Evening star., 1943-10-27
Fate Of i. ). Hanqs
On Moscow ParIeys,
Hiram johnson Says
BY the Associated Press

Senator Hiram Johnson, Re.
publican, of California, declar.
ing that "our fate is being de.
cided in the conferences nov
going on in Moscow" announced
regretfully today that his health
would not permit him to SPEAK
out on the Senate floor against
the pending. postwar collabora
ton resolution.
What the Senate does or doe.
not do on this pr>.oosal is of little
moment" said the white -hairec
veteran who fought against Unit .
States participation in the League
OF Nations. battled the World Courr
as a "pernicious contraption" and
as ranking minority member of the
Foreign Relations Committee, votee
against the measure now under de.
bate
God help America and preserve
us-that's all I want to say" he tole
an interviewer.
The 77-year-old Senator, recu
peratlng slowly from a serious i'll
ness, listened lntently yesterday a
Chairman Connally of the Foreign
Relations Committee traded lust,
oratorical punches with Senator
Ball, Republican, of Minnesota ant
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, ad
Vocates OF more specific commit
ment for American participation il
maintaining peace.
Senator Pepper. along with a dozer
colleagues, including Senators Ball
Burton. Republican. of Ohio, Hatcl
Democrat, Of New Mexico and Hill
Democrat, OF Alabama, want tt
specify the use of military force, i
necessary, by an international or.
ganlzatlon to put down aggression.
Intimidation" Alleged.
Senator Pepper declared these
senators were ''unconsciously In
undated by a Foreign Relation
Subcommittee now resisting at.
tempts to re-word the Connall,
resolution.
There was no effort at intimida
ton on the part Of anybody" replied
Majority Leader Barkley.
Senator Hatch put in that the re-
ception the subcommittee gave t.
some witnesses wasn't any tot
warm"
When Senator Connally termed
some OF Senator Peppers remark!
insulting" the Floridian repliec
that Senators do not like to be
browbeaten. And if they are able te
prevent it, they do not expect to be
brOWbeaten.
Senator Connally brought Senator
Ball to his feet in obvious anpe,
when the Texan accused him of try
ing to "emasculate the resolution
because it is mot the kind he
wanted"
Declaring the shadows of World
War III stalk in this Senate this
afternoon Senator Pepper said the
committees resolution lis like an ole
Mother Hubbard. 1t covers every
thing and touches nothing. At least
our resolution says something"
The advocates of more specific
resolution encountered freouen,
questions as to whether their sane
ton of using military forces might
not open the way to send the United
States into future war without the
consent of Congress, but Senator
Pepper insisted that was not the in
tention.
Id never consent to any agree
ment," said Senator Millikin, Repub-
lican, of Colorado, that would let
any organization commit the United
States to war without the consen,
of Congress"
Neither would T. Senator Pepper
replied.
Dynamic" Force Urged.
Senator Pepper declared the next
peace must come through dynamic
not negative force"
Recalling that the Senate S
League OF Nations debate lasted
nine months. the Floridan asked:
DO we live in that kind of world
now? Do you think Stain will wait
nine months for the Senate to make
up its mind?"
He said it was political chicanerv
personal animosity and timidity
that condemned (the world to an
other war" when the Senate turned
away from participation in the
League after the World War.
The Burton -Hatch-Hill grolr
is admittedly hopeful that public
sentiment will crystalline behind
their demand for more specific Ian
guage, but Senator Burton made /,
clear there will be no flibuster.
He thought the final vote woulc
come next week. and Majority
Leader Barkley conceded it was be-
coming doubtful whether the speech.
making could be concluded this
week. If it goes over the week end
Barkley said, it is unlikely that the
hlp roll call will pnr,o L.