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Evening star., 1948-07-24
Wallace
Continued From First Page J

Taylor was willing to repudiate any
Communist voter support.
Both said emphatically they are
not Communists.
In his address today, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald said that if the Congress
which meets Monday was controlled
by the Progressive Party and Mr.
Wallace was in the White House
their first act would be to ban for
ever the infamy of the Hartley
law They would restore the Wag-
ner Act and the Norris-La Guardia
Act.
Next" continued Mr.. Fitzgerald
they would cut prices down to the
level of the pocketbook of the COM
mon man. They would take the
profits out, of imitation.
If this special session were a Con-
gress of the peoples representatives,
we'd forever take the profit out of
war and the profit out of misery"
At the outset of his address. Mr..
Fitzgerald asked: why haven't we
organized politically before, as we
have organized in our shops?
There are still some who don't
see it our way" he said, referring
to the labor leaders who have held
out against the new party-heads OF
the AFL and the CIO and others.
MarcantoniO Hits Press.
Representative Marca tonio
chairman of the American Labor
Party of New York, threw the con-
vention into an uproar, when as
chairman of the Rules Committee
he predicted victory for Mr.. Wal
lace in the election.
He bitterly assailed both the Re-
publican and Democratic Parties
and charged the controlled press
with villiflcation of Mr.. Wallace
and the new party.
They are afraid of the vote
which can be developed in this new
party" he shouted. The crowo
booed the names of William Ran.
dolph Hearst, Col. Robert McCor.
mick and Roy Howard, as Mr.. Mar.
cantonio rolled them off his tong ue
Let them call us Reds or what
ever they want" he said. What we
want is united army behind Henry
Wallace"
The frequent meetings of the ma
tional convention of the new party
under the proposed rules presum-
ably grows out of the fact that the
party is making bid for a place in
the sun-and must keep itself alive
and active until it has achieved this
end.
The official name of the new party
harks back to the days of Theodore
Roosevelt, who in 1912 launched an
other Progressive Party" destined
to fade out after, the national elec-
ton that year, and to the days of
Fighting Bob" La Toilette of Wis
consin, who headed a second Pro-
greSsive Party in 1924. and carried
single State-Wisconsin, in the
presidential race of that year.
C. B. Baldwin, Mr.. Wallace's CAM
paign manager, who led the discus
sion over the party's name and him
self suggested 1t be the Progressive
Party, declared that this was to be
no temporary election coalition
that this was to be the birth of q
new party-soon to be the first
party. 1t was, he insisted mo Bull
Moose convention"-the appelatior
given popularity to Theodore Roose-
velt's.
"Thirty-one new party organiza-
tions," Mr.. Baldwin said, have al.
ready named themselves the Pro-
gressive Party.
1T seems a good name. 1t was q
tradition of independence. It ex-
presses the fundamental spirit ol
America. propose we adopt that
name. But in these days when thu
name Republican can mean Demo.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

and marked by high proportion
about 80 per cent-of women. II
is an odd but unmistakable fact
that, by and large, the women ir
the Wallace crowd are a lot pret.
tier than those we have become ac-
customed to seeing around Phila.
delphia this year.
Convention Hall looked much al
it did at the earlier conventions
with perhaps a little less color in
the decorations but little more
color in the attendance. Across the
balcony in the rear of the audi
torium was a large blue and white
streamer. bearing a Wallace quota
ton: When the old parties rot
the people have right to be heard
through new party"
Better America" Banner.
Blow-ups of Wallace and Taylor
photographs hung from the pro-
cenium arch. Beneath them was a
banner, Let us create a bette,
America"
from the ceMlng hung klte-ilke
structure of multi-colored panels
forming a five-pointed star, bearing
the pictures and words of Mr.. Wal
lace and four other Americans the
Wallaceites apparently claim out OF
history: Lincoln. Jefferson, Ne
braska's George Norris and the late
President Franklin D, Roosevelt,
The quotations are as follows:
Lincoln: "Of the people, by the
people, for the people"
Jefferson: Educate and inform
the whole mass of the people"
Norris: I'D rather be right than
regular"
Roosevelt: "The only thing we
have to fear Is fear ITSELF .,A 90
Mr.. Wallace. of..course, is quoted
to theseffeet thats"this must be%tne
century of the common man."
Evening star., 1948-07-24
|Spoin's Foreign Minister
|Moy Visit Argentine
BY the Associofsd Press

