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. appear ‘that the majority of the ‘politicle oming from the cities feel more or > ess....not with any personal heppiness but because it is their feeling, Unless _ |... Wh do 80, we will MAO not have the support of labor and labor is basic, J think | "| “Soday that the basic weakness is not the on growing out of the machine controlled ; “~by the Democratic party, but is the one growing out of the appeaserent itself(or ; ‘vo, .i,' Out of the South), «There te another thing and that is the political education of S. ..- . the country which is now being he1a/B}° he president. The president can not take “os, Z Wallace's position, The president did not take the correct position for the ..... Democratic stand(?) He wants to maintain effectiveness in Congress, I think . | “<=. probably he “has 1944 inspirations, =~: _ ek ae etsy re “*~ Shot Well, except that he can not now favorably take Wallace's stand because he “had to keep some effectiveness with Congress. If he keeps on being defeated by -, Gongreas that will certainly not be enough for countries like China and Russie, — - >. and therefore as you outlined this “morning, ‘the peace...s.-sdictated, The Russians WALL, ceseescns Tt seems to me that ‘he is endangering the peace because it will then * peeneec @VOry barrier.......the foreign policy ‘behind it.,.....,political question, What ie happening now, for instance, everything the president has wanted lately _ | cchas been defeated except Lend Lease, The U.S. is the highest of any of the world -, at war. I think that some day the reaction against him will react there, I can't _"* pee any other way out iar think that is true and yet it seems to me at the same tine ~s.27 >the president doesn't have any alternative, | er a 7 het J-think Stalia..cc.. oo VB os ..)S"Hes The president is taking « more ‘vigorous position, There 1s this point to - 0 argue. He is taking a aore progressive position ‘and would be in a better position for 1944 then obviously there ‘Would ‘be ho argument, vee te She: But you have to argue it another way, -That is by taking the position he ay not be ina stronger position in 1944... On the other hand he would now be able 0 shape the peace, erteinly'by’ going along with the Korth African policy, the ~~ president Has lost @.good deal, ::"Some people ere actually worrled, -I think 4t is ctuslly true people are. worried ‘and all-of the elements with ‘which you could. | ossibly work in Europe are wondering now what is going to happen, If the presiddnt eee on with the reaction element which seens to be his course, © pp Hes -No, you see I dontt get that, That was a mistake ‘dn many wa Tt was not © Ohly a aistake, it was an unnecessary policy in terms of domestic politics here. It ‘As a political angle gllessss.all slong the line, My argument is that I am arguing ‘Feally for ea Stalingrad position , I ar saying that the President of U.S. (present aduinistration) should represent in a eonse that......circle of Stalingrad, They they any center they are going to be licked in the endfor by fighting it out _ now ant controt tne wees ao ther co poattPon ta PFs ae nent (BP) ey FR, should. stop Support the Stalingrad position , We are not going to lose in "44 even tho it hes Been. seseescscccescsFFOm a moral point of view of other offensive.,..,Stalingrad -; position, We are not going to win at that particular point in 1944 and what we now “have to dois to set up our Fastern lim, © =. ota BT her it makes much more sense to me, Is the president that kindef a person? Hes It te possible in "£4 with victory to completely change the situation in .- Congress...,and he gets the kind oF peace he wants, All of those of ue in our © ‘ party who ere afraid of a compromise basis...,and before long the attacking Congres yoooethe basic policies such ag the Jabor, oped iteelf....are protecting those : tnd Brpai dext gnise ua at all, © oe Tare cy i) vf peer: Se Te