Evening star., 1945-07-02
Charter Only Road to Peace,
President Declares in Appeal
To Senate for Prompt Action
Says Choice Lies
Between World Pact
And None at All
BY J. A. FOX.

The United Nations Charter
today was hailed by President
Truman as offering "the only
road to enduring peace" as he
called on the Senate for prompt
ratification.
Making a personal appeal for ap-
proval in brief speech to his former
colleagues, the President declared
the pact which was signed by repre-
sentatives of so nations in San Fran
cisco last Tuesday lis the product of
many hands and many influences" "
1t develops from the experience of
e. world where one generation has
twice failed to keep the peace" the
President said.
Choice Is Clear.
"The choice before the Senate is
now clear" Mr.. Truman continued
earnestly. THE choice is not be-
tween this Charter and something
else. 1t is between this Charter and
no charter at all"
Annexed to the charter was the
statute of the International Court
of Justice for which the President
also asked approval.
The President recalled that the
genesis of the Charter actually rested
in the Connally and Fulbright reso-
lutions, which in turn led to the
Dumbarton Oaks Conference out of
which grew the San Francisco
meeting.
The President recalled also that
in debate at the United Nations
Conference there were disagree
ments, but he said that these diff
ferences were settled ''by the ira
ditional democratic method of free
exchange of opinions and points of
view"
The Presidents speech was not
broadcast, as the President did not
desire any ceremony to surround
the event.
The stage for the event was small,
the Senate galleries seating but $50
persons. 1t was the first occasion that
a President mas addressed the Senate
alone since 1882 when Herbert
Hoover went up to the Capitol TO
speak on the deteriorating economic
situation of that depression year.
Hearings Start Next Week.
Senate leadership wants to speed
the Charter to vote. The Foreign
Relations Committee will start hear
ings next Monday, and Majority
Leader Bal ':ley looks for a vote by
August Is.
Senator Barkley, who was a
White House caller today before the
President went to the Senate, said
he told Mr.. Truman his check did
not show as many as six members
of the Senate who would vote
against the Charter. He conceded,
however, that there might be that
many.
Senator Barkley said he hoped the
Charter could be taken up in the
Senate by July %, which would per-
NIT two weeks of hearings. Sem
ator Barkley did not believe, how
ever, that the hearings would con-
tinue two weeks.
Big Three Meet This Month.
This, in all likelihood, will be
after the conclusion of the Big Three
meeting, for President Truman ex-
poets to sit down with Prime Minister
Churchill and Marshal Stain later
this month. Lacking actual ratiflca-
tion of the agreement, however, he
can be confident of how this country
stands on it when he conferS with
the others.
After leaving here June 19, the
President went to Olympia, Wash,
as the guest of his old Senate as
sociate, Gov. Mon C. Wallgren, for a
week. Then he went to San Fran
cisco for "a hours, spent a night in
Salt Lake City and then went to his
home In Independence, Mo, for
Homecoming celebrations arranged
there, and Kansas City, which he
was visiting for the first time since
he entered the White House.
Mr.. Truman got back here at 1:55
pm. yesterday, after 4-hour
and Commute fight from Kansas
City.
Mrs. Truman and their daughter
Margaret, who are remaining in
independence for the summer, went
to the airport to see the President
off, with his brother, ]. Vivian Tru-
man.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, who has been next in the
(See TRUMAN, Page A-5.)