Evening star., 1944-10-25

tered on domestic issues as election
day approaches, by his repeated
efforts to assure the Nation that he
is ready for full cooperation with
1 the rest of the world to make this
the last war E@<-
President Roosevelt put the Re-
! publican nominee "on the spot" tenn
porarily Saturday night by urging
that the American member of the
peace council be endowed in ad-
vance" with power to act to prevent
aggression.
Already on Record.
Gov. Dewey replied last night by
pointing out that he had already put
himself on record against reserva-
tions that would nullify the power
of that organization to maintain
peace and to halt future aggres-
sion" Then he proceeded to make
his sand more definite by declar-
ing:
That means, of course, that it
must not be subject to a reserva-
ton that would require our repre-
sentative to return to Congress for
authority every time he had to
make a decision"
Gov Dewey added that obvi-
ously, only Congress has the con-
stitutional power to determine what
quota OF force 'it will make avail
able, and what discretion it will give
| our representative to use that force"
Then he posed a new issue for
Mr.. Roosevelt to answer by pre-
dieting that any attempt to ride
roughshod over Congress" by die
tating the course it should follow
before it is acquainted with the
facts, would result in another con-
fiict between the legislative and
executive branches, such as wrecked
American participation in the
days of Woodrow Wilson, immedi-
ately following the last war.
Gov. Dewey then produced tele-
grams from the Republican leaders
OF the Senate and House to show
that, if he is elected, they will CO.
operate with him in setting up the
peace machinery.
Replying to the Presidents charge
Saturday night that Senate Repub-
licans kept the United States out
of the World Court in 1885, Gov.
Dewey pointed out that three
fourths of the Senate was Demo-
cratic at that time, but said the
President could not muster the two
thirds vote for ratification, even
with the votes of nine Republicans.
AS Gov. Dewey left Minnesota
last night, the best judgment of po-
litical analysts there was that the
race for its IL electoral votes is so
close, it may be decided by the
weather on November 7. A good day,
encouraging to a big turnout of
farmers, probably would give Gov.
Dewey the State by a slender mar
gin. Inclement weather, if it kept
the farmers home, would work to
President Roosevelts advantage.
Ball May Have Little Effect.
There were reliable indications
also that the action Of Republican
Senator Ball in casting his lot with
President Roosevelt, on the basis of
the foreign policy ISSUE, would not
materially change the already close
contest in Minnesota. The belief was
expressed by more than one in-
formed source that any detection
the Ball announcement may have
caused among Republican voters. in
the State will be offset by increased
activity by supporters of former
Gov. Harold Stassen.
j In filling in what he called the
1 gaps in Mr.. Roosevelt's Saturday
night speech on past events in for
eign policy, Gov. Dewey hurled
these charges at the President:
i That in 1888 the President said
OF the League Of Nations, "We are
not members and we do not con-
template membership"
i That he rejected the policy OF
collaboration with the League which
4 had previously been established
"and in 1885, TIC American repre-
sentative at Geneva was instructed