Evening star., 1948-06-12
administration Policy
Of 'Appeasing Russia
IS Attacked by Taft
D. the Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, in a three-speech engage
ment in Philadelphia, criticized
the administrations "appease-
ment of Russia on every point
since Teheran."
The result, he told the Junior
Chamber of Commerce last night,
is that Russia, crusading for the
theory of communism, now Is placed
in a strategic position
Earlier, in major address IL
days before the Republican conven-
ton opens here, Senator Taft de-
clared President Truman sis black
guarding Congress at every whistle
stop in the West"
He called for an immediate ad-
journment of Congress, saying
there is little use" in keeping Con-
gress in session while President
Truman is delivering IAN attack on
the principles of representative gov
ernment itself"
Would Appeal to People.
"We had better adjourn now and
appeal to the people in November
for vote of confidence in the elec-
ton of a President" the Repub-
lican presidential aspirant said.
'"Our gallivanting President" he
continued, 'is making an effort not
only to condemn this Congress, but
to discredit the institution of Con-
gress.'
He said Mr.. Truman's attack on
Congress gives aid and comfort to
those who want to destroy represen-
tative government as do the Fascists
and every believer in totalitarian
state
Hammers at Administration.
The Senator hammered at the
need of an administration which
believes in law and justice in both
his speeches at the Union League,
later at the Junior Chamber dinner
and again in a radio address over
the National Broadcasting Co.
He declared "it is absolutely es-
sential to elect a president who Is so
embued with the American prln-
ciples of law and justice and liberty
that ne will build his whole foreign
policy on that basis"
IicPl1ccpI tho draft
ard universal military training and
said mo one knows what is going
on in the Russian mind, so we are
forced to establish armed protec-
tfon to meet any attack
But he added my fingers are
always little crossed on military
advice"
THE Army" he continued, "has
been so obsessed with UNIT that 1t
has not made an effort in good
faith to get men through voluntary
appeal
Says President Doesn't Understand.
In his Union League address,
Senator Taft said President Truman
"does not understand the difference
between American principles OF free
government and communism.
"He doesn't seem to realize that
communism is an organized, world
wide conspiracy directed from Rus
sia and using every means. legal and
illegal, to extend its influence and
power in the United States
Senator Taft said that "our only
hope of winning the great ideologi-
cal war" with the Soviet Union lies
in the election of an administration:
I. (which abhors regulation and
spending and Federal power:
3 which believes in liberty,
equality and justice;
3. (which believes in the success
of the American system;
4. which is prepared to spread
American philosophy . throughout
the world, to meet the Communist
crusade with American faith;
He said that IF the President had
his way, there would be an lmmedi-
ate increase in taxes in every cate
CORY. Since the wealthy already
pay a greater part of their income
in taxes, most of the burden would
fall on the middle and lower in
comes"
President Truman. Senator Taft
said, would repeal the Taft-Hartley
Act "and restore the days when
every small employer was at the
mercy of a labor union officer The
Presidents program would create
Nation completely regimented
choked by taxation. under the DOM
ipation of centralized bureaucracy
and arbitrary union leadership"
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