Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19

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the center is uni Identified. A.
mittee's complete confidence in the
''probity, honor and capacity of Ed
ward J. Flynn" 1t charged that a
group" is trying TO repeat with
President Roosevelt what they did
/ by similar methods to another great
President, woodrow Wilson"
Fer Two-Party System.
/ Mr. Walker in his address de-
clared himself a firm advocate" Of
the two-party system, which has
grown to be more than tradition
/ in the United States" He said that
from early manhood he had been an
advocate of the humanitarian ideals
of the Democratic party,
He paid tribute to the late Senator
| Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, say
ing that lone of the proudest
| moments in my life was when he sat
in my seat in the Montana Legisla-
tive Assembly and heard the call of
the roll which for the first time sent
him to the Senate"
Liberty found a grand and gal
liant champion in the person of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt"
Mr.. Walker continued. His arrival
in the national theater was nothing
short of providential."
Discussing what the New Deal
Administration has done for the
American people. Mr.. Walker said:
"Forty-one million wage earners
and their families are now assured
protection against restitution in the
late years of their lives. Forty mil
lion workers now enjoy unemploy-
ment insurance. The blind-the
dependent children-the physically
handicapped are sheltered under the
protecting wing Of Government.
Means have been established to i'm
prove public health.
Sees Higher Standards.
The working conditions and
standard of living of the working
man have been improved Crop
planning and other agricultural de-
velopments have been instituted.
Huge power projects have been de-
veloped. Over 900 900 miles of roads
have been constructed and i'm
proved; thousands of bridges,
schools, libraries, airfields and parks
have been built.
Farm and home owners have
been relieved Of the onerous burden
of mortgages long past due: cleo
tricity has been brought to rural
areas: slums cleared: a Federal
housing program instituted: bank
deposits guaranteed; the security
and investment markets safeguarded
These advances were secured
under the direction of our Demo-
cratic President, by Democratic ma
jorities in the Congress and by
capable administrative officers in
every State in the Union.
Il would not say that the leaders
of the Republican party Joined in
unanimous opposition to the social
and human policies of our admins
tration; and it would be unjust to
imply that they have permitted party
differences to prevent their whole
hearted cooperation in the prosecu-
ton of the war-but, in the policy
of preparedness and of that national
social security which is the ground
work OF national preparedness, it is
fact of recerd-and of regret-that
the Republican party displayed
something less than foresight.
Yet, prefer to believe that the
Democratic party under the lead
ership of truly great man over
came the social disorders of our
4 time, and also overcame a deep
: seated error for which no party had
been responsible; refer to the error
OF seeing in humanity q machine
rather than a man."
War to Compel Peace.
Turning to the war and prospec-
tive peace, Mr.. Walker told his
audience:
Il cannot emphasize 100 strongly
that the war and the peace are
not Invisible. 4 cannot emphasize
too strongly that our war aims are
identical with our peace terms. We
will continue the war-not until We
have reached an armistice, net
by any means-we will continue
the war until we have established
peace.
II necessary We will compel the
peace Of the freedoms by armed
force, and we will maintain it by
armed force, because that peace
and that alone, is what we are
fighting for.
Our war is to compel peace
a peace founded, as President
Roosevelt has said, on the laws OF
God. We do not expect the Nazis
to like that peace. The war will
not be won until we give our enemies
a bill of rights, national and inter
national, and tell them they have
no choice but to accept it.
Our enemies have sought to i'm
pose on humanity slavery of body
and soul. We will bring to them 2
freedom OF body and soul in the
observance of the laws of justice
and of human rights.
The people of this Nation are
Americans before they are Demo
Gratis or Republicans, and then
patriotism is not to be questioned
when they become either one or the
other. We are brothers in the bat
tlefield of war"