The Archive · 1941

Wheeler and Willkie Tour

Washington, Mar. '17.

ay likely prove to be an outbreak of verbal warfare between two leading American politicians is considered in political quarters here as most probable.

Senator Burton K. Wheeler; Montana Democrat, a firm isolationist and one of the most violent leaders of the Opposition during the recent Senate debate on President Roose-veils Lend and Lease Bill has announced his intention of making a tour of all major cities in the United States to "tell the American people why a policy of isolation is necessar for the country in the present inter" national crisis fons but a f ministration's policy follow Senator Wheeler in every city in which the latter intends to speak.

Mr. Willkie is opposed to isolation:

id believes that at present the remain aloof made at the same time last year foreshadowing imminent military develop ments which were followed a few weeks later by the "greatest victory in Germany's history."—Havas Tele-monial. d to have declared that fter thi ar the capital of the world will e either Berlin or Wash i I want it to be Washi Telemondial.

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