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DEClASsiricar CN AUJTSUORITY : laa . ‘el SUTCMATIC UELLASS : es ; DATE Q5-22-2015 federal Bureau of Investigation «3 United States Department of Justice ao SUE: THTORMAYTON CORTATEMR Los Angeles, California f PERRIN Ao UNGEASS LEQ May 24, 1946 (- | SCREAMS ee STEERS 2 | peg DIRECTOR, FBI svar 2H QC ORE: HENRY ASWALLACE INFORMATION CONCERNING + Oo - . Se eet that he was present - during a conference between NEM » Los Angeles County CP Pre&i if "} . Gent, and SIDSQURKE, Los.Angeles_Editor.of the Daily People's World, 5 concerning an interview which the latter had attended as a representa — =& tive of the Press, with HENRY A. WALLACE, Secretary of Commerce, while Ni; ZY WALLACE was in Los Angeles to address a Jackson Day gathering of South- NS sQ ern California Democrats. ~ , ° BURKE explained that he had obtained a copy of WALLACE'S| . address and was preparing a news article concerning the speech for publi- - cation in the Daily People's World. He mentioned that during the inter- view with the Press, WALLACE expressed a "progressive" attitude on a number of issues, including a National FEPC Act $ abolition of poll tax laws (both State and Federal); anda loan to the Soviet Union, if other countries, including Great Britain, were granted loans. oe (DRC), BURKE informed SPARKS that WALLACE expressed himself as being opposed to the establishment of a third political party within the United States at the present time, and, further, praised President TRUMAN'S leadership, commenting that "TRUMAN has been clear-cut in the paths and principles of FDR", In commenting on some of President TRUMAN'S appointments, WALLACE stated that "Every man has his own circle of. friends and FDR had a number of Old Deal friends whom he likewise appointed to office". WALLACE also informed the Press that he had supported a third political party when LAFOLETTE ran for the Presidency. He explained that he had done so because he did not feel that the Democratic Party was realistic enough in its approach to political issues involved in that campaign ae SPARKS inquired concerning any comments which WALLACE may have made concerning the war question, whereupon BURKE respomed that no comment had been made on this subject, although YALLACE had expressed him- self as being in favor of the United Nations Organization, which he described : VIEW COMMITTEE CPL NT RE CLASSIFIED DECISIONS FINALIZED BY DEPARTY ee il uy 51964 . ey COPIPS DESTROVED lo