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Peace, Prosperit y, Progress Keynote Democratic Platform CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM SEEMS | TO BE ASSURED By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON | CHICAGO Democrats} pledged prosperity, peace and | progress to the nation’s voters to- day in a platform that avoided past party feuds over “civil | A quick decision by Speaker Sam | * | Steel Strike Delays Truman's Chicago Trip WASHINGTON (# — President Truman, in a second personal ef- | fort to bring peace to the strike- torn steel industry, today sum- | moned CIO President Philip Mur- | Cuban Society Pays Tribute To Leroy Torres Gregorio Rodriquez, chief deputy of “Caballero Agui- la de Oro,” yesterday paid tri- | bute to the late Leroy Torres. ber,” said Rodriquez. “We will hiss kim much.” The Cuban society’s name translated means: “Knights of the Golden Eagle.” It is branch number 3 of the parent organiza- tion in Cuba. Leroy Torrees was also a mem- Rayburn, after a mixed shout of |+ay and U. S. Steel President Ben-| ber of the Knights of Pythias. yea and no votes, put the National | Convention’s official approval on | the new campaign document early this morning. | Delegates from Georgia and Mis- sissippi asked to be recorded as voting “No” and one from Ten- messee objected to the platform's | lack of a congressional crime in- vestigating committee plank. But skillful maneuvers by Rep. John W. McCormack of Massa- chusetts, platform chairman, and National Committee Chairman Frank McKinney produced a fair sample of party harmony. The shouted adoption, after Mc- Cormack had read the nearly 10,- 000 words to tired delegates, was sheet music to party leaders who feared a repetition of 1948. In that year a bitter floor battle for a stronger racial relations plank split the party wide open, and in the November election four Southern states were absent from the Democratic columns Aiding in the unity effort this time were Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama, for Southerners, and Philip B. Perlman, who recently resigned as solicitor general. Curiously, both Dixie delegates who insist that states and commun- ities can best handle racial prob- lems and Northerners who want strong federal action are claiming victory. t The answer is that the same words and phrases, if handled skill- fully, mean different things to di- fesent peopie. Northerners such as Sens. Leh- man of New York, Humphrey of Minnesota and Benton of Connecti- cut claimed the new plank was much stronger than 1948's. rs such as Sens. Spark- man, Holland of Florida and Willis | Smith of North Carolina said parts of the plank went a bit too far but they preferred party harmony to a fight. fatally ine compromise was hin «twovseparate sections of ‘ hs pry Northerners, had insisted on a * plank demanding an end to Senate filibusters that often have killed off civil rights and other bills. Instead’ they got a broadly worded plank calling for improve- ment of ‘congressional procedures | so that majority rule prevails and | decisions can be made after rea- sonable debate without being | blocked by a minority in either house.” “We will continue our efforts to eradicate discrimination based on race, religion or national origin,” the civil rights section stated afier | calling for equal opportunities ‘r | voting, education, economic ad- vancement and living conditions, “We know this task requires ac- not just in one section of the naZon but in all sections,” it con-| tinued in a style pleasing to South | erners. “It requires the co-opera- | tive effort of individual citizens.) and action by state and local gov- ernments.”” Northerners liked the next | phrases: j “It also requires federal action, | “We favor federal legislation ef- to secure these rights to everyone: (1) The right to equal | opportunity for employment; (2) the right to security of persons: | (3) the right to full and equal | | union negotiations collapsed last |For Unfit Food jamin Fairless to the White House. | The President put off his trip | to the Chicago Democratic presi- dential convention until Friday, one reason doubtless being todays steel meeting. Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman, whose repeated medi- ation attempts to stop the crippling 53-day strike’ have failed, was asked to sit in during the dramatic presidential appeal to both sides for an immediate end to the walk- out. Looming ominously in the back- Osprey Perches Atop Flagpole ground was the threat of imminent | % paralysis to the nation’s defense effort. Defense Secretary Robert Lovett estimated that “somewhere be- tween 20 and 30 per cent” of the expected arms production for this year would be lost because of the strike, the longest steel production stoppage in the nation’s history. Possibility of a crippling strike in a second vital industry—coal— made the. picture even darker. fohn L. Lewis was reported to have notified at least part of the soft coal industry the present con- tracts will end in two months. Judging from past experience, that means ‘a strike or slowdown in coal fields is all but inevitable if a new contract is not signed by Sept. 22. Coal stocks are at near record levels—about 70 days supply on hand—and a strike in mid-Septem- ber would indicate the pinch would begin to be felt about the time cool weather sets in. The President said nothing in advance ak t a possible bold new plan to compromise the bitter steel dispute and bring a new work con- tract to 650,000 Steelworkers. But observers close to the situa- tion said Mr. Truman would cer- tainly appeal to the patriotism of leaders of both sides There was speculation, too, that he might suggest a new plan to deal with the union’s demand for | a union shop—an arrangement | which compels all worker$ to join the union The union shop demand—and the industry's refusal so far to agree to any form of union shop—was the only remaining obstacle to set- tlement when the last industry- Sunday. Canning Co. Fined LAKELAND — Federal Judge William J. Barker fined the Mann Brothers Canning Co. of Lakeland $1,000 Wednesday for shipping to- matoes unfit for human. consump- tion Leroy Allen, attorney for the company, entered a plea of guilty to violating the pure food laws at said the violation was not will- ful Allen said tomoatoes that looked good apparently turned bad under heat used in the canning process. War Hero Dies SAN FRANCISCO w# — Capt. Henry Nelson, 71, whose troop transport, the President Coolidge, lost only two men after striking a mine in World War Citizen Staff Photo An osprey looks so much like an eagle that one created consider- able excitement the other day when jt landed atop the flag pole of the Federal Bldg. Said one person: ‘There's a liv ing presentation of America’s sym- bol — baldheaded eagle and the Stars and’ Stripes. It is a story worth nationwide coverage.” Stuart Whiting, a leading figure in the local Audubon Society was| difference by noticing the color of: called to verify whether the bird actually was an eagle. “No”, he said upon investigatjon, supreme | GENERAL SURVEY OF CONVENTION NEWS AND OPINION By JACK BELL (®—Rowing Democrats begin bal- loting today with Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson an odds-on favorite to accept a presidential nommation {he said he doesn’t want. | The 52-year-dld Mlinois governor |may be tabbed on a shoft-count ballot with three Southern states— South Carolina, Virginia and Louis- iana—sitting it out. | This Dixie sitdown, prompted by | a feud over a party loyalty pledge, | seemed likely to impel the selec- ‘tion of a Southerner for second | place on the ticket. | This would be a direct attempt of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the GOP presidential nominee, |the Mason and Dixon Line. For this role, délegates were pointing towatd Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia—if he would take it. Russell told his cam strategists he eouldn’t con of any circumstances in whieh he {would trade a powerful place in the Senate for the standby job of vice president, If he is unavailable, Sens. John Sparkman of Alabama and William | Fulbright of Arkansas, both with Fair Deal leanings, were handy. Russell’s campaign manager, Sen. Edward Johnson of Colotado, | predicted thé Georgia senator would win the presidential nomi- nation on the 10th ballot. The camps of other avowed can- didates also exuded public confi- | dence. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennes- | See, leading the field in public- \ly committed delegates, plugged away at getting secondary choice ballots after the first count. Cred- ited with 263 sure votes, he ex- peced many more on that initial man of New York, the mutual security administrator, clutched to the hope that the Stevenson draft | movement would flop and the party aac ca eee “it is an osprey. You can tell the the body. However, the two birds | — eagle and osprey — are’ often | mistaken for e&ch other.” famous Round Bobb rebuilt Portable Electric New Low Price For Limited Time Only! would turn to is only all-out Fair Deal candidate, namely Harriman. tions, President Truman seemed to be keeping hands off the ticket selection. Three lieu- Below | tenants in direct touch with him said Mr. Truman wasn’t talking by veteran House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas. Although the plank won the con- vention’s approval on a voice vote, it still carried the threat of a new Walter White, executive secre- tary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Sreeted the plant as “a signal vietory for the forces of liberalism im the party.” His approval waved a fresh red flag