DEWEY PLEDGES PEACE POLICY FOR REPUBLICANS

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1948, Page 5

DEWEY PLEDGES PEACE POLICY FOR REPUBLICANS

(Rec. 10.0) ’ NEW YORK, October 12. “I pledge you that your next Administration will make the peace' of the world its foremost objective. Ido not believe in partisanship in foreign affairs,” declared Governor Dewey in an address on foreign policy at Louisville to-day. • • s Mr Dewey said that if elected President, he would carry out a vigorous, competent and effective drive for a bi-partisan peace policy. Mr Dewey was caustic of Russian actions, saying that most of the obstacles in the way of peace “are founded in the aggressive designs of the ruthless) ambitious leaders of the Soviet Government. This band of fanatic zealots is striking at the ramparts of freedom with all the means short of war. They are using falsehood, feai\ economic and political sabotage, mob violence and treason.

He added that the people of me United States had no quarrel with the people of Russia “but only the deepest sympathy for all the onpressed people’s suffering to-day under the iron rule of Communism.”

U.S. Election Speeches and Promises NEW YORK, Oct. 11 President Truman, speaking at Ohio, told his audience that he would much rather have world peace than be President. He asserted that his administration had fought Communism at home and abroad so vigorously that the Russian radio hurled slanders at him daily. _ The President’s opponent, Mr T. E. Dewey, speaking at Pittsburgh, promised that if he were elected his administration would unfailingly back un the work of its own representatives in the United Nations for peace. Mr Dewey promised that his administration would place firm support under wages and raise the minimum wage, would extend unemployment and old age benefits, strengthen the labour conciliation service, and would “make sure that soaring prices do not steal food, clothing, and other necessities from American families.”