Evening star., 1946-09-19
Democrats Worried
AT Effect Of Ban on
Wallace Speeches
By D. Harold Oliver
Assoeiassd Press Stoff Writer

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The temporary muzzling Of Sec
retary of Commerce Wallace had
Democrats privately worried today,
although one leader-Representa-
tive Sparkman of Alabama-said
for quotation he thought the rift
would be forgotten by election day.
Republicans repeated assertions
that Mr.. Wallace should resign.
They did not hide their jubilation
over the latest development in a
situation they previously had re-
garded as windfan. The elections
are less than seven weeks away.
Mr.. Wallace's agreement-after a
lengthy showdown conference with
President Truman yesterday-not
to make any more speeches or state
ments until after the Peace Con-
ference in Paris had the immediate
effect Of depriving the Democratic
party Of a Cabinet-rank speaker
who has a wide following among
labor and left-wing elements.
Time Is Indefinite.
Under terms of the agreement
Mr.. Wallace still could take an
active part in the campaign if the
Paris conference winds up by the
October Is goal new set for it. But
the conference might last longer
and the election falls on Novem-
Der 5.
In any event, some Democratic
party officials were wondering
whether the political harm already
done by disclosure of the intraparty
disagreement over foreign policy
had not been aggravated by the
Truman-W Wallace compromise truce.
They reasoned this way: The gag
ging of the outspoken cabinet ofiicer
undoubtedly will arouse the ire of
Wallace followers. The compromise
which permits Mr.. Wallace to remain
in the cabinet is not going to sit
well with the anti-New Deal fac
tions of the party. They wanted
Mr.. Wallace kicked out.
Might Boycott Polls.
Some Democrats took the view
that Wallace followers would have
no other place to go in the November
balloting because both the Secretary
of Commerce and Senator Pepper,
Democrat, of Florida have discour-
aged third-party talk. But most of
these party members acknowledged
that the result could be a concerted
stay from -the-polls move, and
that this would be a distinct ad-
vantage to the Republicans.
Mr.. Wallace had planned a radio
address Monday night and another
major foreign policy address the
following night at Providence, r. l.,
under auspices of the National Cit
liens Political Action Committee.
Mr.. Sparkman, head Of the DEM
ocratic Speakers Bureau at national
headquarters, said he supposed the
IL or Is other speaking dates in as
many States arranged for Mr.. Wal
lace will have to be Cancelled.
But I think we can 60 on our
way" he told reporter. We've got
lots Of other speakers.
This is just a ripple and I don't
see where it's going to disturb the
election said the Alabaman. a
candidate himself for the Senate.
i don't see where it should hurt
us. It's matter that will create a
good bit of discussion of course and
probably is a little embarrassing to
the President and Mr.. Wallace. But
they met as two good Democrats.
debated 1t out and reached a settle
ment."
| New Low In Cowardice.n
Representative Slaughter, Demo-
crat, OF Missouri, defeated for re-
nomination after Mr.. Truman OBJ
posed him, called the Wallace agree
ment to keep silent "a new low in
coWard1ce so far as our foreign policy
is concerned"
The country" he added in a state
ment, has not yet had a satisfactory
explanation with respect to Mr.. Wal
lace's effort to get left-wing New
York votes at the expense of nationl
security and defense"
Representative Engle, Republican,
OF Michigan, said when a cabinet
member does not agree with his
President he should get out of the
cabinet"
On the other hand, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt declared at a Liberal party
meeting In New York that she
believed Henry Wallace wants ex-
actly what the President, the Sec
retary of State and all of us want. u
There was no immediate comment
from State Department officials.
George Adds Comment.
In an address at Triton, Ga, in
which he mentioned no names, Sen
atOr GeQrQe Democrat of Ganrnia