The Wrangell Sentinel

(By Associated Press)

Rival views on labor's stake in the outcome of the 1940 election came in for fresh campaign emphasis today as Wendell Willkie returned to New York and Pennsylvania for further speeches, after telling an Akron, Ohio, audience last night that he wanted to "put an end to this era of bad feeling between labor and industry."

At the same time Henry Wallace contended in a Detroit speech that because of the Roosevelt administration "there were millions more men employed and spending their wages." He appealed for workers to vote democratic in the interest of business growth.

Sharing the spotlight with these principals was John L. Lewis of the CIO, who will speak over some 300 radio stations from 9 to 9:30, eastern standard time (6 to 6:30 Wrangell time) tonight.

Republican nominee Willkie said later today that he intended to reply to any political speech by President Roosevelt within 48 hours and probably 24 hours, of their delivery.

Roosevelt, who spoke Wednesday night, plans four or more speeches. Hoover made his first speech of the campaign last night at Columbus, Ohio, asserting the New Deal was creating an economic system which "drifts down the suicide road of national socialism."

Secretary Ickes at a press conference said Roosevelt's speech in Philadelphia had stopped any Willkie trend, "if there ever was a Willkie trend."