Evening star., 1943-06-03
The Political Mill
Dean AIfonee Dreams Of Liberal Party
To Lead New Alignment of Political Foiths

the CIO, the AFL and the Rail-
road Brotherhoods. 1t is or
eanized for political actions. 1t
may become a political factor of
Importance in Pennsylvania poll
tics.
The next two States into which
Mr.. Alfange will carry the torch
are Michigan and Illinois. He is
due to address labor meeting in
Detroit June II, and another in
Chicago on June 12 In July he
is visiting Connecticut.
The New York Labor party
leader is convinced that the time
is at hand for a new and liberal
party In this country-and that
II such a party is formed one of
the older parties may vanish from
the scene. In his opinion, neither
of the older parties has the vision
Or courage to deal with the situa-
ton which will confront the
United States when the war has
been won and 3O,O0OOOO workers
are shifting from wartime occu-
pations to those of peace, and
when 10000 900 or more men are
returning from military service.
Sees Clean Split Needed.
1t makes no sense at all. he
says, to have men like Mr.. Roose-
welt and MI. Wallace and Mr..
Rankin of Mississippi and Mr..
Wheeler of Montana in the
Democratic party, or to have Mr..
Willkie and Mr.. Ball and Mr..
Spangler and Mr.. Hawks in the
Republican party. The liberals
should flock together in one party
and the conservatives in another.
he believes.
The recently announced Re-
publican Council to deal with the
Republican platform proposals
for the 1914 convention and for
discussion of postwar problems
showed a great preponderance of
conservatives The failure to
place Wendell L. Willkie on the
council, interpreted in some
quarters as slap at the COP
standard bearer of 1910, is evil
dence of determination to make
that party conservative affair,
Mr.. Alfange insists.
The New Yorker DISTINGUISHES
between President Roosevelt and
the New Deal and the Democratic
Party. He is a strong supporter
Of the President and the New
Deal, He speaks always in favor
OF the denomination and re-elec-
ton OF the President, with the
idea that the war still will be on
next year and that the President
Will be a candidate to succeed
himself.
Stayed With Roosevelt.
The American Labor Party OF
New York has stuck by the
President at all times, though it
has gone overheard against some
Of the candidates of the Demo-
cratic Party. who actually had
the backing Of the President. 1t
is Mr.. Alfanges idea that the
labor political groups formed in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania will
do the same thing. Because of
the State laws in both, however,
they will not be able formally to
lndorse the Democratic presi-
dental electors. They will have
to give their support to Mr..
Roosevelt in some less formal way.
In the Western States, however,
a new labor party will be as free
to list Roosevelt electors on the
ballot as the party is in New York.
1t was only a few months ago
that Mr.. Alfange began the cam
paign for the organization OF
labor and liberal political or
CARNATIONS in the States. He is
greatly encouraged over the re-
suits so far attained The Neu,
York Labor Party has taken no
formal action favoring the move
ment. But it is said to be in en-
tire sympathy.