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Henry a Wallace — Part 4
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J.S. PRESS ATTACKS ON WALLACE ASSAILED
Moscow, in Polish to Europe, June 11, 1947, 2:00 p.m. EST--L
(Excerpt)
"The Committee for the Investigation of Anti-American Activities, which
persecutes progressive Americans and American organizations, has recently.
instituted a subcommittee for the investigation of Communist penetration
into the American film ‘industry. .
"The organizers of the enti-USSR, anti-Communist comedy at Hollywood _ -
Specially connect it with Roosevelt's name. This is only part of the anvi-
Roosevelt campaign which U.S, reaction conducted clandestinely also during
his life and which has grovm after his Geath, especially in connection with
the proclamation of the So-called Truman doctrine. ot '
"Fulfilling the demands of Wall Street, the U.S. reactionary: press began
a campaign against Roosevelt's close collaborator and friend, Wallace.
Wallace's o>en protest against the new doctrine, his speeches both in
the United States and in Europe against dollar support for reactionary
Governments, against war psychosis, and counting on-a split between | oo
Nations greatiy displeased U.S. reaction. The whole of the U.S. monopolist
press attacked Wallace, accusing him of anti-Americanism and even of
Secret Communism.
‘Anti-U.S. Campaign
"This attack is the key to the >resent anti-USSR and anti-Communist
hysteria in the United States. Wallace is a definite supuorter of
the capitalist system, and yet his declaration that U.S.-USSR col- oe
laboraticn was possible and advisable proved enough: for thé monotolisis, -:
U.S. expansionists, and warmongers to accuse thom of undermining the
rinciples of capitalism and notorious American democracy. In con-
temporary America you can belong to the lynching mob, you can be an
41.G,. Farben Shareholder, a brovagator of fascist cannibalist ideas,
and so forth, and go unpunished, But to.be Roosevelt's follower is not -
very Safe. .
"The attempts at ciscrediting Roosevelt's collaborators reflect Washington's’
new bolicy, which is a complete abrogation of Roosevelt's ~rogram. The
anti-Roosevelt camzaign is Fart of the real anti-U.S. camjaign of the
U.S. reaction, which is determined by extreme social egotism, exnansionist
greed, ‘and hatred of democracy. ne
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