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$PTom t'qe Of.f'~e- t Senator H1.\~rt R ~ DyclmJan Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota,_...,... ~p.m.'s Oct. 28, 1958 NIXON ENDANGERI?G FU'l'URB U.S. 'F'.9~~~N PQIJCY WITH 'APPEASEMEN.r CHARGES' : HJ!$

1 PTom t'qe Of.f'~e- t Senator H1.\~rt R ~ DyclmJan Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota,_...,... ~p.m.'s Oct. 28, 1958 NIXON ENDANGERI?G FU'l'URB U.S. 'F'.9~~~N PQIJCY WITH 'APPEASEMEN.r CHARGES' : HJ!Y:i_>~:GE Y oirc..-\-o r-' When Republican campaign ~s "try to make efforts for peace appear synonymous with appeasement", they a:;:e "recklessly endangering the future of American foreign policy", Senator Hubert H. Humphrey warned today at a Fourth District DFL luncheon in t~e Prom.Ballroom in st. Paul, held as part of "Humphrey Day" in st. Paul~ "Vice President Nixon and Republican Chairman Heade Alcorn are performing a disservice to their countr y vd:t;h blanket accusations of 'appeasement' for anyone speaking out aga ~. nst blindly p lnng:tng this country into war at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and aga~nst the -wrong enemy" 1 Senator Humphrey declared. "For political purposes, they are making it appear that any Americans who seek a just and lasting peace are 'appeasers'. "It is far from appeasement to seek every alternative to war; it is far from appeasement to se.ek to defeat Co~nist c.:onc:uest wi ";bout having to resort to the Communist tactics of force, terror, and destruction. "I dread the day when such propaganda might silence Americans from being willing to speak up for peace, and to work diligently,for peace. We need crusaders for peace, and m~st never stoop to condemning them as 'appeasers' " 1 Senator Humphrey declared. "I do not believe a.ny Americans want to 'appease' Soviet Russia, but I do believe that all Americans really want to find ways to avoid destruction of civilization by all-out nuclear war. "If there are any 'appeasers' in this country today, it is not those dedicating their energies and efforts to the 'w01 ks of peace'. Instead, it is the 'dollar appeasers' who think more of balancing the budget than in building a shield of strength, the 'dollar appeasers ' who refuse to invest in the 'works of peace' throughout the world. And if Mr. Nixon and Mr. Alcorn will just look around, they will find plenty of these kind of 'appeasers' right in their own Republican ranks in this.'\<''..ministration. " Senator Humphrey said Vice President Nixon should "face up to the sobering fact that if anything happens to President Eisenhm-Ter, he might be faced ~with having to execute a foreign policy and public commitments apparently recklessly designed to meet campaign needs rather than world realities." "We have had too much trouble already over campaign pledges influencing the course of foreign affairs" 1 Senator Humphrey warned. "Much of the trouble in the Pacific today can be traced to slogans in the 1952 campaign about 'unleasing Chiang'. Much of the disrespect in which the United states in held throughout the world is the result of Republican campaign slogans about 'massive retaliation'. It might be better for the United states and the world if the Vice President gave more thought to his responsibilities to work for peace 1 than to his responsibilities to work for election of Republicans despite the tragic cost to the country." -30-

From the ~fice of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Dyckman Hotel Minneapolis 1 Minnesota For Release: Tuesday a.m.'s Oct. 28 1 1958 BBT GOP C!