BUENOS AIRES, July A.-Dip-
lomatic sources said today that
Spain's foreign minister, Alberto
Martin Artajo, will visit Argentina
before the end Of the year with 4
group of high officials Of the Franco
government.
This would be q new demonstra-
ton OF the friendship of the two
countries. Mrs. Juan d. Peron, wife
Of the Argentine President. visited
Spain last year.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Wallace Refuses to Answer
All Queries on |Guru' Letters

shot back: "Nor will I engage ir
discussion with a stooge of West.
brook Pegler." Since Mr.. Wallace
had stipulated that each correspond.
ent could ask but one question, Mr.
Pegler was unable to pursue it him.
self.
Mary Spargo of the Washington
Post stood up. Fighting for control
of her voice, she said: Il am not q
stooge for anybody. Mr.. Wallace.
don't even agree with his column
But you have been talking here
about objectivity in reporting anc
you cited that point in your letter
to Josef Stain. Therefore, demand
that you answer this question"
Mr.. Wallace said he wouldn't an
swer. Some people In the back OF
the room began to stamp and shout
Then, in turn, Warren Francis OF
the Los Angeles Times and Henry
Mencken of the Baltimore Sun took
the floor. Mr.. Wallace called Mr.
Francis another stooge." He agreed
with Mr.. Mencken that the latter
was not "stooging." Mr.. Mencken
said, IF you won't answer the queS
ton as to whether you wrote those
letters, tell us, at least, the reason
why you won't answer it.
"Stooges" Told to Get Out.
Mr.. Wallace said because it wasn't
important. =
The noise was increasing. A man
wearing Wallace button and
standing near the front row shout
ed: IF you stooges don't like this
why don't you get the hell out OF
here?"
Another columnist, Doris Flee
son. managed somehow to make
herself heard through the pande-
monium. She said, Some people
defended you and your actions ir
1910 and 1914. You owe it to them
to clear up this matter"
Mr.. Wallace said he would, but
at his own discretion.
The information could not be
brought out. To that degree, the
effort was failure.
But it. is failure that belongs
with the best traditions of a free
courageous and dignif1ed profes.
sion.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Progressive Platform
To Urge Destruction
OF All Atomic Bombs
by the Associotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-The
new Progressive Party today
nailed down the last planks in a
platform aspiring to put Henry
Wallace in the White House by
"a great New Deal"
The 6,500-word document, to be
secTet until Mr.. Wallace personally
checks 1t, Is reported to call for de-
struction of all atom bombs, repeal
OF the draft law, and peace with
Russia through negotiation and
discussion with the Soviet Union, in
good faith"
If the document follows its pre-
liminary draft, it also will stand for:
l. Naturalization Government
ownership Of a large area Of the
nations economy, including large
banks, railroads and electric power
and gas industries.
Seeks Price Controls.
2. A return to price controls to
ntop imitation.
3. A Federal bonus for war vet
Grams based on length Of service"
The Progressive Party, through its
peace, freedom and abundance"
platform slogan, already has pro-
claimed itself the heir of Jefferson,
jackson and Lincoln-of Frederick
Douglass, Altgeld and Debs-of VIII
son and Franklin D. Roosevelt"
In its preliminary platform draft
released to the press, the party had
this to say on these controversial
subjects:
United Natiops-"The new party
will work to realize Franklin D.
Roosevelt's ideal of the United Ma
tions as a true world family of
nations, by defending its charter
and seeking to prevent its trans
formation into the diplomatic or
military instrument of any one
power or group of powers"
Draft Repeal Urged.
In the interest of peace-repeal
the peacetime draft. Repudiate the
Marshal Plan for European aid and
the Truman doctrine" Establish
fund in the United Nations to pro-
mote international recovery.
Civil rights - full equality for
Negroes and other minorities. Fed
eral enactment of antilynch, anti
poll tax, antidiscrimination and fair
employment practices legislation.
Abolish the House I'm American Ac-
tivities Committee and bar the FBI
from investigating or interfering
with the political beliefs and activi-
ties of citizens"
Labor repeal the Taft-Hartley
Labor Act. Establish a sl-an-hour
minimum wage for all workers.
Housing-Set up an emergency
Federal housing program Ito build
within the next two years 100000
low-rent and low-cost dwellings for
homeless and doubled-up families,
with priorities to veterans"
Higher Corporation Taxes.
Social security-Extend social Sc
curity to all, with an old-age pen
sion of 800 a month for all at the
age of so; disability and sickness
benefits.
Agriculture-Price support for all
major crops.
Taxation-Lower taxes for small
income persons; higher taxes on
corporations ito eliminate proflteer,
ing"
Independent business - "Encour-
age and safeguard independent
business by providing adequate
working capital and development
loans at low interest rates, granting
tax relief and giving Independent
and small business fair share of
Government contracts"
Israel-Membership in the United
Nations for the new state. Lifting
of the arms embargo to permit ship
ment of arms to Israel. Financial
assistance.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
BY q s,off Correspondent Of The s,or

