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U.S. Threatened
by Inflation
and Communists
SAN FRANCISCO. Sent. 20.
The United States is threat
ened from the outside by Com
munist . aggression and - inter
nally by Inflation and reac-
tionaries. according to Presi
dent Truman.
In a message read to tin;
70th annual convention of the
American Federation of Laboi
here, the President said: —
"Now is the time for all of
us to do our. utmost. Now Is
the time for action by all or
ganisations and all individuals
who believe in this country, in
our democracy, In people , and
their rights and future.
"Now Is the time to work
harder than we ever worked
before to safeguard our coun
try and its Institutions, for
they are threatened as they
have never been before.
."They are threatened by the
danger of Communist aggres
sion.
"They are threatened by the '
danger - of inflation, with its
terrible burdens on the great
body of our citizens.
Plea for Unity
"They are threatened also
by reaction-at home, by people
who want to. turn the clock
back, who want to strike down
all the social economic pro
gress we have made."
The President said these
people were "using the threat
of Communism as a screen
for attacks on the very foun
dations of our civil liberties.
, "These are the real threats."
Mr. Truman said, "threats that
must be met.
"The only way to meet them
is for all of us — oreanisatinns
and individuals alike— to join
forces in the common cause
and work together in real unity
to put down the dangers both
from outside and from with
in."
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