Evening star., 1948-03-20
Wallace Says Truman
Tries 10 Pin Red LABEL
On Peace Advocates |
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Mar. 20.-President
Truman, Henry A. Wallace says, has
placed the Communist brand on all
those who oppose his policies of
"militarism" and support our fight
for peace"
The third party presidential can
didate spoke over the Mutual Broad
casting System last night in answer
to Mr.. Truman's st. Patrick's Day
declaration that he would not "ac-
cept the support Of Henry Wallace
and his Communists" His broad
cast was the second on consecutive
nights in reply to the two speeches
made last Wednesday by the Presi-
dent.
Mr. Wallace accused President
Truman of trying to give the i'm
preston that only Communists dis
approve his policies of supporting
Fascists, Kings and reactionaries
around the world" and his plans to
draft our young men and militarize
the country"
"But millions Of Americans. who
stand firmly opposed to his policies,
know that they are not Communists
and they will not be frightened into
accepting militarism because some
one called them Communists"
the former Vice President said.
Palestine Trusteeship Hit.
Mr.. Wallace also attacked the pro-
posal of Warren Austin, chief United
States delegate to the United Ma
tions, for temporary u N trustee
ship over Palestine rather than par
tltion.
To-day the United States shocked
the world by abandoning her sup
port of the United Nations decision
to partition Palestine" he said.
Mr.. Wallace added that unless
Americans keep our word and carry
out decisions once arrived at" the
United States stands to lose all "the
great moral leadership" it held at
the end of the last war.
The third-party leader asserted
that the charge of communism
against administration critics was
red herring designed to confuse
the electorate.
Mr.. Truman has done what other
professional politicians have done
before him-he has given the Com
munlsts credit for all the decent
ideas which are advocated in this
land of ours.
II don't like to have the President
give them credit for ideas that come
from Isaiah and Christ, from JEFF
ferson and Lincoln. We all remem-
Der that many times Franklin
Roosevelt was charged with com
munism.'"
Says Evidence Is Lacking.
Mr.. Wallace asserted that Mr.,
Truman had presented no evidence
to prove that the former vice-presi-
dent ever advocated a single policy
inconsistent with the most funda-
mental American concept of free
dom"
The "cry Of Communists is
raised against us because we are
attacking intrenched interests, be-
cause we believe that 1t Is possible
to make peace with Russia, and be-
cause we know that you can't fight
the economic theories of Karl Marx
with atom bombs"
In branding as Communists those
who support our fight for peace"
President Truman appealed to |
prejudice, because he could not
answer us with reason" Mr.. Wal
lace declared.
At the end of his speech, Mr.. Wal
lace presented six proposals which
he said could contribute to estab-
lishment of durable peace;
Call off the Truman Doctrine, es-
tablish international control of Mid
die East oil and "other great reser-
voirs of raw materials" repair our
share of the damage done to the
United Nations" fight restrictions
on United States civil liberties, halt |
the trend towards militarization of |
America" and look the situation
over carefully. and calmly find out
just what major differences we have
with the Russians
Mr.. Wallace said this country and
Russia must realize that "in these .
days when war entails widespread "
civilian destruction by radiant gas,
clouds and bacteria. the only sound |
military defense is a worldwide
good neighbor policy"