Evening star., 1943-11-04
Final Vote in Senate
On Postwar Policy
Blocked by LANCER
BY the Associated Press

Senator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota blocked efforts OF
Senate leaders to bring a COM
promise postwar policy resolu-
ton, indorsing creation Of an
international peace organization
and Incorporating a significant
part Of the Moscow four-power
declaration, to a final vote to-
day.
When Chairman Connally of the
Foreign Relations Committee asked
unanimous consent to a final vote
at 4:30 pm, Senator LANCER OBJ
jected.
The North Dakotan said however
he would not oppose vote tomor-
row, and Minority Leader McNary
said he believed the Senate could
dispose of the measure tomorrow
afternoon.
Senator LANCER gave no explana =
ton OF his objection to an earlier
test. Seven Senators already had
indicated their desire to speak
DOwney Withdraws Substitute.
Senator Downey, Democrat of
California announced Withdrawal OF
a substitute he had proposed in
dorsing the Moscow agreement. He
said he would support the revised
Connally proposal.
With opposition reduced to a
handful, the resolution backed by
| Chairman Connallv and most other
members OF the Foreign Relations
Committee today had the support
OF IA Senators who had fought for
stronger policy statement and II
alton of the Senate's treaty ratify-
ing authority.
! Senators Reynolds, Democrat. of
North Carolina and Shipstead. Re-
publican, of Minnesota opposed the
compromise version: Senator Wheel
er. Democrat, of Montana was crit
lcal Of its terms and Senator
Brooks, Republican, of Illinois had
not made up his mind.
! Senator Wheeler said he believed
the inclusion of the paragraph on
Senate ratification of interna tional
plans improved Senator Connally's s
original resolution, but L probably
will vote against it.
Senator Nye, Republican, OF North
Dakota characterized the enlarged
resolution as AN empty gesture. "
He said he would vote for it, how
ever. with the understanding that
specific postwar collaboration pro-
poSals come back to the Senate for
approval in treaties.
Represents Compromise.
AS 1t now stands the resolution
represents compromise between
Senator Connallys original draft
and counter proposal made by the
bloc OF IA. with the addition of the
Republican, sponsored treaty-ratiti-
cation reservation.
The Connally proposal pledging
the United States to Join with free
and sovereign nations in the eStab-
liShment Of international authority
with power to prevent aggression
remains unchanged. To it was at
tached. at the insistence Of the IA,
a section OF the Moscow declara-
ton. revised to read.
That the Senate recognizes the
necessity Of there being established
al the earliest practical date a
general international organization
based on the sovereign equality of
all peace loving states and omen to
membership by all such states. large
and small. for the maintenance of
international peace and, security"
not implicit in the original, but
leaders OF the IA claimed a signal
II uneXpected-victory in forcing in
lclusion of the pledge for forma ton
Of an International organization
+ The break in the long postwar de-
, bate-caught midstream Monday bv
the news the United States in Mos
COW already had agreed TO many of
the things over which the Senate
had been arguing came quickly
yesterday after the IA Senators
united to insist on the Moscow prin-
ciples
Senator Connally convened the
Foreign Relations Committee at 3
pm. yesterday, and. with two dis
sents-Senators Reynolds and Ship
>tead-the committee hustled out
It's redratted n" var resolution. cut
70 the MosCc lour-pOWer pattern.