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a ne eae s ~ aw) FOR RELTASZ at 11:00 A, '., Sunday, April 14, 1948 Bese ee rete test at Ldaimeeces VON CONTAINED Area eae’ Bene! io a... ASSIFIED CAE <Za/e> BY_Seiastts Clenens Frence tells me thet we cre zoin7 to poll 120,000 votes tan £30 the new party here in Rhode Islar.d next Noverber; and that those 120,000 votes will mean victory. That is a pretty bold rretiction in these fast-moving tires, but I share Clernas France's optimisr.. “I've ret with so meny groups in so mny pr rts of the country that I hive a firm convicticn policies which vill use the common ground of yeorle's aspire tions to build ~ 41] rin suprorte It 4s scmetires sur reste * in editorials and articles thet we should give up the idea of a ney perty in 1948 and concentrate on using the old, wornout macl-inery of the Derocratic yerty with its southern react ioneries, corrupt big ~ city mechines, and hosts of retty grefters md special interest groups. The men who are fri vwhtened at the isea of standin? up and beine enunted for peace, because the reactionaries are trvint to rake the advocacy of peace @ ‘subversive act",--a lot of these men tum inte tacticians and political streteists when #® tough decision has to be made, tell, we have made our decision and ve are oing to build & perty which can be honest and straielt-forward in its approach, We stand for democracy and we dontt hedse it with a lot of ifs, ands, and buts, -e stand for peace, end we refuse to envage in the kind of telk which makes wer more likely. They tell me it would be rood politics to ‘really blest Russia in some of my speeches; that I wuld pick up & let of votes tor the new perty. I've criticized R.seia end will contime to criticize Russia for actions which are inimical to the peace, Fut I wmit encace tr the Wind af Donate Bete! oa at helps jeopardize the peace: (more)