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- Wallace - These Days. With Leftist + Groups an By NED BROOES Beripps-Howard Staff ‘Writer ” Left-wing political groups are seeing ‘more and more of tions are seeing him less and Jess. Ce cate ee ag A ee we A Ne ee ee ee ge SecretaryfWallace. "Business Srpanita. Since Jan. 1, Mr. Wallace’s political” addresses have outnumbered his appearances before ‘business- men by about two to one. Six of his 10 speeches on political | duced reactions on - Capitol Hill, where | topics have. been delivered under auspices of labor-affiliated organiza- tions, the remainder under regulat Democratic sponsorship. Some observers view the Secretary's: ‘emphasis on political speechmaking as an effort to cement alliances with ele- - ments of' the party which supported “him unsuccessfully for the vice presi- _ dential nomination in 1944: LOOKING TO 1948 They foresee another bid on Mr. Wallace's behalf in the 1948 conven- tion, possibly for the presidential nom- ination, but more probably for the vice presidency. If the latter move - succeeds, - Wallace would be groomed for the top spot in 1952, But friends of Mr. Wallace say sole interest at present is in carrying forward the Roosevelt New Deal ideals, the House recently trimmed his 1947 Commerce Department appropriations $30 million below Budget Bureau esti- ‘{mates, The bill is now awaiting Sen- ate Committee action. _ The pruming- dealt a blow to Mr. Wallace’s plans for expanding his De- partment’s functions, particularly in _{the field of aid to small business. Reports reaching businessmen that |_- Mr, Wallace is losing interest in trade development functions of his depart- ment have met prompt rebuttal One story of poor relations between the Secretary and his Business Advisory Council brought George M. Humphey ‘from Cleveland to assure Mr. Wallace of the group’s confidence, Mr, Humphrey, president of the M. A. Hanna Co., mining and steamship | firm, is chairman of the 45-member This campaign, Wallace associates | council say, has the warm support: of Presi- dent Truman. On June 14, Mr. Wal- lace will visit the President’s home state for a speech before the_St. Louis Liberal Voters Teague. His next ‘Speech Is Friday night before a New York American Labor Party rally in New York. Meanwhile, Mr. Wallace's open flirta- United Office and jon with left-wing groups has pro-{ Professional] Workers (CJQ) in Cleve- > FT ar ee pe a PL a RE Erte - ATION CONTAINED M nyt ALI an ee ‘ft a | haste | "rel oft seat egiel7e/ 2 BYE! YEO pIQSCSO a! BOD SPEECH SPONSORSHIP -_ The National Citizens Political Ac- tion, Committee, ally of CIO’s PAC, ‘has sponsored speeches by Mr. Wal- lace since Jan. 1 in New Haven, New York and San Francisco. ‘He also has appeared before the convention of the | ers Association in Boston and Michigan Citizens Committee, non-partisan polit- ical action group in Detroit, -— His appearances under regular party sponsorship have been before the Women’s Democratic Club of Wash- ington, Jackson Day dinners in Wash- ington and Los Angeles and a Jack- son-Jefferson dinner in York, Pa HIS ENDORSEMENTS At York, Mr. Wallace endorsed “my very good friend” Sen. Guffey (D., Pa.) for re-election. In other speeches he has espoused universal social security coverage, industrialization -of unde- veloped areas of the South and West, . abolition of Southern poll taxes, crea-‘ tion of a permanent Fair Employment | Practices Committee and passage of the Joan to Britain. “| li; As proof that Mr. Wallace has not; ,given the cold shoulder to business in, his capacity as a Cabinet member, as- Sociates cite his appearances this year. , before the Farm Institute in Des’ | Moines, World Trade Conference in ,Chicago, American Retail Federation ‘in Washington, Chamber of Comm: in Miami, Retail Grocers and visioners in Boston. Late last he addressed the National Man turers Association in New York. .