The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-30
Text OF Henry A. Wallace Address

Guardia, and Wendell Willkie
long ago found out.
When the old parties rot, the
people have a right to be heard
through a new party. They as
serted that right whe, the Dem
ocratic party was founded under
j. Jefferson in the struggle against
the Federalist party of war and
privilege of his day. They won
lit again when tn e Republican
party was organized in Lincoln's S
time. 7 h e people must again
have an opportunity to speak out
with their votes in 1948.
The lukewarm liberals sitting
on two chairs say. "wny throw
away your vote?" I say a vote
for a new party in 1948 will be
the most valuable vote you ever
have cast or ever will cast. The
bigger the peace vote in 1948,
The more definitely the world
will know that the United States
is not behind the bipartisan re-
dictionary war policy which is
dividing the world into two arm
ed camps and making inevita-
BILE the day when American
soldiers will be lying in their
Arctic suits in the Russian snow
Open Door To War
There is no real fight between
Truman and oepublican.
Both stand for policy which
opens the door to war in our
lifetime and makes war certain
for our children.
Let us stop saying, IT don't
like it but 1 am going to vote
! for the lesser of two evils"
Rather than accept either
evil, come out boldly, stand up-
right like men and say so loudly
all the world can hear
''We are voting peace and Sc
curity for ourselves and our
children's children. We ar
fighting for old fashioned
Americanism at the polls in
1948. We are fighting for free
dom of speech and freedom OF
assembly. We are fighting to
end racial discrimination. We
are fighting for lower prices. We
are fighting for free labor
unions, for jobs. and for homes
in which we can decently live. "
We have just passed through
the holiday season when every
radio and every church pro-
claimed the joyous tidings OF
peace. Every year at this time
the hearts of the American peo-
pie swell with genuine good will
toward all mankind. We are a
kindly, well meaning people.
But the holiday season soon
passes and one of the first items
on the agenda of the new Con-
gress is universal military train
ing. I say the first political OBJ
iective of Progressives is the de-
feat of tbs bill which would de-
liver our 18-year olds ove" to the
Army and cost the nation two
billion dollars year.
Paying Price
The American people read OF
the fantastic appropriations that
are being made for military ad-
ventures in Greece. Turkey,
China and billions for arma'
ments here at home. Slowly it
dawns on us that these news
paper headlines have stepped
into our everyday lives at the
grocery store when we pay 81
for butter, 95 cents for eggs, and
80 cents for meat.
We suddenly realize that we
can't have all the people of the
world getting ready for the next
war without paying for 1t in our
daily lives with less food, cloth
ing and housing. War prepara-
tions create record profits for
big business but only false pros
perity for the people-their pur'
chasing power shrinks as prices
rise. their needs 60 untitled, anc
they are burdened with new
debts. Yes, corporate profits are
over three times what they were
in 1899 but every family is pay