Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
Wallace Hits Back
With Mrs. Roosevelt
At Mrs. Luce Speech
Vice President Sure COP
Will Not Oppose Freedom
Of Secs or Air


Of Secs or Air
Vice President Wallace and Mrs
Roosevelt today hit back at thu
House speech of Representative
Luce, Republican. of Connecticut
who yesterday characterized the
Vice Presidents postwar theories
as "globaloney.' with particulal
reference to Mr. Wallaces advocac!
Of freedom of the air" after the
war.
Mr.. Wallace said that he was
"sure that the Republican party i!
not against freedom Of the seas O,
freedom Of the air after the war is
over" while Mrs. Roosevelt asked:
Are we going in for a peaceful
world, or aren't we?"
Making her maiden speech in the
House, Mrs Luce strongly urged a
postwar aviation policy that will
keep this country in the forefront
Of the world. The British, she said
you'd want to put muscles and
nesh" on their international system.
and observed that the United States
ought to do likewise.
Wallace Replies.
In reply. Mr.. Wallace said:
Il am sure that the Republican
party is not against either freedom
81 the seas or freedom of the air
after the war is over. am also sure
that the vast bulk of Republicans do
not want to stir up animosity against
either our Russian or English Allies
ct the present time None of us
wishes to use those methods of prep
GRAFTON for World War III which
Nill make World War III inevitable -
=. Newspaperwomen pressed Mrs
Roosevelt at her press conference
today for statement on her views
She said her position was in agree
uent with Vice President Wallace.
with the qualification that the work
ing out of the air travel will take a
Tong time"
= There must be free access to the
travel lanes of the world if you are
going to have a peaceful world" the
Presidents wife declared But
frst,' she said warningly," you have
to establish the peace"
8 A reporter told Mrs. Roosevelt
that Mrs. Luce is afraid that such
declarations as Mr. Wanaces article
On air freedom will drive Republi-
cans back into 'isolationism.
Isolationist Interests Personal.
III there is anybody left who
thinks We can live in isolationism,
Mrs. Roosevelt replied, their in
terests are primarily personal and
DOT those Of their Nation"
Failure to follow the course she
urged, Mrs. Luce warned. would be to
invite disaster. The United States is
steadily losing commercial air SUI
premacy abroad she declared, in
urging congressional committee be
appointed to promote present and
postwar aviation.
The blond playwright said the
Nation was proud of the job the
Army and Navy has done. but begged
them to be most careful not to
fritter away our best chance of
winning the peace-which is post
var civilian, as well as military con-
troll Of the air"
Prepare for World War III.
Furthermore. she said, "if. out of
indifference or lack of foresight, this
administration and this Congress
dspouse the wrong ali policy for this
Nation, we shall have most Efficient
" laid the groundwork for Americas
certain defeat In World War III"
AS to the opinions Mr.. Wallace
expressed in a recent magazine ar
ttcle, she said she agreed with some,
but:
Much OF what Mr. Wallace calls
his global thinking is, no matter
how you slice it, still globaloney. Mr..
Wallace's warp of sense and his
voof Of nonsense is very tricky
cloth out Of which to cut the pat
tern Of a postwar world"
Mrs. Luce said the British are
already agitating for this policy of
freedom Of the air, and she quoted
an article written by the London
Times correspondent in Washing
ton saying, There is good reason
to believe that the United States
Government is already seeking an
understanding to cover the field of
commercial flying after the war
Congress Should BE Told.
She said the article suggested
that the American administration is
even now negotiating with the Brit
ish for a freedom of -the-air policy.
II this is the case, she said, Con-
gress and the American people
should be fully informed
The British. to whom Mrs Luce
referred as "our farsighted cousins"
realize the necessity of planning
ahead for their commercial overseas
air structure, she declared. because
ION the day. the shooting stops" they
desire to be in position to put
muscles and flesh on their interna-
tional airways system"
And, perhaps. even fat in some
places, with lease-lend planes" she
added
IT deeply applaud the wisdom Of
hnls poIlcy, MRS. Luce continued.
II wish 1t were ours.
THE shape Of all postwar air
policy is beaten out now on the
anvil Of war. The British the Rus
SLAMS, the Chinese have searched
the face of the heavens. They know
what the air world of tomorrow
looks like. Do We? Yes, some OF
us do
= : She said she doubted If the
people OF America would permit