Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24
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plan for the method Of speedy
discharge from the army had
hlready been announced by the
war departments plan based
upon the wishes OF the soldiers
themselves"
The President accused the Re
publicans OF using the propa
ganda technique invented by tn,
dictators," according 10 which
you should never Use SINAI
falsehood, always a big one
Mr.. Roosevelt accused the Re
publican party Of talking "out o
both sides" of its mouth at In,
same time and went on 10 say tina
the American people would no
forget the accomplishments OF hi
administration.
PEOPLE WON'T FORGET
Mr.. Roosevelt lsShed out al the
Republican position which ha.
been outlined In a series of sd
dresses by Gov. Dewey OF New
York, the COP candidate, saying
that 1.-THE people OF this country
know the past too well 10 be de.
ceived into forgetting"
Mr.. Roosevelt listed a number
Of tasks facing the country:
There is the task of fin
iShing VIGOROUSLY this most ter
rlble OF all wars as speedily as
possible and with the least cost
OF lives.
2-"And there is the task
which we face here at home -
me task of reconverting our
economy from the purposes OF
war 10 the purposes Of peace.
BOTCHED BY REPUBLICANS
These peace-buIlding tasks
were faced once before, nearly q
generation ago. he told the
teamsters and nationwide
radio fence. "They were
botched by q Republican ad-
ministration. This must not
happen this time. We will not
let II happen this time"
N Mr.. Roosevelt made a strong
defense of his wartime economic
policy, pointing particularly TO the
postwar situation in which he said
"the keynote of all that We pro.
pose 10 do in reconversion can be
found in the one word jobs y
Mr.. Roosevelt aSsailed as "ridic-
ulouS. campaign falsifica tions
on the part Of the Republicans OF
that this administration failed "a
prepare Tor the war which was
coming.
ASSAILS COR LEADERS
81 doubt whether even GoebeIs
would have tried that one" he
went on To say, adding a coun-
terfire against the Republican
party. charging that "mAny Of
the Republican leaders In the
Congress and outside the Con-
gress tried 10 thwArt and block
nearly every attempt which this
administration made 10 warn
our people and TO arm this
nation
Republican attacks had de-
scended 10 my little dog. Fals. "
he continued, accusing "Republi-
can leaders" OF spreading worm
eaten malicious falSehoodS
about HIM
But we all recognize the old
Technique" he said. The people
81 this country know the past
too well to he deceived into for
getting.
MUST FINISH TASKS
Too much IL at stake TO for
get. There are tasks ahead of
us which We must now complete
with the same will and skill and
intelligence and devotion which
have already led us 80 far on
the road 10 victory"
Mr.. Roosevelt started i'm at the
outset with an attack on The Re
Apubllcan campaign which had thus
Cfar been outlined primarily by
Dewey remarking that the fact
that ne was -four years older
seemed Ito annoy some people. "
He said that people who have
deprecated the accomplishments
Of labor as ''unpatriotic' for three
years and SIX months have sud
denly discovered" now that votes
are at stake" that they really
love labor and are eager 10 pro-
tect it from its old friends"
CITES INCONSISTENCY
~ got quite q laugh" the
President said. "over . plank In
tho Republican platform accept
ing the purposes" OF the Ma
tionsl Labor Relations Act. the
Wage and Hour Act and the
Social Security Act"
lie went on TO characterize Re-
publican opposition 10 these stat
uteS as "A fair example of their
inSincerity and OF their incon-
SiStenCy."
He derided the Republican party
for attempting 10 persuade the
American people that the Demo
cratic party was responsible for
the 1929 depression and that the
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