BY O s.eff Correspondent Of The Star
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Key-
noting the convention of the New
Party-Now the Progressive Party
Charles p. Howard, until recently q
Negro Republican leader in Iowa.
told shouting mass of Henry Wal
lace supporters in Convention Hall
last night:
There is no difference between
the United States and the Soviet
Union too big to be settled at the
conference table. We say that the
last best hope of earth is the belief
that human beings can join to-
gether to prevent their destruction
I'VE are told that the Soviet
Union refuses to cooperate in plan
ming for peace. But what are the
facts?"
Hits Banking House Diplomats"
Blaming banking house diplo-
mats and banking house brass" for
what he called the current war
crisis" Mr.. Howard said that in
the late spring, Ambassador Walter
Bedell Smith delivered q note to
the Russians saying the door was
always open for discussion of diff
ferences. That was in the morn
ing newspapers. he said. BY eve
ming, however, "the word from Dill
Ion, Read g. Co. was: No peace
and the obedient hand of Truman
slammed the door. And the dark
ness came down again"
The corporation men," he said
at another point, have never found
a more profitable business than
destruction"
Look at any spot on the map
for proof. Look at Germany. Most
of all, look at Germany"
Mr.. Howard said William H.
Draper. now Undersecretary of the
Navy, appointed Robert Pferde-
menges and Reinhold Maier to ma
jor offices in Germany. ....
Mr.. Howard termed Mr.. Pferde-
menges "a chief Nazi industrialist." )"
As for Mr.. Maier, Mr.. Howard
quoted him as having said in 1888:
I'VE feel ourselves at one with the
views expressed by Hitler
He said Mr.. Pferdemenges Is now
head OF state in Wurttemberg-
Baden and Mr.. Maier is a govern
ment adviser in the British zone:
Cites Reich Steel Industry.
who put them there?" Mr.. How
ard demanded, Men like Gen. Will
liam Draper, a vice-president Of the
investment company, Dillon, Read
& Co., now Undersecretary of the
Army-boss of Gen. Clay in Berlin. -
He added that I'VE have left al
most intact the German steel in
dustry that has twice infected the
world with war. We have allocated
the lions share Of the Marshall Plan
monies to rebuild the Nazi industry
that made war. against US.
At the opening of his address. the
keynoter and temporary chairman
of the convention remarked:
I'VE meet in a historic hall still
haunted by the ghosts Of Repub-
lican circus and Democratic fu-
neral.
We'll. the carbon-copy conven-
tions are over. The money changers
have gone from this temple. Now
at last we have come to say what
the people need, what the people
demand, and what the people shall
have.
I'VE are not the party of the
mechanical smile or the Missouri
compromise.
"Our delegates come from the
Pittsburgh foundries and the Port
land shipyards. Before me are men
who own small plants and small
stores. Before me are housewives
and typists. Preachers from the
cotton field churches of Georgia,
school teachers, grocers, doctors,
Evening star., 1948-07-24

The ground. Gen. Webster of
Worcester. Mass, sustained minor
cuts and burns about the face, and
Capt. Walton Of East Lansing, Mich,
suffered head injuries.
Slightly injured we're Capt.
Kenny OF West Newton. Mass, and
Sergt. Barth of Jackson Heights,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

