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---dwhich disclosed President Tru- ‘Liberal’ U.S. Employes Waked At Night, Quizzed, He Says : _ By HOWARD NORTON’ (Continued from Page 1) - yahia Chapter of the Progressive Cilizens of America. . More than 9,000 tickets were sold in advance, at prices ranging from 60 cents to $3.60..The proceeds, after paying for the ‘hall, will go into the P.C.A. political war chest. Wallace talked on-the eve of the ideparture from Philadetphia of the Freedom Train, which has been on exhibit here for-the last three days, apd he took as his theme “The croachments On Our Fundamen- t# Political of e fats erties at home and abroad “in the name of stopping communism and defending democracy.” ~ q . “The Americans most dominated by Moscow are the monupoly capitalists and their agents in the Administration and the Congress,” Wallace said. . = They Fear Democracy’ “They are those who let any Russian action determine a coun- teraction regardless of its violation lof American principles. . “They do not fear communism,” allace shouted. “They fear de- joeracy.”" * a Predicting it will be said he is iving ammunition to the Commu: ists by criticizing the inconsisten- of policies at home and abroad, she former Vice President added: “Let it be clearly understood that the ammunition if not the criti- cism,-but the condition which -is criticized.” : “os Wallace pointed a. finger at- Mr. Truman.as one of the chief breed- ers‘of war hysteria. . “Speaking of. the campaign to breed hysteria,” he declared, “I know of no recent incident quite as shocking to me as President Tru- man’s instructions from the battle- ship Missourl that James Forrestal begsworn in immediately as De- fese Secretary because of an inter- nafional emergency.” ‘Method, Of Breeding War’ | gency,” Wallace continued: . . “I insist that if there is a genuine emergency the. people have. the right to an explanation, —~-, .° + “If there is no emergency, this action rates as the very lowest method of breeding fear. “Tt is not a technique which will melt Russian stubbornness. It will \certainly not endear us to ‘peace- ifloving people anywhere in the i|world.”* . on (Editor's Note—-The dispatch 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 funderstand the simpte “brvjd-and- butter issue that is troubliag most Americans.” Tonight's crowd is claimed to be the biggest to attend a political rally here.in recent years, and by far the biggest on record at any’ such meeting where admission was charged. All .seats in the -great Convention Hall were taken, and hundreds of persons were standing. Zero Mostel Speaks Before Wallace appeared, pre- liminary speakers and entertainers harangued the crowd for more than two hours. . _Zero Mastel, night club come- dian, made an tmaginary telephone call to Moscow. He told the crowd go many people had accused him of being a Russian agent that pe thought he would demonstrate -how he did it. Paul Robeson sang a song en: man’ of. the Republican ‘ Policy Committee in the Senate,'was asked why his -party ‘bad: not intraduced . legislation at’, the -last ‘séssion -of -|Congress to-authorize such ‘ani in- crease, he replied it was because the body was “too busy” with other urgent ‘matters to-take.up “controversial subject. |. . Intimating the project -would be started t the next session, he. re- marked it probably would precipi- ores. ‘Plannes ‘ E 1 ae + (Continued from e'1 os 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: “7 a -'“Since “both “wages and prices have risen,. wages on the whole more -than prices, we had‘ better work toward a stabilization” of ‘wages aod prices at some new level, perhaps 50./or 60 per cent over 1939. - - . host -“Increase in supply and some decrease in abnormal demand shoujd bring prices back to that level from the present level of 80 to 100 per cent increase. ‘Refers To Wage’ Increases ~ | ‘ “The excess increase in wiges over. 50 or 60 per cent can: ptob- ably-be compensated in numexbus industtles “by. an increase.