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KMSsia Prepared!
T Parley iff U,
WoDlly Says Stallion
On Basis of Wallace Proposals
By Eddy Gilrnore
MOSCOW, May 17 -AJf- Prime Minister Stalin said tonight Rus
sia is prepared if the United States is willing, to use Henry A. Wal
lace's recent "open letter" to him as the basis for two-power nego
tiations aimed at ending strained relations between the two nations.
Stalin's statement was dated today and issued by the Soviet
press department. It replied to Wallace's proposals, made at a political
z I rally in New York's Madison
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It looks very much as though
American diplomacy got its trick
trumped In the late exchange
with Russia. Ambassador Smith in
an oral exchange with Foreign
Minister Molotov. later confirmed
In writing, indicated that this
country was always ready to dis
cus the matter of Improving re
lations with Russia. Whereupon
Molotov responded with assurance
of Russia's readiness. Then Presi
dent Truman and Secretary Mar
shall took a runout ponder and
said dealings should go through
the United States
1 I1C 1 UIHL iaivw
British foreign minister, may have
timulated the backtracking or
sidestepping of our state aepari- .
ment. Perhaps Bevin was fearful J
that In a bilateral discussion we
would be outfoxed. )
As the matter stands Molotov ,
took that trick. He can broadcast
n . i V,- -, I
to tne nussian prui
United States Is an Imperialist
warmonger, that his country is
the only sincere advocate of peace
and for evidence can continue to
quote from the Smith-Molotov
correspondence.
When we, add to this fumble the
morass into which our diplomacy
has gotten us on the Palestine
question the American people
have right to critlcire the way
their foreign affairs are being
(Continued on Editorial Page)
Sheriff and
Clerk Deliver
Vote Supplies
Delivery of ballot boxes to Mar
lon county's 92 precincts for Fri
day's primary elections was start
ed Monday by the staff of Sheriff
Denver Young.
Deputy Bert Smith is taking the
boxes to precincts in the northern
part of the county today. Sheriff
Young's deputies also will begin
helping election boards set up vot
ing booths today.
Meanwhile County Clerk Harlan
Judd announced that his office is
still issuing certificates of registra
tion to county residents who have
either moved sine e April 20 or
who will be out of the county on
election day.
The cards will entitle the holder
to vote in whatever precinct or
county he happens to be in on el
ection day, as long as tne voter
remains within the state. Issuing
of absentee ballots for out-of-state
voters was concluded May 10.
Certificates for voters who have
moved to another precinct within
Marion county since registration
books were closed on April 20, will
be given out at the clerk's office
even on election day. The office
will not be open for regular bus
iness Friday but a staff will be on
hand to answer telephone inquir
ies. Sample ballots are now avail
able at the county clerk's office
and at precinct headquarters and
at banks, stores and business es
tablishments all over the county,
Judd said.
CANADA DELAT8 DECISION
OTTAWA, May 17 -0P- Can
ada will withhold recognition of
the state of Israel until a further
study has been made, Louis S.
t Laurent, minister tor external
affairs, told parliament today. He
added that "recognition of a new
state Is m matter of very serious
consequence.'
Anlmsl Crackers
by WAKEN GOODRICH
, Tm skk of bmWag. build
ing, building ef j dtitruct
Square Garden May 11 and ad
dressed to the Kusian leader.
j Stalin said his government con
siders that "despite the difference
in the economic system and the
ideologies, the co - existence of
these systems and a peaceful set
tlement of differences between the
USSR and the United States are
not only possible, but also neces
sary in the interests of a general
peace."
"I do not know," Stalin said,
"whether the United States gov
ernment approves of Mr. Wallace's
program as a basis for agreement
between the USSR and the Unit
ed States."
Stalin gave a concise summary
of the points Wallace made, list
ing them as:
Weald Bar A -Bombs
1. A general armaments reduc
tion and the prohibition of atomic
weapons.
