Evening star., 1949-02-12

Wallace Hits Truman
Failure 10 Fight for
Civil Rights Program
Former Vice President Henry
A. Wallace spurred on a racial
discrimination protest conference,
closing here today. by accusing the
Truman Administration of failure
to fight for a civil rights program,
which, he said. kept the DEM
ocratic Party in power.
He told more than 1000 del
egates at a rally in the Metro
politan Baptist Church, 1925 R
street NV, last night that the
Republican Party shares respon-
sibility for non-enactment Of civil
rights measures and for unsuc-
cessful moves to tighten the Senate
cloture rule.
His own Progressive Party, on
whose ticket he ran for President,
will mot rest" until such bills
become law and until there is full
integration of the Negro people
into American life," he said.
All-Day Schedule.
The session at which Mr.. Wal
lase was principal speaker cli-
NAKED an all-day schedule Of
talks on civil rights problems and
delegation interviews with govern
mental and congressional officials.
On the program with Mr.. Wallace
were Senator LANCER, Republican,
of North Dakota; former Assist
ant Attorney General o. John
Rogge and Perry w. Howard,
Washington attorney.
The delegates from Is States
were to conclude their sessions late
today after panel discussions. par
ticularly on segregation and dis
elimination in the District. They
also were to adopt an action pro-
gram" in behalf Of civil rights
measures in Congress and elimina-
ton of discriminatory practices In
Government and community life.
A prolonged demonstration, in
cluding cries Of I'VE want Wal
lace" greeted the former Vice
President when he arrived at the
church auditorium while DR.. Fin
ley Wilson, conference chairman,
was making keynote address.
Langer Reads Address.
Before Mr.. Wallace spoke, Sen
ator LANCER read Lincoln Day
address he described as frankly
Republican" The North Dakota
Senator said the Republican
Party will celebrate it's most
hopeful Lincoln's Birthday in
many years because it is about to
become again the party of the
common people of Lincoln"
1t is a good sign when Repub-
licans begin to blame themselves
instead of the voters for the de-
feat last November. Senator LANCER
commented. He invited Mr.. Wal
lace to return to the Republican
fold nov that the COP has be-
gun to stop worshiping false
gods"
MI. Wallace, declaring that the
United States cannot survive half
free and half Jim Crow" charged
that "the President perpetuates
segregation in the Army"
The bipartisan foreign policy
Mr.. Wallace asserted. has not been
effectively exporting democracy
He added that mo government
that fails to practice democracy at
home can be expected to export 1t
abroad"
Unable to See Group.
Mr.. Howard referred to the in
ability Of delegates to get an ap-
pointment with President Truman
yesterday. DR.. Wilson earlier gave
out a White House letter saying
the Presidents many duties at this
time prevented him from seeing
the group. Mr.. Howard called this
inconsistent" in view Of the Pres
ident's advocacy of a civil rights
program.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Of
Washington, told the delegates
that I'VE colored people in the
District need your help as much as
the Negroes in Mississippi" She
said she had heard complaints
that Communists might take part
in the conference. She had no
sympathy with communism, she
said, but added that "a person In
the United States has as much
right to be q Communist as I have
to be a Republican"
c. B. Baldwin. secretary Of the
Progressive Party. presided at a