} in productivity, oo”, “If we set 50 or 60 per cent as the goal, we should then encourage the increase of all subnormal wages and salaries to that point compared ito prewar. If prewar wages in any} industry or profession were sub- normal, the increase might well be larger. “In this connection, I-think the minimum wage should be increased such & fate lengthy hearings.and “extended debate. ao ost 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 Hotei during delivery of.the Com- monwealth speech-—the aspirant to . pomigation GOP: presidential nos mint ont 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, . 1 |’. : Favorite Tryout Audience The Commonwealth Club, whose membership includes the cream of the Golden.Gate business and pro- fessional’ community, hag been eee eyo aaaience for Peet from 40 cents to at least 60 cents. period of years. - “I do not believe that’ such in- Here the iate Frankiin D. Roose-|CFeases in subnormal wages, or in- velt. first enunclated. the cardinal/creases to white-collar EH features of his New’ Deal jn 1932, (o the ranks of ‘unorganized abor, even as candidates before and.after will\ tend to: increase’ prices, “but him hawked their wares. 9°" tee nies {he burden: of “heh -Like.-his predecessors in. this]P*if £ . 4 forum, the Obio senator obviously! “We should insist upon the vil al put his best.foot forward. .—. necessity anand ‘the pro ce The speech, clearly was the most{"¥ reel forceful and the most thoughtful|chinery. better methods and better public-utterance of his tour: It also| Co-operation. oo contained more fighting la guage ‘ - Calls For Tax, Cut” ‘ than any of the others: 's "| - ‘Continuing his outline of af. “The left-wingers are trying’ to|firmative steps in the situation, he: put the -burden: of these: (high) |said: - prices on the. Republicans,” he as-| “Second, there should be a fur- serted angrily at the outset of.the|/ther reduction of Government ex. speech, Then proceeded .to enun-|penses and a corresponding reduc- ciate the “truth” about the situa-|tion-in taxes, and we should have! tion. '. _. _ dit at once in order to head off the “High prices are no .sudden|jinflationary effect of further in emergency,” he declared. “They |creases in wages in the higher wage are the inevitable result of the)brackets. . tae Roosevelt-Truman policies since} “Third, we should restrict ex: the beginning of the war... : ports of those products where 4qup- “As long ago as November 23,|ply is short, as in the case of corn, 1945, I pointed out that the acts/and restrict the total volume jet ind real policies of the:Administra-| exports more than we do today, J... tion contradicted! its proynises to|’ “Fourth, much can be accom-|. prevent inflation and constituted'a|plished by a campaign of educa. policy of planned inflation.” tion. There have undoubtedly: deen :. Eight-Point tndi¢tm some excessive pro: and the Eight-Point, indict President has been right in urging The Senator dellvéréd an eight: point indictment: of' fhe? Truman] Upon those who have such profits a reduction in their prices... Administration as" th¢’ progenitor of the “inflationary “spiral: ‘Begin: . “If extra funds are available, it ning: with the charge: that--itvter- is far better from an economic minated price control soon and|standpoint for corporations to re- did it solely-for the purpose of|/Guce prices rather than increase influencing. the outcome of the Con-| Wages or dividends further. . . ;. gressional elections of 1946. Urges Saving On Food _ He criticized the Truman han-| “Fifth, further wage increases dling of the housing situation and|should be discouraged to the extent his “capitulation’ to ‘the theory |that they mean increases in prices. that wages could be Increased with-| “Sixth, it may be desirable to out corresponding increases of|undertake campaigna for the‘volun- prices. os tary rationing of products like meat He assailed the President for his|where excessive prices show that vetoes of tax reduction bills and for hig “lavish” extension of dollar credits to foreign nations. ‘The ‘ Senator then ‘followed through with his own six-point al- ternative to the Truman method. In elaboration of his proposal for ing more than they ver ate before and, therefgre, mgny. people are\{n a position to savé on food witho” harm to themse}ves." titled:““The Purest Kind of a Guy," dedicated to Henry Wallace; “Old Man River,” “Joe Hill,” and sev- eral others. : Ther he made a speech in which he called on the Negro people to “quit scrambling for crumbs ‘and start t cr their rights.” pretiees