Evening star., 1947-05-20
Wallace Says Pence
Can Be Had Despite
|GIobaI Unrest
II fhs Asscxieted Prsss

] HOLLYWOOD, May 2OHenry
IA. Wallace told an outdoor audience
last night that despite present
lglobal unrest there is q basis for
lasting peace in a world IN which
fcapitalism, socialism and COM
munism live side by side.
/ The former Vice President spoke
| in Gilmore Stadium where an en-
ilarged seating arrangement for
i27,O00 was filled to capacity.
Robert w. Kenny, Southern Cali
lfornia chairman Of the Progressive
Citizens of America. In introducing
Mr.. Wallace, referred to him as "the
man for 49," Many in the audience
Immediately responded with a
tchant: Wallace in 48. =
I'VE challenge the false assertion
iof the Truman Doctrine that the
Iembattled peoples of the world are
lcrying out for American guns and
tanks to resist a totalitarian ag-
gressor,n Mr.. Wallace declared.
Truman Doctrine Disputed.
| "We challenge the cynical asSer-
ton of the Truman Doctrine that
the peoples of the United Nations
can be bought and paid for with
$400, 900 ,00o"
| Turning to the domestic scene. Mr..
Wallace criticized what he described
as the bipartisan bloc in the
Government. He declared it has no
place in peacetime and he espoused
the two-party system, adding: "One
of. these parties-the Democratic
Party-must be liberal.
He also attacked the House Com
mittee Investigating un-American
| Activities. 1t recently investigated
Communistic activities here.
Committee Called Bigots.
Mr.. Wallace described the COM
mittee as group of bigots" and
said innocent men are hauled be-
fore kangaroo court and smeared
without the right of defense"
"No one who stands for Justice
no one who speaks of Roosevelt with
pride-no one who dares praise
Wilkes vision of one world is safe
from attack" he said.
Actress Katherine Hepburn, who
preceded Mr.. Wallace on the plat
form, also criticized the committee
for making what she described as a
personally conducted smear cam
paign of tho motion picture in
dustry."
The audience was asked to con-
tribute to the defrayment of costs
of printing her speech. Among the
checks was one for $500 from Actor
Charles Chaplin.
Asked About Third Party.
Mr.. Wallace discussed his views
with members of the Los Angeles
County Democratic Central Com
mittee yesterday and when Benja-
min Brink, real estate man. asked
point blank: Would you accept the
nomination of a third party?" Mr..
Wallace replied:
IF the Democratic Party departs
from the principles of President
Roosevelt, I shall depart from the
Democratic Party. - 1t is, an
altogether impossible question to
answer at the present time"
In Berkeley, Calf, 1t was an
nounced that Mr.. Wallace will ad-
dress University of California stu
dents Thursday noon outside the
campus limits. The announcement
was made by Ralph johnson. chair
man of students committee to
hear the former vice president.
DR.. Monroe Deutsch, vice presi-
dent and provost of the university,
voiced great regret" than a man
lof Wallace's distinction and emf
nence" should be asked to speak in
the streets of Berkeley.
University authorities, because of
final examinations and senior week
activities, disapproved petition by
a group of students for Mr.. Wallace
to speak on the campus.