THIRD U.S. PARTY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21582, 8 December 1944, Page 3

THIRD U.S. PARTY

EXPRESSED C. 1.0. AIM BALANCE OF POWER PARTICIPATION IN PEACE LONDON. Dec.. 0 Mr. Sidney Hillman, herd of tm American Trade Union delegation *- present in England, speaking «* -; press conference, said that after to - war there must bn "a good neighbour” policy in power politics. International co-operation must come trom the peoples themselves, through then Governments, and not be controlled by cartels and nig business. The people of live United _ Slates wore not taking politics seriously, "and we of the Congress InaustnaJ Organisations are fonrtul of thn rend. which is interpreted as reactionary. isolationist, and away from support of ilia Presidential policy, he said. "It is fell: that if we could make the 6,000.000 members of the C. 1.0. politically effective, we could influence the Presidential election of 194 h. Accordingly wo formed a political action committee, which played a major part, in the re-election of Mr. Roosevelt. “We do not: believe we can make ourselves effective under the existing, two-party system, and favour converting our political action committee into a third American ! olhical pailj.’ Our platform is: (1) To do all in our posher to organise the country behind Ihe war effort; (2) to see that we are really concerned in the peace after the war. not like the last war; and (3) to help to establish the means of ensuring a lasting peace.”