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Republicans
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ally he continued. which she is
not today referring to the fact
that this country is at war with ia
pan and Russia is not.
Gov. Dewey continued that he
hoped for a better understanding
with Russia before the end of the
war. Every one, he said. hoped that
Russia would 60 to war eventually
with Japan.
The New York Governor said he
believed that all international agree
ments should have the approval OF
the Senate before they became eff
fective. Details of these agree
ments are nebulous today, he insist
ed, and therefore it would be folly to
attempt to blue print now what oul
foreign relations are to be.
Reads 1912 Platform.
At the outset of his press con-
ference Gov. Dewey read to the cor
respondents an excerpt from the
1912 platform of the Republican
party in New York, when he was
running for Governor and which
he said he wrote himself. 1t fol-
lows
"Out of the suffering and horror OF
this war there must rise, with Gods
help, the foundations of a lasting
peace, a peace which will give to all
peoples of the world the right to live
and worship as they please without
fear of persecution. and to minorities
the fullest protection of inalienable
rights as free human beings.
ITO that end the United States
must be prepared to undertake new
obligations and responsibilities in
the community of nations. We must
cooperate with other nations to
promote the wirer international eX-
change of goods and services, to
broaden access to raw materials, to
achieve monetary and economic sta
bility, and thus discourage the
growth of rampant nationalism and
its spawn, economic and military
aggression AS a further safeguard
we must join with other nations to
secure the peace of the world, by
force if necessary, against any future
outbreak of international gangster-
ISM
While Gov. Dewey's blunt declara-
ton in support of a defensive mill
tary alliance with Great Britain left
some of his colleagues here gasping
It was all of a piece with the grow
ing list of statements by prominent
Republicans indicating the Republi-
can party is no longer the party of
isolationism
Baked by Bricker and Warren.
Gov. Bricker of Ohio and Gov
Warren of California, while not sc
outspoken as the New Yorker fol-
lowed with statements favoring
strong international cooperation by
the United States after the war has
been won.
Gov. Dewey told the reporter.
that he believed the domestic issues
of the day are fully as important
as the problem of foreign affairs
mentioning the fiscal affairs of the
country and the relationship be-
tween State and Federal govern
mentS.
He was asked if he had seen the
prediction of Senator McNary o.
Oregon, Republican leader of the
Senate. that he, Gov Dewey, would
be the Republican presidential
nominee next year.
No" replied Gov Dewey ane
added, The Senator has been hav
ing pipe dream" Gov. Dewe,
has repeatedly said he would not b,
presidential candidate in 1914.
He said there was merit in the
proposal of Gov. Bricker that q
constitutional amendment for a sin.
gle six-year term for President
should be submitted to the people
A single year term would no
be enough. he said, for a Presiden
to do job. He backed away from
suggestion that Governors O
States be limited to one term o
four years. however. He was asket
what he thought about a fourtl
presidential term
Two terms are all any man cal
stand in the White House." he saic
After that, he comes to think h
owns the job and the country"
Gov. Dewey advanced the propose
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