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An Emphatic No
Fundamental Strategy of War
Undergoes Major Alterations;
Presidential Race \\ arms Up
I
Thursday, August 1, 1940
FDR-Wallace
Ticket Choice
Of Democrats
Third Term T radition Is
broken by Delegates
At Convention.
(E D IT O R 'S N O T E — When opinions are expressed in these columns, they
a re those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
R e le a s e d by W e s te rn N e w s p a p e r U n io n .
By GEORGE A, BARCLAY
TRADITION of 152 years
standing was s h a tte r e d
when President Franklin De
lano Roosevelt was nominated
for a third term by the Demo
cratic convention in Chicago.
It was the first time in his
tory
that such an event has
To A dolf H itler’s "last chance
p e a c e o f f e r , ” P r im e M in is te r occurred.
Churchill of England sounded the
From start to finish at the
A
expected “no.” I.onn an enem y of
H itler, Churchill has been particu
larly obnoxious to the Fuehrer,
Even when C.hurehill was just a
private citizen. H itler sin fled him
out for oratorical attack.
convention it was evident he would
be nominated. Even when speak
ers proposed the names of other
candidates, it was apparent that
when the vote was finally taken.
President Roosevelt would be draft
ed. A surprise to many convention
attendants was the fact that when
the nominations started, Alabama
did not yield to New York, but gave
its junior senator. Lister Hill, the
honor of nominating the President.
Greatest speculation centered
around the nomination of a vice
president. It became known on the
final day that President Roosevelt’s
choice was Henry A. Wallace, secre
tary of agriculture. As in the case
of the renomination of the Presi
dent, the delegates knew for whom
they were to vote before entering
the hall. But it was only after a
neck-and-neck race with Speaker
William B. Bankhead and a noisy
demonstration by groups of dele
gates and spectators who shouted
objections when Paul V. McNutt,
federal
security
administrator,
asked withdrawal of his own name,
that Mr. Wallace was nominated.
His selection is expected to appeal
to agriculture and to act as an off
set to the same appeal of Sen.
Charles McNary, Republican vice-
presidential nominee.
Erunklin I). Roosevelt
Henry A, Walluce
spearhead of the opposition to the
With evidence mounting that
third term, moved the nomination Roosevelt would be drafted when it
of the President by acclamatii».
came time to ballot later In the
Aside from the balloting and the week, there was little opportunity
reading of the planks In the plat for suspense or excitement the open
form, three things stood out in sharp ing day. The keynote speech of Tem
(Set— M u lti Ttlka.)
relief in an otherwise unemotion porary Chairman William B. Bank-
al and unexciting convention. One head on opening night warned both
was the candidacy of James A. Far political parties that the American
HITLER TALKS:
ley and the speculation over his people are in no mood for petty
Endlessly
future role in the party. The other politics in the forthcoming race,
Hitler’s speech came over the ra
was the reading by Permanent that the major objectives of both
dio, translated into an extreme, ul
Chairman Alben W. Barkley of Ken parties must be unity and solidarity
tra, English accent. It must have
tucky of a statement summarizing of purpose in preserving the struc
been Lord Haw-Haw putting it
President Roosevelt's views on the ture of our government und the per
across. It went on endlessly. Hitler
nomination the night before the bal petuation of the people's freedom.
loting in which he said he had no
said he didn't want to destroy the
Fire at Republicans.
desire or purpose to continue in of
British empire. He said he shrank
*****
F R A N C f-
Heavy
guns were turned on the
fice and released all delegates Republican
at the destruction which hung over
party in the speech of
England, and suggested an “honor
pledged to him. The third was the Permanent Chairman
Barkley, the
dramatic
appearance
of
82-year-old
This map graphically shows the many points of attack on the British able” peace. Hitler reviewed his
following
night.
