Evening star., 1949-10-04
Clark Clifford
Outlines Aims
Of'Foir Deal
By Frances Kuhn


A public silence of more than
four years was broken yesterday
when Clark Clifford, special
counsel to the President. spoke
before the Woman's National
Democratic Club.
Mr.. Clifford, who advises the
President during the preparation
OF many of his speeches, outlined
the principles of the Fair Deal"
in the first address he. himself.
has made since his appointment
to the White House post.
The term "Fair Deal" he
pointed out, came from the Pres
ident's State of the Union speech
in January. 1948, when he said
that "every citizen is entitled to
q fair deal from his country"
1.-THE attitude of the admins
tration is that the country and
its resources should be devoted to
the welfare of its people, he
stressed.
Answering the charge of "state-
ism" that has been made against
the administration, Mr.. Clifford
said that such charge is not
unusual in American life. THAT
is a scare word" he declared;
"just so much eye-wash." New
strength and new freedom are
the only aims of the administra-
ton, he said. Every man who
has tried to do something for the
people of his country has been
vilified for his efforts" he asserted.
The administration does not be-
lieve that it is necessary for a
nation to go through the economic
upheavals that the United States
has experienced in the past, MIR.
Clifford told his audience. The
national economy can be built up
so firmly that no periods of de-
preston can occur, he said.
MIR. Clifford cited the farm bills,
the minimum wage bill and the
unemployment programs that
have been proposed by the admin
istration for the building of a
strong national economy. Those
programs" he said, will hold up
a high level of purchasing power
and high level Of the standard
of living"
Communism thrives in the evil
soil of poverty and suffering" MIR.
Clifford declared. The admin
istration's policy of establishing
sound economic conditions for
everyone will minimize the Com
munistic effort to undermine the
American way of life. he added.
"The basic struggle between
democracy and Communism wilfI
go on during the lives Of all those
present here today" Mr.. Clifford
said. Don't expect miracles" he
warned and added that It is In
the interests of this Nation that
other nations don't fall under a
totalitar1an rule.
In answering the charge that
the administration has too many
irons in the fire, Mr.. Clifford
pointed out its five basic pro-
grams. These, he said, are at
tainment of basic human rights
for all, development and expan-
sion of those rights, conservation
of national resources, retention OF
a sound and basic economic re-
covery and maintenance Of world
peace.
Mr.. Clifford also listed the ad-
ministration's programs for health.
education, housing and social Sc
curity. "These elements" he said,
"go toward making a great ma
ton"
"Mr. Truman" Mr.. Clifford
said, "is not concerned with the
desires of separate groups. His
first question in any problem Is
What is right?'"
Mrs. Julien Friant presided at
the meeting, held at the clubs
Headquarters. Mr.. Clifford was
introduced by Mrs. Oscar Chap
man, program chairman. Guests
included Mrs. Frank Wallace,
sister -in-law of the President.