2. Conclusion of peace treaties
with Germany and Japan, and the
question of evacuating troops from
these countries.
3. Evacuation of troops from
China and Korea.
A tMi--t fnr th mvprrirntv
' Ul inUlVlUUIl VUUIllllCTi BUU 11VII-
I interference in their domestic sf-
! ai
5. The inadmissibility of military
bases in member countries of the
United Nations.
6. World development of inter
national trade. No discrimination
within the United Nations frame
work in assistance to, and econo
mic restoration of, countries which
suffered in the war.
7. The defense of democracy
and ensuring the civil rights In
all countries.
Stalin spoke of the "inadequa
cy" of the recent diplomatic ex
change between the two govern
ments. On May 4, U. S. Ambassa
dor Walter B. Smith conferred
with Soviet Foreign Minister V.
M. Molotov.
(U. S. government sources said
later in Washington, however, that
Smith had not Issued an invita
tion to Russia for bi -lateral talks.
Capital Quiet, Waiting
WASHINGTON, May 17 - (JPf
The White House and state de
partment were silent tonight on
Premier Josef Stalin's offer to
negotiate a settlement with the
United States, and the capital
generally kept Its fingers crossed.
They were waiting to see
whether Stalin's .remarks repre
sent: 1. An attempt to befuddle and
confuse the United States and
thereby weaken its hand, or
2. A genuine change in the
Russian tactics which have led
to one Impasse after another in
international gatherings called to
straighten out a war-torn world.
(Statement of Wallace on page 2)
Exports Boom
Talk Blasted
LOS ANGELES, May 17. -UP)-A
department of commerce official
said today that any false impres
sions that the European recovery
program will bring a boom in ex
ports "should be spiked right
now.'
The answer to reports of an ex
port boom Is no, "insofar as we
can see into the future of the for
eign economic picture, and bar
ring unforeseen foreign political
developments," said George L.
Bell, associate director of the of
fice of international trade of the
department of commerce.
Bell, here for a World trade
conference, made his statements
in a speech prepared for the wom
en's division of the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce.
"We anticipate that export lev
els will remain high - - but they
are not expected to reach the record-breaking
peak of 1847," said
Bell.
Treble Damages
Sought Here in
'Overpaid Rent'
A suit for treble damages due
to alleged overcharged rent ap
peared in Marion county circuit
court Monday.
Lee M. Neely of Salem is suing
Alma A. Chessman for $453 which
be charges is due him for his
overpaid rent, plus the damages,
under the federal housing and rent
act of last year.
A rent control ruling which re
duced Neely's rent from $60 to
$32.50 per month, retroactive from
Dec. 15, 1947. to July 1. 1947, is
basis for the complaint. Attor
neys for Neely said the Chessman
house is at 1520 State it, i m
structure containing five rooms,
including one bedroom.
The complaint alleges that the
defendant failed to register the
house in question with the Salem
rent control office in accordance
with the housing and rent act and
refused to register the premises as
required by the act
MILKMEN ELECT
PORTLAND. May 17-(yP-Th
Oregon Milk Distributors associa
tion today elected John Meilema,
Portland, president, succeeding J.
L. Sinner, who resigned Friday.
NINETY EIGHTH YEAR
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SSOOD
Galilee
Scene of
Battles
I By TTi Associated Prei
I Jewish and Arab accounts told
: Monday of a developing struggle
for northeastern Palestine the
I fertile Galilee region claimed by
the new Jewish state of Israel.
The Arabs said Egyptian troops,
'advancing through southern Pal
estine, had reached positions with
in 30 miles of Tel Aviv, tempor-
j TEL AVIV, Israel. May 1S-(JPy-Hght
bombers raided Tel
I Aviv Just after dawn today for
the fourth successive day of air
attacks against this city.
i
; ary capital of Israel. Tel Aviv it
self underwent its third straight
; day of enemy air attack. The
Jews have driven into the Arab
i city of Acre on the coast, a front
I dispatch said.
i American correspondents in
I Jerusalem, in a pooled dispatch
! dated Sunday, said Jewish fight
jers held virtually all the heart of
the holy city, after 51 hours of
i furious street fighting that follow
ed the British withdrawal on Fri
day. In Cairo, the Arab higher exec
utive office said the Jewish agen
cy has authorized the surrender of
Jews in the old city of Jerusalem
to the Arab volunteer command.
