Evening star., 1948-07-25
By Gould Lincoln
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PHILADELPHIA, July "a
Henry A. Wallace told cheering
thousands in Shibe Park tonight,
as he accepted the presidential
nomination of the new Progress
sive Party, that he would give up
Berlin "militarily" in a search
for peace. This means removing
American troops.
If I were President" Mr.. Wal
lace said, there would be no crisis
in Berlin
1T is said that we must have a
showdown or lose prestige. Tru-
man may lose prestige. Dulles may
lose prestige. But the American
people won't lose prestige by de-
manding fundamental discussions
looking to peace.
Our prestige in Germany went
sinking when we divided Germany
and established the Western sec
tor as an American and British
Puerto Rico-as a colony.
When we did that we gave up
Berlin politically and we can't lose
anything by giving it up militarily
in search for peace.f
Taylor Accepts Nomination.
The national ticket of the Pro-
gressive Party was completed when
Senator Taylor of Idaho-hitherto
a Democrat-accepted the nomina-
ton for Vice President, to run
with Mr. Wallace. :.
Mr.. Wallace was introduced by
Albert J. Fitzgerald, permanent
chairman of the national conven-
ton of the new party and presi-
dent of the United Electrical, Radio
and Machine Workers of America.
CIO.
MIR. Fitzgerald said the two old
parties, the Republican and the
dead Democratic Party. would
learn what it was to have the pro-
gressive Party in power.
Mr.. Wallace. he said. had been
a true friend of the working man in
this country, and an indefatigable
worker for peace. He presented
Mr.. Wallace as the next President
of the United States"
Mr.. Wallace entered the park and
drove around the diamond and out
field in an automobile, as his fol-
lowers f1ocked around the car. So
dense was the crowd in the field
that Mr.. Wallace had difficulty
rea rbiY1o tho Mo forr,,
A great roar went up. and Mr.
Wallace embraced Mr.. Fitzgerald
before he went into his speech.
Mr.. Wallace charged that Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and the American
people had been betrayed by Pres
ident Truman.
In Hyde Park they buried our
President-and in Washington they
buried our Dreams" he said.
I One day after Roosevelt died
Harry Truman entered the White
House. and As days later. Herbert
Hoover was there. Into the Gov
eminent came the ghosts of the
great depression, the banking house
and the oil we'll diplomats. In
marched the generals-and out went
the men who had built IVA and
the Grand Coulee. the men who had
planned Social Security and built
Federal Housing. the men who hao
dug the farmer out of the dust bowl
and the workman out of the sweat
shop"
Assails Rival Candidates.
Republican and Democratic can
didates for President. Mr.. Wallace
said, have declared they made no
commitments to obtain their nomi-
nations.
But" he said, "thAy have COM
mitted themselves to the policies
of the big brass and the big gold: /:
to the policies of militarization and
imperialism.
Il tell you frankly that in OBJ
tanning the nomination of the Pro-
gressive Party-a nomination I ac-
cept with pride-I have made COM
mitmentS.
Il am committed to the policy OF
placing human rights above prop
erty rights.
Il am committed to peaceful
negotiations with the Soviet gov
ernment.'
! Lists Other Commitments.
! The presidential nominee con-
tinued with long list of personal
commitments, running the gamut
of promises he had made in his
preconvention campaign and which
will be contained in the Progressive
Party platform when it is adopted
at session of the convention to-
morrow, including program of
(See WALLACE, Page A-8J