at delegations from South Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana which refused to subscribe to a watered-down loyalty pledge under which members would have been required to do what they could to get this convention’s nominees on the November ballots in their states. Dixie contingents into ‘the arms of Eisenhower and the Republi- cans, toned it down to provide an escape clause where such a pledge would not contravene state laws or state party organization rules. Nevertheless, Virginia, South raceme and Louisiana refused to Said spokesman Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia: CUSTOMERS: still |, ‘Stevenson savorite For Democratic Nomination; [Russell Incicates Unwillingness To Accept If Placed On Ticket As Vice President *. ee | “We won't give a dama inch— | we won’t sign anything.” National Chairman Frank Me- Kinney, at rope’s end in his efforts the Southerners in line, Rayburn wouldn’ foree: ruling, but there seemed little he could do but order the three stat passed when the roll is called on | Presidential balloting. This would take 64 votes off the convention iotal, probably reducing the number necessary for the nom- ination to 583%, unless it was held it, “They'll have to throw me out.” Byrd said he will leave if denied a vote, but added he wasn’t fore- | casting the action of his colleacues. Jonathan Danielr of North Cafo- lina, who tried unsuccessfully to patch up the North-South fight, told a reporter he thinks the final is an open revolt. threats else- by admitting anti-Truman delegations from Texas and Mis- sissippi, some party leaders. were saying they could afford to give Virginia, South Carolina and Loui- siana to the Republicans in Novem- ber if by the same token they could carry New York ang some other Northern states. bs Vice President Barkley sang the | Democrats a swan song of har- mony Wednesday night that re- stored at least surface unity ‘to this convenion. It was about the first chance the party faithful had to be pretty unanimously happy about what was going on and they made the most of it. Knocked unceremoniously out of Beginning Monday, July 2st, THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BANK WILL BE THE FRONT STREET ENTRANCE TO OUR NEW- LY COMPLETED ANNEX. | tnursaay, sury 29, 1952 the presidential race by the edict of some labor. union leaders that he was too old at 74, Barkley made himself a speech. Is theme: In spite of thei: difficulties, the administrations of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman have given the American people “a greater share in the enjoyment of the fruits of their labor than any other admin- istration in the history of the United States.” Further, he said: “TI am proud t. have been given the opportunity by the American People to play a humble part in that great rk. And whether I ever hold another office or whether THE KEY WEST CITIZEN jeficiencies and | Page 7 1 shall retire to the shade and shadows of private life, I shall carry to my dying day the» cher- ished memory of that program.” If it was goodbye, as it seemed to be after 47 years of public serv- ice, it was one of the most heart- warming the Democratic: Party ever gave one of its office holders. Democrats. who had been’ snarl- ing.at each other forgot their. dif- ferences to yell, stamp and parade for the venerable “‘veep.”* Everybody got into the act, with Cabinet memters, sena iem- | bers of the House, party rs and - oosevelt’s son parading to | the rostrum to shake hands.and | exchange bear hugs with Barkley. YOU'LL LIKF OUR FRIENDLY SERVICE ARCHER'S You can make Every meal a Real Banquet—and do it for less by doing all your Grocery and Meat buying -.. Come in—You be the Judge TUNE DAIRY GR. A MEDIUM EGGS IORMEL'S SLICE D BACON Doz. 35¢ u Soe *RESH SHIPPED — D. & D. 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CAN 12c For Salads, Pink Tali Can Salmon With Each Machine As Long As Supply Leste Walter White, executive secre tary of the National Association | for the Advancement of Colored | People, hailed the plank as “a signal victory for the forces of Mberalism in the party,” although be conceded it “does not Pinpoint the issues.” Other planks in the long plat form caused no serious trouble They looked back with pride over 2 years of Democ adminis tration under the “New” and “Fair’ Deals. “Our country has moved steadily along the road which has led the United States of America to world Jeadership in the cause of free @om,” ome said. “We will not re. | treat one inch slong that rad” Republicans were flayed repeat @dly as the Democrats listed their for business, farmers, ta @orruption and Communism in gov @rament drew replies j The Democrats said the party “has been alert to the corning and demoralizing effects of dis two victims were crewmen. 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