The Moscow radio said the so
viet union has officially recogni
zed Israel. The new Jewish state
already has been recognized by
the United States.
At Lake Success, N. Y., the Unit
ed States and Russia demanded
that the United Nations security
council order an immediate cessa
tion of war in Palestine.
The fighting in northeastern
Palestine centered in Jordan riv
er bridgehead areas at Samakh on
the southern tip of the sea of Gal
ilee and Gesber five miles to the
south, and along the Palestine
Lebanon border in the vicinity of
Malikya.
H.W.Carter
Seeks Write-in
For County DA
Herbert W. Carter, Salem attor
ney, became the only candidate
for democratic nomination as Mar
ion county district attorney Mon
day when literature was distrib
uted in Salem requesting demo
crats to write in his name on the
May 21 primary election ballot.
Republican candidates are Mil
ler Hayden. incumbent, and Ed
ward O. Stadter. Jr., Salem at
torney. If Carter receives a ma
jority of votes on the write-in
democratic ticket, his name will
appear on November's general
election ballot. No democrats filed
for the office before the deadline
March 20.
Carter came to Salem from
Wieser, Idaho, in 1937 and grad
uated from Willamette university
law school in 1943. He has prac
ticed law since that time from his
offices in the Pioneer Trust build
ing. He is married, the father two
children and lives at 920 N. Church
street
SALEM PmKCIPITATION
(From Sept. 1 tm Mar !
This Tear
lrt Year
23.15
39.11
Politics on Parade . . .
Who's Running for What in the May Primaries!
(K4Mrs mmU: Caauacat ta tkls
series arc ai4i fcy er for the caa
Sklafes wlUkt restrltiea, aa4
stay mt snaj set rcflact th etfl
trtel .ylicy t tfeda Mwsar).
Mifi svhject:
Alvin C. Twujate
Candidate tor
7th Ward Ceunrtlman
Alvin C. Tun gate was born In
Battle Creek, Mich., June 5, 1894,
and attended grade and high
schools there. He?'1
moved to South
Dakota in 1916. ;
Enlisted in the
1st South Dakota
cavalry, serving .- ' '
throughout as 1st . -sergeant
After 1 V 2'
the war worked J
tor th 17. S. i '
marshall's office. "
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c
Later did re
search work for
the veterans' ad- a. c Trotfata
ministration.
Came to Oregon in If 40. With
. h
14 PAGES
The
Chrysler Pickets Fight Police;
Rail, Packing Parleys Resume
By The Associated Press i why "mass picketing, threats and
Mob disorder highlighted the I coercion" should not be restrained
Chrysler automotive strike Mon- ! at plants in Marysville, Mich. The
day and Swift and Company, meet order is returnable Thursday,
packers, renewed a wage increase Swift's wage proposal re-offer
offer as a settlement for the 62- was made at a meeting attended
day-old packing house strike. by federal conciliators and Gov.
Special squads of state polic-, Luther Youngdahl of Minnesota,
fought pickets at one of the 1C Governor Youngdahl, said He in
struck Chrysler plants in High- ! terviewed In behalf of the people
land Park, Mich. Two policemen of his state where national guard
were reported hospitalized. Gov. units are patroling three areas be
Kim Sigler of Michigan said h" cause of packing house violence,
was preparing to alert the national The CIO United Packing House
guard if necessary. Workers union strike was called
GM Strike Threatened first against the major packers
It was the first major violence? Swift. Armour, Cudahy and Wil
of the six-day-old strike called son on March 16, for a 29 cents
by the CIO United Automobile hourly raise.
