The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-11
Michigan in
Washington

II the ST. Lawrence Seaway issue
doesn't click now. It may be years
before another natural chance
comes along.
Never have the chances Of so
much bipartisan support been cor
rallied. When a group Of senators
as powerful as Wagner, Shlpstead,
Vandeuberg. LaFollette, Ferguson,
Aiken, Barley decide TO work to-
gether-certain OF White House
cooperation-then any bill, even
the old perennial, the St. Lawrence.
has a chance.
The timing is right for favorable
action now. The war is over.
many senators said they would vote
for the st. Lawrence when the post
war days came and that means
now. At this moment the fear is
very real OF an unempiG. ment per-
iod and certainly the $ Lawrence
would furnish jobs. aid the war
isn't forgotten, yet, SO many realize
what an asset the seaway would
have been during the past four war
years in expediting shipping over
seas.
This is the hour" admits DR..
Naboor Danielian. who as head OF
the st. Lawrence" Office in the
Department Of Commerce has done
more than any other man to set the
stage. julius Barnes. chairman Of
the National ST. Lawrence Associa-
ton, has been in Washington know
ing the hour is approaching.
over at the White House, Presi-
dent Truman is ready to turn on
the green light. He has promised
TO do that lin a few days. which
probably means at his next news
conference likely to be Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Senator Homer Ferguson, who
has been doing a lot OF work on lin
ing up key support, says, This is
the time. Building the seaway
would create jobs and so would
the additional shipping that would
follow"
It's now or maybe never for the
seaway. Senator LaFollette OF
Wisconsin says If this bill doesn't
pass he's going TO stop trying and
Just tell his children Ito fight for
the st. Lawrence when they grow
up"
Senator Arthur Vandenberg con-
tends that power to approve use OF
a United States peace" force by
the United Nations Security Coun-
ell belong to the President but
when a war" force is necessary.
Congressional consent should be !
required. Vandenberg defined a
peace" force as certain quota OF
armed forces as set by Congress.
beyond that quota would
be termed a war" force.
Vandenberg pointed out that Con-
gress must still ratify an agree
ment TO be made with the Security
Council to identify the specific po-
lice force which will be used by
the United Nations II and when the
Council decides to invoke military
sanctions against an aggressor.
II is his belief that Congress
should set a quota Of armed re-
sources which 1t Is willing to have
used by the United Nations, with
Congressional consent in each inst
ance, in the cooperative effort 10
keep the peace, in other words, a
peace force rather than a war
force. / think Congress should
leave this question of consent with |
the President although he should |
be required Immediately to notify |
Congress OF his action" How
ever" Vandenberg added. beyond |
this quota, the direct consent OF |
Congress should be required in |
each instance. 1t then becomes a
war force and only Congress can
declare war"
The Michigan senator believes |
that Edward r. Stettinius, on the |
Security Council, should be given |
the statutory status of an ambassa- |
dor. This would mean. in effect, |
he explained, that whenever he !
votes for sanctions he speaks not |
for himself but for the President"
In a recent NBC interview with |
Richard Hardness, Senator Arthur |
II. Vandenberg was asked how the |
secret of the atomic bomb should |
be guarded. He answered: 81 think |
Congress should Immediately Gre
ate a special Joint committee OF /
senators and representatives to
faithfully explore this whole sub
ject. Probably the United Nations |
Council is ultimately the logical /
trustee Of the SCATTERING secret"
he added but he also expressed /
hope that we should never give the
atomic formula away while there /
are any black-out areas on earth /
where fullest and freest exchange |
OF information is prohibited"