Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-13
Leaders Stress
Adoption Of
UNCIO Charter
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itationS must be understood as
simply an attempt to defeat its en-
actment."
SOCIALIST is DUBIOUS
Socialist Leader Norman Thomas
said the charter was mot an ade-
quate basis for lasting peace" but
urged ratification nevertheless, be-
cause it may be better than moth
ing
He told the senate foreign rela-
tionS committee that ratification
should be accompanied with reser-
vationS to safeguard congressional
power and questions of war and
peace and this country's right to
withdrew from the proposed world
organization.
mo American representative on
the international council should be
allowed to permit the use of Amer
lean armed forces except on con-
ditions specifically laid down by
congress" he said in a statement
prepared for presentation to the
committee.
Thomas said there was nothing in
the charter to guarantee basis for
enduring peace or the abandonment
of power politics and Imperialism.
Still, he said, Il believe that the
United States will be in better po-
Sition to lead in the establishment
of such a basis If it should ratify
the charter and in good faith use
its constructive provisions for an
increase in world cooperation
Committee Chairman Tom Con-
nally Cd. Tex, said the group
probably would meet in executive
session Saturday to vote formal ap-
proval of the charter
The committee vote was expected
to be overwhelmingly in favor OF
the charter. but there was some
question whether it would be unan-
imouS.
JOHNSON UNCERTAIN
Senator Hiram Johnson Rl. Cal
ifornia, ranking Republican member
and a leader in the fight against
the League of Nations 25 years ago.
indicated he might vote against the
new charter He said he had not
made up his mind definitely, how
ever, and had some inclination to
go along with the crowd"
Johnson, who had sat silently
through most of the testimony of
the last four days, interrupted late
Thursday to debate with one wit
ness the possibility of having to
send troops overseas in the future
to quell breach of the charter S
provisions.
The witness was 1t. Comdr Liv-
ingston Hartley Washington, a vet
eran of European service on leave
and now serving as Washington di-
rector of the American Association
for United Nations.
Hartley said the men overseas do
not want their sons to have to
fight in a war and that they would
favor the charter if they had a
chance to study it.
ASKS ABOUT FORCE
Johnson asked how many men
this country would have to send
overseas under the charter in the
event of future aggression.
Very few" Hartley replied, 'be-
cause If the breach were in Europe
the nations there would have to
provide the police force. We'd prob
ably be called on for considerably
more if the trouble was in South
America"
The answer didn't satisfy John
son. who recalled that the casualties
of World War II number about
100000 He asked for a more spe-
cific figure and Hartley estimated
"a few thousand"
Johnson wanted to know whether
would we send a few thousand
more" if the few thousand" did not
suffice
Il think the measures by the Sc
curity council would suffice" Hart
ley insisted. IF we join the charter,
ours will be a limited contribution.
If we don't, we may have to go
all out over again.