Senator
Barkley
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia held their platform up to scorn,
conquests, his methods, and his dip
Isles open to Hitler’s air raiders.
from a sick bed to inveigh against nounced Wendell L. Willkie, de
lomatic wrangles with Chamberlain
at
to break the British blockade and and Daladier. He said he spoke not
breaking the third term tradition
GERMAN WAR:
tacked statements of Herbert Hoover
feed the starving French, Dutch, as a victor, but as a rationalist, anx
as he nominated Mr. Farley.
at the Republican convention and
Strategy
and Belgians, with American food ious to terminate futile misery.
Roosevelt vs. Farley.
pointed to the record of Republican
It is about time that we exam stuffs (of which we would have a Some 31 Pacific coast radio stations
The approaching dissolution of the congressional voting on various pre
ined the fundamental strategy of the surplus). This would make the iso cut off his speech because it was
partnership between Mr. Farley and paredness bills. One mention of
German war, at this point. For lationists take an interventionist po trying to “justify his crimes against
President Roosevelt was evident as President Roosevelt's name brought
the whole situation has changed, in sition. Meanwhile, the intervention civilization itself.”
the chairman of the Democratic Na a demonstration lasting 22 minutes.
ists
would
cry
“hands
off”
the
Brit
England, in Germany, and in the
Hitler also made Goering some
tional committee raised his gavel on
The statement from President
ish blockade, and would want the thing brand-new in the staid history
Monday noon, calling the convention Roosevelt
United States.
which Mr. Barkley read
The German aim was a simple continent to stew in its own juice, of the Prussian arm y: a Reich’s
to order. Those who remembered at the conclusion
his speech, had
which
would
turn
them
into
isola
one. It was to attack England by
Marshal of Greater Germany, and
the situation in 1932 and 1936 when no effect in halting of the
Farley was the organizing genius velt movement, although draft-Roose-
land, sea, and air, without wasting tionists. This, then, was the key gave him the Grand Cross of the
Acceptance
Speech.
Mr. Bark
felt the contrast. No longer was ley had said “The President
much time or effort in other theaters note to the European war situa Iron Cross. Goering designed him
has
In accepting the nomination for a Jim
Farley
the
general-in-chief
di
of war, which were trifling, anyway. tion as a whole. Meanwhile, Hitler self a new. different, extra-special third
term,
Mr.
Roosevelt
showed
never
had
and
has
not
today
any
de
liberated
the
Belgian
war
prisoners
uniform—“the only one of its kind himself once more a tradition recting the strategy that would re sire or purpose to continue the office
Italy was expected to take Malta,
and
sent
them
home,
having
long
nominate his chief. He was in an
in all German officialdom.” Hitler smasher.
and Spain was expected to enter the
President, or to be nominated,
other role—that of a candidate for of
war and take Gibraltar, with the since done the same by the Nor also created nine new field-marshals
In
a
radio
address
broadcast
from
by the convention for that office.
possibility that Japan might take wegian and Dutch soldier-captives. and two new field-marshals-general, the White House to the delegates he the presidency himself and an He
wishes in all earnestness and
Hongkong, but all these were side is The French were expected to be and 17 new colonel-generals (Ger said that he accepted the nomina avowed opponent of the third-term sincerity
to make it clear that all of
next
on
the
parole
list.
Not
so,
the
idea.
man military grades run different tion only after deep conflict between
sues as compared with the basic bat
the
delegates
to this convention are
“tough-and-ready"
Poles,
of
whom
months it had been apparent free to vote for
from the American).
tle of Britain. Here the preliminary
any candidate."
his personal desire to retire and the to For
political
observers
that
the
Pres
German air bombardment proved there were more than a million in
urgings of his conscience. But now, ident and Mr. Farley no longer saw
A demonstration lasting an hour
BURMA ROAD:
highly effective, and English Ports German military hands.
he said, the European war had cre eye-to-«ye. The President’s silence followed the statement and it was a
mouth and Welsh Cardiff were be CAMPAIGN:
So
Silly
ated a public danger in the United on the third-term question and Far foregone conclusion that nothing
lieved already to be gutted. Ed
States.
