Evening star., 1943-10-26

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ConnaIIy Resolution
BY the Associated Press.
Critics of the Connally postwar
policy resolution sought today to
pin down strong interpretations
of the language as a guide to the
President in peace negotiations.
That appeared to be the strategy
of the bloc of at least 13 Senators
facing overwhelming opposition to
attempts at writing into the resolu-
ton demand for use of military
force against aggressors.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico told reporters he believed
the group had made progress in mar
rowing the interpretations that
might be placed on a portion of
the resolution providing:
That the United States, acting
through its constitutional processes
join with free and sovereign ma
tions in the establishment and
of international au-
thority with power to prevent ag-
gression and to preserve the peace
of the world"
Asks Full Debate.
Senator Hatch said he regarded
that statement as a BLANK check
under which the President could go
ahead and make almost any kind of
an agreement" He added, however
such action lacking the Senate s
final signature-treaty ratification
ran a risk of reputation.
Senator Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota put the aim of the group
into words with an assertion that
the resolution can have value only
if it is debated fully enough so that
it will furnish a reliable guide to the
Executive as to the present convic-
tions of the Senate"
The pattern of the groups ma
neuver was set yesterday when Sena-
tors Pepper, Democrat, of Florida
and Hatch alternated in attacks
on the general interpretations
placed by Senators Connally, Demo-
crat, of Texas, and Vandenberg. Re-
publican, of Michigan, on the reso-
luton.
With Senator Pepper and Ma jor-
ity Leader Barkley ready to take the
floor in the second days debate, the
bloc was prepared to renew the tao
tics which grew so irksome to Sena-
tor Connally yesterday that he COM
planned at one point he was being
'hscsied"
Denies AYianre Plan.
Senator Connaliy dcchnaL, never
theleSs, to agree that the resolution
pointed toward formation of four
power alliance-a contention which
Senators Ball and Hatch have
stressed frequently.
Senator Vandenberg said the reso-
luton is broad enough to envision
use Of a world court as an admins
tratiVe agency for international JUS
tlCe, but he refused to say whether
the form of that tribunal must be
the same as that the Senate voted
in 1926 to accept only with strong
reservations.
Senator Ball closed the first days
debate with plea for insertion in
the resolution of words that would
make it plain the Senate is pre-
pared now to pledge the use OF
American military forces, along with
those Of other nations, to stop
future attempts at aggression.
That certainly is al the very
heart OF maintaining the future
peace of the world, and it almost
inevitably will come up both il
the current tripower discussions al
Moscow and in any later meetings
between Churchill. Roosevelt anc
Stalin.' he declared.
Wants Clearer Terms.
IF We begin the whole process.
with Watered- down compromise
which does little to clarity the
American position either to our oW1
people or TO our Allies, our chance,
OF coming out of any conference
with international arrangement!
acceptable to us seems to me very
remote Senator Ball said.
Senator Bali said the Senate
should decide that nations. free tt
govern themselves internally. bs
limited in their International acts
by a few common rules which al
have accepted and agreed to helE
enforce"
If We make that basic decision.
he said, then We and the worlC
stand some chance of preventing
any great world war. If We fail tc
make it, the odds are against pre-
venting World War III"
Senator Ball declared there is 2
studied attempt to rush this reso-
luton through the Senate withou;
any full attempt to explore by de-
bate its implications or meanings"
Why after months OF delay, this
sudden haste?" he asked.
Senator Ball declared:
IF the purpose in seeking speedy
action is to deliberately keep the
Senate's position so vague and gen.
eral as to leave every individual
member free in his own conscience
to advocate, support Or oppose what
ever Interpretation might suit him
in the future, while at the same
time conveying to the American
people and our Allies the impres-
sion that strong and clear posi-
ton has been taken, then I sub
nit that such a procedure contains
far greater danger to the security OF
the United States and the future
peace of the world than could pos
sibly arise from the most acri-
monious kind of debate in the Sen