Evening star., 1947-12-30
BY the Assoeioied Press

For the past IS months I have
travelled up and down, and back
and forth across this country.
have talked with half q million
people in public meetings and with
thousands in private gatherings.
have been working for, and I shall
continue to work for. peace and
security in America, grounded on a
foundation of world peace and
security.
Everywhere in the United States
today, among farmers, workers,
small business men and professional
men and women, find confusion,
uncertainty and fear. The people
do not ask, will there be another
war?"-but when will the war
Gomez"
Everywhere I find that people are
spending so much for food and rent
that they cannot afford their
customary services from the doctor
and dentist. They do not ask,
will there be another depression"
but when will the depression
start?"
Vote for Peace, Prosperity.
Peace and abundance mean 80
much to me that I have said at a
dozen press conferences and in
many speeches when asked about a
third party, IF the Democratic
Party continues to be a party of
war and depression, I will see to it
that the people have chance to
vote for peace and prosperity" To
those who have come to me asking
the conditions of my adherence
to the present Democratic admin
istration, I have said, "let the ad-
ministration repudiate universal
military training and rid itself of
the Wall Street-military team that
is leading us toward war"
I have insisted that the Demo-
cratic Administration curb the
growing power and profits of
monopoly and take concrete steps
to preserve the living standards of
the American people. 1 have de-
manded that the Democratic ad-
ministration cease its attacks on the
civil liberties of Americans. In
speeches in the North and in the
South at nonsegreated meetings 1
have stated the simple truth that
segregation and discrimination of
any kind or character have no
place in America.
My terms to the Democratic High
Command have been well known.
BY their actions and finally by
their words, they have said: Henry
Wallace, we welcome your support
but we will not change our policies" +"
Answer Given Millions.
In answering me, the Democratic
leadeship also gave its answer to
millions of Americans who demand
the right to vote for peace and
posperity. Thus, the leadership of
the Democratic Party would deprive
the American people of their right
full opportunity to choose between
progress and reaction in 1948. So
far as the Republican Party is con-
cerned, there is no hope-as George
Norris, Fiorello La Guardia and
Wendell Willkie long ago found out.
When the old parties rot. the
people have a right to. be heard
through q new party. They as
serted that right when the Demo-
cratic Party was founded under
Jefferson in the struggle against
the Federalist Party of war and
privilege of his day. They won it
again when the Republican Party
was organized In Lincoln's time.
The people must again have an op-
portunity to speak out with their
votes in 1948.
The lukewarm liberals sitting on
two chairs say, why throw away
your vote?" I say vote for new
party in 1948 will be the most valu-
able 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
reactionary war policy which is di-
viding the world into two armed
camps and making inevitable the
day when American soldiers will be
lying in their Arctic suits in the
Russian snow.
Both Stand for War Policy.
There is no real fight between a
Truman and a Republican. Both
stand for policy which opens the
door to war in our lifetime and
makes war certain for our children.