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a ane encom” ‘Liberal’ U.S, Employes Waked At Night, Quizzed, He Says By HOWARD NORTON (Continued from Page 1) r}vania Chapter of the Progressive Citizens of America. S| More than 9,000 tickets were sold j in advance, at prices ranging from t|60 cents to $3.60. The proceeds, ¢jafter paying for the hall, will go -{into the P.C.A. political war chest. + Wallace talked on the eve of the departure from Philadelphia of the Freedom ‘Train, which has been on s| exhibit here for the last three days, {and he took. as his theme “The Encroachments On Our Fundamen- ‘}lal Political Liberty.” : r| He charged that the “monopoly -{capitalists” are undermining civil liberties at home and abroad “in o}the name of stopping communism and defending democracy." ~ { “The Americans most dominated : by Moscow are the monopoly capitalists and thetr agents in the }}Administration and the Congress," 1{ Wallace said. oo ‘They Fear Democracy’ “They are those’ who let any {Russian action determine: a coun- s{teraction regardless of its violation t{of American principles. “They do not fear communism,” Wallace shouted, “They fear de- mocracy,” Predicting it will be sald he is giving ammunition to the Commu- t|nists by criticizing the inconsisten- t/¢y of policies at home and abroad, t{the former Vice President added: {| “Let it be clearly understood that .|the ammunition is not the criti- cism. but the condition which is criticized.” Wallace pointed a finger at Mr. ./Truman as one of the chief breed- .{ers of war hysteria, . 4 “Speaking of the campaign to -Jbreed hysteria," he declared, “I .{know of no recent incident quite as {shocking to me as President ‘Tru- man’s instructions from the battle- ship Missouri that James Forrestal be sworn in immediately as De- -/fense Secretary because of an inter- {national emergency.” ‘Method Of Breeding War’ Pointing out that the President refused“ to discuss the “emer- gency,” Wallace continued: “I insist that if there is a genuine) R ti right to an explanation. “I€ there is no emergency, this action rates as the very ‘lowest method of breeding fear, “It is not a technique which will melt Russian stubbornness. It will certainly not: endear us to Peace- joving people anywhere in the world.” . {Editor's Note—The dispatch which disclosed President Tru- man's order for the ‘swearing in of the new Secretary of Defense made no mention of the word “emer. gency.” Mr. Truman’s reason for the act was said to be the “general international situation."] Wallace predicted that another depression is now “almost in- evitable,”* To avoid it-or cushion its effects. he said, “we must return to the necessary nuisance of rationing.” He urged his audience to send copies of their grocery bills to the White House to help the President understand the simple “bread-and- butter issue that {s troubling most Americans.” Assalls Congress He accused Congress of failing to attack any fundamental prob- lems in the past session. “It contented itself with framing measures to sap the strength of the trade-unions, to weaken rent controls and to appropriate billions to the Army and Navy," he said. “And I warn you,” he continued, “that the threatening depression can mean war. Frightened and greedy men, fearing the chaos of domestic depression, doubting our ability to have full production and full employment in peace, may drive us to war on the slightest pretext. “Itwill not be a war of freedom, but @ war for the salvation of in: trenched greed.” emergency,” he declared. “They Roosevelt-Truman policies since policy of planned inflation.” emergency the people have thej - Administration: as the progenitor of the inflationary spiral. Begin- aing with the charge that. it ter: did it ‘solely for the.“purpose of dling of the housing situation and his “capitulation” to the theory that wages could be increased with- jout corresponding. increases of. prices. vetoes of tax- reduction bills and for his “lavish” extension of dollar credits to foreign nations. Committee in the Senate. was asked why his party had not Introduced legislation at the last session of Congress 10 authorize such an in- crease, he replied it was because the body was “too busy” with other urgent matters, to take up such a “controversial” subject. Intimating the project would be started at the next session, he re- marked it probably would precipi- tate lengthy hearings and extended debate. In a day full .of political activi- ties which attracted unusual at- tention by reason of the ever- present CIO pickets—more than 1.000 