Evening star., 1948-09-08
Dewey 10 Open
Campaign in
Iowa Sept. 70
Speech by Stossen
In Detroit Reveals
6. o. P. Strategy
lTert OF StaSsen's Speech. Pg. A-12.)

lTert OF StaSsen's Speech, Pg. A-12J
Gov. Dewey of New York, Re-
publican presidential nominee,
will make his first campaign
speech September 20 in Des
Moines, Iowa, it was announced
in Albany today.
In making the announcement,
Herbert Brownell, jr.. Gov. Dewey's
campaign manager, did not disclose
the subject Of the projected address.
But the general outlines of the COP
drive already had been sketched in
Harold E. Stassen's speech last night
in Detroit.
With Mr.. Stassen's speech, an
swering President Truman's Michi-
gan Labor Day addresses, the battle
for control of the White House was
formerly joined between the two
maj parties.
Two Networks to Garry Speech.
Gov Deweys Des Moines speech Is
scheduled for delivery between 10
and 1890 pm. Washington time.
and is to be broadcast over the
Columbia and Mutual networks. The
New York Governor will speak from
Drake Stadium.
He plans to leave Albany by train
on the evening of September 10, 1t
was said. Details of his schedule
were not announced Immediately,
but it is considered likely he viii
continue on to the West Coast,
returning across the continent in
easy stages to deliver several major
addresses.
Gov Dewey's campaign opener
will bring him to Iowa just two DAYS
after President Truman is sched-
uled to make an important speech
at farm outing near Dexter, Iowa.
Warren Announces Plans.
The Massachusetts, Republican
State Committee announced, mean.
while, that Gov. Warren of Cali.
fornia, COP candidate for the vice
presidency, will campaign late this
month in New England. He is
scheduled to speak in Springfield,
Mass, and to appear later in Lowell
and Worcester, as we'll as at Con-
cord, N. H, and Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. StaSsen's speech last night
was known to have had Mr.. Dewey's
advance approval.
In answering Mr.. Trumans de.
nunciation of Republican reaction
aries who would swing the country
into another boom and bust" cycle,
Mr.. Stassen assailed the Truman
political philosophy and asserted
the President had made "a record
OF failures-failures at home and
failures abroad"
He called Mr.. Truman a COM
planning candidate" who used IAN
extreme demagogic appeal" and who
was trying TO benefit politically by
deceiving labor"
Says Truman Follows Wallace.
He said the President had fol.
lowed Henry A. Wallaces economic
theories, adding;
wallace followed those who had
no faith in America and the
American people suffered an infla-
tion.
With record of little judgment
ard less faith" the former Minne-
sofa Governor shouted, "he (the
President once again set himself
up as prophet of doom and at
temps to arouse in America an
unreasoning, nameless fear OF future
depression, unemployment and chaos
If he Is not returned to Office"
Gov. Dewey approved the Stassen
line in a phone call to his erstwhile
opponent for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination.
President Attacked Congress.
Mr., Truman had lashed out at
the Republican Eightieth "do-no-
thing" Congress, for failing to act
on prices and housing and, to audi
ences in which organized labor pre-
dominated, had assailed the Taft
Hartley Act which the Democrats
have promised to repeal.
Mr., Stassen gave the Republican
reply TO some of the issues the
President raised and in turn raised
some issues against the Democrats.
He said Mr. Truman had set off
imitation by removing controls too
early.
! He said labor has done better
under the Hartley Act than
under Mr.. Truman's policies.
Charges Potsdam Failure.
/ Mr. Stassen charged that Presi.
dent Truman's agreements with the
Russians at Potsdam had proved
"a colossal failure for the United
States" He complained that Mr..
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