Evening star., 1943-09-21
Wi||kie Willing 10 Run
For President in 1914
|fG0P Goes Liberal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-If the Re-
publican party adopts liberal 1914
platform, Wendell L. Willkie is will
ing to give his complete and unde-
waiting service "as the conventions
nominee or as worker in the
ranks"
Mr.. Willkie made the statement
yesterday in response to one of
series of questions in a national
magazine which asked, will you be
available for the Republican nomi-
nation for President in 1944?"
The 1910 Republican candidate
said his party could win next year
only if liberalism wins within the
Republican party itself"
He outlined five indispensable
planks for liberal Republican plat
form" and criticized the New Deals
pre-Pearl Harbor foreign policy and
"disgraceful manipulations" on the
home front.
Gives Liberal Platform.
The liberal platform. he said,
must include: l. Protection OF
minorities" 2. Efficient. well-man-
aged and economical administra-
ton" 8. "A rebirth of enterprise
real enterprise" T. Extension of So
cial security and absolute guaran-
tees against unemployment and
want. S. A new foreign policy "by
which we and other nations can as
sure our future safety and promote
our mutual interests"
Celebrating on his answer, Mr..
Willkie said:
IT see within a liberal Republican
party the possibility of the forma-
ton of real team, the members OF
which can work together for the
accomplishment of common pur-
poses. No such team exists in the
Democratic party at the present
time. nor can it exist in 1914.
THE Democratic party is torn
asunder by conflicting forces. There
Is emerging a new spirit in our
party, spirit of progress and de-
termination. The new spirit, I be-
lieve, is right now building party
fit to govern, a party that knows
itself and its objectives. If those
objectives are the liberal ones be-
lieve them to be, want to be on the
team"
Hits U. S. Foreign Policy.
Mr.. Willkie said that it was nee
essary to distinguish between EN-
terprise and private ownership" and
that I'VE must prevent the further
misuse of the word enterprise by
those who wish merely to preserve
their idle capital and their vested
powers"
I'VE must give the word a mean
ing for every American, whether
big or little, and whether he owns
his own business or not" he said.
workers on the production line
are also enterprisers-or should
have an opportunity to be-
He criticized the New Deals pre-
Pearl Harbor foreign policy, and said
'the proficiency of the administra-
ton in foreign affairs is a myth
that will have to be carefully ex-
amined by the people before No
vember. 1914"
IF the Republican party thinks
1t can coast into power in 1914 with
out meeting the liberal challenge,
it will be rudely disillusioned," Mr..
Willkie said. Il say the first step
toward victory in 1914 must be vic
tory of the liberal forces within the
Republican party ITSELF"
Missouri Republicans recently
asked Mr. Willkie a series of ques-
tions, including one as to what he
meant by liberal platform, and
whether he would actively support
the party nominee if he should not
be chosen Mr. Willkie said he
would meet Missouri leaders later to
discuss them.