Evening star., 1950-02-26


against Conklin charging him witt
it can't even talk to such person:
unless the party shows it has NJ
Red affilis tions.
Wallace Bloc Beats Opposition.
Opponents of the contested
paragraphs declared 1t is not fail
to single out Russia for criticism
They said Russia'S foreign policies
are nothing to be ashamed Of.
Mr.. Wallace's followers, how.
ever. rallied strongly and beat
down a move to bury the sentences
in a committee pigeon hole.
The controversial paragraphs
state:
1.-The Progressive Party recog.
nizes that while the United States
and the Soviet Union have both
made mistakes in foreign policy
these two great countries can
rise above their respective short
comings, to work together fruit
fully for international peace and
cooperation.
1--WE are not apologists for Rus
ria, but in so saying we want 1t
understood that our supreme OBJ
jective Is one world at peace. ano
to that end it is essential that an
understanding be reached between
the United States and the Soviet
Union"
Principles Are Restated.
Most Of the balance Of the
foreign policy statement was
adopted without argument. 1t Is
part Of a general restatement OF
Progressive principles spelling out
how the party proposes OF achieve
its slogan: Peace. Freedom and
Jobs"
Mr.. Wallace and his chief lieu
tenants contend formal repudia-
ton OF any Communist influence
on the party serves to nullify a
1948 Progressive convention
action.
At Philadelphia, when the party
was founded. third party delegates
defeated a somewhat similar
statement-one that said mo
blanket Endorsement of any ma
ton" was implied by criticism OF
United States foreign policy.
Mr.. Wallace declared last night
that this mistake" provided the
party's enemies with "ammuni-
ton to shoot at u.s." and con-
tributed to the crushing defeat
suffered by Progressives in the
1948 presidential election. Mr..
Wallace failed to carry a single
State. His vote total was 1,157.-
712.
Will Keep Red Progressives.
In making his most outright
Of Communism, however
Mr.. Wallace said the Progressives
are not expelling any Communists
who subscribe to Progressive poli-
cieS.
Only two minor changes were
made in the adopted foreign policy
statement. One deleted phrase
about containing communism
on grounds it sounded like Presi-
dent Truman wrote it. The other
stiffened an anti-Franco declara-
ton so that it called for breaking
off United States diplomatic rela-
tions with Spain.
The foreign policy declaration
denounced bipartisan foreign
policy, the Marshall plan, the
North Atlantic pact and "cold wal
spending" as failures and obstacles
to world peace and friendship
with Russia.
It urged outlawing Of atomic
weapons, United States recogni-
ton of Communist China, and
peace and trade talks with Rus
sia and its satellites.
Security Policy Adopted.
The convention, in session.
slated. to end tomorrow, quickl,
adopted the second portion of ths
three-part policy statement. Thi'
portion, entitled security" fol.
lowed the foreign policy resolu.
tion, and preceded one on "free'
DOM"
The security statement callet
for large-scale welfare planning
by the Government and thes.
specific items:
/. Repeal Of the Taft-Hartle!
Law; 2. Enactment Of principle
Of the Brannan farm plan which
President Truman is backing: 3
Donation Of farm surpluses to tn,
needy at home and abroad; 4
More low cost housing;
S. Greater public works pro
gram; 6. Extension of rent con
troll: Z. Federal unemployment in
surance for all at $35 weekly TO
So weeks; s. Extension of socia
security benefits: 9. Federal health
insurance; 10. Federal grants-in
aid Of States; II. Cutting Of lov
bracket income taxes and endinI
all Wartime excise taxes. and IL
Equal job opportunities for Ne
groes. women, and all minorit,
groups.
A separate resolution pledgin
support Of striking United Min
Workers was adopted by the dele
gates. It criticized the Truman
administration and urged Progress
| siye State units to give miners foo
and clothing.
Argentina has not had an Of
ficial census since. 1914.
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