2 From the ~fice of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Dyckman Hotel Minneapolis 1 Minnesota For Release: Tuesday a.m.'s Oct BBT GOP C!'JTTIID DEFENSE BODGETS: SENAT9R HUMPHREY WARNS, While V ce President Nixon and other Republican campaigners "talk tough" ~ ~,;Mt..a UJ;'rlabout.. g the Soviet 1 the Republican administration is "still underm.ining our military defenses by drastic budget curbs that ignore our commitments throughout the world", Se iiu* l i JI fl P dsalet I Gil. J 'rll$ "OUr security is seriously endangered when public officials take such a twofaced approach -- posing before the world with a chip on our shoulder and ready to fight at the drop of a hat 1 but behind the scenes restricting expend~tures which our=.imiiiiliitiiililjelsiitiiialbiliiishr:iiilneiiinliti.t.regards as essential to make good our commitments l.l 'I 1 "It is time serious thought was given to the dangers of political orators instead of statesmen determining M f o:f:e~!~gn ;;p~o~~~1~biyll.:::::::::- "It is no secret around Washington that all three branches of our armed services are alarmed by tightening budgetary restrictions crippling our defense potential at the very time we are rattling sabres over Quemoy and Matsu under a reckless policy of brinkmanship apparently guided more by election-year considerations at home than the realities of the international crisis itself. "Years ago Teddy Roosevelt advised us to 1 Speak softly 1 but carry a big stick 1 This crowd has changed that around. They speak loudly and. brazenly -- yet are sawing off the stick." our imbalance of armed forces jeopardized our security. l!esdo "balance the budget" if Jlqha,- """'.b.:jf::(concernjit shared by "many members of Congress in botb patties", in view of the succession of revela.tions contained in such res~onsible I studies and investigations as the Rockefeller Report calling for $12 billion more a year in defense funds by 1962; the Gaither Committee's top s~cret review of our defense which "portrays the u.s. in the gravest danger in its history"; and the extensive revelations from the Johnson Senate Preparedness ~., Investigation of all showing the.nation entering on a period of extreme defense crisis. "NOne of us want to see these huge armament burdens go on and on endlessly, yet we know that we cannot neglect our shield of strength until we build a safer climate in the world through positive worlts of peace", Senator Humphrey cautioned. "But at the very least 1 we can and must stop threatening to plunge ourselves into all-out l'tar at a time budget bureau officials are blindly cutting back our militaxy funds without heed to the -vrarnings of our career military leaders 1 who might be called upon to back up with their lives and the lives of thousands of American youths the bluster and bluff of campaign year brinkmanship" 1 he declared. -30-

$From t~ Qt:f'1,c;.e ot: Senator Hu,\)ert R, ~... Dyckman Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota Oct. 28, 1958 NIXON ENDANGERIOO FtJJ.'URB U.S. F<?~;t:CJN POLICY WITH 'APPEASEMEN!' CHARGES' :.. ~ When.$

3 From t~ Qt:f'1,c;.e ot: Senator Hu,\)ert R, ~... Dyckman Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota Oct. 28, 1958 NIXON ENDANGERIOO FtJJ.'URB U.S. F<?~;t:CJN POLICY WITH 'APPEASEMEN!' CHARGES' :.. ~ When.Republican campaign ti'z n;~:y to make efforts :for peace appear synonymous with appeasement 1 they are recklessly endangering the future of American foreign policy')~ ~~it;l.. ;iii.iijilt-'1,1\im!,.,.tiiiiifeil!i--'.. lllllii Vice Presi~Gr,Wixon and Republican Chairman Meade Alcorn are performing a disservice to country -vri+.h blanket accusatiom of 'appeasement' for anyone speaking out aga~. nst b=lj.~ n~df:l[iyislp~l 1 u~n~g~:l.n~g~t~h~i~s~c~o~u.;rnt~ry~~i ngtaoawilriiia_t_t~h~ejijw~rioinliril place 1 at the wrong time, and against the -w-rong enemy, For political purpose~ making it a;pear that --America~ who see~a just and lasting peace are 'appeasers'. e aced with U'-"~-~- {..() I recklessly ~~ slogans about 'massive retaliation'. It might be better for the United states and the world if the Vice President gave more thought to his responsibilities to work for peace, than to his responsibilities to work for election of Republicans'\~ -+{p lm-{ ~ Much of the trouble in the Pacific today can be traced to slogans in the 1952 campaign about 'unleasing Chiang'. Much of the disrespect in which the United states ~held throughout the world is the result of Republican campaign We have had too much trouble already over campaign pledges influencing the course of foreign affairs " 1 Senator Humpl:u ey warned. having to execute a foreign po~icyl'""~ -~ments designed to meet campaign needs rather than world realities... fact that if anythi.ng happens to Presi<!_ent ~ ij~~ -r~, he migh ice President Nixon should "face up to the sobering the 'dollar appeasers' who thinkimore or-oa ancing the bu get than in building a shield of strengthj the 'dollar appeasers 1 who refuse to invest in the 'works of peace' throughout the world. And if Mr. Nixon and Mr. Alcorn will just look around, they will find plenty of these kind of 'appeasers' right in their own Republican ranks in this Ac.ninistration." "If there are any 'appeasers' in this country today, it is not those dedicating their energies and effqrts to the 'works of eace'. Instead, it is -~_,,._,AI'l-''...,... p.m. ' ~ ~ ~llt!-tr ~~ g

From the Office of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Dyckman Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota For Release : Wednesday am's Oct. 29, 1958 REPUBLICANS BLCCKED SOlThTTJ l ABOR REFORM LEGIST...ATION <>., ~-.