The
Burma
road
controversy
took
L
p-ff
arming
ley's known opposition to it in* could stop the delegates demand for
ward VIII, duke of Windsor, was
“In the face of that danger," he creased the difficulties. Their his Roosevelt when balloting took place.
silliest turn on record. That
called a fifth columnist by some
The 1940 presidential campaign the
Englishmen, and hailed as the next race was busy up-warming. It was, road carried war supplies to Chiang told the delegates, “all those who toric conference at Hyde Park. This was abundantly clear on Wed
and his armies. The Brit can be of service to the republic N. Y., a week before the conven nesday night, as state after state
monarch by others.
in fact, getting warmer and warmer. Kai-shek
ish foreign office closed it, on the have no other choice but to offer tion at which Mr. Roosevelt made seconded the nomination speech.
The
third
term
attempt,
by
Mr.
themselves for service in those ca
Churchill Plan
Glass Gets Ovation.
Roosevelt brought forth many dire heated demand of Japan. Then Sec pacities for which they are best known his views and pledged Far
ley to secrecy, pushed the question
The English war plan was thisr predictions from newspaper editori retary Hull protested that the Bur fitted.”
Dramatic was the appearance of
of their future relationship further Senator Glass on behalf of Post
to hold out, like a besieged fortress, al writers. One excellent quip went ma road was necessary for world
It was an apparently united party into the limelight. To many, it m a s te r G en eral F a rle y . Rising
if possible for two or three months. the rounds. A lady said to a gent: trade and international commerce
Then, late fall would put an end to “ But a third term’s un-precedent- (Hull is an old free-trader). At this that made the ballot unanimous for seemed virtual confirmation of the from a sickbed and attending what
German operations against the is ed!” To which the gent replied, “So po'.it, part of the British parliament Roosevelt after the vote of the state long-standing rumor that Mr. Farley may well be his last convention, the
land fortress. At this point, the was General Washington’s first r ..»ported Hull against their own for- delegations had given the President would resign his national committee Virginia statesman was eloquent in
c gn office, with cries of "no ap 946 13/30 of the 1,100 votes in the and cabinet posts after the conven his praise of Farley and won for
English would swing into offensive term.”
easen-ent.”
China, infuriated, convention and the other candidates tion to take over the majority stock himself a personal ovation. "Farley,”
action in the following way: by an
Some thoughtful students of politi hreatrned
England with dire a combined total of 149 2/30. These of the New York Yankees’ ball club. he said, “is a man who never broke
intensified sea blockade that would cal science believed that the third
Complimentary references to Jim a pledge once given, who believes
bring famine to the entire continent term phenomenon was a pale Amer .hreats. Germany, of course, took candidates included Postmaster
of Europe. There have been crop ican reflection of totalitarian dicta the side of Japan. Thereby, Hitler General Farley, Vice President Gar Farley by President Roosevelt in in the unwritten law as advocated
shortages, and failures, on the con torships abroad . . . just as our took the side of the British foreign ner and Senator Millard Tydings. his radioed acceptance speech and by Democrats ever since the days
tinent, and another war-winter might Civil war of 1861 was a pale reflec office, against Hull and Chiang Kai- Secretary of State Hull, although not by Mrs. Roosevelt who appeared of Thomas Jefferson, who less than
bring untold horrors to the Dutch, tion of “civil 1848” in Europe Hen shek. It was Anglo-Germany, plus a candidate, had received 5% votes. personally to speak on the closing three years before his death ap
Belgians, French, Norse, Danes, etc. ry Wallace was put up as Demo Japan, versus the U. S. A. Mean One after another the names were night were interpreted as a gesture pealed to his party never to nomi
nate a man for a third term."
