Evening star., 1943-07-20
Eastern Republicans
Rap Iso|ationism in
Platform Proposals
BY the Associated ptess,

BY the Associated Ptess.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Warned
that a Republican return to power
must not mean another gang OF
inward turning, narrow minded
isolationist stuffed shirts" the East
ern conference of the Republican
Postwar Policy Association urges:
l. Complete military victory and
unconditional Axis surrender.
2. Continued Allied unity ito Sc
cure internatio collaboration and
to prevent the recurrence of future
wars"
8. Conversion of war industries
here to peacetime production and
establishment of a Sound economic
position"
4. Present planning for IAN Or
eanization of nations to assume full
responsibility in maintaining world
peace"
S. Action by Republican Con-
eressmen Ito sponsor and support
Congressional action pledging CO.
operation by the United States in
world affairs"
Spangled to Get Proposals.
Such a platform was contained in
resolutions which the conference
voted Yesterday to submit to Re-
publican National Chairman Harri-
son Spangler as basis for an early
pronouncement of postwar policy by
Mr.. Spangler and the committee OF
49 which he recently appointed.
The committee is composed of Re-
publican congressman and COVER
. nors.
In presenting the platform, Mayo
Shattuck, president of the Massa-
chusetts Bar Association, told the
300 delegates from New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,
Delaware, West Virginia and the
New England States that he be-
lleved "the Republican Party is
about to be given a chance again
for leadership" but said the voters,
faced with a choice between the
New Deal and isolationism, would
choose the New Deal.
IF you will show the people of
the United States that the election
of Republican administration does
not mean another gang of inward
turning, narrow minded isolationist
stuffed shirts = you will be given
power Just as surely as you are in
this room, and what an opportunity
and what world stand before us, "
he said.
Speakers Rap Isola ationism.
Representative Baldwin, Republi-
can, of New York, addressing the
delegates yesterday, said he would
like to challenge somebody like Col.
Mccormick to debate on the So
called American nationalism" He
said he had no quarrel with sound
nationalism" but that I'VE can't stop
war until and unless we face the fact
that we've got to do it with other
nations who want to stop war"
Col. Robert M. Mccormick, Chi
cago Tribune publisher, has been
asked by the Republican Nationalist
Revival Chicago organization. to
permit his name to be entered In the
Illinois preferential primary for
President.
Earlier, Senator Austin, Republi-
can, of Vermont, criticized the Chi
cago organization, declaring it "a
menace to peace"
Senator Austin told the associa-
ton delegates that again and again
we must assert that relative
freedom and permanent peace shall
be implemented by a world organi-
zation to which the United States
Of America will contribute"
Representative Eaton, Republican,
Of New Jersey, terming foreign pol
Icy the greatest American problem
today, said Americans must snap
out Of the hypnotic dreams with
which We have been deluding our
selves" or What we are now suf-
fering as an integral part of a
stricken world will be a mere prelude
to the hell of ruin in which we will
be engulfed by the unregulated
floods of worldwide misery and
failure"