Marshall urged by Rickenbacker for presidency
Boston, Massachusetts (UP) –
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker today suggested Gen. George C. Marshall as a presidential candidate, declaring that the Army Chief of Staff has all the qualifications which the next President should possess.
Speaking to the Advertising Club of Boston yesterday, the World War I flying ace praised Gen. Marshall for the statement which the latter was reported to have made that American rail and steel disputes have prolonged the war and cost the lives of American and Allied soldiers.
Capt. Rickenbacker said:
If Gen. Marshall was the author of this statement, he will be the first to admit it. We Americans should be thankful that we have a man in high position in the government who is not afraid to make such a statement.
Capt. Rickenbacker outlined these qualifications which he thought the next President should have:
- He should think in terms of America first – so that America will last.
- He should stand by his convictions and not coddle pressure groups.
- He should amend labor laws to protect workers.
- He should protect states’ rights.
- He should add a freedom of opportunity to the four freedoms.
- He should cut bureaucracy to a minimum.
Gen. Marshall possesses these qualifications, Capt. Rickenbacker concluded.