The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
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NEW YORK - Vice-President
Henry A. Wallace, speaking at a rail-
ly sponsored by the Independent
Voters Committee OF the Arts and
Sciences for Roosevelt here tonight
declared that, economically, educa-
tionally and politically, there must
be no inferior races"
Asserting that the Negro and
every other minority group must
be included in plans for economic.
educational and political progress,
Wallace said, If that means a per-
manent Fair Employment Practice
Committee patterned after the COM
mittee already established by the
President, that we must have it.
II that means Federal aid TO edU-
cation such as was killed in this
Congress by the Republicans. then
we must provide it. II that means
abolition of the Poll Tax, then the
Poll Tax must 60"
Permanent Peace
Wallace told the throng of 10000
that packed Madison Square Garden
that the campaign issue is not in
dispensability. but who can better
provide for permanent peace and
full employment-Dewey or Roose-
velt?" When he asked the crowd,
Who do you say?" the response
was laundering Roosevelt"
He said that President Roosevelt
is the man best qualified 10 direct
the most exciting battle of modern
times-the battle against depression,
against aUatFn-f dsafnaticr,. kn
battle for full employment, national
health and permanent peace"
Urges All to Register
In strong call for political ac-
ton, Wallace stated, the more DO
tenlal voters who register and vote.
the more democracy" He said,
Since he who does not register does
not vote, ] urge all Americans TO
register so that the largest number
OF Americans in history may reach
the polls on November Z"
wallace warned that unless the
American people register and vote
We may return 10 normalcy of a
Harding and ten-year decay into
the panic of a Hoover" The only
kind of normally" we want. he
SAID. is the normslcy Of the good
life for everybody
The Vice-President paid tribute 10
the late George w. Norris. former
United States Senator. father Of the
Tennessee Valley Authority and AZ
the time OF his death. honorary
chairman of the National Citizens
Polilcal Action Committee Wallace
SAID that one Of his most cher
isned possessions was letter from
Norris, dated August l9. in which
the former Senator demonstrated
his unfaillng devotion 10 liberia!
ideals.
DR. Claiming II Tobias. National
iWCA secretary and Republican
leader. asSailed the COP high COM
mand foc refusing 10 expose dele
gates n It's national convention 10
The presence Of Wendell L. Willkie
lie said that this proved that the
COP is the exponent of the back
ward look"
Tobias, member OF the National
Citizens PAC. asserted that -we
cannot afford 10 trust national lead
ership at time like this ito a
party intent on going back 10
normally and afraid Of progress.
lie predicted tina; on November :
ne American people viii direct
Gov. Thomas E Dewey 10 stay on
me loo that you promised not TO
iorSake' and7wlll say TO President
Roosevelt well done. good and
iai'hftl servant finish The war AMI.
lead US 10 a just and endur.ns
peace.
RlaSfS nauax
The influential Republican leader
SaId mat practically every an
houncement or promise Dewey mas
MADE has been mot!vated by con-
Sldersuons of Self-advancement He
cited as an outstanding example of
thiS Dewey's scuitlIng OF New YORK.
State dnil-dlScrimIuaiIun bills while
ms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was in the
South angling for Dewey votes Of
southern delegates 10 the ReplSh-
can national convention. Tobias in
terpreted DeWeys action on the
oillS as having a direct connection"
with the adoption OF Draft Dew
ey resolution by the North Caro-
INA COP state committee.
BY way OF contrast. Tobias called
attention 10 President Roosevel.s
placing all the necessary machin-
cry OF government" back OF the Fair
Employment Practice Committee 10
get results IN settling the recent
Philadelphia transit dispute He
termed this tire most powerful
blow dealt 70 race prejudice in
many a day" =
Dorothy Maynor was also on The
program, singing the Star-Spangled
Banner" and The Bdttle-Hyrnn Of
the Republic" Speakers. besides
Nice-President Wallace and DR.. To-
bias. included actors Bette Davis.
Orson WelleS and Frederic March.
novelist Sinclair Lewis: Serge
kouSSevitsky OF the Boston Sym
/ phony Orchestra; DR. Harlow Shap-
! ley. Harvard scientist: and 10 Dav-
! ldson, sculptor and chairman OF the
! Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt