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ae ° FOR RELRASE at 11:00 A, !,, Sunday, April 14, 1948 wise MR AT ON CONTANED Aer 1, 1948 FS ah ae _-ASSIFIED CAIE Z2/es BY Seiast S| Clemens Frence tells me thet we cre 7oin7 to poll 120;000 votes for the new party here in Rhode Island next November; and thet those 120,000 votes will mean victory, That is a pretty bold yrectiction in these fast-moving tires, but I share Clerams France's optimiss., I've ret with so seny groups in so many prrts : of the country thet I heve a firm conviction policies which vill use the common ground of people's aspire tions to build tL win suprort. It is sometires sutreste. in: editurials an’ articles thet we should give up the idea of a new party in 1948 and concentrate on using the old, wornout . machinery of the Derocratic perty with its southern reactionaries, corrupt big — city mechines, and hosts of retty grefters nd special interest groups, The men who are frivhtened at the idea of standin? up and beine counted for peace, because the reactionaries are trerinz to rake the advocacy of peace a "subversive act", --a lot of these fren tum into tacticians and political stratevists when a tough decision, has to be nade, Well, we have made our decision and :'e are: roing to build a rerty which can be honest. and straielt-forward in its arproach. We stand for democracy and we don't hedye it with a lot of ifs, ands, and buts, “‘e stand for peace, end we refuse to envage in the kind of telk which makes .war more Likely, . They tell me it would be sood politics to ‘really blast Russia in some of my speeches; that I would pick up a lot of votes for the new perty. I've criticized Russia and will continue to criticize Russia for actions which are inimical to the peace, But I wm't enzaze in the kind of Russia-baiting which | helps jeopardize the peace, wee P2303