Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-04

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 4 o.
Harry S. Truman peppered the
Republicans yesterday through
out his Labor Day schedule here,
describing the G. o. P. admins
tration as dominated by money
changers. and stated by legal
racketeers" and advertising
statesmen"
The 72-year-old former Presi-
dent belabored Republicans and
Vice President Nixon, in particu-
lar, as he whisked through a
press conference, a television
interview and a major speech at
an AF'L-CIO Labor Day rally.
Replying to a question in the
television interview, Mr.. Truman
said he doesn't think Alger Hiss
was a Communist spy, criticized
Mr.. Nixon's senatorial investiga-
ton of the case and declared
that Texarkana, Tex, and Oc-
tober 81, 1852, were the place
and time" when Mr.. Nixon called
him a traitor.
Asked at the press conference
whether the denomination of
Mr.. Nixon enhanced the Demo-
Gratis chances in November, Mr..
Truman said: 81 think the Dem
ocratic chances were helped
when the Republican Party made
all of its nominations, including
Joe Smith"
Mr.. Truman told the news
men the Republican administra-
ton was motivated by legal
racketeers."
Hits G. o. p. Tax Plan
"They are legal racketeers, /"
Mr.. Truman said. "They have
thrown away the assets of the
United States Government and
they are working on a tax pro-
gram that helps the big man
and disregards the little fell
low"
Mr.. Truman made the state
ment in reply to a question about
his use of the word "racketeers"
in a speech at the Democratic
convention in Chicago.
Attacking the Republicans in
his speech before 5000 people
last night at the rally. Mr.. Tru-
man said the G. o. P. admin
istration was dominated by the
money changers" and warned
farmers and laboring people not
to put their faith in "the smooth
talk of Republican orators"
Mr.. Truman declared, they
are advertising statesmen whose
ads wouldn't pass the Federal
Trade Commission, even in its
present day packed condition,
if those ads were considered for
truth and fact"
Mr.. Truman said President
Eisenhower's promises to labor
were broken as soon as the
great crusade" got to Washing
ton.
Mr.. Truman called for the
election Of Adlai Stevenson and
his running mate, Estes Kefau-
yer, so that "once again we will
have government that is in
tereSted in the welfare of all
the people,"
Discusses Nixon and Hiss
The nattily dressed former
President discussed Mr.. Nixon
and the Hiss case in reply to
questions on a late afternoon
TV program.
Reuben w. Peterson, IT., a
Milwaukee attorney on the panel,
asked, Isn't it true that no
one has been able to find any
reference in any of Mr.. Nixon's
speeches where he has used the
term treason as has been
charged?"
Mr.. Truman replied, II can
point you place and time that
he did it. He was down in Tex
arkana. Tex, on the 9th Of
October, 1882
On that date Mr.. Nixon told a
Texarkana audience that Mr..
: Truman. Mr.. Stevenson and Mr..
Truman's Secretary of State,
Dean Acheson. tolerated and de-
Tended Communists in the Gov
eminent.
Nixon Denied Charges
Mr. Nixon said they ARE trail
tors to the high principles in
which many Of the Nations DEM
ocrats believe. Real Democrats
are outraged By the Truman
Acheson-Stevenson gangs toler-
alton and defense OF communism
in high places"
Mr.. Nixon has said he never