Show Willkie Favors Favors U. U S. S Protecting Arms Shipments to Britain PITTSBURGH April 25 4 IP- IP Wendell L. L Willkie said Friday the lithe only way the American people people peo peo- can realize the gravity of the British situation is for the administration to tell them in detail The 1940 Republican presidential nominee asserted at a general general general gen gen- eral press interview that he was in favor of protecting our armament armament armament arma arma- ment shipments to Great Britain There is no use in our speeding speeding speed speed- I ing up production over here he said if our supplies supplies' for over there are to rest on the bottom of the oce ocean ocean n. n Supplies there wont won't do Great Britain or America any good It is time for the administration tion to give us the facts and then lead instead of follow public opinion h hIt It is necessary to protect those j I shipments h I 1 am waiting as I know all the American people are to be told the degree of destruction of I supplies and a plan of protection We should be told the facts regardless of how distressing they may be bc Asked if he hc favored the convoying convoying convoying con con- of shipments with United States destroyers Willkie said tel I am in favor of that method that our military and naval experts ex ex experts say is the most effective I agree with Secretary Hull Hulland Hulland Hulland and Secretary Knox that the situation situation sit sit- is very very serious he added Of f the tax situation situation- n Willkie said is Is going The tax burden to be largely borne born not by the rich but by the people of ordinary ordinary ordinary nary means Willkie a to speak spat Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day m meeting meeting opening a aY aY aY Y M M C A fund drive r. r i J |