Evening star., 1938-02-13

wait until called back authorize blockade or war
arising out Of the policy already approved by voting the money
demanded for armaments.
"A Fiction Sedulously Cultivated"
But it is said that the President alone the right to
determine foreign policy that Congress nothing to do with
expressing the attitude the people toward foreign
governments In reality this fiction sedulousy propagaed
by parties interested in exang Executive above Congress
and above the people legislative branch
The Constitution Of the United States power
foreign affairs in the Executive 1t does not mention
foreign affairs expressly.
Besides specifically the Senate with the
President in connection with bearing posi-
lively on foreign policy namely the making
appointment OF other public ministers and
consus The trainers Of the Constitution evidently
plated giving the Senate more than power approve
dAappove treaties and appointments They apparently thought
that the Senate would also advisory capacity for they
wrote into the Constitution the words by and with the
advice Of the Senate we'll its Consent" President
Washington who presided the made the
Constitution did than advice of the Senate
as well As its consent Certainly the the Constitu
on did not intend to confer the President to
make national commitments abroad equivalent treaty
cations, without the approval of the Senate
The Responsibility Is on Congress-
In addition Congress whole powers over foreign
anars It alone raise and support armies It alone can
provide and maintain navy 1t alone declare war-the
supreme act OF foreign policy War foreign policy trans
eeo from the chambers Of diplomats field of battle
IN raising and supporting armies providing and maintain
to he
Wndcated by necessary Congress NAV sleen throh
" own proceedings but the people called upon to nav
Tor Its action in blood the seepr is awak
eno oy the demand Of the Executive for Now therefore
the appointed time for the vey bottom
tne OF foreign policy authorized by Pres
dents armament program
What policies possible? there is the policy
mpne ana explicit President Roosvel speech Chicago
last october the policy Of quarantine Unless Was Just
talking thoughesy was blufng he believes that the
United States should judgment the quarrels in
Europe and Asia quarantine wicked" and empoy the
Army and Navy Of the United making good quar-
antne when 1t dened policy big battleships
to be used In in the Far Pacific or the Far
Atlantic 1t true that many officers the utility
OF batteshps for kind warfare but they have any
utility for action Between 1895 and 1914
e SefMan imperial government built baehips instead
submarines and airpanes helped to defeat itself vet
tnee are naval ohcers both quarterback and
aomras who insist on having dreadnaught monsters.
The Policy 4 Home Defense.
The other foreign policy that Of
aoanins from the quarrels Of and ASIA avoiding
srauitous advice insults to foreign governments and
oeiendns the continental home of the United States the
adjacent waters This policy calls for different division of
FUNDS between the Army and the Navy The idea Of Germany
~ OF Japan sending fleet of batteshps conveying 500 900
soldiers across the array simply
the Kind OF nightmare which holder Of shpbudng stocks
mas when ordinary business bad Furthermore despite
the emphasis on the utility Of the Navy for offensive
or Aslac waters 1t Is the Army that will have to do
the real hghtng anything to gained II
the Presidents naval should triple the appropra
1os Tor the Army In order to put real into It,
the Congress Of the United States actually intends to
ADOPT the policy Of lecg nations and Asia and
making its lessons by then should probe the
Fresdents program the bottom and find what fighting
gear Is necessary to out IT, the other hand Con-
sess intends to provide defense for the American domain Of
interest IN this hemisphere 1t should make corresponding
aeraons IN the Presidents program redve funds between
the Army and the Navy redsbute the funds among
suitable types Of fighting craft for the Navy.
The Fascist Goblins"
But We told that the Fascist goblns Of Europe
about to take South America that Mussoni will march in
seven-leasue boots the Atlantic through the Straits Of
unesltar to Bran that Hitler the Mkado will
some other way This the racket created to herd the
american people into President Roosevets quarantine
AL mat Congress needs to do to satsfy itself this point
70 call naval ohces into secret session. vote them retiring
Allowance % that the Executive not fall upon them,
ana AK them Just how Hitler Mussoni the Mkado
perform this watercrossns miracle with present
defenses 1t i high time that members Of Congress
snlshen themselves this point by reading testimony
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