His long fight with the New Deal did not, apparently, affect Willkie's habitual good humour, but it did transform him from a Democrat into a Republican.
Before the change, in 1935, Willkie remarked that he wished he had back $150 he had contributed to President Roosevelt's campaign fund. Three of his Democratic friends in Akron, accussing him of having become a "plutocrat," at once offered to reimburse him and he accepted the offer.
All that was in a spirit of good clean fun, but last January it became apparent that Willkie was more than just "disgruntled" with the party. In the previous election, it was disclosed, he had registered as a Republican.
But Republican or Democrat, Win-kie still considers himself a liberal, and a liberal is "a man who believes in freedom for himself and for other people."—United Press.
Chungking, June 28.
Offices of the British ' diplomatic mission: and the Consulate-General were made completely uninhabitable when Japanese planes again bombed "Consular Street" during a raid on Chungking at noon today.
The raiders, fying in three formations, heavily bombed the western suburbs: of the city. The American Methodist Hospital in the western suburbs was hit. The operating room and X-ray rooms were demolished.
Mr. Philip Broadmead, Counsellor of the British Embassy, and Mr. Kenneth Millar were in a dug out of the British diplomatic mission. They were badly shaken but unhurt.
The building in which Reuter offices are located was bombed and set on fre but a fire brigade quickly bad the blaze under control The office equipment was removed to a courtyard. After the fire it was found the office could be used. The staff returned and resumed issuance of news services as usual.
The bombing both inside the city and in the western suburbs was extremely heavy, starting several fires in the lower city as well as in the western area. Many junks on the Yangtze and Chialing Rivers were sunk, Bodies were seen floating down-stream.
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