Evening star., 1943-10-31
Senate Debate Offers
6 Guides 10 Framers
OF Peace Treaty
By the Associated Press.

poets Of the change of a wore
or the insertion of an "a" ;
weeks debate on the Connall,
resolution has erected six sign
posts for negotiators of the peac,
treaty to read in gauging tn
Senate's attitude toward postwa
foreign policy.
Those six major points all wer
supplied by members of a Senat
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
which produced the resolution as tn
trainers interpretations of the Con
nally proposal, pledging the United
States to join with free and sover
eign nations in the establishment
and maintenance of internationa
authority with power to prevent ag
gression and to preserve the peac,
of the world"
Debate will be resumed tomorrow
and additional interpretations may
be brought out. Those made thus
far say that the resolution:
l. Does not envision the formation
of world super-state in which the
United States would lose its sover-
eign identity.
2. Invites all free and sovereign
nations to join in collaboration tC
preserve future peace; but this does
not include France until she is lib
Grated" nor India in its present
status; and there is a question about
the participation of Canada ano
New Zealand.
Military Force Included.
3. Provides for the use of mental,
moral and physical power to prevent
future aggression, including military
force, but leaves the question of a
world police force up to future devel-
opments.
4. Does not approve any treaty in
advance and leaves all members free
to vote as their consciences dictate
on foreign policy proposals.
s. Opens the way to use of any
existing agency, such as League of
Nations, for the projected collabora-
zionist movement, but does not pre-
clude the formation of an entirely
new organization.
6. Does not suggest any military
alliances, but keeps intact the
Senate's future right to pass on any
alliances the Chief Executive may
wish to enter.
. Passage Of the resolution without
any material changes in its wording
has been forecast. If that happens,
what its authors have said in debate
probably will be accepted generally
as expressing the Senates intent
and purpose in making the declara-
ton
Comment on Points.
Here is what they said about the
various points involved:
Super state-Senator Vandenberg.
Republican, of Michigan: Sow
ereignty denies our disappearance in
any world government of a world
state. 1t does not deny, it does not
hamper our legitimate and effectual
cooperation with other nations =
end aggression"
Free and sovereign nationS-Sen-
ator Connally, Democrat, of Texas:
AL free and sovereign nations are
eligible. Every one knows that when
France is free, when this war is
won and France is liberated, and she
assumes again in her own right the
powers Of government - = she will
be eligible
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of
Iowa: India, which is not a COM
monwealth, has not the status of
a commonwealth, is not a free and
sovereign nation could not be
party to such a compact as is
envtSoned. There could be an in
terpretatlon of the words free and
sovereign nations in a future Or
ganization that would exclude them
Canada and New ZealandD. Per-
sonally, I do not believe it would be
done"
Sees Police Force Needed.
pnTor- Snnotnr Copno11,-
includes mental power. There is
the World Court and there are other
agencies for discussing and settling
problems by mental processes. Power
includes moral power. 1t includes
physical power. Every one knows
what physical power is. 1t is a sword,
piece of artillery or a navy
Senator White, Republican, of
Maine: The future must answer as
to whether we have an international
police force or not. Personally. I
believe that if we are to do this job
effectively in future years, there
must be military force to effectuate
the conclusions at which the gov
erning body may arrive"
Treaty Approval - Senator Van
denberg: There is absolutely and
totally nothing in the resolution
which in my opinion-and I am con-
fldent in the unanimous opinion OF
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee-authorize any treaty COM
mitment without the due constitu-
tional processes ="
Alliances - Senator T n m S
Democrat, of Utah: (Responding tc
statement by Senator Ball, Republi.
can, of Minnesota that under the
Connally resolution the President
could enter into alliances with other
countries He could not do such g
thing, of course. He would have tc
come to the Senate and the pro-
posal would have to be considered
by the Senate"
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