Evening star., 1948-09-08


E. Stassen at Republican rally
here last night tollosOs:
Senator Ferguson, distinguished
guests, my fellow citizens:
Yesterday in Detroit the Ameri-
can people were given an additional
reason why there should be a
change in the White House and
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey should be
elected in November as the next
President of our country.
1t was clear that your special
visitor Of yesterday came not as
the President to commend American
labor on superb record, but rather
as a complaining candidate for
election seeking labor's vote.
His scolding, threatening, COM
planning speeches were further in
dications of the fact that he can
not furnish the essential leadership
in affairs at home and abroad SO
vitality needed in these next crucial
years. He used day set apart for
all Americans to honor American
labor, and instead dishonored labor
with an extreme demagogic appeal
to set class against class made to
an audience built up with labor
boss threats of a So fine for non
attendance.
People Want Cooperation.
The people of our country want a
united America making progress
toward better living, better housing
and better health. They want a
united America presenting solid
stand against dictatorship and Suf-
fering in other parts Of the world.
They want a united America striv-
ing firmly and wisely for world
peace. They want united Amer
lea with opportunities and freedom
for young men and women in the
years ahead. They know that a
successful united America requires
cooperation between labor and
business and agriculture and every
walk Of life.
But your visitor brought a trans
parent attempt to create disunity
and to benefit politically by deceiv-
ing labor to secure the vote of
labor. 1 am confident that labor
will not be deceived. Labor will
think for itself as free men. Labor
will not be the tail on the political
kite of any one candidate or any
one party. Working people realize
that they cannot be separated from
the consuming public in the econ
omy of America. Wage increases
to working man are no benefit If
that mans wife must leave the in
crease in wages at the corner
grocery. Labor knows that the
high standard of living in America
is the result of high production
which comes not only from their
own skill and work, but also from
the genius of management, the
ability of the inventor and the use
of capital.
I have great faith in the future
Of America and of freedom if the
people of the great land keep their
eyes lifted with a vision of progress,
ard join with the spirit and enthu-
siasm of its youth in a determlna-
ton to win through.
Products of Liberty.
The skill and accomplishment of
labor during and since
the war, the ingenuity and ability
of management, the perseverance
and toll of the farmers, and the
residence and stout hearts of the
veterans are to be highly commend
ed. These are among the products
of liberty which cannot be syn
thetically produced.
When World War II ended-first
We day and then VI day-the
now President of the United States
was in Office and had with him in
the, National Congress a clear ma
jority of both the Senate and the
House of Representative of his own
party. He had majority of Is in
the Senate and of 81 in the. House.
In his initial months of service he
had a more complete attitude OF
support and of good feeling and OF
well-wishing and of cooperation
than any President has had for a
half century.
At this crucial point he began
to make record of failures at home
and abroad.
He Travelled to Potsdam for a
vital international conference with
out taking with him single repre-
sentative of our Republican Party,
even though the bipartisan foreign
policy had been well established.
Long before that date a remark
able contribution had been made to
foreign policy by Michi-
gan's own distinguished citizen, the
Hon. Arthur H. Vandenberg. Yet
even he was left behind by the
President, and Potsdam was a colos-
sal failure for the United States.
Here at home at this pivotal time |
the President followed the mislead
ing advice of assistants who have
since been repudiated by the unfold
ing economic postwar record. He
took a whole series of infationary |
steps upon the mistaken concept |
that Americas problem after the
war would be depression He and
Henry Wallace. then his Secretary
of Commerce. were in agreement on
the erroneous misconceived apprais-
al of postwar America. He followed
Mr.. Wallace Mr. Wallace followed
those who had no faith IN America.
Set Off Infiationary Spiral.
Henry wallace, Secretary of Com
merce in 1945, predicted 100000
unemployed. At the same time the
President predicted that wages