The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-29
Shipstead Sees u. S.
Shaping Foreign Policy
Senator Believes Democrats
Gave F. D. Such Mandate
in Recent Election

washington Herald, Dec. 14)
The American people should hold
steadfast to their national ambi-
tons in writing the future foreign
policies of this Government. Pro-
gressive and truly American
thought should prevail in determin-
ing the scope and character of
American relations with the rest of
the world, according to Henrik
Shipstead, Farmer-Labor Senator
Of Minnesota.
Occupying a neutral partisan
position, the sturdy, deliberate and
clear-eyed spokesman for the po-
litically unclassified element in
the great West is truly American in
thought and action.
His background is Norwegian,
one descent removed. He has stud
led the foreign problems of his
country without political bias.
His opinions are, therefore, predi-
Gated on solid reasoning, patriotic
thought and sound conclusions. :
With impressive earnestness, the
Minnesota farmer expounded his
beliefs in answering questions I
put to him during an interview ov-
er the desk in his private office yes
terday. I asked:
did not the result of the recent
election carry a, mandate to the
Democratic party to make drastic
revisions in the foreign policy of
Government"
He replied:
well, the people were promised
new deal and have a right to be-
lieve that that includes both for
eign and domestic policies. It is a
strange paradox to contemplate
that, while we are still in the shad-
ow of the last great war, with its
death, misery and debts, the ma
tons Of the world, with the excep-
ton of Germany, have not disarm-
ed as they agreed to do when they
signed the treaties of peace.
'The law of conquest is interna-
tional law, do not believe that the
people of my country subscribe to
any such un-American doctrine. We
should not be a party to it. Isola-
ton is not without merit in such a
situation"
What disposition do you believe
should be made by the Senate of
the pending proposal for adherence
to the World Court"
1T should be defeated. We are
already members of the permanent
court of arbitration at The Hague
with a panel of so judges. No one
has been able to point out any ques-
ton that could be brought before
the League of Nations World Court
that cannot also be brought before
the permanent court of arbitration"
do you think that the new adj
ministration and the Senate should
emphasize the opposition of this
country to the League of Nations?"
"I do not believe it is necessary
or proper for us to oppose the
League of Nations. We should
simply not become part Of it."
do you believe the Democratic
administration should maintain the
present government policy of being
'unofficially' represented at Geneva
functions?" =,
II do not favor unofficial activ-
tiles. We have our officials in the
diplomatic and foreign service and
should deal with the official repre-
sentatives of other nations only
through those agencies, and we
should confine our dealings with
other nations to questions where we
are directly concerned"
What policy should this coutry
adopt in the treatment of problems
arising from controversies in the
Asiatic sections, as in the case OF
Manchuria?
Our scope of activities in Asiatic
matters Is pretty well covered in
the nine-power treaty and under
the Washington armament agree
ments."
SHOULD Congress adopt mea-
sures prohibiting direct or implied
Endorsement by the Government OF
investment of American capital in
securities Of foreign governments
and enterprises without demanding
proper safeguards?" ,.> ..,..,...
Congress should certainly do
something to protect the investing
American public from being swind-
led by bankers promoting both do
nestle and foreign issues"
What changes should be made
in the present Government policy
in dealing with Central and South
American countries?" ~, $780,.
American military forces should
not be used to collect investments
in South America No force has
been used to collect on defaulted
bonds in the United States, there
fore investors in foreign securities
should stand on an equal footing
1.-THE fraudulent use of our mails