Workers In support of a 30 cents First the packers offered nine
hourly wage raise. They now re- cents, then withdrew the proposal,
ceive $1.43 an hour. Recently workers have been re-
The UAW threatened also to turning to work, the packers said,
call a strike of 225,000 General on the basis of the nine cents raise.
Motors workers if no wage settle
ment is reached by May 28.
Chrysler obtained a court order
requiring the UAW to show cause
Atom Weapons'
Pacific Tests
Called Success
WASHINGTON. May 17 -OPV-The
government today announced
completely successful tests of
three improved atomic weapons,
in what was described as a "mile
stone in atomic development"
Secrecy cloaked all details of
what may well be tremendous de
velopments beyond the A-bomb
which wrote new history in the
horrors of war by wrecking
Hiroshima August 6, 1945.
Today's report came from the
White House after Chairman Da
vid E. Lilienthal and four other
members of the atomic energy
commission gave Mr. Truman an
oral report on the recent tests.
They were held at Eniwetok island
far Pacific atoll which Is the
proving ground for America's No.
I weapon.
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the
republican-dominated Joint cosn
mittee on atomic energy approved
II to 5 a bill to extend the terms
of the five commissioners a flat
23 months. President Truman has
renominated Lilienthal to a five
year term and the others to stag
gered terms of one to four years.
On the labor front, a deadlock
continued In efjorts to eliminate
the danger of strikes In atomic
plants. Commission officials said
they have been unable to get
unions and operating companies
to agree on a program they said
is essential: Continuous operation.
The specific dispute now at
hand, over wages and working
conditions. Is between the FL
Atomic Trades and Labor council
at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Car
bide and Carbon Chemicals Corp.
No settlement Is in sight and a
strike may come June 7.
Lilienthal told reporters 10.000
men were involved in the tests at
Eniwetok military personnel,
scientists, engineers and others.
The date or dates are still secret.
The official White House state
ment said:
The president gave general ap
proval of commission plans for
steps it proposed to Initiate at once
for further nuclear development,
based upon information gained
from the tests.
the department of interior, Bon
neville Power administration, un
til 1946. Then Joined the Colum
bia Metals corp. as an inspector.
Vice - president of the Chemi
cal Workers of American, A. F.
of L. Sent as their delegate to the
1947 convention. A member of
the Salem Chemical council.
I believe in making the coun
cil more- responsible to all the peo
ple and a square deal for all; pub
lic power; better conditions for
the veterans' colony.
Father of seven girls and two
boys, I am Interested in seeing
Salem made the best possible liv
ing place for ourselves and our
children. J
STEEL PRICES CUT
PITTSBURGH, May ll-VPl-Ernest
T. Weir, chairman of the
National Steel Corp., today an
nounced price reductions, effec
tive May 15, for Its products to
taling $4,600,000 annually. Nation,
al thus joins ILS. -Steel and other
industrial firms in- slashing prices.
fOUNDBD 1651
Oregon Statesmaa. Salem, Orejou. Tuesday, May 18, 1943
einstated May 3. The union said
he strike was still "effective."
Rail Parley n Today
Railroad labor and management
West Salem Adopts
$78,3167 -Budget;
Due for June Vote
By Marguerite Gleaaon
Valley N.ws Editor. The Statesman
WEST SALEM, May 17 Faced with the demands of a rapidly
expanding population. West Salem city budget committee tonight
adopted a budget of $78,167 for the year 1948-49, of which $38,547
must be raised by taxation and $20,976 is In excess of the 6 per cent
limitation. The final figure includes $2,500 to cover the deficit for
this year, mostly reflecting increased pay for city employes.
"It is only a holding budget; it makes no provision for keeping
up with the city needs," was the comment of Mayor Walter Musgrave
Boss9 Speech
Against Union
Gets Approval
WASHINGTON. May 17 -UP)
The National Labor Relations I
RsArr4 nilH tnHav that n rry I
ployer may require his workers
to attend a meeting on company
time a,nd property and listen to
anti-union speeches.
