Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
ConnaIIy Backs Plan
For Strong Postwar
u. 5. Military Force
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Connally, Democrat, OF
Texas, chairman of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, today
added his voice to those of the State
Department and the Selective Serv-
ice Administration with the asser-
ton that the United States must
build up and maintain a strong
postwar military force.
The State Department is reported
to have decided to discard plans for
international police and work in
stead toward an arrangement for
pooling against aggressors of forces
to be maintained by individual ma
tons. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
draft director, in a speech reviewed
and approved by the State Depart
ment declared last week that the
voice Of the United States at the
peace table will be heard only II ii
is backed up by the ranks Of men
ready to fight.
Senator Connally said that re-
CARELESS of whether. the United
States joins other nations in estab-
fishing an international agency to
preserve peace, 1t must maintain q
strong, independent postwar Navy
and air force.
Must Be Strong MilitariIy.
II have never believed that we
should put our troops and equip
ment under the direct control of any
international organization" the
Texan declared. II think we must
maintain strong, Independent
Navy and airforce to do our part in
keeping the peace We must be
strong militarily whether we enter
an international organization or
not"
Senator Connally said it was his
personal belief that the proposed
peace organization should follow the
general outline of the League of Ma
tons, except that it would be
equipped to direct the use of force
against aggressors.
He explained that such an organ
ization could include all of the
peace-loving nations of the world, as
pledged at the Moscow conference
Of foreign ministers and voiced the
opinion that it ought to have an
executive council on which the larg-
er nations had strong representation
which would act as the operating
unit to carry out the policies de-
cided upon by the whole group.
Nations to Guard Own Areas.
The Foreign Relations chairman
said 1t was his idea that certain ma
lions might be designated to pro-
tect the peace in areas where they
are most vitality interested.
He envisioned the United States
area of influence as reaching pos
sibly from Africa westward into the
Pacific beyond the Philippines, en-
braclng the North and South Amer
lean continents. That would be the
zone, in his opinion, where the
American Army, Navy and Airforce
would be used to stop aggression at
Its source. He said this country
would have to be prepared to aid in
other sections of the globe If it
should become necessary.
Senator Connally, who is expected
to play an important part in peace
negotiations, said he hoped the ar
rangements for the peace could be
completed within a year after hos
tilities cease.
COnnally to Name Group.
Secretary of State Hull recently
asked for the appointment of a BIZ
partisan Foreign Relations SUBJ
committee to confer on plans for
the international organization and
Senator Connally said he would
name the group after he talks with
Mr.. Hull.
While he would not discuss the
prospective membership, Senator
Connally himself was expected to
head the committee, with Senators
George. Democrat, of Georgia and
either Barley, Democrat, of Ken
lucky or Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah as its other Democratic men,
bers. Senators Vandenberg, of
Michigan and White of Maine may
represent the Republicans, with
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, Of
Wisconsin as the additional men,
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