Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Dewey Will Discuss
Foreign Affairs in
Speech Next Week
BY j. A. O'LEARY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

Star stan Correspondent.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. n.-Th
title Of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
address In the New York Heral'
Tribune forum next Wednesday vii
be "This Must Be the Last War,
1t was announced today. The ad
dress will be broadcast over the blu
network at $50 pm.
Paul e. Lockwood, the Governor
secretary, pointed out this will b
the Republican nominees secon,
speech Of the campaign devoted ex
clusively to foreign affairs. The frs
was in Louisville, KY, early /,
September, at the beginning of hi
Western tour. Since then he ha
made brief references to interna
tional problems both in speeche
and press conferences, but mex
week he is expected to present il
comprehensive form his views OF
that all-important topic.
Backs World Organization.
He already is on record in favo,
OF q world organization, backed by
force when necessary, to preserve
peace, and has Endorsed the princi-
Piles of the peace machinery as out
lined Monday by the Dumbartor
Oaks conferees.
In next weeks speech, however, he
will have an opportunity to elaborate
on the details of the peace setup
What he says at that time may have
, an important effect in determining
to what extent he will attract indie
pendent voters whose chief concern
is over the establishment of a strong
peace agency.
For example, Senator Ball, Re-
publican, of Minnesota, had re-
manned aloof from the Dewey cam
paign, stating that he did not feel
he could campaign for the Governor
on the basis of what he has said
thus far. Senator Ball, like the late
Wendell Willkie, favors immediate
and about cooperation with other
nations to prevent another war.
Dewey Will Register.
The eyes of political forecasters
will be on New York this week to see
how many voters qualify to cast a
ballot this year by registering be-
tween now and Saturday. Gov.
Dewey will register in New York
City tomorrow or Friday.
While the registration figures are
not an infallible yardstick, they will
enable those familiar with New York
politics to form some estimate of the
relative chances of President Roose-
welt and Gov Dewey in this key
State, the home of both candidates.
The figures for Monday, the first
day, in the five boroughs of New
York City gave considerable comfort
to the Dewey-Bricker forces, but
this is too small sample of the
weeks results to be very conclusive.
Queens Registration Gains.
The Republican encouragement
was derived from the fact that the
first day showed an increase in
registrants in the borough of Queens,
an anti-New Deal area, over the
first day in 1910, while Brooklyn,
Manhattan and the Bronx-all New
Deal regions-declined from the
first day four years ago.
For the city as a whole, the gen.
eral decline was not as great as
many had expected, considering the
absence of men in the armed forces
and the change In population due to
war work.
The overall drop for the first day
was less than per cent, which
would be unexpectedly small under
the circumstances, If it is held to
that level throughout the week.
Nevertheless, the actual gain In
Queens, while the other boroughs
were showing a decrease, would also
be significant, if it continues.
Upstate Area Republican.
In presidential elections, the fight
for New York is always a question
whether the Republicans can hold
the Democratic majority in New
York City below the Republican ma
jority upstate.
Four years ago the late Wendell
L. Willkie polled 3,027,478 votes,
which was more than President
Roosevelt's vote of 1884 500 for the
State as whole. But the President
also was the candidate of the
Amer1can-Labor party, which cast
417,418 votes, placing the State in
Mr.. Roosevelt's column by a margin
of 224, 44O.
In 1910 the President carried New
York by 718,459, including the
American-Iabor votes, while Mr..
Willkie carried upstate by 494,019.
Within the city, however, Queens
went for Mr.. Willkie by $3.50. The
increase in registration in Queens
on the first day this week was ap-
proximately 5000.
Dewey to Speak in New York.
Registration also will 60 forward
during the week in upstate cities.
New York voters must register for
each election in cities of 5000 or
more population, but this rule does
not apply in the rural areas
The Republican National Commit
tees Western division announced
yesterday that Gov. Dewey would
speak in New York's Madison Square
Garden November and deliver a
studio address election eve, Novem-
Der 6, over four major networks.
The committee announced a
speech in Buffalo for October 81
and confirmed these addresses: st.
Louis, october is; Minneapolis, Oc-
tober "a, and Chicago, October IS.
New York City Registration
Approaches Million Mark
NEW YORK, Oct. II R.-Regis-
tration Of voters for the presidential
election approached the million
mark in New York City today as
507,072 names brought the two-day
total to 943 1886 yesterday.