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financed by private sources"
Dewey May Issue Statement.
In Albany, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey s
aides said he had no comment on
the controversy over the foreign
policy plank They indicated a
statement from the Governor might
be forthcoming this afternoon, but
declined to say what it would con-
Germ.
A controversy over the foreign
policy plank developed when 16
Governors demanded that the ten
tative draft be rewritten, and that it
be made as straightforward as pos
sible to pledge the party to commit
this Government to cooperate with
other nations to prevent war.
Willkie Criticizes Plank.
The Governors went on record
with their demands last night as
Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican
presidential candidate in 1910, was
issuing statement in New York
characterizing the foreign policy
plank as ambiguous.
Mr.. Willkie said the proposed
plank's opposition to formation of a
world state might upset efforts to
form a workable combination. He
demanded that armed forces" be
specified to keep the peace.
Senator Austin of Vermont, quick
ly taking issue with this, asserted
firmly:s,tf-. "a II ,7a a3a
He's wrong. He's mistaken. Too
bad"
Asked whether Mr.. WILKES views
would have any effect on the plank,
the Senator replied:
Not at ALL"
Taft Welcomes Debate.
Senator Taft of Ohio, chairman
of the Resolutions Committee, de-
clared he would welcome debate on
the subject in the (platform) COM
mittee if Mr. Willkie has any adher-
ents who desire to start it," and
added:
I'D be very much surprised if the
plank adopted by the Democratic
Platform Committee suits Mr.. Willkie
any better than that of the Re-
publicans."
Senators White of Maine and
Burton of Ohio were others who
disagreed with Mr.. Willkie.
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin of
Connecticut, who acted as spokes-
man for the rebelling Governors,
said their suggestion aimed at
avoiding as far as possible the use
of any eouivocal language"
I'VE want it to say what it means,
and mean what it says Gov. Bald
win told a press conference, as the
State executives emerged from the
committee room in the Stevens
Hotel at am. today.
States Integrity Stressed.
Gov. Baldwin said the governors
also stressed the Importance of en-
phasizing throughout the platform
the necessity of maintaining the
integrity of the States as the best
instruments of Government, on the
State level"
Gov. Baldwin said his colleagues
felt that the statement on interna-
tional cooperation to maintain
peace as adopted by the Mackinac
conference of Republican leaders
last fall was a very fortnight
statement on which they could
stand.
Gov Baldwin said the Governors
feel there has been fair effort to
clarity the Mackinac statement
the only question is whether it does
or not"
Governors Present.
Gov. Baldwin was accompanied by
Cows. Sumner Sewall of Maine
Robert Q. Blood Of New Hampshire,
William H. Wills of Vermont, Lev
erett Saltonstall of Massachusetts,
Walter w. Bacon of Delaware. Ed
ward Martin of Pennsylvania, Harry
T. Kelly of Michigan. Simeon S.
Willis of Kentucky, Edward J. Thye
of Minnesota, Bourke B. Hicken-
looper of Iowa, Dwight GriSwold of
Nebraska. Andrew Schoeppel of
Kansas, Forrest C. Donnell of Mis-
souri, and Earl Warren of California
Cows. John w. Bricker of Ohio
and Dwight H. Green of Illinois
were listed by Gov Baldwin in the
group that had been expected, but
they were not present.
Commenting on Mr. Willkie'
criticism of the platform. Gov
Edge said:
"I am not concerned as to Gov
Dewey, who I believe will be oul
nominee, repudiating the obligation
to use force to maintain peace, es-
pecially after his speech to the
newspaper publishers last April"
Gov. Edge then quoted the fol-
lowing excerpt from Gov. Dewey!
April speech:
To carry on the war to total
crushing victory, and in so doing u
drive home to the aggressor nations
lesson that will never be forgot
ten: to organize in cooperation
with other nations a structure O
peace backed by adequate force II
prevent future wars"
Some members of Congress wan
uniform Federal standards to gov
ern, the special unemployment ben
shss 10 be paid wTkers during tn