Evening star., 1944-10-14
President Is Called
lUniruslWddlly' by
Glare Boodle Luce
ny the Associated press,

Clare Booile Luce
~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. l4.--Representa.
tive Clare Boothe Luce, Republican
Of Connecticut asserted last nigh,
President Roosevelt Is mot only un.
trustworthy but also incompetent
In the field Of statecraft.
Mrs Luce, speaking at q Repub.
lican-sponsored meeting in Orches.
ira Hall, declared:
"Shall we trust the making of q
new peace to the tired and shaking
hands of a man who could not keer
the one he inherited when he wa.
young and strong?
Although a majority Of the Amer.
ican people may forgive him, history
never will, in the end. For he L
the only American President who
ever lied us into war because hi
did not have the political courage
TO lead Us into 1t. Thus, In the end
the shame Of Pearl Harbor was Mr.
Roosevelts shame"
Incompetent in Statecraft.
Mrs. Luce contended "Mr. Roose-
velt, far from being great states
man, Is In the field Of statecraft not
only untrustworthy but also incom-
petent." Sc added:
'In the precise words OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt. in 1887. quote: TIC
keep the peace is the Fundamental
policy Of the United States Did
Mr.. Roosevelt prevent war? In other
words. did Mr.. Roosevelt's funda-
mental policy succeed or fail?"
She said New Dealers" often
presented ''extenuating circum-
stances among them that the
United States was the victim of an
unprovoked attack by Japan. She
continued:
I'm June Of this year, Oliver Lyt-
telton, British Minister of Produc-
ton, declared in London, quote
Japan was provoked into attacking
America at Pearl Harbor. 1t is a
travesty on history to say that
America was forced into the war. It
is incorrect to say that America was
ever truly neutral
Attack Theory Wont Wash.
mo, the theory OF the unpro-
voked attack will not wash. Why did
he president Roosevelt) never tell
us that If Japan conquered China
and Germany overwhelmed Great
Britain they would then completely
dominate our oceans and that thi,
one fact alone made the war our
war?
He did not tell us. First because
ne did not have the courage to ad-
NIT that his seven-year policy OF
isolation and appeasement had beer
failure, which had contributed tc
bringing the war about, and tina,
the only way left to redeem this
failure OF his craftsmanship was TO,
the Nation to go to war. Secondly hi
did not tell us the truth because he
wanted third term"
Mrs. Luce said that during his
seven peacetime years, the President
did not seek to achieve greater col.
lective security In the world. ano
not a single hint did he give to the
people Of the many secret and spe-
cine warnings he was receiving, and
Mr.. Hull was receiving, from his
Ambassadors and his military OBJ
servers abroad of the growing dan
ger TO America" from Japan.
Didn't Ask Arms.
Arms for the Nation were the
Presidents for the asking" she as
serted. He did not ask" a
The speech was broadcast LII /
pm. &c. w. To- on the Blue Network
AT an earlier press conference the
Representative said she believed
Wendell Willkie had no intention
OF voting for Mr.. Roosevelt" in the
presidential election November T.
Shortly before his death. she
added, the 1910 Republican, presi-
Dental candidate, although at odds
with some members of his party
was celebrating on what measure
OF support he could give to Thomas
E. Dewey ito further the ideals OF
freedom, ETC., which Dewey stands
for"
Mr.. Willkie distrusted Mr.. Roose-
velt's craftsmanship" Mrs. Luce de-
clared, adding that Mr.. Willkie had
avoided" White House conference
only a short time ago.
Name Dragged Into Politics,
Commenting further on the spec
ulation regarding Mr.. WILKES pref
erence between the Democratic and
Republican candidates. she said:
ITS a rotten shame that before
the man was buried his name hao
to be dragged into politics"
Mrs. Luce offered to make a 81
contribution to the CLIO Political
Action Committee If any member
of the PAC "can prove that military
fortification of the island of Guam
ever was brought to a vote on the
floor Of Congress or that the Presi-
dent ever requested of Congress the
military fortification of Guam be-
fore 1899"
The purpose of the offer, she said,
was to establish the truth or falsity
OF q statement President Roosevelt
made in his teamsters' union ad-
dress In Washington. She said the
president asserted. I'VE were not al
lowed to fortify Guam"
Il also would like to know to
whom the we referred" Mrs. Luce
said.
Methodists Delay Action
On Joint College Board
BY the Associated Press.