The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-06

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the Security Council and defining
his authority. Vandenberg added
that the submission of such leg.
islation to Congress was clearly
implicit in Senate debate which
resulted in the overwhelming rati
fication of the Charter.
Vandenberg, a delegate to Char.
ter-drafting conference at Sar
Francisco, thus aligned himself
with those who have demanded thai
Congress spell out the delegate S
powers. He is chairman of the Re.
publican conference and is widely
supported by party members on in.
ternational questions.
Chairman Connally D.-Tex.) OF
the Foreign Relations committee
said recently he had asked the
State Depar ,ment to determine
whether statute is needed. In his
letter to Byrnes, Vandenberg made
these suggestions:
1. A requirement that the SEN
ate confirm the Presidents ap-
pointment of the delegate. who
would be removable by the Presi-
dent.
2. Assignment to the President
OF the authority to decide all ques-
tons of American participation in
use of limited armed forces or of
sanctions, the action to be car
ried out by the delegate who would
have the rank and pay of ambassa-
dor.
3. A provision under which the
President would make reports to
Congress as soon as he has in
structed the delegate to vote for
military or economic sanctions.
4. Permission for the President
to take any action for the peace
full settlement of disputes without
reporting to congress.
S. A requirement that the Presi-
dent obtain "explicit Congression-
al authority fo~ the commitment of
any armed forces beyond the quota
established in our basic agreement
with the Security Council"
6. A PROPOSAL that the United
States and its inter-American Al
lies accept "the exclusive respon-
sibility for any armed forces re-
quired to maintain peace and Sc
curity in the Western hemisphere.
7. Annual appointment, subject
10 Senate confirmation, of the dele
gates to the General Assembly.
Suggesting that the President be
required to make annual reports to
Congress on American activities in
the United Nations Organization,
Vandenberg said of the special re-
ports when direct action is taken.
"This will leave the President
free to act, as must be the case
if this phase of the Charter is to
be effective. I believe there is
ample constitutional authority and
long precedent to justify this
Presidential initiative.
Eat the same time, it will keep
Congress currently advised regard
ing any movements which might
graduate into war (Which is an ex-
elusive Congressional prerogative)
and free to assert it's attitude if, as
and when it wishes.''
Vanderberg said it is his under
standing that the ALLEGATION of
American forces to be made in a
subsequent agreement with the
Security Council will be a polio
ing quota and not a war quota
He noted that this agreement will
be submitted to Congress for its
approval.
The Michigan Senator said that
giving the Security Council dele
gate ambassadorial rank, pay and
privileges, in his opinion, would
limit him to following instructions
Of the President.
Therefore, in fact" his letter
continued. ''the President will be
making the actual decisions in res
pect to the use of our armed forces
or our participation in any sort of
sanctions
1t would be unthinkable, he add
ed, for a non-elected Presidential
appointee to make decisions on his
own responsibility.
IF it is necessary to spell this
out, it should be done,' he said.
Senator johnson ID. -Colo.) said
Vandenberg's proposals are in line