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morally wrong" Mr.. thurman said
And what's more, it's even mill.
tarily wrong. Our troops in Kores
are demonstrating, every day. thai
Americans can stand side by side
regardless of color-and fight bet.
ter because of it..
And the G. O. p. has refused tc
pledge effective action for assuring
equal rights to all citizens, Mr.
Truman continued.
Gen. Eisenhower has said thai
he opposes a compulsory FEPC.
In comparison, the President
said, "the Democratic platform
this year contains the strongest
civil rights plank ever adopted by
a political party in this country.
Our candidates have taken their
stand firmly on that platform.
You can count on them to fight
to carry it out"
Cites Stevenson's Actions.
The President also said that
Gov. Stevenson "has shown by
everything he has done and said
that he believes deeply in the
equality of human beings" and
will bring new courage and new
energy to the fight for civil
rights"
Recounting the things that he
had done to advance the cause of
civil rights, President Truman
said he had acted to stop racial
discrimination in the armed serv-
ice; set up a fair employment
practices board in the Civil Serv-
ice Commission, and had gone to
court to fight against restrictive
housing covenants and for the
right of Negroes to enter State
universities and colleges.
More Negroes are home
owners" now than ever before as
The result of the covenant fight,
Mr.. Truman said. ..
Milo ClaSheS occur.
The President came into New
York last night, after covering a
426-mile route from Buffalo. dur
ing which some of his dozen
"Give- En- Hell" efforts prompted
mild clashes between too-ardent
political partisans. and also evoked
boos to temper the cheers that
Mr.. Truman received.
The last of the rhubarbs was
staged in the concourse of Grand
Central Station. where the Presi-
dent finished his day-long speak
ing drive. About 80 -Eisen-
hover banner-carriers made their
presence too noticeable for some
"antis" and they converged on
the banner. The police broke up
the melee after several of the
sign-bearers had been roughed.
Mr.. Truman was on the road
about IL hours yesterday. After
leaving Buffalo in midmorning, he
cut through upstate New York,
which is largely Republican. He
talked prosperity, assailed Gen.
Eisenhower time after time. and.
as usual. plugged for all the State
candidates. particularly Borough
John Cashmere of
Mr.. Cashmere will op-
pose Senator Ives. Republican,
next month.
Gets Encouraging News.
Paul E. Fitzpatrick, Democratic
State chairman, accompanied the
President from Buffalo, and had
encouraging news for him. Sen
ator Lehman and Mr.. Cashmere
also came along.
The party saw a lot Of State
leaders during the day. and Mr..
Fitzpatrick said last night he had
received excellent reports all along
the line.
New York went Republican four
years ago because Of the strength
drawn from the Democrats by the
Wallace Progressives. With the
IS electoral votes at stake the
Democrats are driving hard, and
Truman will be back
next week for a Saturday night
speech in Brooklyn that will wind
up a four-day whistle-stop trip
into New England.
UnSparing in his criticism of
Gen. Eisenhower since the start of
his long swing to the coast two
weeks ago. Mr.. Truman yesterday
loosed attacks on the general as
severe as any in which he has in
dulged.
Assails Mccarthy Tieup.
At Utica, he once more assailed
Gen. Eisenhower for tying up
with Senator Mccarthy. Republi-
can. of Wisconsin, arch-critic Of
Gen. George c. Marshall. Then
the President broadened the at
tack to note that Senator Nc
Carthy had challenged the patri-
otism of Ambassador Philip c.
Jessup, an alumnus Of Hamilton
College, near Utica, who, the Sem
ator said in 1850. 'has an unusual
affinity for Communist causes"
Ambassador JeSsup was nomi-
mated to be a delegate to the
NatinnS hut the Senate