lawyers. factory workers and
farmers.
I'VE are not a convention of ward
heelers.
Big Money Boys Move In"
"Since the death of Franklin Del
ano Roosevelt we have seen our
Government become closed corpor-
alton. We have seen the big money
boys move in and take over. We
have seen year that will be written
down in history as time of flood,
fear-and the Eightieth Congress"
The Congress, he said, has killed
the OPA, has knitted labor unions
with the Taft-Hartley law, has lifted
the ceiling on rents and killed plans
for low-cost housing.
The congressional order of the
day." Mr.. Howard said, was kill,
kill. kill. They killed the anti-lynch
bill; they killed the anti-poll tax
bill; they killed the Fair Employ
ment Practices bill; they killed every
proposal to wipe out Jim Grow from
the United States Army. This killing
was the joint handiwork of Repub-
licans and Democrats, majority
of poth parties. plotting together
in a congressional Murder, Inc
The final hypocrisy, he said, was
the adoption of civil rights planks
in the Democratic and Republican
platforms recently in the same hall.
Attacks President Truman.
Attacking President Truman. Mr..
Howard said he had been long on
say-so and short on do-so.'
With one side of his mouth, he
vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act. with
the other he called for the injunc-
tions that broke two railroad strikes
and two mine strikes-and that both
parties applauded.'
Criticizing the record of both old
parties on the race question, Mr..
Howard said they had betrayed the
Negro and failed to keep their
promises. Mr.. Truman, he said,
could by simple executive order
rule segregation out of the armed
forces of the United States-but he
has not done it.
"The New Party" Mr.. Howard
said, says to the Negro people
Come help us make this Nation
what you would have it,
THE plain fact that I stand here
before you tonight defines our party.
For the first time in my life ! am
experiencing human dignity
Republican for 30 Years.
Declaring that it is not an easy
thing to break with old political ties
he had been a Republican for 80
years-Mr. Howard said he knew he
could no longer go on with the
party that Is no longer Lincoln's,
that has passed wholly into the
control of the very corporations
which deny my people jobs and
advancement"
To-day there Is a new frontier"
Mr.. Howard said 1T Is in the pro-
gram of Henry Wallace and the New
Party.
I'm Henry Wallace we see once
again the image of the mountain
men who visioned a great nation
where there was only desert and
forest.
This hall Is alive with hope. We
are preparing to set out from here
as early pioneers set out from Inde-
pendence and Fort Dodge. The
wagon train Of freedom is, making
up now. And just as there we're a
hundred Years age, there are now
those who will try to frighten you.
to dissuade you from the frontier.
The witch hunt and the loyalty
check are designed to keep you from
the New Party, and to keep you
from the polls"
Evening star., 1948-07-24

crat, and vice versa, 1t is far more
important that we be faithful to the
name we choose"
After some debate, the convention
adopted the new name with q
whoop.
In an address preliminary to the
adoption of the party's new name,
Mr.. Baldwin said: "You will not
find the monopolist here tonight or
the big bankers, the Pendergasts or
the Pews, the Hearsts or the NC
Cormicks, the Klansmen or the
profiteer. They held their conven-
tions in this hall last week and two
weeks before.
I'VE, the people, are gathered in
founding convention to name a
party, adopt a platform and NOM
mate candidates for the vice pres
idency and the presidency.
Says Crisis Brought Party.
"A new party cannot be willed or
invented. 1t can arise only in times
Of profound crisis to settle grave
questions OF democracy or obigarchy
slavery or freedom. survival or
extinction. We live in such a time.
Mr.. Baldwin said the people do not
demand new party until they have
exhausted every means of working
within the two party system, which
they have now done.
Even Franklin D. Roosevelt, he
said, could not pry open the Demo-
cratic Party to the hosts OF people
outside the machine. He built q
coalition, but he failed to build q
party"
In 1914. Mr.. Baldwin continued,
"the people rallied behind Franklin
Roosevelt for the fourth time while
the political bosses blocked the
nomination of Wallace as F. D.. r. S
running mate.
"A month after the National Citi-
zens PAC Roosevelt memorial din
ner, Mr.. Roosevelt's co-workers were
being driven from Office by the in
vestment bankers, the generals and
the admirals. the political hirelings
and the court testers. The Ameri-
can people paid bitterly for their
failure to build their own party"
Warned PAC Of Reaction.
Mr.. Baldwin said that he had
warned the PAC year and a half
ago that If the Democratic Party
continues on the path of reaction
there will be third party" \
To-day" he said. that party is
reality and the Democratic Party
is dying.
The special session of Congress
will not revive the Democratic
Party any more than it will liberal
ize the Republican Party. A vote
for the Democratic Party in No
vember is a wasted vote"
Isacson Speaks.
Representative Leo Isacson, Amer
ican-Laborite, of New York-elected
to fill a vacancy in the Bronx with
MIR. Wallace's aid-was given a great
ovation by the convention when he
was introduced to speak on Pales-
tine. He represented to the dele
gates one of the first victories at
the polls by Wallace supporters.
He charged there had been a
tragic betrayal" Of Israel by the
Truman administration for the
sake OF Middle East oil.
Every one, Mr.. Isacson said, In
Evening star., 1948-07-24
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July N.-The
American press had an astonishing
news conference with Henry Wallace
yesterday.
Correspondents were angry, but
they made a dignif1ed and reasoned
attempt to get some direct answers
from Mr.. Wallace, although he called
each one "a stooge' for asking q
certain question. They refused to be
put aside or shouted down.
Mr.. Wallace began the conference
by reading a long letter that re-
f1ected seriously on the objectivity
and integrity of American news
reporting. He urged objectivity and
freedom of information.
Limits Reporters Questions.
Then he put two conditions on his
conference.
He said he would limit each cor.
respondent to one question. And h,
asked each person to identify him.
self and his news organization.
The dynamite question was abour
the authorship of the so-callec
"Guru" letters. "Guru" is an East
Indian word meaning teacher Il
usually denotes a religious teacher.
For some months, Columnis'
Westbrook Pegler has been writing
about set of letters. He has askec
whether Mr.. Wallace wrote soms
mystic notes to a man he addressed
as "Guru." Mr.. Pegler also has at
tempted to determine whether thi.
man influenced Mr.. Wallace's think.
ing. and his policies.
Refuses to Answer Pegler.
The columnist was present at thu
conference yesterday.
Some one brought up the question
OF the "Guru letters" and Mr.. Wal.
lace replied, Il never discuss West.
brook Pegler."
There was an instan's hush, anc
then Mr.. Pegler rose. 1t was the
first time he has confronted Mr.
Wallace directly on the letters. HI
asked the same question.
Mr.. Wallace, flushing said. Il viii
never engage in any discussion with
Westbrook Pegler."
When another correSponSe EN-
posed the same query, Mr.. Walla,''
Evening star., 1948-07-24