The board based is decision on
the Taft-Hartley act. It re
versed the doctrine of a 1946
case which held exactly the op
posite under the Wagner labor
act.
In the earlier "free speech"
ruling, called the Clark Brothers
Co. case, the theory was that free
speech requires an exchange of
ideas and the right of a listener
not to listen.
However, the Taft-Hartley law
now says that expression of an
employer's views Ts not evidence
of an unfair labor practice if the
expression contains "no threat or
reprisal or force or promise of
benefits.
Today's decision was by a three
member NLRB panel composed of
members John M. Houston, Abe
Murdock and J. Copeland Gray
It involved the Babcock & Wilcox
Co., Augusta, Ga., and the United
Stone and Allied Products Work
ers union (CIO).
An unfair labor practice charge
brought by the union against the
company was dismissed.
Dead Radioman
Sought Rebel
SALONIKA, May 17 -OPh- Po
lice disclosed today a letter writ
ten by George Polk, American
correspondent for CBS, expressing
hope he would be able to put
Guerrilla Chieftain Markos Va
fiades "on the air from his secret
radio station."
The letter was written the day
before Polk disappeared May 9.
His trussed up body- was found
floating in the bay off Salonika
yesterday. There was a bullet hole
in the back of his bead.
Public Prosecutor Christos
Moustakis released a carbon copy
of the letter, addressed to Edward
Murrow. New York official of the
CSS. The carbon was found am
ong papers in Polk's room.
- ,
AMAHS SAID DROWNED
HAIFA. Palestine. May HVPh
A Jewish source said tonight "up
to 800 Arab troops were drowned'
after the Jews opened a hydro
electric dam and flooded plain.
Tne region was below sea level m
the Jordan Valley along the Pal-
estine-Trans-Jordan frontier.
atemaii
dkfllDDD
representatives will resume nego
tiations Tuesday in their wage dis
pute that came within hours of
tying up the nation's transporta
tion system.
President Truman seized the
carriers to prevent the tieup. Lead
ers of both sides have been fore
casting a settlement of the long
dispute over wages and working
rules.
Lewis to Open Talks
The policy committee of the
United Mine Workers union Mon
day authorized President John L.
Lewis to negotiate a new contract
for 400,000 soft coal miners. Nego-
tiations start Tuesday. Their con-
tract expires June 30.
Anthracite coal contract .nego
tiations, scheduled to start Thurs-
j day, will start May 27 in Phila
delphia. Lewis has notified the
hard coal operators he intends to
terminate their contract, covering
80,000 eastern Pennsylvania min
ers, July 10.
in talking with Phil Kerber, who
was named chairman of the bud
get committee.
Items which were boosted over
the current year's figures includ
ed police, $1,020; water depart
ment labor, $500; and $2,590 in
the street department, the latter
to take full advantage of state
funds available. The public works
item of $500 was doubled in part
to meet matching funds of the
Salem school district summer rec-
reation program
Upon recommendation of A. L
Lamb, city auditor, the item for
power was lowered $1,000 from
the high of $5,000 this year. So
far less than $3,000 of this year's
budget has been spent. Lamb re
ported. Among the needs mentioned
but not included were "holes in
the streets where we will lose a
city bus some day," Councilman
Earl Burk said, while L. L Slop
er, member of the budget com
mittee, suggested putting a side
walk around the city park to elim
inate a traffic hazard.
Also left out were items for
auxiliary fire fighting equipment
"in case the bridge ts blocked' in
which SlopeY had expressed In
terest and any appreciable sum
for installation of water meters.
While the water department has
expressed desire to have all cus
tomers put on meters, labor and
cost of meters keeps installations
down mostly to new connections,
Musgrave said.
Besides Kerber and Sloper other
members of the budget board are
Verne Axelson. named clerk:
Clyde Everett Carl Brown and
Jack Watson. R. E. Covert, sev
enth member, was not present
Besides Musgrave and Burk,
councilmen present were W. C.
