Evening star., 1945-07-29
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By GOULD LINCOLN.

The United States yesterday
became the first of the great
powers to adhere to the United
Nations Charter. The Senate,
by an Overwhelming vote of 89
to 2, ratified the Charter and
placed this country in the new
world peace organization.
This marks a tremendous step in
American collaboration with foreign
powers complete reversal of for
eign policy since the defeat of the
old Leaeue of Nations Covenant IN
September, 1919. Isolationism, for
this country, is out of the window
The overwhelming vote in sup
port of the Charter, which was
signed by representatives of so ma
tons In San Francisco month ago,
and the speed with which the Sen
ate acted, was interpreted last
night rs a clear indication that the
American people, after having been
hyolye in two devastating world
ars IN a quarter century. have
ONE to the conclusion they must
Fork With other nations to prevent
third.
on the roll call, So Democrats,
IS Republicans and l Progressive
voted for the Charter, and two Re-
publicans, Senators Shipstead of
Minnesota and LANCER OF North
Dakota, voted against it.
Johnson Was Paired.
Five Senator's we're absent when
the roll was called. Had they been
present and voted, the score would
have stood SO to in favor of ratif1-
cation. Senator Johnson, Republi-
can, of California, who opposed the
Charter, was paired with Senators
Reed of Kansas and Thomas OF
idaho, both Republicans, who IA
vored ratification. Two Democratic
Senators, Bailey of North Carolina
and Glass of Virginia, were absent
and impaired Announcement was
made. however, that had they been
present they would have voted AYE.
The new peace organization will
not come into formal existence until
the Charter has been ratified by the
United Kingdom, Russia, China and
France-the other permanent men,
bers Of the Security Council, and
q majority of the other As signatory
nations. Three small nations, Mica
ragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica
have ratified the Charter.
The historic vote in the Senate
came at 500 pm, after a final
seven hours of debate before crowds
that filled the galleries to capacity
with hundreds standing Many
others waited in the corridors for
opportunity to watch.
North Dakota Split.
The final statements were made
by two North Dakota Republicans,
Senator LANCER, who declared that
he could not support the Charter,
and Senator Young, recently ap-
pointed to fill vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Moses, who
his approval of the
Charter and said he regretted that
the vote of his State should be
divided on this important document.
Senator LANCER, who waited until
iust before the vote was taken to
hurl his charges against the Char
ter, told the Senate he believed
the Charter was "frought with
danger toward American institutions
and the American people" He
argued, too, that the Senate should
not vote on this important issue
while the men of the armed forces
are away from home.
The Senate action meets the ex-
pressed desire of President Truman
at time when he is attending a
Big Three meeting in Potsdam.
Coupled with the recent votes of the
Senate approving the Breton
Woods agreement, the international
agriculture and food agreements,
the bill expanding the Export-Im-
port Bank, and the earlier vote of
both houses approving the extern
sion and widening of the Recipro-
cal Trade Agreements Act, it places
this country squarely back of in
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