Evening star., 1947-10-16

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EIOIll lISt EdSE-t
lstors, the commodity speculat tors
and are seeking to bring about in
f1ation. ."
Mr.. Roosevelt called "a real estate
lobby the most ruthless lobby in
Washington" and charged 1t with
trying to prevent passage of the
Taft -Ellender-W Wagner bill to allie
viate the veterans housing shortage.
In calling for unity, Mr. Roose-
welt. said: I'VE, the people, don't
have the organization, the money
or the, somewhat prejudiced ele-
ment in the press of America of the
special interests"
The delegates later cheered
Michael Quill, head of the Trans
port Workers UnioIf who criticized
President Truman and declared
Henry Wallace is the "one inde-
pendent voice in America today"
Mr.. Quill said that President Tru-
man must return to the ideas Of
the people and said that both the
Democratic and Republican Parties
are responsible for what is happen
ing in the country today.
Mr.. Quill charged that Truman
Was in the White House when they
cracked the railroad strike and
wiped out the last vestige of price
control
Political Action Urged.
Urging political action without
party labels, Mr.. Quill said ''if they
want the support of labor for ma
tional Office candidates the next
conventions must not be operated
by Jim Farley, Ed Flynn and the
PendergaSt machine"
Mr.. Quin called for "a little labor
advice in the administration and
added "even poor Mr.. Green-he
would be better than nobody at all. -
The reference was apparently to
President William Green of the
/ American Federation of Labor.
Just before Mr.. Roosevelt's ad-
dress. CIO President Philip Murray
unveiled a copy of the memorial
plaque to the late President Roose-
welt which is to be set in the CIO
! memorial children's wing of the
! Georgetown University Hospital in
Washington.
The plaque bore the legend, "A
tribute to the man who SLrOYe for
the dignity Of the common man and
his children and who overcame tre-
mendous physical handicaps to give
his beloved country leadership in
democracy greatest crisis"
Expressing the thanks of his
mother and family, young Roosevelt
said Il know of no other memorial
which would have more pleased my
! father
| Yesterday the convention cheered
constantly for right-wing speakers
who shouted their support of Amer
lean policy and fired criticism at
Russian and Communist methods.
Need for European Aid.
| The loudese and longest roar OF
applause came when George Bal
danzi OF the textile workers sale
that in Russia President Truman
has been compared to Hitler ano
then added: He couldn't be a Hit
Ter, because if he were a Hitler
Russia would work out pact with
him.
Secretary Marshall himself ad-
dressed the convention earlier in
the day. The. delegates gave him
an ovation Mr.. Murray called him
one OF the worlds greatest cham
plons of peace
Gen. Marshall spoke of the ''urg-
ent necessity of positive interim
measures" to supply food and Goa
to Europe Ito prevent fatal de-
! terioration, political. economic ano
psychological
He said; I'VE are faced with the
danger OF the actual disappearance
OF the characteristics of western
ciziliza ton on which .our Govern
ment and our manner of living de-
pend
| He said the United States is max.