paraded around the Palace Hotet during delivery of the Com- monwealth speech—the aspirant to the GOP presidential nomination also conferred with a number of local party leaders. held an: after: noon reception for Republican workers, and made an off-the-rec- ord talk ‘to the San Francisco Press Club. Favorite Tryout Audience The Commonwealth Club, whose membership includes the cream of the Golden Gate business and pro- fessional community, has been a favorite tryout atdience for presi- dential candidates over. a long Period of years. © Here the late Franklin D. Roose- velt first enunciated the cardinal! features of his New Deal in 1932, even as candidates before and after him hawked their wares. ~ Like his predecessors in this forum, the Ohio senator obviously put his best foot forward. The speech clearly was -the most forceful and the most thoughtful pubtic utterance of his tour. It also contained more fighting language than any of the others. “The left-wingers are trying to put the burden of these (high) prices on the Republicans,” he as- serted angrily at the outset of the speech. Then proceeded to enun- ciate the “truth” about the situa- tion. “High prices are no sudden are the .inevitable result of the the beginning of the war... . “As long ago as November 23, 1945, I pointed out that the acts and real policies of the Administra. tion contradicted its promises to prevent inflation and constituted 2 Eight-Point indictment ° The Senator delivered an eight- point indictment of the Truman rainated price control too soon and influencing the outcome of.the Con- gfessional elections of 1946. . He criticized: the Truman han- He assailed the President for his The Senator then followed through with his own six-point al- ternative to the Truman method. Elaborate Proposal In elaboration of his proposal for a new high level of wages and prices, along with his advocacy of a 60-cent minimum wage. The Ohio Senator told his San Francisco au- dience: “Since both wages and prices have risen, wages on the whole more ‘than prices, we -had better work the toward a stabilization of 1939. “Increase in supply and. some decrease in abnormal demand should bring prices back to that evel from the present level of 80 to 100 per cent increase. “The excess increase in wages over 50 br 60 per cent can prob- ably be compensated in numerous industries by an increase in productivity, “If we set 50 or 60 per cent as the goal, we should then encourage the increase of ali subnormal wages and salaries to that point compared a By DEWEY L. FLEMING (Continued from Page 1) : man of the Republican _Policyjindustry or profession were sub- normal, the increase might well be larger. . ot “In this connection. I think the minimum wage should be increased from 40 cents to at least 60 cents. “I do not ‘believe that such .in- creases in,subnormal wages, or in- creases to while-collar groups, or to the ranks of unorganized labor, will tend to increase prices, but it will ease the burden of high prices for millions, . “We should insist upon the vital necessity of increasing the produc- tivity of workmen by better ma- chinery, better methods and better co-operation.” oa Calls For TeX Cut Continuing -his. outline of af- firmative steps in the: situation, he said: . . “Second, there, should be gga ther reduction of Government’e Penses and a corresponding ‘reduc: tion in taxes, and we should ‘have it at once in. order. to head off the inflationary effect of further - tne creases in wages in the higher wage brackets, eee “Third, we should ‘restrict ex: Ports of those products where sup. Ply is short, as in the case of'corn, and restrict the. total volume of exports more than a today.... g ~ ® i) ~ a4 Q oo g. a Leon! = bea ay ete, <= | =] [~ >] —) = = S ca aa — “a PI AN IIE OEE FUER ORS, * “Fourth, much ‘cah be accom- plished bya campaipn’ of educa- tion. There have undoubtedly been some excessive profits and the President has been right in urging upon those who have such profits @ reduction in their prices, “If extra funds are available, it Is-far better from an economic standpoint for corporations .to re duce prices rather than increase wages or dividends further... , _ Urges Saving-Cn Food “Fifth, further wage increases should be discouraged: to the extent that they mean increases in prices. “Sixth, it may be: desirable to undertake campaigns for the volun- tary rationing of products like meat where excessive ‘prices show that there is a shortage compared to the demand. . vows \“The country as 2 whole is eat- ing more than they ever ate before and, therefore, many