| Show Commie Issue Becomes More Pointed c lit GOP Chairman Says i Reds Backed t Truman in 1944 1 By Bv United Press t Communism as a political campaign campaign campaign cam cam- issue got a bit more pointed 1 I Friday I E G GO GOP 0 P National Chairman Hugh j J D. D Scott Jr charged that the U. U S. S J Communist party indorsed President President J dent Truman's vice presidential I candidacy in 1914 JL Scott Scot in a statement said Mr Truman should tell the country whether ether he authorized the in- in 1 j Scott said it was significant beat because bek be- be k cause at the time the party's secretary secretary secretary sec sec- Eugene Dennis clamped a ban on Communist political in- in unless this is done in full agreement with the given candidate and with our tors Owes It to People f 1 If Mr Truman did in fact accept aci ac ac- ac- ac i or approve such official in- in of the Communists in tithe the 1914 19 campaign Scott said he owes it to the American pea peo- today to set the record jr straight If there was a working agreement agreement agreement agree- agree ment between Mr Truman and the Communists in 1944 when was that agreement terminated 1 Democrats and Republicans al already already already al- al ready have traded charges of cheap politics and deception over lover t the e h two o top campaign issues communism and high prices The accusations gave voters a preview of oratory to come when the campaign really gets going That will be later this month when Mr Truman and his G GO GOP 0 P opponent Gov Thomas E. E Dewey I o of New York formally open their drives for election Runs Buns Into Trouble Another presidential candidate Henry Hery A. A Wallace Valla e took his southern southern south south- em ern tour to Arkansas Arkansas' and ran into double trouble b W Wallace a 1 a ace C e Progressive party nominee couldn't find a pl place ce to toma ma mahe ea a speech in Little Rock And election officials told him that if he wants a place on on the Arkansas ballot he will have to to file an affidavit t that neither he n nor r his Pro Progressive essi e party is directly or indirectly affiliated with the jj Communist party Elsewhere on the political front Tap roots roots roots-In In i l a Labor day proclamation Dewey charged that labor abor trouble in New York state may be traced to tap roots which are fed in Moscow or in Washington Washing Washing- ton or in designs of selfish men I I ruthlessly pursuing power or wealth File Injunctions I Injunction Two Injunction Two injunction suits were ere filed against the Indiana election board in an effort to keep the off the Hoosier ballot ballot bal bal- bal bal- lot in November The board had ruled that the and and the I Progressives could could get on the ballot j. j Dewey started the current Communist Communist Com Com- I battle late Wednesday I when he said it would take a Re- Re I See Seo Page 2 Column 5 Commie Issue Becomes Hot Hol i f Continued el from Page One publican president to get Communists Communists Com Corn ot off the federal pay roll And Harold E E. Stassen who will wUl take the stump for Dewey in the campaign charged Thursday that the administration through its support price program was deliberately deliberately keeping food prices high when they should be coming down Truman Answers President Truman struck back at both statements at his news conference late Thursday He said the few Communists who wormed their way onto the federal pay roll have long since been discovered and discharged Moreover the president said he will take time during his campaign to prove that the spy investigation of the G GO 0 P controlled house un- un American activities committee is nothing more than a red herring herringto to cover up the failure of the G 0 O P congress to check inflation As for Stassen's statement the president said he didn't believe the agriculture departments department's price- price support program is a big factor in the high cost of living Other political developments Truman Campaign President Truman said he intends to campaign campaign cam cam- by train so he can speak at atas atas atas as many whistle stop towns as possible He said his plans are not complete yet but that he expects expects ex ex- to speak in Chicago and to wind up his c campaign a m in p a i with speeches in St. St Louis and Kansas City Mo Indiana Indiana Both Both the and the Progressives were awarded award award- ed cd places on the November ballot bailot by the state election board Warren arren Hopeful Warren Warren Gov Earl Warren of ot California the G 0 O Ps P's vice presidential presidential presidential nominee said in Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento Cal Cat that he is hopeful and confidence of election it GO O 0 P nominees make a thorough campaign campaign campaign cam cam- and the voters take sufficient sufficient dent interest to vote Martin Martin House House Speaker Joseph W. W Martin Jr told a news conference conference confer conter ence at Camp Edwards Mass that President Truman wo would ld probably carry only three states above the Mason Dixon line He didn't name them Illinois The Illinois The Illinois Progressive party said its senatorial candidate Curtis MacDougall would continue his southern Illinois tour despite the stoning he received at West Vest Frankfort Ill III Wednesday night |
