Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-02
Support in Senate
Forecast for Peace
Plans Of Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press.


Republican criticism of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Yalta report
muft1ed somewhat today Demo-
cratic predictions that the Sen
ate is ready to support interna-
tional peace plans whole
heartedly.
While leading Republicans COM
planned that Mr.. Roosevelt gave
them mo news" on Big Three agree
ments at joint session of Congress
yesterday, Democrats generally
credited him with having scored
heavily in his plea for nonpartisan
consideration of world security pro-
posals, although some of these ex-
pressed disappointment that they
were not told more.
Entering dramatically In a wheel
chair, Mr.. Roosevelt shifted easily
to a red plush armchair to tell
legislators-and particularly SEN
ators who sat nearest him-that
Congress must share the RESPONSE
bility if there is to be a peace built
on the principles of the Atlantic
Charter.
His head bobbing as he glanced
alternately at his manuscript and
lifted his bronzed face to sweep the
members banked row on row in the
crowded chamber, the Chief Ex-
ecutive declared solemnly:
1.-The thing I don't want is to see
another war"
This like many other of his re-
marks, was a departure from his
prepared text. He read and talked
so slowly his address took SIS
minutes.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained the Big
Three agreement which he said
would create "a strong, independent
and prosperous" Poland.
He said France would have recog-
milton in the future of Europe and
the world.
But a moment later he spoke ex-
temporaneously of "the great many
prima donnas in the world who want
to be heard" and whose hearing, he
said, might delay decisions. Almost
universally, members of Congress
thought he alluded to Gen. Charles
de Gaule, who rejected an invita-
ton to meet the President in Al
giers.
Mr.. Roosevelt appealed directly
to the Senate, expressing the hope
1t will approve the charter Of the
peace organization the United Ma
lions hope to put together at the
San Francisco Conference begin
ming April Is.
He drew applause when he said:
IT think that Republicans want
peace just as much as Democrats"
Majority Leader Barley told re-
porters he thinks the President can
count on the Senate eff the San
Francisco Conference works out any
reasonable program based on the
Dumbarton Oaks principles"
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia said the Presidents appeal
makes it clear the Senate will have
to "go all the way out, so far as
international cooperation Is con-
cerned, in our effort to set up a Just
peace"
To Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, however, the Presidents
chatty odyssey was interesting"
but without news. Significantly,
perhaps, Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan selected as
delegate to the San Francisco Con-
ference, refused any comment.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the
Republican whip, said there was
nothing new in it except that for
the first time in history the United
States has agreed to the cutting up
of nation, Poland, and to the dis
semination of her people"
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota broke the minority line with
the observation that he believes Mr..
Roosevelt did "a good job of selling
Congress on the idea that you can't
have perfection-that progress to-
ward world security must be OBJ
tanned through compromises.