Chicago. was a small
bucket shop operator, who as Re-
publican did dirty work for Demo-
cratic Boss Brennan. He was taken
into the administration to do its
dirtiest work, which he did con-
sistently, and as a reward has been
allowed to carry on petty graft in
his department.
II wouldn't reply to this man with
a fouler tongue than Winchell's ex-
cept that it gives me the oppor-
tunity to point out that the only
hope that the people who want to
overthrow our republic have is to
steal the Republican nomination for
President in 1914 as 1t was stolen !
in 1910"
Mr.. Nelson. who recently returned
from Russia. told the audience:
I came away convinced that there
will be found no two peoples any
where in the world better qualified |
to win each others respect and ad-
and friendship than the
Russians and Americans.
Il join with you in acclaiming the
Moscow pact, which represents a
great forward stride in world his
tory"