Show Willkie Refuses Suggested Suggested Aid Of Father Charles Coughlin Cough NEW YORK Aug 27 UP uP- uP Republican Presidential Nominee Nomine Wendell L. L Willkie said Tuesday he did not want the he support o othe of the Rev Charles E. E Coughlin Detroit De De- De troit radio priest if ff he understood correctly that Coughlin opposed certain people because of ol their race WI Willkie's s 's declaration followed a press conference question regard regard- ig his reaction to an editorial In Coughlin's newspaper Social Jus Jus- tice I am not interested in the sup port of ol anybody who stands for any form of ol prejudice as Bs to anybody's any any- body's race or religion or who is in support of foreign any economic or political philosophy in this country Willkie declared Doe Doesn't nt Want nt Support The Republican nominee was asked whether Coughlin fell withIn within with with- in this description of ol persons whose support Willkie did not want He replied he understood that Coughlin opposed certain persons because of ol their race and declared de de- de dared if jf this understanding is correct correct cor cor- then Im I'm not only not Interested in In- In in his support but I dont don't want it it and that goes not only for him but for anybody else I I dont don't have have to to be president of the he United States but I do have to keep my beliefs clear in order to toive live ive with myself Willkie contin- contin tied aed Im not enough interested In n being president to compromise my fundamental beliefs Willkie said he was gratified to learn earn that Joseph McWilliams a candidate for congress in New Yorks York's Yorkville district now was opposed to him McWilliams has been charged with anti Willkie previously had announced announced an an- that his initial campaign tour our originally scheduled for miles had been increased to approximately ap ap- ap proximately miles through 18 midwestern and western states with seven major speeches and 60 to o 70 rear talks Tour Starts September 14 U Willkie's formal campaign opener open open- er or will be at Coffeyville Kan Ran on the afternoon of ol September 16 His lis speech subject has not been announced but it may be a business business busi busi- ness speech to a farm belt audi audio ence nce charging that new deal reforms re- re forms and their administration have stagnated recover recovery He has started dictating such a speech but has not decided whether to deliver it at Coffeyville The tour will be made by a special special cial train leaving heaving Rushville early September 14 He will reach Coffeyville SEptember Sep 16 for his campaign opener opener- and leave heave that same night for a abriel brief briel talk in Tulsa Okla OkIa May FI Fly to Phoenix He will stop September 17 at Amarillo Later that day he will vilI stop at some New Mexico points including Albuquerque There are tentative plans now to leave the special train at Albuquerque and fly to Phoenix for a talk rejoinIng rejoin rejoin- Ing ing the train later in New Mexico I He is scheduled to reach Los I Angeles for another major address address ad ad- dress Wednesday September 18 I and remain there until late Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day proceeding to Bakersfield Tulare Stockton Sacramento and Oakland en route to San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco for another major talk Sep 20 or September 21 The train will leave San Francisco at noon September 22 and stop at Tacoma and Seattle Wash en route to Portland Ore where another another an an- other major address is scheduled for 23 Spokane ane Wash and Butte Mont Wont will be visited September 24 and stops are scheduled September September Sep- Sep ember 25 at several unannounced Montana towns and Dickinson Bismarck Jamestown and Fargo N. N D. D The September 26 schedule calls for brief talks at Aberdeen S. S D. D Wolsey-Huron Wolsey S. S D. D Mitchell Mitch Mitch- ell eli SD S.D. Sioux Falls S. S D. D and a I talk alk at Sioux City Iowa before I heading back east DETROIT Aug 27 UP uP- uP Father Charles E. E Coughlin relying replying re- re replying plying lying to Republican Presidential Nominee Wendell L. L Willkie's statement that he did not want the he priests priest's support said today he had iad not made up his mind over whom to support and maybe Ill I'll prefer to keep silent Father Coughlin said that his own opinions should be distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- from those in editorials ol of f Social Justice a weekly newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper founded by the priest I haven't written anything for Social Justice for six months he said aid He s said id Willkie was mistaken in inis his is belief that Father Coughlin opposed certain people because of ol their heir race Im not against any race the priest riest said Im against all those independent nt of their race who refrain retrain re- re train rain from condemning and nd communism I I rrT ki y f FAT FATHER J R Maybe Ill I'll Prefer Silence |