Heise, Roy Stevens, Donald Kuhn,
Chester Douglas and A. F. Gof
frier. June IS was set for hearing
on the budget which will give
time for the election which must
be held because the amount to
be raised Is in excess of the 6 per
cent limitation.
Weizman Improving
After Overstrain
NEW YORK, May 17-P)-Dr.
Chalm Weizmann, newly named
president of the council of govern
ment of Israel, Is expected- to be
able to resume "normal activities'
in a few days, his physician said
tonight
The physician. Dr. Josef Conn,
said the 79-year-old statesman
and scientist has had -to take it
easy recently because exhaustion
brought on by "heavy work and
overstrain. He Is at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel here.
nrrnooN misses guam
GUAM. Tuesday. May 1-JP)-A
typhoon crazed the most-norther
ly Islands ef the Marianas, chain
today, its center passing some 200
miles to the north of Guam and
causing no reported damage.
Pricw
vU
Surrender Claimed
By New Yorker on
Plan to 'Outlaw'
s 1 i
Bt B. L LJ vino ton I
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17-VVRepubIican presidential as
pirants Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen met over the
radio tonight to debate their clashing views on outlawing of the
communist party in the United States. f - -
Before a studio audience limited to reporters and camera
men, Dewey hammered on his theme that communism should
be kept in the open and that to drive it underground only
enabled it to grow in power. " !
"You cannot shoot an idea with a law," he asserted. f
On the affirmative, Stassen calfed for a stop to "coddling
communists, and enactment of laws to deny them the "blessing
cf Jeealitv" under which thev are nermitted to pain rra.r.
Dewev's Return
To Salem Set
7' T 1 Tj m.
r or tailor lTieei .r'w. to,
buttal, answered; 1
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New "I gather from Mr. Stassen that
York will revisit Salem and vi- j has completely surrendered.,
cinity Wednesday during his ex- Th Mundt bill does not outlaw
tended campaign swing through communist party. If Mr. Stas
Oregon before Today's primary fn that is aU he wants, then
election. I be doesn't mean it when he asks
The candidate for republican J11 -thecommunist party be out
presidential nomination will ad- ! w?-:aue, "uthor of the
dress a meetine of orani2ed la-
bor at Salem Labor temple at 2:43
p. m. Wednesday, after having
appeared at Independence grade
school at 1:50 p. m.
Salem Trades and Labor coun
cil officials said Monday the New
York candidate would discuss his
views on labor relations at the
local meeting, which is open to
members of all Salem labor un
ions. Governor Dewey recently
missed a scheduled meeting with
Salem labor officials when his
caravan arrived in Salem an hour
late after unexpected delays be
tween Portland and here.
At Independence the candidate
will be welcomed by acting mayor
James H. Hart and introduced by
State Sen. Dean Walker.
Republican voters of Oregon
will choose between preference
for Dewey or Harold E. Stassen
of Minnesota In the Friday elec
tion.
Taf t to Fight
To Cut River
Work Moneys
WASHINGTON, May 17 -0P-
Senator Taft (R-OhioX told the
senate today there is no justifica
tion for increasing public works
construction now, "when private
construction activity is1 high."
Taft Joined in a senate fight to
cut $200,000,000 from ; a record
$640,253,000 appropriation bill for
flood control and rivers and har
bors work during thai year be
ginning July 1.
Flood control is important, he
said, but "whether wei do It this
year or a few years later Is not
vital."
"Whether we exceed the na
tional budget by two or three
billion dollars is a vital question,
however."
Senator Gurney (R-SD) de
fended the $440,253,000 program
as necessary to protect the natural
resources of the nation.
He said it would add to agricul
tural production "the backbone
of the nation's economy" by
preventing crop and livestock loss,
adding millions or acres in uooa
areas to agricultural lands, and
providing additional irrigation for
western farms.
