Evening star., 1945-07-08
Backers Expect
Senate toA Adopt
Charter Intact
Hearings Will Open
Tomorrow; Hull May
Submit Statement
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Supporters of the United Ma
tionS Charter were confident
last night the Senate will ratify
it without attaching any reSer-
vationS, as final plans were made
for the opening of hearings be-
fore the Senate Foreign Rela-
tionS Committee at 1890 am.
tomorrow.
Chairman Connally announced
yesterday after a meeting of the
Subcommittee on Arrangements
that the case for the treaty will be
presented by Edward R. Stettinius,
jr., chairman of the American dele
cation to the San Francisco Con-
ference; DR.. Leo PaSvolsky, a Spe-
cial assistant to the Secretary of
State, and Green H. Hackworth,
State Department legal adviser.
At the same time, there were
reliable reports on Capitol Hill
that at some stage of the hearings
former Secretary of State Cordell
Hull is expected to submit state
ment in support of the Charter,
even if he does not make a per-
sonal appearance before the COM
mittee. The veteran Tennesseean
served in both the House and the
Senate before becoming Secretary
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regarded in Congress.
Opponents Testify Wednesday.
After the three official spokes-
men for the treaty are heard,
which probably will take two days,
the plan is to call opposition wit
nesses starting Wednesday.
About eight opponents are listed
to be heard, but the subcommittee
on arrangements has not made pub
lie their names. Other witnesses in
support of the treaty probably will
take the stand later in the week.
The committee hopes to complete
the hearings within 10 days, and
once the Charter is reported to the
Senate Chairman Connally is anXi-
Gus that nothing else shall inter-
fere with its prompt disposition.
Senator Connally repeated yes
terday his earlier predictions that
the Charter will be ratified "by an
overwhelming vote, substantially
larger than the necessary two
thirds" In discussing the posi-
bility that some reservations may be
offered, he went further and pre-
dicted:
II don't think there is any ques-
ton we will defeat them"
Delegates Powers an Issue.
Speculation thus far on reserva-
tionS has revolved principally
around efforts to define the powers
of the American delegate on the
Security Council. Specifically, one
question likely to be raised is
whether the American delegate
should be required to come back to-
Congress before voting for the use
of force to stop an aggressor.
Senator Connally said the powers
of the delegate have nothing to do
with the basic Charter, but will be
determined by separate action after
the United Nations organization
has been created
Senator Connally predicts there
will be fewer than 10 votes against
ratification. Senator Burton, Re-
publican, of Ohio believes the vote
Of 85 to by which the Senate
adopted the Connally resolution, in
support of the general principle of
world~ operation, 18 months ago,
lis a good indication of present sup
port of the Charter"
Answer Questions on Radio.
Senator Burton made the state
ment while he and Senator Con-
nally were answering questions
about the Charter on radio pro-
gram oyer an NBC network last
night.
Senator Connally told the radio
audience he believes this Charter
will provide the pattern for the
best organization ever devised by
man to preserve the peace, and that
it will go down in history as one of
the great documents of all time"
Many Senators, in addition to
those on the Foreign Relations
Committee, are expected to attend
the hearings in the caucus room
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