Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Norris Would Like
To Have Hand in
Writing Just Peace
Nebroskon, Honored
At Dinner, Says Thot
Is His Sole Ambition
By the Associated Press.


Senator Norris, Independent, of
Nebraska wants to have hand in
making the just and permanent
peace he thinks ought to come out
of this war
That is the sole ambition he re-
long career which will end January
2. when he leaves Congress as a
defeated candidate for reelection.
The 8l-year-old Nebraskan told re-
porters today:
Il hope I can be around and have
hand in making the peace. God
knows that will be one of the most
critical turning points in the worlds
history"
While Senator Norris did not say
so, there we're indications that if
President Roosevelt has anything to
do with it, Senator Norris will have
something to say about the peace
terms.
The President. who said it wasn't
possible for him to attend dinners
these days, sent letter to be read
at a testimonial banquet given for
Senator Norris last night by Senator
Guffey Democrat of Pennsylvania
and attended by most Of Washing
tons high offcialdom. / e1S
Through two score years you
have been as tower of strength in
every storm" the President wrote
Senator Norris. II can only reiter-
ate what / have often said before
that in our national history We have
had few elder statesmen who, like
you, have preserved the aspirations
of youth as they accumulated the
wisdom of years.
I'm these critical days" the letter
continued. I'VE need your counsel as
never before and the youth of the
land particularly needs the force Of
your example which has been as a
beacon light Of righteousness for
more than a generation
Vice President Wallace. speaking
at the dinner, called Senator Norris
"one of the far-visioned social PLAN
ners of his time" adding that the
Nebraskan belongs to that small
group Of wise public men who clear
ly see the future and are willing to
do something about it."
Senator Norris. attired in the
black suit, white shirt and string tie
he customarily wears in the SEN
ate, declared the United States was
poorly prepared to help write the
peace because it had not suffered
the agonies of war which had been
visited on Great Britain, Russia and
China.
Attacks ReactiOnaries.
Turning toward Lord Halifax, the
British Ambassador who sat near
by. Senator Norris said that the
United States would have to travel
a swift pace to keep up with the
social progress which had been born
in Great Britain when the Million
aire and the pauper found them
selves in the same bed underground,
lodging the German bombs.
With half hundred or more of
the Nations public leaders banked
around him at a horseshoe dinner
table, Senator Norris listened as
speaker after speaker piled accolade
on accolade in discussing his his
tory-making public career.
Then, with abrief word of thanks,
he plunged into a vigorous attack
on the views of those he said ap-
parently were more interested In
personal gain than in making over
the world after the war.
Without mentioning him by name,
Senator Norris alluded to a recent
speech of\the president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
in which the Nebraskan said the
association chieftain had asserted
the United States was not fighting
to give quart Of milk daily to Hot