A vote on the bill Is expected
tomorrow.
Senators Wherry (R-Neb) and
Cordon (R-Ore) termed the $200,
000.000 cutback proposal "arbi
trary."
EUKOPE FLEET EEFLACED
WASHINGTON, May .17 HPV
The navy announced tonight that
it Is relieving its 14-smp squadron
in the Mediterranean and re
placing' It with -12 other ships.
Some 1400 marines serving a
board the major fighting' ships
also will come back to the United
States. '
ODii SEnMons
Weather
Max.
. S3
M X
Mln. FTwtp.
40 .- .f
49 rJBO -S3
Trace
Portland
San Francisco -?
Chicago - , ... 5
New York
S3 Jt
Willamette river 2 feet.
FORECAST (from V. S. weather bu
reau. atcKary fleki. Salem): Partly
cloudy today and tonight. High today
. tomr tonight 4L WeUir wlU t
favorable lor ail farm work today.
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No. 55
HDD DUDD
Clash Over Maadf Bill
They clashed sharply over the
Mundt bill, now before congress.
Stassen held that it would oJt-;
law the. communist party, Dewey '
that it would not
"If Mr. Dewey," Stassen con
cluded, "will agree to support the
Mundt bill uneauivocallv. then I
! wiU agree we are in complete un-
unal congressional
committee both say it does not
outlaw the party" - --j.
CaiW Kede Flfta Celraoan ... j
"Free countries,", Stassen .said,
do not have "adequate laws" to
safeguard themselves frast . com
munism. The communist organiza
tions, he said, "are not .political
parties. They are fifth columns"
Stassen said America needs "a
new law to make illegal any or
ganization, either above ground or
below ground, which is directed
by the rulers of a foreign power
for the purpose of overthrowing
the government' of the United "
States."
Stassen said that at present in
America there is no law which
opposes communism and stops it in
its efforts "to overthrow" the VS.
government No law exists, he con
tinued, to "stop the communists
from conspiring to call strikes Or
follow directions from Moscow."
"Ne Danger to Liberty"
Stassen avowed his support for
the Mundt bill, now before the
house, although the' bill as now
constituted contains provisions
"toward individuals which- go
"beyond what I have advocated."
To outlaw the communist party.
he said, would not endanger the
civil liberties of other persons.
Stassen then asked Dewey these
questions: ' -
J. Do you agree that the com
munists of the world are directed
by the Kremlin? j
2. Do you agree that their ob
jectives are the overthrow oLfree
governments? J
3. Do you agree that they con-
stitute a menace to world peace?
"Blessing f Legality" :
In concluding his . original 20-
minute presentation, Stassen ar
gued: . v -
"To make my position very clear.
I say very definitely that it does
not add up to me to say that loyal,
patriotic young Americans roust of
necessity be drafted, , that their
liberties must be taken away in
order to make America strong In
the face of the menace to peace
caused by communist organiza
tions of the soviet union, but that
none of the privileges and bless
ings of legality should be taken
away from the communist organi-
rations themselves, which in fact '
are causing the menace that makes
the drafting necessary." ?
Dewey argued in his opening re
marks that a law to outlaw com- .
munism would be useless because
there are already 27 acts which be
said outlaw "every conceivable
form of fubvesion., '
Cites House Cemmittee
Commenting on the Mundt bill.
the New Yorker said he was
against a law which deprives a
person of his civil liberties. He
referred to the report of the house
un-American activities committee
in purported refutation of Staa
sen's claim. Dewey said the com
mittee rejected the idea of out
lawing the communist party. Jle
said the report gave these reasons:
1. It would drive the commu
nists further underground, i
2. Outlawing has not been ef
fective in other countries. .
3. "We could not criticize other
totalitarian nations for their ac
tions If we adopt similar meas
ures," .:
-Dewey branded the outlawing
proposal Immoral, in violation of
the - constitutional bill of ; rights.
the method of totalitarianism itself.
and "panacea" which won't
work. ;