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the maintenance OF peace. Or to
frame an international treaty
which will have to be ratified by
the governments participating.
But that does not seem to be a
valid reason for this country's re-
framing from broad declaration
of policy. 1t has been conceded
generally by Americans of all
political parties that some such
agreement should be worked out.
Further, it is recognized that this
country must play an important
part in world affairs from now
on, and that the old policy of
isolation. adopted after the last
war, should be abandoned.
Politics to Be Avoided.
1t would be a mistake to under
take to play partisan politics in
connection with this important
American policy. So far as has
been learned the Republicans, in
cluding Senator Vandenberg, do
not intend to offer a "Repub-
lican" resolution. based entirely
upon the action taken by the
Mackinac meeting. 1t is reason
able to suppose, of course. that
the Republicans in the Senate
would favor a resolution that
carried in it the proposals laid
down in the foreign policy reso-
luton adopted at that meeting.
Chairman Connally of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee is authority for the state
ment that there is no inclination
to delay Senate action unduly.
The committee quite naturally
will weigh the Fulbright resolu-
ton carefully, along with the
other resolutions now pending
before 1t, in advance of drafting
a resolution to be presented to
the Senate. 1t is a matter of
prime Importance. 1t may be
that when the final draft is made,
there will be reference to the use
of force to maintain peace, and
that the F'ulbright resolution will
be considerably strengthened.
10 Resolutions Studied.
The committee has before 1t
now 10 Senate resolutions deal
ing with postwar policies, in ad-
dition to the Fulbright resolution.
These resolutions include one by
Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin, inviting the President
to join with the Senate in Great
Ing a foreign relations advisory
council. Senator Pepper. Demo-
crat,. of Florida has q brace Of
resolutions, one authorizing the
appointment of a subcommittee
to be known as the committee on
reoccupation and reconstruction,
and the other relating to mem
bership of the United States in
the United Nations to implement
the Atlantic Charter. Senator
Thomas, Democrat, Of Utah has
offered a resolution requesting q
conference to formulate a pro-
gram Of international economic
cooperation and other for the
participation of this country In
the establishment Of a lasting
peace.
There is, of course, the Ball
Burton Hill Hatch resolution
recommending strong interna-
tional collaboration, which has
been advocated by its sponsors
and other members of Congress
in a wide series of speeches
throughout the country during
the summer recess. Senator Kill
gore, Democrat, of West Virginia
has a resolution requesting the
President to invite foreign gov
ernments to participate in an
international convention to draft
an international constitution.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive,
of Wisconsin has proposed a
committee to provide for the
formation of Pan-American Leg
islative Union. And finally there
is the Vandenberg- White reso-
luton for international collabo-
ration, which was the basis of the
Mackinac resolution.