Evening star., 1943-01-09
Senators Favor DELAY
In Postwar PLANNING
Until War Is Won
Prefer to Woit and See
What Policy Is Fovored
By Americans Then
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
| Tendency to avoid blueprint for
mulas for the postwar structure of
the world until the war is won was
indicated today among the Senators
who were told by President Roose-
welt they might have hand in
building it.
Some who spoke for the record
and some speaking privately in
lormed an interviewer they pre-
ferred to wait and see whether
Americans wanted nationalism, in
ternationalism or some middle-of-
the-road policy.
The Presidents statement to Con-
gress Thursday that it was within
the realm of possibility 1t may help
greatly to save the world from fu-
ture fear was amplified at a press
conference Yesterday when he ex-
pressed hope that the war might
be won in 1914.
Wait on Soldiers Return.
The "wait-and-see attitude toward
postwar plans, said those Senators
speaking off the record" is based on
a belief that Americans still are es-
sentially nationalistic. They ex-
pressed doubt that other Senators,
particularly those who look forward
to reelection, would want to take
a stand until they knew the temper
of the returning soldiers.
Senator Austin, Republican. OF
Vermont, unofficial Republican whip,
who has been considered anti-isola-
zionist. said, for instance, that the
proposal of Gov. Harold E. Stassen
of Minnesota for United Nations
of the world with a single parlia-
ment is very thought-provoking."
I'VE need as many ideas as we
can get for consideration of the
Senate when it advises the Govern
ment on the negotiation OF the
peace treaty" he said. But the
form of the postwar settlement
remains to be worked out later"
U. s. Leadership Seen.
Senator Bridges, Republican, OF
New Hampshire, another who has
gone along with the administra-
tion's foreign policy. said he be-
lieved "at the conclusion OF the
war America must take leadership
in forming and participating in
some form of world organization
to maintain peace, specific details
for which can only be decided
after careful planning and study y
apparently" he added, there
are general lines developing in the
country-one very nationalistic, the
other very internationalistic. I be-
lieve that in between can be found
a sound, workable plan for max
ing world peace
Senator Davis, Republican, OF
Pennsylvania, new member of the
Foreign Relations Committee, said
the Stassen plan was only one OF
many that might be considered for
the postwar world.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, OF
Montana, on the other hand. called
the Stassen plan "cockeyed." Sen
ator Wheeler was identified with
the so-called n-interventionists
before the Pearl Harbor attack
Gov. Stassen suggested that the
nations be represented in the world
parliament on the basis of their
literate populations.
Favors immigration Quotas.
How are you going to determine
literacy?" asked Senator Wheeler
who is going to judge the stand
ard? Secondly, the United States
of America is not going to give up
her sovereignty or any part of her
sovereignty to some world power
Il am in favor of cooperating
with other countries for the preser-
vation of peace, for disarmament
helping to bring about world trade
and breaking down quotas and tar
| iff barriers to the extent that they
will not destroy our standards OF
living.
Il am not in favor of breaking
down our immigration quotas. Nor
am in favor Of setting up world
wide WPA or using the money OF
the American taxpayer for the pur-
pose of supporting the people OF
the world.
Republican and Democratic lead
ers who advocate some cockeyed
scheme do more harm than good
toward the realization of real CO.
operation on q sensible plan be-
tween various peoples and countries
Of the world
Refers 10 Beth Plans.
This, Senator Wheeler said, re.
ferred alike to Gov. Stassen's plan
and the proposal Of Vice President
| Wallace for worldwide new de-
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