Evening star., 1943-03-14
United Nations
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ity and help maintain world sta
bility and peace. The only way the
people can express their desire is
through the Congress. Hence this
resolution.
1T is our deep conviction that the
basic foreign policy of the United
States should not become an issue
in partisan politics, that it should
be decided as soon as possible so
that post war planning may be
effective. and that our policy should
be determined mot on the basis Of
past debates based on conditions
then existing. but on the basis Of
world conditions as they are today
and are likely to develop in the
future
Senator Ball said that while the
Presidents views on the resolution
would be persuasive. they need not
necessarily be decisive. Both he
and Senator Hatch emphasized that
the proposal originated in the Sem
ate and expressed determination to
press it to a vote regardless of de-
velopmentS.
Senator Hatch said the White
House conference was arranged
after Mr. Welles discussed the pro-
posal with the President briefly and
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed interest.
Senator Connally told reporters that
the whole field of collaborative ac-
ton was expected to come under
discussion. He was not informed
whether Mr.. Eden would be pres
ent, but the British Foreign Secre-
tary was to be at the White House
today.
The latest draft of the resolution
varied in form from that originally
conceived by Senators Ball, Hatch,
Hill and Burton. A section recit-
ing the aims of the Atlantic Charter,
and a portion calling directly on
Mr.. Roosevelt to initiate a United
Nations conference, were reported
to have been stricken at the insist
ence of some Republicans who had
preview.
Purpose of Resolution.
The move for introduction of the
resolution was reported to have
sprung from desire to prevent
repetition of the situation which
/ arose after the World War when a
/ substantial number of Senators
signed round robin putting the
peace conference on notice that the
/ Senate must ratify any peace
/ treaty and intimating that it was
not solidly behind some of Presi-
dent Wilson'S proposals.
Those interested in the proposal
said their primary objective was to
put the United States and the
United Nations on record for a set
OF fixed war and peace aims to the
end that the foundations of postwar
world security might not be upset
by bipartisan chickering's.
In its present form, the resolution
had the approval of several other
Senators who attended secret con-
ferences on its form. Among these
are Chairman Truman of the SEN
ate War Investigating Committee
and Senators Austin, Republican, Of
Vermont, Maybank, Democrat. Of
South Carolina, and Pepper, Demo-
crat, Of Florida,
Austin Backs Proposal
Senator Austin, assistant Repub-
lican leader, told reporters he was
in thorough accord with the idea
Of establishing set of United Ma
tons principles through legislative
action and review.
One of the questions that dis
turbs our Allies he observed, lis
what the United States position is
now on these important interna-
tional questions and what it will be
after the war That position can
not be established by executive dec
laration. Adoption of policy by
Congress is necessary
Senator Austin said that as he
viewed the proposal, its adoption
would be declaration by Congress
that we are no longer isolationist-
we are ready to 60 ahead on some
form Of world security
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio
who had been shown copy of the
resolution previously. said he
thought there might be a great deal
Of controversy in the Senate over
the proposal to establish an inter-
! national police force.