—and even to the Germans. This cratic vice president in order to while, England was trying to nego withdrawn and finally Mr. Farley, of friendship to Mr. Farley.
was exactly what Winston Church match the Republican McNary, for tiate the finish to the Jap-Chinese
But while the delegates cheered
but apparently our own
ill was counting on.
both were agricultural experts of contest,
Senator Glass, it was a personal
state
department
was
opposed
to
There was one hitch in this plan. the very first water. The choice of “ appeasement” in the Orient. All
tribute only. Their minds were
What food there was on the conti Wallace brought out that this New this
made up. Tradition or no tradition
nent, would go (1) to the German Dealer was an ex-Republican, and tions. hit a new low in foreign rela
they wanted President Roosevelt for
a third term.
army, (2) to the German home Mr. Roosevelt had passed over a
folks, and (3) to the Dutch, Bel number of regulation machine Dem ANGLO-SHIFT:
With the nominations out of the
gians, French, etc., etc. Thereby, ocrats.
way, the Democrats faced their
Turnabouts
the British would make the Dutch
Wallace, Ickes, Stimson, Knox,
By HOWARD JARVIS
jected by the all-men members of campaign opponents from a plat
and French suffer for Hitler’s wrong Hopkins, Miss Perkins: none of them
While
Hitler
was
promoting
all
the Republican platform committee. form built on a strong defense of
A
NOTHER
tradition
was
broken
doings. But this was only the be had had a Democratic background. those glamour-boy generals and air
This
a statement which pro the New Deal against the Republi
ginning of the repercussions. It was But then, of course, the ex-Demo- men, and scattering decorations to * * by the Democratic party when vided was
that
a
woman’s marital status cans and of the Western hemisphere
it
gave
women
delegates
an
equal
crat
Willkie
had
only
been
a
Repub
expected that this plan—the “Church
the
four
winds,
England
was
kick
should
not
interfere
with her right against all aggressors. In its planks
voice
with
men
on
the
party
plat
ill plan,” they called it—would have lican for but two scant years. Hoo ing various people upstairs. An ar
to
hold
a
job.
The
plank
was de on foreign wars, defense and aid
form
committee
for
the
first
time
the following astounding effect in ver, too, was a former Democrat, rogant-looking gentleman named
to the allies the platform was a close
sired
because
26
states
at
different
the United States: it would turn the while it was expected that A1 Smith Lieut.-Gen. Sir Alan F. Brooke, re in American political history.
approximation of similar planks
times
have
had
bills
proposed
to
dis
This action was taken at the fourth criminate against married women. adopted by the Republican conven
isolationists into interventionists, would continue to take a walk. It cently general officer in charge of
session of the convention. More than
and the interventionists into isola looked as though the old party di
Another victory for the women re tion at Philadelphia recently.
southern command, became 2,000
tionists. The reason for this was as visions were breaking down all the
women delegates had decided sulted
Concerning foreign wars, the plat
when the Democratic party
commander-in-chief
of
the
home
follows: the humane isolationists along the line, and the terms New forces. He took the place of Gen. to put up a united front to demand was pledged
to promote equal op form stated: "We will not partici
could not stand the continental star Deal and Old Guard were increas Sir Edmund Ironside (it was Oliver this equality.
portunity for women through the ef pate in foreign wars and will not
vation, and would want to intervene ingly taking the place of the Re Cromwell’s ironsides that founded
The women didn’t hesitate to use forts of Congresswoman Mary T. send our army, naval or air forces
publican and Democratic tags. The
their new-found power. They intro Norton of New Jersey. It pledged to fight in foreign lands outside of
loss of Jim Farley, the political ge the British regular army).
duced several amendments to the the Democrats to work for “equality the Americas, except In case of at
Sir
Ironside,
a
huge,
hulking
fel
nius who managed the party ma
party platform, and those amend of opportunity for men and women tack.”
chinery for Roosevelt, was a heavy low, who once commanded Gibral ments were passed. Foreign policy without impairing the social legisla
Concerning defense the platform
tar, was kicked into being a field- and women’s rights received partic
. . . in the news
blow to many of the Democrats.
tion which promotes true equality by pledged to "enforce and defend the
general. Viscount Gort, former com ular attention.
safeguarding the health and eco Monroe doctrine,” “provide Ameri
More of It
mander of the ill-fated British ex
At the insistence of Mrs. Arthur nomic welfare of women workers.” ca with an invincible air force, a
New York city’s Mayor LaGuardia
While a good many Democrats peditionary force in France and
strongly advocated universal mili were muttering about the III term, Flanders, had the same experience. Condon of Washington, D. C., the
Women delegates concerned them navy strong enough to protect all
on foreign policy which had selves primarily with the business our seacoasts and a fully equipped
tary service.
