Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-03
U. 5. Delegates Hail
Solidarity Shown in
Stand on Aggression
BY GARRETT HORNER,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 3.-Senator
Austin, Republican, of Vermont,
freshman minority member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee and an adviser in the United
States delegation to the Inter-Amer-
lean Conference here, said today
that the spirit of the Act of Cha
pultepec" Is to make as effective an
arrangement for preserving security
and peace in the Western Henri
sphere as our constitutional powers
permit.
1t was Senator Austin who sug-
gested the compromise idea of di-
viding the act into declaration for
immediate effect during the war and
a recommendation for a treaty to
cover the postwar period In an in
tervlew with The Star he described
the part of the act to become effec-
tive Immediately upon approval.
The war powers under the constitu-
ton of the United States and similar
constitutional limitations of other
American States have practically
the effect of treaty during the war
period
There is no way to provide for the
same sort of effective collaboration
by the American republics against
aggression after the war without a
treaty as recommended in part two
of the act, he said. The third part
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that the major objective is global /
peace organization, Senator Austin |
said, by stipulating this is such a |
regional arrangement as the Dunn |
barton Oaks proposals contemplate |
and that after the general organi-
cation for peace is established all |
procedures and all action taken I'M
der the regional arrangements must
conform to the purpose and prin-
ciples of the charter of the world
organization.
Praised by Brazilian.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Pedro
Leao Velloso told The Star that he ,
considered the proposal as perhaps
the most Important resolution of the
conference because it assures unitv |
of action against any kind of ag-
erosion ard promises great security /
for the peace loving nations of the
continent.
Approval of the act was expected
by many observers to be the con-
terence answer to the problem of
Argentina whose present govern
ment has been denied recognition
by most OH the other American
nations becd use its militaristic &C
Invites are considered a threat to
hemisphere security.
Representative johnson. Demo- /.
crat, of Texas, ranking ma joritv
member Ef the House Foreign
slonal adviser in the United States
delegation here, said that Argentina /,
can understand from the act that /
the rest Of the Americas are united |.
to deal with any threat to the /;
peace Of the hemisphere that might
arise at home or abroad Argentina
VIII have to work out her own des-
tiny, he added
Inc Monroe Doctrine.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Commute. chief
congressional adviser in the United
States delegation, said approval OF
the act would amount in a sense
to adoption by all the cooperating
Nations Of the Western Hemisphere
OF the Monroe Doctrine which here
tofore has been regarded by many
OF them as purely a United States
doctrine. They express a desire to
join us in enforcing a doctrine for
their benefit and protection as we'll
as for the protection of the United
States, he added
MIR. Johnson also said he con-
sidered the working out of the act
as evidence of the solidarity of the
Americas for their own preserva- I
ton and protection.
Senator Connally said that his
chief concern in helping to draft
the proposal was to make sure that h
the measures undertaken to main [
tain inter-American security shall
be in conformity with and subject
to the provisions of international
organization for peace and security
which is expected to be established
at San Francisco. He said he be- !
lieVed the action here would be
generally approved by the American
people.