Evening star., 1945-10-08
Byrnes and Senators
To Confer Today on
Recent Policy Crisis

T.
Secretary of State .Byrnes con-
suits the Senate Foreign Rela
tions Committee today on recent
critical developments in Ameri-
can foreign policy, apparently
assured of strong backing for his
stand against Big Three dicta-
ton of European peace settle
ments, but facing some question
ing of the methods-not aims
of tougheneA policy toward
Argentina.
Chairman Connally arranged for
Mr.. Byrnes to appear before a
closed committee session at 2:30
pm.
He was expected to give commit
tee members a full explanation of
the recent London meeting of the
Big Five Council of Foreign Min
listers which broke up in an argu-
ment with Russia over who shall
share in writing peace treaties.
Radio Report Wins Approval.
Mr.. Byrnes' radio report to the
Nation Friday night seemed to as
sure him of widespread approval on
Capitol Hill for his demand that
all the major Allies participate in
making a peoples peace
Several committee members were
displeased, however, at what they
thought was precipitate action by
the State Department last week in
getting the Inter American Confer
ence scheduled for Rio de Janiero
october 20, postponed as slap at
Argentina.
AS a result, the nomination of
spruille Braden, handspring of the
stiffened attitude toward Argentina,
who served as Ambassador there the
last four months, to be Assistant
Secretary of State in charge OF
Latin American affairs, has been
held up, presumably pending Mr..
Byrnes' explanation.
Russian Press Hits Argentina.
Meanwhile, the Russian news
paper Red Fleet declared yesterday
that the present Argentine govern
ment had turned the country into a
Fascist nest" calling for denunci-
alton by other American nations.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Moscow quoted the Red Fleet article
as charging that many Hitlerites"
had found refuge in Argentina.
Armed Argentine police, Buenos
Aires dispatch reported, yesterday
occupied the universities of Cordoba
and Litoral, leaving only two Of the
nations universities in the hands of
students who are striking in pro-
tests at the military rule.
In advance of Mr.. Byrnes' Capitol
Hill appearance, numerous Senators
declared their support of his op-
position at London to Russian de-
mands that the Big Three alone die
tate Balkan peace settlements.
Hill, Walsh Praise Byrnes.
Senator Hill of Alabama, the ma
jority whip, and Chairman Walsh
of the Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee, who often represent widely
ull1cI ulS NlC"S Oli AOICA5A pOASJ
matters, said:
The position taken by Secretary
Byrnes not only meets with general
approval in Congress, but almost
Unanimous approval by the people
of the United States"
Similarly, Senator Ferguson, Re-
publican, of Michigan, said he
thought it much better for Mr..
Byrnes to come back from London
without any agreement than with
a paper victory that sacrificed
principles" Senator Hayden, Dem
ocrat, of Arizona agreed.
La Toilette Gin Sympathy"
Senator La Toilette. Progressive,
of Wisconsin declared himself In
"entire sympathy" with Mr.. Byrnes'
demand that "the peace we are going
to ask the help of the world to
maintain should not be written by
three powers in secret"
MIR. Byrnes' Friday night speech
was reported only briefly in Sun
days Moscow newspapers, the AS
sociated Press said. The Tass
(Soviet news agency item stated
that Mr.. Byrnes had defended ee
American position and had repre-
sented the Soviet stand at London
as incorrect, but did not elaborate.
Meanwhile Great Britain's Labor
government was criticized for break
down of the council session by
Harry Pollitt, general secretary of
the British Communist party.
Conference Need Stressed.
Speaking at a mass meeting in
the Rhondda Valley mining district,
Mr.. Pollitt declared the time has
come for the labor government to-
prove statements made by its min
listers that it would know how to
deal with the Soviet Union better
than the Tories did" the Associated
Press reported.
The crux of Senate criticism of
the State Departments actions in
the Argentine situation appears to
be a feeling that this country should
have consulted other American re-
publics before proposing to the
host government of Brazil that the
Rio de Janeiro conference be post
poned.
However, it was understood that
none of the critics OF the depart
ment's methods wants his criticism
to indicate favor for the Farrell
Peron military government in Ar
gentina.
Committee members generally feel
they cannot afford to vote against
Mr.. Braden's confirmation since
during his service as Ambassador in
Buenos Aires he became a symbol of
democratic opposition to the Farrell