Evening star., 1943-07-04
vandenberg
operation Move
Serves 7 Purposes
By GOULD LINCOLN.

by GOULD LINCOLN.
The Vandenberg- White resolution
putting Congress on record as favor
ing international cooperation to
maintain peace after the war may
serve two important purposes.
First, it may provide the basic
idea upon which Congress can agree
in regard to postwar foreign policy.
Second, it may well become the
basis of q statement of the Repub-
lican Party on foreign policy, which
Republican leaders are preparing to
write and upon which the COP can
stand in the 1914 campaign.
1t was sponsored in the Senate by
two Republican members Of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
Senator Vandenberg Of Michigan
and Senator White Of Maine. Sen
ator Vandenberg IS the ranking Re-
publican member Of the special sub
committee appointed to consider Ill
proposals regarding postwar Ameri-
can foreign policy. Senator White
is ut present minority leader in the
absence Of Senator McNary Of Ore
gon.
Was Widely Approved.
1t is further worthy Of note that
Senator Vandenberg, before Pearl
Harbor. was considered leader of
that vOlg of the party with nation
alistic leanings. and that Senator
yITh{fa u,oe o1lieJ with thu r,oro ~,
ternationalistic wing. Since its in
PRODUCTION, the resolution has been
approved by Senator Austin of Ver-
mont and Senator Nye of North
Dakota. whose views in the past on
international policy of this country
have been widely different.
The resolution more nearly con-
forms to the Fulbright resolution,
unanimously approved by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, than to
the Bau-Burton Hill Hatch resolu-
tion or any of the many other resolu-
tions on the same subject which
have been introduced. Like the Full
bright proposal, it is a concurrent
resolution upon which the action of
both Houses is necessary.
Like the Fulbright resolution, too
1t does not propose the setup Of ma
chinery to study postwar commit
ments at this time, while the war
is still continuing.
Safeguards American Interests.
It is brief and clear. 1t proposes;
"That this Congress favors Cd the
prosecution Of the war to conclusive
victory; (2) the participation by the
United States in postwar cooper
alton between sovereign nations to
prevent, by any necessary means,
the recurrence Of military aggres-
sion and to establish permanent
peace with justice in q free world; !;
80 the present examination OF these
aims, so far as consistent with the
united war effort, and their ultimate
achievement by due constitutional
process and with faithful recognl-
ton OF American responsibilities and
American interests"
An examination of this language
shows that it commits this Con-
gress and not future Congress. II
places first the determination to
carry the war to a successful con-
clusion. 1t lays particular emphasis
on the fact that cooperation is to
be by sovereign nations and that
american interests" as we'll as
American responsibilities are to be
recognized.
In these respects the Vanden-
berg-White resolution differs from
others, in part or in whole.
To Take Executive Advice.
Both the Fulbright resolution and
the Vandenberg-White resolution
will await consideration in the re-
spective Houses until after the Con-
gressional recess, which Is expected
to begin this week and to last until
September 13. One reason is that,
with Congress planning recess,
there would be no time. Another
reason is that Chairman Sol Bloom
Of the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee. Chairman Connally OF the
Senator Foreign Relations Commit
tee. Senator Vandenberg and others
feel that more narm than good
might be accomplished by bringing
a resolution for international CO.
operation after the war before either
body until any danger of interfer-
ence with the harmonious prosecu-
ton of the war by the United
Nations has been wiped out.
These congressional leaders on the
subject of international relations are
expected to take the advice of the
President and of Secretary Hull
on this vital question They point
out that if the Fulbright resolution
is taken up in the House, it will be
under an open rule, permitting the
offering of any amendment. In the
Senate, not only would a resolution
be subject to any amendment, but
the rule of freedom of debate would
permit the expression Of views by
individual Senators which might
arouse suspicion or resentment ir
one or more of the United Nations
To throw a resolution into either
house, under such conditions, might
be like fitting the lid on Pandora's
box, as one Senator said yesterday
What they hope is that sentiment
IN the country will solidify on the
subject of international co-opera
ton, and particularly among mem.
bers OF Congress themselves, to ar
extent that acrimonious debate ane
harmful amendments will not bt
interjected.
However, feeling of confidence
exists that resolution can be put
through both Houses, expressing il
as the sense of Congress that this
country must cooperate with other
nations to preserve peace.
The Republicans recognize the
necessity of drafting a postwar
foreign policy statement. They must
have such a pronouncement before
they 90 to the country in the elec.
ton campaign. Senator Vanden.
berg is member of the Republican
Postwar Advisory Council. appointed
several weeks ago by Republican
National Chairman Spangler. This
council will be called to meet during
the summer. 1t is we'll within tn.
bounds of probability that the cleal
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