Evening star., 1946-06-27
PAC
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the position OF those with whom they
find they disagree
Illustrating the theme OF turn
about which he urged Mr.. Wallace
said:
Il am sure Mr.. Bilbo would not
feel as he does if it were possible for
him TO sincerely place himself in the
position of the Negro and look at the
race question from that standpoint. y
Officials of the school assert Wig
orously that it and its objectives are
'nonpartisan' and that the spon-
soring organiza ton, the National
Citizens Political Action Committee,
was also nonpartisan.
Sidney Hillman of the CIO-PAC
Is listed on literature of the school
as honorary chairman" but it was
said that Mr.. Hillman has no direct
connection with the activity
Three Students From NAM.
OF the 500 students attending
classes today there are three who
are listed as representing the Ma
tlonal Association of Manufacturers
Other organizations listed as repre-
sented are the American Labor
party, the Back of the Gold Coast
Citizens Committee of Chicago, Ma
tional Mental Hygiene Foundation.
Virginia Citizens PAC, American
Federation of Labor Washington
and New York Local.. Civil Liberties
Committee, Church League for In
dustrial Democracy, Young Repub-
lican Club, New York; YWCA Ma
tional Student Council. Washineton
industrial Union Council. Washing
ton Ethical Society. Washington
Federation of Churches, the South
ern Conference for Human Welfare
and the United Distillery Workers.
Numerous other labor and voters
groups are represented. The press
relations officials at the schools
headquarters said the largest dele
cation is from New York and the
second largest from Washington
Virginia is ninth in volume of rep
resenta ton and Maryland 10th.
A wounded air corps technical
sel lgeant in wheel chair, an Epis-
copal clergyman from Roxbury,
Mass. and young naval officer
were noted in the general assembly.
Most of the students are young,
but all age groups are represented.
Economic Democracy Stressed.
Representative Outland, Demo-
crat, of California, speaking at
general assembly which preceded
actual classes. told the students
that political democracy cannot
succeed unless We achieve a greater
amount of economic democracy
than has heretofore been achieved"
Speaking on the topic The Issues
of the 1916 Elections" Representa-
tive Outland traced the connection
between domestic affairs and for
eign policy, asserting that the en-
actment of minimum wage legisla-
ton would establish conditions in
the United States directly affecting
world peace
The guarantee of decent stand
ard Of living for the average Amer
lean" he said, would prevent the
development here of conditions
which might give rise to future
worldwide struggle
Other speakers on the elections
topic included Clifford McEvoy. PAC
director for United Electrical. Radio
and Machine Workers of America
tCJO): DR.. Clark Foreman, chair
man of tne Southern Conference of
Human Welfare, and Mrs. Verda
White Barnes, director of the wom-
ems division of CIO-PAC.
That interest of the students is
not solely academic was attested
last night when a number of "boos"
greeted Oscar R. Ewing. vice chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, when he defended Presi-
dent Truman's railroad strike ac-
ton. Mr.. Ewing and Senator
Morse. Republican. of Oregon were