The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-17
SENATE CAUTIOUS
ON POSTWAR PLAN
Three Members May Make
Drastic Amendments
to Proposal
BY JOHN l.. CUTTER
United Press STAFF Correspondent

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Washington, March II. -. (Up)--
The proposal OF four senators for
an immediate Allied council on cur.
rent and postwar problems faces
It's FIRST hurdle today--the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee which
Is headed by an open antagonist.
Az the committees regular week.
ly meeting, Chairman Tom Connally,
d., Tex, Is expected TO refer the
proposal 10 q three-man subcommit-
tee composed Of Sens. Walter y
George D., Ca, Guy M. Gillette, D.,
Ia, and Arthur II, VAndenberg, r.,
Mich. There II may be subject "
drastic amendment.
Although none OF the Subcommlt-
tee members have discussed the
specific resolution, all are known 10
favor the utmost caution In placing
the Senate on record for any definite
postwar international policy.
Tho subcommittee already has be-
fore II q resolution by Gillette rep.
reSentlng the extent 10 which he
believes the Senate should 20. n
would urge that the United States
draw formal treaties with all the
Allies, both large and small, along
the board and general lines Of the
Atlantic Charter. Even that appar-
emily Is more than Connally, usually
an administration spokesman on IN.
ternationnl affairs, would endorse.
Connally spoke out sharply
against precipltate Senate action
yesterday In answer 10 the new reSo-
luton. He warned against any move
which would launch the Senate into
N bitter and almost endless debate
over controversial questions" OF n
time when unity and cooperation
here and abroad are imperative"
His view was echoed by several
other senator's both Democrats and
Republicans. Sen. Gerald p. Nye,
r., N. D., q leader OF pre- Pearl
Hnrbor non-intcrVentionists, said a
senate debate on such questions now
undoubtedly would endanger Al.
lied unity"
The four authors OF the new res.
olution-sens. Lister Hill, D.. Ala,
Carl Hatch, d., N, NJ, Harold Bur.
ton, r., O., and Joseph II, Ball, r.,
Minn.--took different view They
insisted that nm expression now BY
the senate, which must ratify any
peace treaty, would help 10 unity
tho United Nations.
Burton said he was content TO let
the proposal lie dormant In the
committee for o while In the be-.
lief that time was on their side.
He predicted that O food OF mall
from the mothers OF soldiers will
win the proposal greater senate sup
port.
Connallys statement also raised
questions as 10 the extent OF ad-
ministration approval OF the reSolu-
ton. Although the four authors
said President Roosevelt and Tn.
dersesretary OF State Sumner Wei.
les had approved the broad objoC.
tlves" OF their resolution, Connally
SRId' neltner the WHITE Aouse nor
the State Department has Indicated
10 me approval Of the resolution In
It's present FORM"
President Roosevelt remained aloof
from the controversy. Speaking only
In general terms, he told press
conference yesterday that an effort
was being made 10 increase con.
versations among the United Ma
lions 10 achieve better understand
Ing with each other on oil post.
war problems. He did not elaborate
on whether such conversations
should be In o general Allied coun.
ell, as proposed by the four Sena"
tors, or In individual conferences
such as now are being conducted
during the visit Of British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden.