Evening star., 1948-02-23
ADA Adopts Platform
Urging Abolition Of
House Red Probers
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA Fe0. Z3-Amer-
leans for Democratic Action today
adopted a platform urging the abo-
lition of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities
The Nations newest political
party, at its first national conven-
tion, branded the committee "a
proved threat to freedom on polit-
ical opinion.
In its domestic policy platform.
the organization headed by Wilson
Wyatt announced it opposes all
proposals to outlaw the Communist
or any other political party.
ADA, which described itself as
a political party independent, nom
partisan and non- Communist, as
serted that while it does not want
the Communist Party outlawed, it
favors registration of all Com
munists and disclosure OF the
sources of funds and backgrounds
of active members.
Wants End of Poll Taxes.
The organization announced it al
so is urging congressional and State
action to abolish poll taxes, equality
of opportunity for all despite race,
color, creed or national origins.
Earlier, the Political Policy Com
mittee recommended that ADA sup
port liberal House members in the
November elections regardless of
party label"
The committee urged that ADA
take no action on a presidential
choice until the major parties hold
their conventions.
The ADA. which describes itself
as a new political organization in
dependent, non-partisan and nom
communist" heard Walter P Reu-
ther. head of the CIO United Auto
Workers declare yesterday that lib
erals are faced with the double
threat of the commissar and the
storm trooper"
Liberals, said Mr.. Reuther, must
abandon all fear of being called
"red batter" if they are to fight
communism successfully.
Green Joins Reuther.
William Green, president of the
AFL, Joined Mr.. Reuther in urging
"the great mass of American people"
take IAN active part in progressive
political action
The Nominating Committee mar
rowed its choice for a chairman to
four persons and delegations were
appointed to call on the men to see
if they could settle on one candidate
to be presented to the more than
500 delegates.
Under consideration were Paul A.
Porter and Leon Henderson, both
former OPA administrators. Mayor
Hubert Humphrey of Minneapolis
and George Edwards, president of
Detroit City Council.
The retiring head is Wilson
Wyatt, former Mayor of Louisville
and national housing expediter.
Reuther Hits Steel Industry.
Mr.. Reuther said that in order
to fight the threat of communism
democracy must be made to work,
"and we must free our economy
from scarcities and monopoly con-
trolls"
He cited the steel industry as
"thn biggest single road block in
ending this scarcity because the
steelmakers are committed to an
economy of scarcity, feeling that
this is only a temporary boom"
The shortage of oil and coal,
Mr.. Reuther declared, lis due to the
steel industry not supplying ma
teriaI for pipes, ships and railroad
cars"
Mr. Green told the convention
that men, women and children,
struggling for survival in devastated
town and cities look to us to make
good the promise for aid that has
been implied in the Marshall Plan.
We must not fail to assure them
not only survival but survival as
free people"