Detroit evening times., 1943-08-19

=" storm me C.laQtl OH Ni' IdI ~
Ith5 We're 10 succeed in Wrestling the nomina-
t;0a again from an unwilling party, the ears Of
the public would again be subject to assault by
his unmelodious voice by his confused manner Of
expression and his secondhand New Deal line Of
thought.
Even more serious. If this so-calIcd Rcpub-
can New Dealer were to appear again face to face
In contest With a Democratic New Deal standard
bearer. the PLAN voter would be confronted With
no real choice.
II HIS latest bid for the nomination in 1914, Mr.
Willkie issued public statement which IS IN
line with his chaotic word mongeline in the past
If outside analysts seek to do him honor by
trying to make an objective appraisal of his pro-
nunciamento he may again make them ridiculous
by confessng that it was Just campaign oratorY.D
Wanting to appeal at once to the "haIlelujah'
school of extreme internationalistS and to the IN
dustriasts and others who want protective tar
if system, Mr.. Wilkie INDUCES IN high sounding
double talk.
DY WAY of illustration. for the benefit Of the
ID free traders Nh Wilkie asks for the elimina-
ton Of unnecessary trade barriers.
That phrase is composed Of weasel words
Even the high proectionists of the PENNSYLVANIA
manufacturers groups never asked Tor more than
necessary" protective tariff
Carrying water on both shoulders, Mr., Willkie
threw out bait for those IN the unions IN indus
trial management and in agriculture who need
the benefits Of protection
For them. he promised Legitimate prices for
the products of our farms adequate wages and
social protection for our industrial workers and
legitimate return to enterprise capital.
OBVIOUSLY. the country cannot run in two op-
~ posite directions at the same time.
IT, after the war the United States is to de-
part from its traditional economic policies and
travel along the free trade route, then It's citizens
must be ready to take pot luck with the coolies of
Asia. the natives of Africa, and the peasants of
Europe.
In such circumstances, our living standards,
our wages and our social progress would take a
nose dive down to the international averages.
In such circumstances, Legitimate farm
prices ADEQUATE wages social protection for
workers" and Legitimate return to enterprise
capital would be unattainabe.
\ FTER the war. the United States must make
a decision as il approaches the fork in the road,
one leading TO protection for American workers in
industry and agriculture, and the other leading to
the free trade goal
While giving moral aid and comfort to the
intenationalists and free traders. the shifty Mr.
Willkie leaves himself loophole in pledging only
the elimination OF trade barriers which are I'M
necessary
Is Mr.. WilIlde using words to conceal or to
reveal. his meaning
THE coming days are those of high decision for
the American people, and il would be folly To
entrHst the executive department Of our federal
government To- political BanWu.
Ihe Republican Part historic titae
has an obligation 20 offer a competent candidate
and sincere program which would offer the yot-
crs a genuine aHtithcSis 70 the New Deal.
The party should select candidate of proven
admIn-C YatINp and intellectual canartN from