Evening star., 1946-09-21
Wallace Vows
Continued Fight
For Principles
Winning the Peace
Is Paramount Issue,
He Says on Radio
(Tert Of Nj WaIlaces speech on
Page Az
BY Joseph A. Fox

day on the subject of American
foreign policy.
But even as the former Commercs
Secretary returned to private life
he served notice he intends to carry
on the campaign for those prin-
clples the militant advocacy o.
which resulted in his summary dis.
missal by the President Yesterday.
In a farewell message TO Com.
merce Department employees. the re.
tiring Secretary said that he was
reslgnlng in order that I may be
Tree as private citizen to continue
TO fight for world peace"-the same
sentiment he expressed in the briei
letter OF resignation sent to Presi-
dent Truman yesterday in response
to the Chief Executives demand.
In a Nationwide radio address
last night, Mr.. Wallace, whose
espousal of 'go-easy- with Russia"
policy brought him into conflict
with the White House and State
Department, told his audience that
winning the peace is more i'm
portant than high public office. II
is more important than any consid-
Grafton of party politics"
Peoples Will Prevails.
The success Of any policy he
continued, rests ultimately on the
confidence and will of the people.
There can be no basis for such sue
cess unless the people know and
understand the issues-unless they
are given all the factS-and unless
they seize the opportunity to take
part IN the framing of foreign pol
icy through full and open debate"
Mr.. Wallace's immediate course,
however, remained somewhat in
doubt.
Asked whether he was open to
invitations from the PAC or any
other group for speeches, he hesi-
tated and then said Il very much
question the wisdom of stirring UP
any controversy right now
A reporter then wanted to know
If he would abide by his earlier
pledge of silence until the Paris
Peace Conference is concluded.
From the standpoint OF anything
literal. Il am free" he replied. II
haven't thought it through yet to
figure out the moral obligation
Porter Seen as Successor.
The first general reaction to the
Wallace custer was the inevitable
speculation over a successor, and vol.
unteer cabinet makers came up with
a 0f
Porter, OPA head, who stands high
in the estimation of many Demo-
cratic leaders; Eric Johnston, for
mer president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. Repub-
lcan-and William L. Clayton, Un-
derSecretary of State. who made a
fortune in the cotton business.
There was tendency to write of
the chances of Alfred SCHNEIDER,
the Undersecretary of Commerce,
both because of geogra phical rea-
sonS-he is a Missourian-and the
added fact that Mr.. SCHNEIDER re-
portedly has been thinking of re.
turning to private life
The White House said it was too
early to start discussing possibilities,
and an official there doubted that
the President himself had given any
thought to successor to Mr.. Wall
lace, whose removal was said to
have been decided on overnight
Political Effect Weighed.
Another question high up In
Washington speculation was the
possible political effect of the custer
of a prime favorite of the left
wing voting element of the .coun-
try. both III the impending congress
sional elections and in l948
The National Citizens Political
Action Committee, at whose rally
in New York last week Mr.. Wallace
delivered the controversial foreign
policy speech which started all the
trouble, issued a statement declar-
ing his removal "a blow to the pro-
gressive forces of the country and to
the cause of peace The statement
also assailed Secretary of State
Byrnes as ''reactionary."
The Executive Board of the Inde-
pendent Citizens Conmitte of the
Arts, Sciences and Professions. CO.
sponsor of the New York meeting,
called upon Mr. Wallace to carry
the fight to the people" for rein
stitution of Franklin D. Roosevelts
policies"
Pepper Sees Wide Reaction.
Senator Pepper. Democrat, Of
Florida. who shares Mr.. Wallaces
views on Russia. said in Florida that
the firing of the commerce head
will have far-reaching effects on
the country and probably on the
Democratic ticket"
Many Democrats figured it would
have an immediate beneficial effect
for their party by clearing the air.
of uncertainty which of necessity
would have surrounded the conduct
OF this country's foreign affairs had
MIR. Wallace remained in the cab
met. They believed that the custer
had gone far TO repair the damage
done by the controversy, which came
into full bloom when President Tru-
man last Saturday repudiated an
earlier Endorsement of Mr.. Wallace's
New York speech as a declaration of
United States foreign policy but up
held his right to speak
Republicans, who have made po-
litical capital out of the incident.
called the whole thing a COP VIC
tory. They agreed that Mr.. Wallace
should have been removed, but said
that it should have happened earlier.
and laid heavy stress on what they
termed administration "bungling"
Diplomats Debate Action.
In the meanwhile. diplomatic cir
cles debated the dramatic climax
Of the international controversy
touched off by the Wallace speech.
Some quarters held that Mr.. Tru-
mans action in removing Mr.. Wall
lace and reaffirming complete conf
ience in Secretary Byrnes would end
the uncertainty over American poll
(See WALLACE. Page A-2)