Evening star., 1948-09-27
By kewboId Noyes, Jr.
SA.r Staf corrasnondsnf


ABOARD THE WALLACE
PLANE IN THE MIDWEST, Sept.
I27.-Henry Wallace is heading today
toward a return engagement with
the South on the race segregation
issue, having challenged President
Truman to join the active battle
on his side.
He will arrive late this afternoon
in Dallas, Tex, where he is sched-
uled to address a rally tomorrow.
Mr.. Truman speaks in Dallas today
It is possible their visits to the
city may overlap a little.
The Progressive Party presidential
candidate issued this statement last
night:
IT am scheduled to arrive in
Dallas just as President Truman
leaves that city. The President is
holding a meeting there, and I
hope that when we arrive we shall
hear that he has thrown the weight
Of his Office behind the Progressive
Party practice of refusing to partici-
pate in Un = American meetings.
segregated meetings.
"Mr. Truman has an opportunity
to make a historic contribution by
speaking to real American meet
ings in the South. I hope he takes
that opportunity. 1t will help re-
store some of our moral strength
in world affairs"
Mr.. Wallace's aides said they did
not know what plans as to segrega-
ton or non-segregation had been
made for the ball park meeting at
which the President is scheduled to
speak at $50 pm. IEST. Through
out the campaign, the ProgressiVes
have accused Mr.. Trumap OF mere
ly preaching what their candidate
practices on the race issue.
During Mr.. Wallace's fortnight
stand in Texas, including stops at
Houston Wednesday and FL Paso
Thursday, he is expected to follow
the policy established IN his egg
splattered Southern tour four weeks
ago, lodging in the homes OF Ne
groes as a protest against the segre-
CATION policies Of the hotels.
There were no advance 1ndlca-
tions as to the sort Of reception he
will be accorded on this venture
into Texas. Members of the Wal
lace party, however, recalling that
egg-throwing and hooliganism en-
countered in the early stages OF his
recent Southern tour subsidized to-
ward the end, we're inclined to think
the Texans will adopt hands-oh
attitude.
Addresses Two Rallies.
The third party leader spent a
busy Sabbath yesterday, flying from
st. Louis to Chicago and on to
South Bend, Ind, addressing ral-
lies in each of the last two cities.
In Chicago Mr. Wallace was
cheered by almost 1000 members OF
the American Slav Congress, in con-
vention at the Civic Opera House.
That organization is in the Com
munist" column in Attorney Gen.
eral Clark's new list of un-Ameri-
can organizations issue Saturday.
Its executive secretary, George Pr
insky, was arrested Thursday for
immigration hearings and possible
deportation. On ON bond, he was
on the platform as Mr.. Wallace
spoke.
Teeing off from this fact, and
propelled by strong tailwind Of
enthusiastic response, Mr.. Wallace
drove to an impassioned defense of
the Slavic peoples and a. bitter de-
nunciation of their treatment by
the United States, at home and
abroad.
He said the Slavs know the price
of war, having paid it on a scale
unknown to the western world,
adding:
Calls Charge big Lie"
And now some men among us
dare to say that these people are
warlike, that they are danger to
world peace, that they are planning
aggression against theirs neighbors. "
Mr.. Wallace called this "the big
lie"
AS the Progressive candidate saw
it, the Slavs are merely rebuilding
their devastated nations, trying to