The smallest Of the South Amer
ican countries Is Uruguay, with an
area Of 72,153 square miles.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Ex-Capone 6anesier
Goes Back 10 Prison
las Parole vioIator
Dy the Assosisssd Pssss

ATLANTA, July Charles 0ioe,
former Capone sangster known Is
Cherry Nose" entered the Federal
penitentiary today to serve Q SEN
tence for parole violation.
United States Marshals served q
parole violation warrant on 0ioe in
his Chicago hotel suite yesterday
Cherry Noses was q member Of an
extortion ring convicted in New
York in 1914 Of uctimizing motion
picture industry leaders.
Four OF the five ring leaders SEN
fenced to serve 10 years were re-
leased on paroles last August IL
after serving 81 years Of their
sentences.
One Of the four. Louis Little New
York" Campagna surrendered In the
courtroom of Federal Judge John
G. Barnes in Chicago yesterday on q
similar parole violation warrant.
The other two PAROLES are Paul
The Waiter" De Lucia. also arrest
ed for parole violation but free
under $4,000 bond, and Philip
D'Andrea. reported i'll at his home
near Chicago.
The House Expenditures Commit
tee denounced the paroles as having
been obtained by fraudulent con-
Icealment of facts" and recommended
they be revoked.
Warrant Issued for Arrest
IOf Roseli, Not D'Andfeo
In response to an inquiry, the
Federal Parole Board said through
the Justice Department information
service late yesterday that the war
rant issued for service at Los
Angeles was for Philip D'Andrea.
However. the department later cor
rected this to say it called for the
arrest of John Roselli, who was
paroled at the same time as the
others last fall, but whose name
did not figure in the congressional
inquiry.
Department officials said that
D'Andrea had a record of good be-
havior and no warrant had been
issued against him in connection
with his continued parole.
The group was convicted in New
York several years ago of extort.
ing more than $1,000 900 from the
motion picture industry and given
10-year prison terms. They were
paroled after serving about one
third of the terms.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Sunny and
less humid with highest temperature
in the lower 80s this afternoon. Clear
and cooler tonight with lowest about
81. Tomorrow mostly sunny and
continued pleasant.
Maryland and virginia-Clear and
cooler tonight. Tomorrow mostly
sunny and continued pleasant.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour;
direction, west.
River Report.
fFrom u s. Engineers)
Potomac Rivercloudy at Harpers Ferry
and At Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Evening star., 1948-07-24

M0nthIy pfSc1p1tAtiOn
Capital tcurrent month to
Evening star., 1948-07-20
10 D. {. Students Receive
Honors al Princeton u.

Ten District residents are among
274 recent Princeton University
graduates who received honors for
outstanding work, DR.. Harold w.
Dodds. Princeton president, an
nounced today.
The honor students, who received
thsir bachelors degrees last month,
make up the largest honor roster
in Princeton's history. Sixty per
cent are veterans
Those from Washington who were
awarded honors for their upper
class work are: John H. Sager, BIZ
ology; Dana c. Belser, jr, and
Clinton G.. Smith, economics; Will
liam E. Bonini. engineering: Charles
A. Nicholson III, English; Ernest E.
Norris, jr., and Charles F. Wheatley,
ir.. history, and William S. Lambert,
John MEG. Lueder and Godfrey S.
Warren, School of Public and In
ternational Affairs. Mr.. Nicholson
and Mr.. Wheatley also received
high honors in the Special Program
in the HumanitieS.