The People's Voice

RESTORE AMERICAN SYSTEM, WALLACE URGES BEFORE KENTUCKY AUDIENCE

Louisville. Ky.-FP-"We are not fighting to bring the Russian system to the U.S. We are fighting to bring the American system back to the U.S."

With those words former Vice Pres. Henry A. Wallace drew cheers from 2,000 persons, the largest mixed audience of whites and negroes ever to assemble here.

Wallace, in the midst of a speaking tour that is carrying him through Ohio and down through the heart of the south, told his enthusiastic audience: "The possibility of communism exists in the prospect of depression, not in the scenarios of motion pictures of the activities of American Communists. If we are to avoid communism, let us get democratic action on fundamental problems."

"If we are truly interested in national defense." he said, "let us pay greater attention to the first line of defense— the health of our people.

Let us tackle the problems of the negro baby born today who, because of economic handicaps, has a life expectancy 10 years less than the average white child.

Of course, there are many places right here in Kentucky. where the life expectancy of a white child is not very good."

Wallace asserted that "forces of black reaction has carried the U.S. perilously close to the Germany of 1932" and added:

"They have succeeded in passing the Taft-Hartley bill to weaken our trade unions."

Before Wallace spoke, Louisville labor leaders were among large contributors to a $1,300 fund collected among the audience by sponsors of the rally, the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. A plea for racial equality was made by Fletcher Martin. city editor of the Louisville Defender, negro newspaper.

Wallace told a press conference earlier that he is not a candidate for President "at the present time."

Asked about a third party, he declared: "If the Democratic party turns out to be a war party the peace-loving people will have to set up some mechanism to express their views."