The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-06

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UNO delegate-Senator Arthur H
Vandenberg the two questions they
want answered most they would be:
What's Russia mp .o?" and
"How's the UNo really doing?"
The Michigan senator has now
answered both. What he had TO re-
port will affect American opinion
because lot Of average Americans
have an increasing respect for this
Republican as a guide for their own
search for accurate information on
matters international.
Starkly, Vandenberg has this to
say about Russia. The United
States must speak out vigorously
on foreign policy issues as plainly
upon all occasions as Russia does"
To him. there is a line beyond
which compromise cannot CO." He
praised Russias Vishinsky as zone
OF the ablest statesmen have ever
seen in action" but aimed barbs
at both Russia and the Soviet Com
missar.
Despite their rival ideologies, he
said Russia and the United States
can live together in reasonable har-
mony L America speaks out plainly
and assumes a moral leadership
we have too frequently allowed to
lapse" He said, also, there Is "A
desperate need for mutual under
standing"
AS to the question, How is UNo
really doing?" his answer struck
at the complacency OF those Amer
fcans That automatic peace awaits
the world" now that the UNO Is
a reality.
But throughout his speech ran
thrilling conviction that the United
Nations can be made 20 succeed.
81 cannot. and / do not. share
the melancholy pessimism. that
we will be unable to cope with
world realities"
The London conference was
"ireighted with hope. .solidly just
filed hope. in respect TO collective
security in this atomic age
Along the way, some other side
lights have been told by the sena'
tor in informal conversations.
He missed the more uplifting
feel OF the first session In san
Francisco, where the UNO was
born.
Power politics are not dead.
MRS. Roosevelt did grand job. e.
especially in creating favorable An.
glo-American feeling"
The omission of praise for Secre-
tary OF State Byrnes was not acct
dental. (His name was never men
toned directly in Vandenberg's
speech.) A strong direct. not an
umpire" policy, was advocated.
That means strong words" and
that means Strong" leaders, and
that means stronger American del.
egates even II the $3.50 Republican.
Democrat balance is upset.
Seldom does any senator arouse
the tribute that was given Vanden-
berg's words in the Senate. Rapt
attention comes hard for the daily
speech listeners In the Senate. No
senator was reading a newspaper.
Pages were brushed aside who
sought senators to leave the floor.
On the Republican side OF the aisle
the listening was wholesale. But
such Democrats as widely different
as isolationist Wheeler and inter
nationalist Pepper listened with
both ears. When the Senator
stopped, the applause came imme-
diately and many senators stood up.
The galleries applauded too d.
contrary to rules and the
Chair did not have a reprimand.
The next meeting Of the UNO
will be held In September or Octo-
Der and that's an awkward time
for men in Congress, seeking re-
election, TO serve. II Senator Ar.
thur Vandenberg. who is up for re-
election, should be chosen delegate
again, he could do precious little
campaigning In his case, OF course,
this isn't too serious to his person.
al ambitions since even leading
Democrats predict his easy victory
in Michigan.
Despite all the talk about the
growth Of liberals in Texas, proba-
bly, Connally would not have TO wor.
~ either. But the nearness OF the
election may influence other Sc
lections.
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