Wallace, and Farley, Willkie stressed He became inspector general of plank
President Manuel Quezon of the his own humble origin, and inferred forces for training. Previously, Gort already been accepted by the com of the convention and forgot their and mechanized army.”
Philippines told American high-com artfully that Roosevelt’s path had had received the sacred order of mittee was changed to provide a social activities, according to Mrs.
The platform is pledged to safe
missioner Francis Sayre (Woodrow been a lot softer. Willkie said, fur the bath, which evoked considera warning to foreign dictators. Five Elizabeth A. Conkey, national com- guard the farmer’s foreign markets,
Wilson’s son-in-law): “We must do thermore, that he was making no ble criticism. But Gort, everybody words, “except in case of attack” mitteewoman from Illinois. As con expand his domestic markets for all
our own thinking and learn lessons sacrifice, but that he really wanted admitted, was a good organizer. were added to the pledge not to send vention hostess, she pointed out that domestic crops, to promote farmer-
from contemporary history — or to run—which was certainly obvious Brooke had commanded the II corps troops to fight in foreign lands.
most of the social activities had been owned co - operatives, marketing
The new committeewomen put concluded before the convention got agreements, extend crop insurance
bust!”
to almost anybody.
of the British expeditionary force. through
a plank which had been re- down to its serious work.
Claude Dornier Jr., son of Ger
and safeguard the family-size farm.
Vitamin B
many’s outstanding aircraft design OIL, OIL, OIL:
In other planks, the party pledged
er, was in New York, and planned to Petroleum
Simultaneous with the military
extension of the Social Security act
enter an American university in the
turnabouts, England went in for a
to "millions of persons not now pro
autumn. Dornier bombers were be
Large shipments of oil have been new kind of white bread. It was
tected,” but without specifying them.
ing massed for the battle of Britain: going through to Spain, from Ameri rich in vitamin B and calcium salt,
A provision calling for "early reali
all-metal monoplanes.
can Texas, and also from South to help overcome the wartime strain <L More women delegates cast their <L One - eyed Connolly, p e re n n ial zation" of a minimum pension for
Gen. Eugene Mittelhauser’s fa American Venezuela and Colombia. of nerves and physical fatigue. It votes in the various state delega gate-crasher, failed to crash but at the aged was considered an appeal
mous Near Eastern French army Something like 214 million barrels was a revolution in nutrition. The tions than ever before in the history tended the convention wearing the for votes of the Townsendites.
was reported, at last, ready for had been sent from the United States
of conventions. One state delega badge of an assistant sergeant of
The party devoted considerable
final disbandment, under the direc in eight months of the war. Was scientific food ministry was enthusi tion—Utah—had more women than arms. He assisted Andy Frain, in space to its declaration for continu
astic
about
it,
and
it
might
turn
out
tion of an Italian war mission. Mit- Hitler getting much of it? Probably,
men, the ladies outnumbering the charge of ushers.
ation of public hydro-electric projects
to b» a real boon to medicine, and gentlemen nine to seven. In the <L
telhauser succeeded Gen. Max Wey- they thought in Washington.
Hollywood was represented by and condemning the “ Power Mo
to
humanity
in
general.
The
Brit
gand when the latter went to France
Florida
delegation
the
representa
screen star Melvin Douglas and his nopoly” in one paragraph mention
Some, in fact, believed that Ger
to wind up the war and help reor- many had been getting far more ish public began to buy it up, and tion of the sexes was equal. The wife, Helen Gahagan. He was a ing indirectly Wendell L. Willkie’s
ganie» th» government.
New Jersey delegation had Rep. California delegate, she his alter long duel with the Tennessee Valley
oil from America than from Russia. gulp it down. prontisi'n’’n.
Mary Norton as its chairman.
nate.
authority.
f
Democratic Women Gain Voice
In P a rty ’s Platform Council
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