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Elder Statesman Bernard Baruch, who is a stickler for accuracy and integrity, was in an unwanted public row last week. His opponent was ex-Commerce Secretary Henry Wallace. The row was vital: it brought U.S. atomic policy into sharp debate, and it cast some highly interesting light on the character of Henry Wallace...
...Bernard Baruch, in the midst of "delicate" negotiations to get the U.N. to agree to that plan, was profoundly disturbed. The Wallace criticisms were based either on ignorance, or on distortion of the facts. Despite the fact that Harry Truman meanwhile had thrown Wallace out of his Cabinet, Baruch insisted that Wallace come to him and talk things over. Baruch had in mind Wallace's many earnest followers, to whom Wallace was a man of great and sincere ideals, who believed in Henry Wallace and everything he said. Baruch wanted to nail the errors before they did any more...
...session to hammer out its program there was little doubt what it would be. The main points, as expected: 1) a Wallace-inspired foreign policy (withdraw U.S. troops from China; combat "imperialism" wherever found; extend economic aid to war-devastated countries; eliminate the step-by-step proposal of the Baruch atom control plan); a New Dealing domestic policy (price & rent controls; a federal civil rights bill; extended social security; minimum wages; soak-the-rich taxation); 3) a resolution applauding Henry Wallace. A permanent committee of 50 would be appointed after the November elections to keep the ball rolling...
Freedom House Award (Tues. 10:30 p.m., CBS). Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt presents the annual award to Bernard Baruch...
...Byrnes demands more political democracy in Europe and denounces the elections of Bulgaria and Poland, the state of affairs in his own country plays upon the weaknesses of popular liberalism. Whether Henry Wallace is right or wrong, his recent dispute with Byrnes and Truman and his present fight with Baruch demonstrate a faith and willingness for the judgment of the people. Until other American leaders display this democratic spirit, the only recourse of the voters is to judge for themselves and, above all, to register their decision at the polls...