people are in a position to save on food without harm to themselves, . “If they do, they reduce the. de-| mand and they should reduce the price for the benefit of-those who are not so favored by higher in- comes. aa . “Such campaigns were success- ful-under: the Food -Administra- tion. I believe they can have a material effect on. prices. in ‘the current emergency.” . » Seeks More Producti ae In conclusion, the Senator: de clared that in his opinion no work- man ‘had ever’ been paid. “tao much” for a day's work “well done,” but he added:. . “There ig 2 limit to the tots! productive capacity of the ‘cou try, and therefore to his share of goods made available. We cannat divide up more than we make, “The great problem is to tune up our economic machine and increase production, “On the whole, 2 good job has been done in the United States, but we want to find ‘the means ‘of doing « better job, of raising the standard of living and increasing wages without increasing . prices)’. That can only he done by more]. productivity per man.” Largest Picket Line pleket line here, organized by the San Francisco ClO council, was by fal’ the largest of any which the Taft: p has . encountered, Like all the others, it was entirely wages and prices at some new level, |orderly. - perhaps 50. or 60 per cent over The demonstration was restricted to a display of placards heralding labor's hostility to the Taft-Hartley Act. of which the Senator Is a co- author, : : W.i. Kenney Becomes Under Secretary Of Navy Washington. Sept. 19 (#—w. John Kenney was sworn in today as Under Sedretary of the Navy. * He succéeds John L. Sullivan who became Secretary yesterday after elevation of Secretary Forresta) to to prewar. If prewar wages in any the post of Secretary of Defense. GOP Pictured As Forestalling ~ On Social Legislation By ROBERT w. RUTH (Washington Bureau of The Sun) Washington, Sept. 19 — The Democratic National Committee to- day charged that the GOP-domi- nated Eightieth Congress is bent on forestalling any social legisla tion until.1949 when it hopes a Republican will be installed in the White House. - What sent the committee's blood Pressure to the boiling point was the recent remark of Senator Taft (R., Ohio) that Congress has been handicapped in welfare legislation because it cannot trust the demo cratic executive branch to set-up the administrative machinery. “Rule-Or-Ruin Philosophy” Many Republicans’ therefore -pre-, fer to wait until. their. own Presi. dent is in the White House,. said; the Senate leader who ts now, sounding out the West on chances for. his party's nomination. If Senacor Taft was trying to get a’ rise out of the’ Democrats. it came today. Gael Sullivan, execu, tive director of- the Democratic National Committee. ‘exhibited 3! fine feeling of ‘indignation over; what he called the “Republican rule-or-ruin philosophy revealed in the ransom note Senator Taft de’ livered to the nation in his Los! Angeles speech.” - . In order to “have at” the Ohioan, Mr. Sullivan came out- witht National Committee's publication] Capital Comment, a day earty. “Pander To The Lobbies” ’ Senator Tatt, he alleged, “spelled out what he meant. His heartless) Program was revealed by his own! words with an arrogance not matched since Hitler took over the Reichstag. “The boss of the Republican- controlied Eightieth Congress made ‘it plain that the GOP board of strategy has decided to.do noth- ing about housing. health or educa- tion before 1949.” . Nothing .has been done, con- tinued Mr. Sullivan, except “to pander to the lobbies.” ‘The committee director, charg: ing the Republicans with a legis. lative sit-down strike, added: “At first {t appeared the Repub-' licans would act on housing, health and education. in the second ées- sion as a last-minute sop to the voters. . nn “Would Stop The Clock”. | = “But Taft, who cultivates a repu- tation for forthright bluntress, jumped the gun in his own per- sonal campaign for the Republican{ *. presidential nomination. ? - “In his’ hands—or possibly be-} * cause of a-change of strategy by| » the Republican National Commit-| * tee—this sop to the voters was turned’ into a transparently vetted threat. . “He would -padlock the calendar and ‘stop the clock. “He would ignore the: pressing problems of domestic welfare that face the nation and blackmail the people.” i) WEES tes oe Cae nt a er % EN ete eye State a er UD This Week CRAB II FULL-COURSE © Ap © Crab Impericd » Back-Fin ( * Cole Siow * 21 © Dessert a Daily 5 to Op.» Open Every Day . 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