DEWEY’S REPLY TO TRUMAN AT CHICAGO

Grey River Argus, 28 October 1948, Page 7

DEWEY’S REPLY TO TRUMAN AT CHICAGO

(Received October 27, 9.55 p.m ) NEW YORK, October 26. Governor Thomas Dewey, the Republican candidate for the United States Presidency, gave the first of four major addresses which will wind up ' his election campaign, tonight, at Chicago. He accused President Truman’s administration of failing to win the peace, because or its “appeasement one day and bluster the next.” _ , Mr. Dewey said: The present administration has failed even more miserably at home. They are now faced with failure, with their party split in all directions. Their candidates have spread fantastic fears among our people.” Mr. Dewey accused Mr. Truman of reaching “a new low in mudslinging.” He said that he himself would not indulge in such tactics. . Mr. Dewey devoted most of his speech to a discussion of labour, business and agriculture. He said that a Republican administration would increase the soil conservation services, would continue to give price support for agricultural products: would encourage small business; and would enforce laws protecting people from evils of business monopoly. Regarding Labour, he said that where any law could be made a better instrument for labour relations, “that will be done.”

Wallace Claims His Party Stopped “The Cold War”

(Rec. 10.40) NEW YORK, Oct. 26 Mr Henry Wallace, in a speech tonight, claimed that he and his Piogressive Party had “stopped the cold war in its tracks. ‘He Because of us, the gallant patriots o Israel—representing the most vital democracy in the world to-day have not been betrayed by Wall Street and ' S He continued: Because of us and of our magnificent allies in Churches of America, “Big Brass was halt its attempt to saddle American y with universal military trainingcause of us millions of Am ara l ans . the south—black new white—stand on the threshold_of . ; and richer freedom. We have g time to reform forces of R eac ® 1 i in the United States, and in ah nations of the earth, and we shall this fight.” ~ „ Mr Wallace, earlier, addressed luncheon which was held by in "National Women for Wallace u - ganisation.” The charge was one hundred dollars for a plate at tnis luncheon.