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w rotary Hull's announcement
that he was ready TO proceed on
postwar negotiations with the
other United Nations after
frank and fruitful discussions
with senators was very care
fully worded.
said that he was proceed
ing with the approval of Presl-
dent Roosevelt but did not men,
tion any approval from the sem
ators.
Frankly, as a matter of fruit
full fact also Though unan-
nounced), he attempted to get
the senator's to sign letter 10
him expressing such approval
but found them unwilling. In
parliamentary language, I h y
are reserving the right 10
object.
The announcement, however,
confomned TO the timetable OF
peace negotiations set forth in
this column last Friday, namely
that the President considered
the military situation would be
far enough advanced by July TO
proceed with political settle
ments.
AS TO the remainder Of the
"A timetable forecast TIL a I
Mr.. Roosevelt would call and
Join a meeting of the United
Nations abroad, a few months
thereafter, and thus avoid direct
campaigning), Hull indicated
only that he would consult the
nations individually at this
time. first Britain, Russia and
China, then the other United
Nations.
Such would be the ordinary
advance procedure for the call
ing of a general United Nations
conference. a few months hence.
Senators interested in the in
ternational postwar air settle
ment .McCarren of Nevada and
Clark of Missouri, to mention
two) are fumingly angry While
they have said nothing officially
and are keeping their suspicious
to themselves temporarily. at
least. they believe that Assist
ant Secretary of State Berle
reached far more of an air
understanding with Lord Rea--
verbrook in London recently
than either has chosen to dis
close.
TNHE reports about Gov.
Il Bricker breaking with Gov.
Dewey at every opportunity
during the Harrisburg govern
ors' conference were not as sur
prising as they might seem.
The Bricker people privately
claim 10 have more than 200
legate which would be
roughly less than one-fourth of
the nominating conven ion
strength. They came in here
and set up campaign headquar-
tiers under the management Of
the we'll known Ohio newspaper
publisher. Roy d. Moore, after
Dewey had received his unex-
pected success in the Wisconsin
primary and had au s e d the
withdrawal of Willkie.
The way they figure. the
large number of uninStructed
delegates being counted for
Dewey and the relatively small
number pledged for him makes
this, even yet. an open cam
paign for the nomination.
Of COURSE. no one actually
" knows who an uninstructed
delegate will vote for until the
roll is called and few conven-
tions have been held in which
opposing factions did not count
the same delegates as their
own, right up TO the minute Of
the roll call. Some are no doubt
being counted two ways in this
instance.
But, in this case, none Of the
national leaders in the Repub-
lican party has com e out
aga nst Dewey and no anti
Dewey organization efforts
within the party have appeared.
Opposition is S IMPLY not APP
parent.
Thus, while the bulk of dele
gates is unpledged, few authori-
ties consider the race as open as
the Bricker people do.
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