Milford chronicle., 1944-09-29
CANDIDATE DEWEY
REPLIES TO PRESIDENT
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ness of the solemn obligation plac-
ed upon me by my nomination for
President of the United States.
My opponent, however, has chos-
en- to wage his campaign on the
record of the past and has INDUCED
in charges of fraud and falsehoOd.
/ am compelled, therefore, to divert,
this evening, long enough to keep
the record straight. He has made
the charges. He has asked for it,
Here it is.
Repeats Army Charge
My opponent describes as a
fantastic charge" the statement
that his administration plans to
keep men in the Army when the
war is over because it fears there
will be no jobs for them in civil
life. Well, who first brought that
up?
Here is the statement by high
official of the administration as re-
ported in the publication of the
United States Army, the Stars and
Stripes. He said:
I'VE can keep people in the Army
about as cheaply as we could Gre
ate an agency for them when they
are out"
Now, who said that? 1t was the
national director of Selective Ser
vice appointed by Mr.. Roosevelt
and still in office.
But, says Mr.. Roosevelt, the War
Department thereafter issued plan
for speedy discharge" You can
read that plan from now until
doomsday and you cannot find one
word about speedy discharges" 1t
is, in fact, statement of the pri-
GRITTY in which men will be dis |
charged after the war. 1t does not
say whether they are to be retain (
ed in service a month or years after /
victory. That will he up to the next
administration. The present admin
istration. with its record of peace
time failure, is afraid to bring men
home after victory. That's why its
time for change.
Now why does my opponent first
describe what is matter of record
as fantastic charge" and then
try to laugh off the problem of Jobs
after the war? He jokes about de-
ressions-about the seven straight
years of unemployment of his adj
ministration. But he cannot laugh
away the record.
In March. 1910. Mr.. ROOSEVELT
had been in Office seven years. Yet
the depression was still with us.
We still had ten million Americans
unemployed. These are not my fig
ures-these are the figures of the
American Federation of Labor.
Is that fraud or falsehOod? If so,
let Mr.. Roosevelt tell it to the
American Federation of Labor
81. =. Not Prepared"
BY waging relentless warfare
against our jOb-making machinery.
my opponent succeeded in keeping
a depression going eleven long years
twice as long as any depression
in century. And the sOmber,
tragic thing is that today he still
has no better or different program
to offer. That is why the New Deal
is afraid of peace and resorts to
wisecracks and villification-when
our people want victory followed by
lasting peace in the world-and
jobs and opportunity at home.
That's why it's time for change.
Now l had not intended in this
campaign to rake over my Oppo-
nent's sad record of failing to pre- |
pare the defenses of this country
for war. It's all in the pasta very
tragic past 1t has cost countless
lives; it has caused un-
told misery.
But Mr.. Roosevelt has now
brought the subject up. He seized
violently upon the statement that
we were not prepared for war when
il came He calls that a "falsifica-
ton which not even GOebbels
would" have attempted.
Now. were we prepared for war,
or were we not? 1t is a simple
question of fact.
In 1910. the year after the war
began in Europe, the United States
was in such a tragic condition that
it could put into the field as mo-
bile force no more than 10000 men.
The Army was only "25 per cent
ready" Now. Mr.. Roosevelt. did
those statements come from Goeb-
bells? Was that fraud or falsifica-
ton? Those are the words of Gen
eral George c. Marshall. chief of
staff of the United States Army,
under oath.
quote again: December :. l941
found the Army Air Forces equip
ped with plans but not with
planes" Did that come from Goeb-
bells? That statement was made in
an official report on January 4th of
this year by General II. Fl. Arnold
commanding general of the Army
Air Forces.
Does my opponent still desire to
use the words classification and
'Goebbels?" Does he still claim we
were prepared? If so. let's go fur
Their.
Cites Senate Debate
Four months before Pearl Har-
Dor. there was debate in the L
United States Senate. The chair
man of a Senate committee describ-
ed on the floor of the Senate the
state of our defense pro-
gram. Senator Vandenburg asked 4
The chairman where the blame
should be laid and the chairman
replied. there is only one place
where the responsibility can be
put" Then Senator Vandenburg
said, "Where is that-the White
House," and the chairman of the
committee replied, Yes. sir" Who
vas the chairman of that commit
ee? 1t was Harry S. Truman, the
lew Deal candidate for Vice-Pres-
,1on4 of tl,o TTuitad Ctofac Mr. Il