Evening star., 1948-03-19
President S Program
lis Threat 10 World,
Wallace Declares
by ths Assoeioted Press

by The Assceictsd Press
NEW YORK, Mar. 1e.-Henry
A. Wallace says President Tru-
mans st. Patrick's Day speeches
expanded the Truman Doctrine
to q point where 1t threatens
the life of every human being
in the world"
The ti1ird-party presidential as
pirant, answering MIR. Truman's ap-
peal to Congress for new prepared
ness measures to meet the menace"
of Russia, spoke last night over q
Nation wide radio network.
Yesterday" the former Vice
President said, I'VE heard a call for
universal military training. Tonight
plead the case for universal peace. "
Mr.. Wallace, referring to the
Presidents recommendations for
speedy enactment of universal mil
itary training legislation and tenn
porary revival Of selective service,
added:
Mothers and sons rightfully be-
lieve . draft and compulsory mill
tary training are mot the way to
preserve freedom at home or to
guarantee democracy abroad"
Wallace Repeats Charge.
Mr.. Truman, speaking here
Wednesday night, elaborated on his
congressional address and, at the
same time, asserted that he would
not accept the support of MIR. Wal
lace "and his Communists" even If
his refusal meant defeat next No.
| vember.
Apparently referring to that part
of the Presidents address, Mr.. Wal
lace said:
"One year ago T said that Presi-
dent Truman was the greatest
salesman Communism ever had. I
repeat that charge tonight. He has
ignored the deep, underlying ma
ture of the peoples problems"
Russia. Mr.. Wallace continued,
has no aggressive designs" on the
United States. He declared that
the men who are stirring up hate
and fear" traffic in the word Com
munism," hoping that 1t will PRO
woke . hostile response from the
great masses Of the people"
The people Of the world are ION
the march," he said, adding that
the Truman administration knows
the people Of France, Italy, Czecho-
slovakia-yes, and the people of
China and Greece-want to try q
new approach"
Policy Makers ASsailed.
The United States, Mr.. Wallace
continued has come Ito this world
crisis because willful men with pri-
vate interests are debating our for
eign policy
They are afraid OF this demand
for change and they are standing
against it. They are using our re-
sources. our science, our productive
facilities-and soon they hope to use
the bodies of our young men-to
stop the demands of the people
everywhere"
Mr.. Wallace will speak again over
the Mutual Network at 8:15 o'clock
tonight. A spokesman said last
nights address was devoted largely
to what was considered a rebuttal
Of the Presidents congressional
speech. Tonight's address. the
spokesman said, will deal with the
Presidents disavowsl of the sup
port Of Henry Wallace and his
Communists"
The third party leader had sent
kilograms to the four major net
works requesting time to reply to
Mr.. Truman's reference to him. The
Columbia Broadcasting System said
it would give Mr.. Wallace . as
minute period on April 10. A pro-
gram also has been approved by the
National Broadcasting Co., with the
time to be worked out later.
The networks all carried Mr..
Truman's addresses.
Last nights ABC broadcast was
arranged several days ago.
Fears Police State.
1.-THE program to militarize Amer
ica,' Mr.. Wallace said. Already
men and women are paying a high
price to speak forthrightly for
peace. Speech is not free when it
costs a man his job"
The ideas of Communists and
Socialists, the former vice president
declared, Cant be licked with guns
or standing armies" They can BE
countered only with ideas-positive
ideas"
National defense, he continued.
Cannot be founded on arms and
weapons of terror" he added:
"The production of those weapons
is q profitable business. We must
take the profits out of defense. The
young men who are asked to give
up years of their lives make no
profits from defense and war, nor
should any American"
Peace will be impossible, Mr.. Wal
lace said, if this country insists that
the responsibility for world crisis
rests entirely with others.
I'VE can't in good conscience
point our fingers at others when
our own Government has perpe-
trated civil war in Greece and
China, forced major parties from
the cabinets Of France and Italy,
armed Latin American dictators and
violated every fundamental Amer
ican principle while using the words
freedom and democracy"