Evening star., 1946-09-14

senatorial Campaign Committee
and Representative Brown of Ohio
who is directing the COP congress
sional campaign.
Mr.. Brewster told reporters he
hopes Mr.. Truman will see to it that
Mr.. Wallace tends strictly to his
job as Secretary of Commerce in
the future.
The President apparently didn't
| recognize that he had a Secretary
of State when he approved Wal
laceS speech" the Maine Senator
said. Il voted for the confirma =
ton Of Henry Wallace for Secretary
Of Commerce and not Secretary OF
State, and I wish he would attend
to the Job to which the President
appointed him"
Mr.. Brown said in a statement
that Mr.. Truman was trying to
face in two directions" by encour-
aging Wallace bid to cement the
administrations alliance with the
radical elements upon which it is
basing its hopes for continued po-
litical power" while processing to
support different policies enunci-
ated by Mr.. Byrnes.
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio
said in a statement that Mr.. Tru-
man was appealing, through Mr.
Wallace, ''for the support of the pAC
political Action Committee and
the Communists in the November
election by advocating a milder pol
icy toward communism and less
friendly attitude toward England
He added:
by supporting Mr.. Wallace's re-
marks, the President has betrayed
his Secretary of State, who, during
recent weeks, has been resisting
every effort Of Russia to extend its
influence throughout the world"
Sees Red Domination.
! Senator Taft said Communist.
dominated" the meeting where Mr.
Wallace spoke. and noted that Sen.
ator Pepper, Democrat, of Florida
/ speaking from the same platform
with Mr.. Wallace, was loudly ap.
plauded for an attack on admins
tration foreign policies, while Mr.
Wallace was Missed for mild sug.
gestions that some Russian position
might be wrong
Senator Young, Republican, Of
North Dakota declared that Mr.
Wallace's comments indicated ht
was far out of step with the think.
ing of a vast majority of the Amer
ican people" He asserted, in tele-
gram to the President, that Mr.
Wallace's speech emphasized agair
the need for positive American
foreign policy based on a realistic
understanding of the political anc
trade problems now confronting the
world"
Gov. Thomas E. Deweys re-elec-
ton campaign manager in New
York, Alger B. Chapman, denounced
the Wallace declarations as IAN un-
fortunate muddying of the interna
tional policies of the United States ;
He added that Mr.. Wallace has
served no useful purpose other
than to embarrass the United
States"
From the Democratic side. Repre-
sentative Cox of Georgia tele-
graphed President Truman that his
approval of the speech cuts the
ground from beneath Secretary
Byrnes and frightens America"
In approving the speech, Mr.. Tru
man declared he did not conside,
it TO involve any departure from
Mr.. Byrnes' policies, that in fac
he thought the speech was directl,
in line with those policies. Diplo
matte authorities interpreted thi
as meaning that the President. whit
Is known as strong supporter ans
personal friend of Mr.. Byrnes. doe
not in fact contemplate any chang,
in the policies which Mr.. Byrne
has evolved.
Hasn't Seen Truman.
Chief interest among these au
thorities, therefore, centered O,
whether both Mr.. Byrnes and MI
Wallace would be willing to remain
' in their top-flight Government posi-
, tions in view of their apparent con
fiicts despite the Presidents state
ment that no conflicts exist.
Mr.. Clayton said yesterday he hat
not discussed the situation with MI
t Truman, that he had received NJ
,, comment on the speech from MI
: Byrnes and that he himself had n,
comment to make on it.
With a reminder of occasions OF
which Mr. Byrnes has said tn
: United States does not favor break
ing the world into spheres of infiu
ence Mr.. Clayton was asked whethe
; that is still American policy. H
said he thinks it is.
He was then asked whether il
view of Mr.. Wallace's> proposals an
, Mr.. Truman's stated approval OF tn
{ speech, the United States will n
longer seek such things as free cleo
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