Evening star., 1948-07-21
Peace With Russia
Plank Reported in
Wallace Platform
By the Associofed Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-With
the CIO and AFL coldly staying
home, Henry Wallaces third party
began hearing suggestions for a
peace with Russia platform to-
day and worked itself up for a
revival-singing convention.
Every one wants Wallace
Friendly Henry Wallace,
Friendly Henry Wallace
I'm the White House"
A group of Wallace supporters
was singing that on the sidewalk
The New Party's founding con-
vention will sing it-and other
songs-Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. A convention song-book was
issued today.
AS for the platform, two days of
public hearings started today but
the first tentative draft of the
document was written ahead of
time yesterday.
Russian Plank Reported.
And it says-according to DR..
Rexford Guy Tugwell, the plat
form chairman-that capitalist
America and Communist Russia can
and must live together in the same
world"
1t says the party pledges through
negotiations and discussion with
the Soviet Union, in good faith, to
find. areas of agreement to win the
peace
1t condemns the Marshall Plan
and other aspects of United States
foreign policy. 1t accuses the Re-
publicans and Democrats of reject
ing the United Nations and of obey
ing "the dictates of Big Business" )"
About 60 organizations are sched-
uled to give their platform views,
after which, Mr.. TugWell said, the
document will be refined and COM
pleted before it goes before the con-
vention for adoption Sunday.
AFL, CIO Fail to Reply.
The two big labor organizations,
AFL and CIO, were not among the
60 groups, even though the platform
is certain to condemn the Taft
Hartley Labor Act. They didn't even
bother to reply to the invitations.
An AFL spokesman. Publicity Di-
rector Phil Pearl. said in Washing
ton that the letter was thrown in
the waste basket because we re-
gard the Third Party as front for
the Communist Party" (Mr. Wal
lace denies iD. The CIO merely re-
ferred reporters to the action of the
Executive Board which condemned
the Third Party last January.
Great day.
Great day, the people marching,
Great day!
We're gonna build this country
strong"
Judging by advance indications,
the Wallace convention may be the
most musical political shin-dig on
record.
The delegates, meeting in the
same convention hall where the two
major parties met. will choose q
name to replace New Party and
then nominate Mr.. Wallace for
President and Senator Taylor of
Idaho as Vice President.
Farmers Union to Appear.
Other organizations which testi-
fed before the Republicans and
Democrats but aren't on the New
Party list include the National As
sociation of Manufacturers. the
Farm Bureau Federation and the
National Grange.
The National Farmers Union is
scheduled to be here, though. 1t
did not show up for the other two
ings are some widely-knoWn organi-
cations like the National Education
Association, the Townsend Old-Age
Movement, the American Civil Lib
critics Union, the Friends Committee
on National Legislation. the United
ElcCllltd WI hcIS, S1o, dllQ lIlc
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
Most Groups Less Known.
Most of the groups that will tes-
tify are less known.
For example: Armenians for Wal
lace, Armenian Progressive League
of America, Armenian Compatriotic
League of America, Armenian Ma
tional Council of America, Arme-
man Youth of America.
Other examples: Provisional
World Council of Dominated Ma
tions, United Harlem Tenants Coun-
Gil, Amigos de Wallace. Women's
Auxiliary of the National Maritime
Union and Slovenian American
Women's Committee.
Britons are estimated to have
wagered $4,000, 100000 on sports
events in the last year.
Greece is trying to restore its war
damaged highways in a program to
repair 1900 miles at once.