Evening star., 1943-03-23
La Toilette Declares
Postwar Plan Is Not
Binding on Any Nation
Bloom PIons to Call
Congress Porley to Get
Down to Bedrock
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Advocates of immediate post
war planning were challenged
today by Senator La Toilette
Progressive, of Wisconsin to show
how their proposal to initiate an
organization of the United Ma
lions would be binding on any
country, including the United
States.
A member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee which will
sonsider the proposal along with
pthers of similar nature tomor
row, Senator La Toilette described
a resolution introduced by Senators
Ball of Minnesota and Burton of
Ohio, both Republicans, and Hatch
of New Mexico and Hill of Alabama
both Democrats, as an extreme man.
Hesitation of futillty.
It isn't binding on any one, in
cluding its authors, Senator La Fol-
lette told reporters.
Taking similar tack. Chairman
Bloom Of the House Foreign Af-
fairs Committee described it as "an
example of the disjointed and scat
tered thinking that is going on both
within and without Congress"
Bloom May Call Farley.
Mr.. Bloom asserting postwar plan
proposals before Congress don't 60
deep enough" indicated he planned
to call conference of members Of
both the Senate and the House soon
TO get down to bedrock
What Is needed he said, is a
Joint committee of the Senate and
House that will formulate funda-
mental comprehensive proposal on
postwar problems to be introduced
simultaneously in both Senate anG
House Then we will have a unified
expression on this vast subject with
tremendous impetus behind 1t that
will open the way to a prosecution
and winning of the peace, the same
as thousand committees are now
prosecuting the war"
The Senate resolution would put
that chamber on record as urging
this Government to organize the
United Nations to collaborate in i'm
mediate economic. relief and re-
hahilitation programs and to JOIN
in forming a postwar peace-preserv-
ing union backed up with armed
forces
That resolution is fine, as far
as it goes" Mr.. Bloom CONNER ted.
But It's sponsors haven't even
agreed among themselves as to what
they want to do. I listened to them
Sunday night when they deba ated
their resolution, and for the life of
me I couldn't be sure what it is
they want, and 1 am not sure now
Would Be Helpful, Hull Says.
Secretary of State Hull, mean
while, expressed belief that the dec
laration for a postwar collective
security system would be helpful at
home and abroad.
Mr.. Hull, who has been conferring
with British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden on postwar problems,
said he believed that those VINO
favored some definite Arrangement
and organization to insure peace
after the war would be inclined 70
support such declaration, thus
encouraging many who might other
wise become confused.
At the Capitol, a ma jority Of the
nine freshman" Senators were re-
ported opposed to action at this time
on the resolution. HWenty-six of the
IS new Republican members of the
House earlier had pledged their sup
port of the proposal
The nine Senators, who have
formed a loose-knit organization and
voted As a unit at times, discussed
the proposal informally yesterday
with Minority Leader McNary.
While Senator's who attended in
sisted that no commitments were
sought or made, several said it was
their impression that the majority
of the group did not believe it was
the right time to bring the resolu-
ton.
Frequent Talks Held Necessary.
While Prime Minister Churchill
said in his Sunday broadcast that
nothing could be more foolish at
this stage than to plunge into de-
tails OF postwar planning, Mr.. Hull
made clear at his press conference
that this Government is convinced
Of the necessity of frequent inter-
Governmental discussions on broad
fundamentals of postwar policy.
The general result of such dis
cuSsions, he said would be a clearer
understanding by the various ma
tions of their respective viewpoints
and ideas
MI. Hull and Mr.. Eden conferred
for nearly two hours yesterday, and
later Mr.. Eden had lunch with Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
British Ambassador Lord Halifax
and William Strang, Assistant
UnderSeCrCtarV of State and out
standing expert ON Russia, partic-
lpated in the Eden Hull discussion
Mr.. StrangS S presence was taken to
iitdll tIltt hllS -AIlltIlCdll- soviet
collaboration was discussed.
While proponents asserted pas
Sage of the resolution would reassure
our Allies that this country docs not
intend to isolate itself after the war
Senator La Toilette classed it in the
same category as his anti-third term
resolution which the Senate passed
during the Coolidge administration
Senator La Toilette later supported
President Roosevelt for third
term.
Device for Debate.
Resolutions OF this sort don't
bind any one and are nothing but a
device to secure Senate debate the
Wisconsin Senator said. adding that
he doubted debate at this time
would be helpful to the war effort.
Senator La Toilette said he was
convinced the American people
would want to know what kind of
peace they were underwriting
before they committed themselves
to its enforcement.
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