Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-12

American and divided Some Of their weakness
stems from the fact that liberals do have popular basis
support In
when the number II unemployed low and large section az the
Aton enjoying relatively high degree prosperity. there
tendency people
sion Of liberals not explained BY The economic conditions Of today
Under the leadership Of the late Franklin Roosevelt tia present
Democratic party had within liberals who
antay to tbs Of that In national and local elections
for power within The party One section Of the liberal group The Pro
eave cAsns Of America became Increasingly critical Of tho Tu
Administration Another section formed
it.ss 10 within the pSmOcrade force make
nus tbs liberal tradition established BY D. They call themselves
the Americans for Democratic Action"
The saaiSa thls The PEA formed the Third
party and broken all tss with the Democratic party dsnounenR
sasOnars party TIE Americans for pSmOerAte Action have not
broken with the Democratic party although they
agnEa about the Truman administration Instead they hope ACT
liberal oss within the party organization The justification Of
the Third win Be whether their become raynR point
for millions at Americans who Disguised with
parties The Justification for the action Of the second group
will be WHISTLER they the ADA WELD such force within the Demo
cratic make again the liberal the
To date their vigorous supporters could claim they have
succsaafa Their % Nevertheless
accept the charge mot necessarily that President
Truman A Civil Rights Congress because of Political
BY PEA rather than ADA The PEA forced
che Democratic party 10 aAs liberal stand because Of s dsS
ADA strategy adopted at Philadelphia
Ing IL safe 10 safe 10 sAyAAt they viii be failure This
holding endorsement candidate until
parties have chosen their candidates and platforms The Americans
endorsement only their
policy leave them alternative hue support Truman They saRRS
ROuncsd Wallace they can't him. They could form Fourth
party their demonstrations of the Third aid
reaction closes this possibility They can a out the national elections
but o DO this would be political suicide,
Although the Americans for pemeeratc AeOR not In
pOsan the position Of wAsess third party while better
far from Both nesi popular support "
whether liberal foEcss this
both when both potential
supporters with the umAum that they their alone
likely they both telling their roapeVs dcoms.
should division the merits % the Marshall plan
shadow such price control adequate housing
Of the Tafary a should not Senators Nandsnesrv
Brooke although Republicans bOs differ the merits of the
Marshall they DO let such differences Keep them from
uniting defeat eOntr housing from unag 10 the
passage restrictive abar laws The MarshA plan important
issue political but important that ts casualties
should be control adsuat housing legislation and the repeal Of
the TAft.HAFslsy act
Franklin D. unity achieved under his
great leadership just dead the forces Of hsrsm PsAk
greater authority the American the coming
greater unity IL their prime requisite.
Negro Republicans their party and their people good
insisting that Ga Congress members ESt and pitch for the civil
This msthod h The Sy which, win bring back
r. fold apprrcahs number Of Negro scleFA
Schwartz Minneapolis attorney observed recently at
Minneapolis prise lights ~i all the Nsgs Jews and Catholics sitting
hear priced this building would contributs the coat Of
nge es stats FEPC fund wonit have 10 20 cut
hegging monaMs