4 From the Office of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Dyckman Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota For Release : Wednesday am's Oct. 29, 1958 REPUBLICANS BLCCKED SOlThTTJ l ABOR REFORM LEGIST...ATION <>., ~-.' SENATOR HUMPHREY SAYS. Republican candidates :talking.. so much. ab~ut "labor bosses" and.':'labor crooks"! i r '... ~., ~,, ' should be called 'l,lpon to explain inst.ead why the Republican Party ki.+l~~ effective lab'qr-meklagetnent ~ retorm ;bill the last session:of.congress, ' Senator. ~ ' :.; ; ' : ',. l.. \'... ~ Hubert H. Humphrey declared J..a.st >n:~ght in an.address bef'ore,a pubj4c ~~ting of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly. "All tlle name-calling and campaign oratory cannot wipe out the fact that the Senate-did -enact-nibor:.-man:a.geinent rel'orm legis'la:t:mn, but it was o.eflee:mi tb-the-- ~ - House of Representatives by an 'unholy alliance' of Republicans with the National Association of.t.bnufacturers and some of the very segments of labor bringing discredit upon the vast majority of honest, decent organized labor," Senator Humphrey declared. "If Republicans had not blocked this legislation, the ~.Ethical Practic:es Commit tee of the AFL-C!O would have been provided new backing in its cwn constructive efforts to rid the ranks of J.abor of the handful of corrupt leaders 'selling out' their own membership. "It is not enough for Republicans to say they wanted 'tougher' legislation - when they worked hand in hand with some of the corrupt elements of labor to block the only chance the last Congress had to carry out reforms recommended by the McClellan Committee. "Minnesota's voters shouid be asking Republican spokesmen to explain why they sacrificed corrective legislation, just to maintain a 'talking issue' for this campaign. "The Kennedy-Ives bill, with bipartisanship sponsorship; was designed to meet the specific legislative recommendations of the McClellan committee, bearing the endorsement of Senator McClellan himself. "The bill provided strict~ for democratic procedures in unions -- secret ballot elections, financial reports to the government, reports on trusteeships to prevent e,qu,~.~ -S...! ~.-];~_ p_:r:_o,yid~q for res~raint o~. c:riminals as union officers. 'rhe enforcement, however, would have punished offic ers- who failed to mee--t-'~fiese "re ';:;~~-~ quirements -- not the union members who might be victimized by the officers' failure. "In short it was designed to clean out abuses in organized labor -- not destro~ organized labor. "It also imposed 'sanctions' on employers guilty of improper acts, by requirint them to report all expenditures above $5,000 to 'influence or affect employees in the exercise' of their organizing and bargaining rights~ Testimony before the McClellan committee fully justified such a crack-down on some unscrupulous employel as well as on corrupt labor leaders. "The bill passed the Senate to 1. If' it was good enough for all but one Republican Senator, why did Republicans gang up to kill it in the House? "I:t Republicans had any sincerity about wanting to clean up labor, they have a strange way of showing it. Aligned with them in fighting the neasure vere not only the reactionary, labor-fighting NAM -- but also Jillllzy Hof.fa and the Teamsters 1 expelled by the AFL-CIO for failing to act against corrupt leadership. Aligned with the Democra.ts in support of the measure was the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO, because it knew the measure would help them drive out racketeers and f~ leaders who abuse their trust and defied the Eithical Practices Code of Organized Labor. (over) an -.w -...,,~,,, ' ' '~ '...,,,., -~ ~ -,..

5 / found. - i ~.- '..,r.: J '. 'r." ~..., :j \..~ :.. :.!' _:. :...! '....'. ~'. ': ~ -.'. '\ ,,, ~ :...'..,.. ~:. ::. \'. ~"~.... -;:_._,,... '. ',... ;. "There is no room in organized labor for crooks or hoodlums, any more than there is room for crooks and hoodlums in ma.nagment or other. se_gmants of our life. They must be weeded out. and punished whereever.they are '. - ~ ~- ' :... "But neither is there room for deliberate union-baiting ancf 1 Urtionbusting activities.to.be disguised as 'labor refonn~ distorting and handicapping the sincere efforts of honest, decent., patriotic labor leaders to clean house : and.. protect the legitimate J::igl:lts. and aspirations of working people I II Senator Humphrey dec~red,.. ' '

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