Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Britons Greet
U. 5. Chief;
kears Antwerp
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at the southern end of the channel,
the British vessels sided up to the
Augusta and Philadelphia. The de-
stroyers gracefully famed out ahead
of the Presidents ship, then fell
into line, three on each sid Of the
heavy cruiser.
The Birmingham ran down
through the formation, passing close
off the Augustus port side. The
British crew, which was atAuarters,
snapped to salute and the Birming-
hams band struck up The Star
Spangled Banner"
The President, wearing his tweed
cap and a fur lined heavy weather
coat to ward off the brisk morning
wind, watched the maneuver from
40-millimeter antiaircraft u n
mount He watched the destroyers
through binoculars.
Mr.. Truman goes to the Potsdam
conference armed with evidence that
the United States intends to coop
crate in peaceful settlement of fu-
ture disputes.
LENDS SUPPORT
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee's unqualified 0 to approval
OF the world security charter, al
most guaranteed certainty of senate
ratification, gave the President most
of the added bargaining power he
SorIubt for bic forthoornipo copfar
ence with British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and Russian Pre-
mier Josef Stain.
Congress already has given the
President almost complete aSsur-
ance that the U. S. will cooperate
economically with other nations in
an effort to smooth the flow Of
world postwar commerce
The senate committees action
yesterday on the world charter ex-
tended that assurance for all practi-
cal purposes to the political field
and made it likely that Mr.. Truman
would be able to win greater con-
ceSSions from Britain and Russia.
The United States is anxious tC
end European power politics and
the setting up Of protective blocS
which often have led to infringe
ment Of the rights of smaller ma
tionS and eventually to wars, the
last two Of which have involved
this nation.
PROTECTIVE BLOCS
Assurance that the United State:
is ready to throw its tremendous
resources into the job Of slapping
down aggressors will be a stronl
argument to convince Britain anc
Russia that forming protective
blocs is not as necessary as they
might otherwise have believed.
While the senate committees ac
ton may have such a salutcry eff
feet on the conference the i'm
| proved results of the conferenc,
F., may similarly reaSsure the senat,
as it prepares to formally ratif,
the charter
Mr.. Truman plans to report t.
congress and the people On the con
ference very soon after it ends
| With the conference scheduled t.
/ begin Monday or Tuesday it ap
: pears possible that his report ma,
| be made during senate debate ol
| the charter, scheduled to begin
week from Monday and to last pos
sibly 10 days
The President engaged in lon
i conferences with Secretary Of Stat
James F. ByrneS and Fleet Adm
William D. Ieahy as his heav,
cruiser neared the continent Wher
American armies only two month
ago joined in compelling the fina
unconditional surrender Cf Naz
Germany.
TOO BUSY FOR PLAY
Last-minute preparations for hi
first meeting with Churchill ant
Stain left Mr.. Truman no tim
for the SWITCHBOARD games ant
ship sightseeing tours he had en-
1 joyed earlier on the voyage.
i Between talks with his stat
members the President kept il
close touch with the Pacific wal
reading with keen interest dis
/ patches telling cf Adm. Halsey'
Third Fleets bOmbardment Of tn
| Japanese homeland
The President joined the enliste
mems chow line for lunch Friday
polishing off husky meal Of 70
mato soup. baked ham, mashed po
! tatces, string beans, carrots, appl
cobblsr and coffee and terming
better than eating at the Wal