Evening star., 1946-03-29

can Government. Either they just
do not care or, ignoring the facts
regard the allegation as emanatine
from the Republicans, and, hence
not to be credited. There is also thu
reason that the truth is so extremely
unpalatable that the average decent
Democrat revoits against believing
this thing about his party.
Yet, there is enough evidence tt
substantiate the charge in any court
In the country-and has been fol
the past eight years. Take, for ex-
ample, the facts Of the existing
Democratic situation in New York
State, where both Senator and q
Governor are to be chosen this fall
Last week Democratic National
Chairman Robert E. Hannegan
made an unadvertised trip to New
York and conferred with Sidney
Hillman. And who is Mr.. Hillman?
Mr.. Hillman is not only national
chairman of the CLOS Political Ac-
ton Committee but he is also State
chairman of the American Labor
party.
Power Admitted.
And what is the American Labor
party? The American Labor party
Is the admittedly Communist domi-
mated political unit in New York
City without which, according to the
experienced and reliable James A,
Hagerty of the New York Times,
no Democratic nominee for Gov-
ernor can be elected" Also the
American Labor party is the group
from which leaders of the new Lib
eral party themselves radical
enough split two years ago, openly
charging that the Communists had
gained control and were in COM
mand. 1t Is with the American La
Dor party's state chairman and the
Joint ALP-CIO planning board that
the national Democratic chairman
is now collaborating.
And what was the national Demo-
cratic chairman told by MI. Hillman
and the ALP-CIO board? Accord
ing to Mr.. Hagerty, he was told that
the Communist-controlled ALP will
accept Senator James M. Meade
Tor Governor and either Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt or ex-Gov. Herbert
Lehman for Senator. In addition.
the national Democratic chairman
was told that the Communist ALP
Is strongly against Gov. Thomas e,
Dewey, wants the Democrats to nut
up strong ticket, but insists upon
one OF its Statewide candidates be-
ing member of the ALP.
Claims Not Disputed.
IN addition. still according to Mr..
Hagerty, the national Democratic
chairman was informed that there
are IN the State 80 Assembly dis
tricts, ii State Senate districts and
9 congressional districts in which
Democratic candidates have no
chance OF election unless tndorsed
by the Communist-co ALP.
The national Democratic chair
man does not dispute these district
claims. Nor does he dispute the
claim that without ALP support the
Democrats cannot elect their ticket.
instead, he goes to New York ito
clear things with Sidney" for 1916
just as he cleared things with him
at the Chicago convention in 1914
There is no way to deny these facts,
mortifying as they must be to Dem
ocrats all over the country,
The Hannegan visits, his ALP con-
ferences and their results, though
supposedly secret, were known to
quite a few persons and have been
chronicled in the press. It isn't q
pleasant spectacle to see the nation-
al Democratic chairman subordinate
himself to these Communistic ALP
bosses and admit by his actions that
they are indispensable to Democratic
success in the greatest State In the
Union-which means in the Nation.
Facts to Face.
And 1t is not only in New York
the Communists are boring into the
Democratic party. They are hard at
work in the South as well as in the
North. On March 21 the Florida
Times Union of jacksonville carried
a full-page advertisement from the
Jacksonville Junior Chamber of
Commerce, displaying astriking fac