The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
w Dre1e, Pearson

are flying U S. Anabassadpr George Messers1nth had a hot tiff with Argentine Dictator Peron the other day over Bolivia. lF. 'H
 Messersmith had called on President Perou to tell him the U. s. favored immediate recognition of the new Bolivian government; now that it has thrown out its former NaM rulers. However, the Argentine dictator said no. He described the new Bolivian gov- ernnlent Communistc and admitted he trying to persuade Brazil, Uruguay md other Latin Amer ican nations to stick together opposing recognition Of course he didn't say so, because Messersmith already knew it. but the depose1 Bolivian government was Peron stooge In the end the U s. Ambassa- dor told Peron that the stats Department would regard his delaying tactics with great disfavor and walked out in a huff. Il
 NOTE-WTlile calling the rev Bolivian govern ment Communistic, Peron simultaneously is welcom- ing Soviet cooperation. He is the first Argentine president since the Bolshevist re7outon in 1917 to recognize Russia.
 Most people would agree that Jimmie Byrnes had enough to worry about in Paris without the necessity of checking up on the U s. Serate but night before Congress adjourned he mae special trans Atlantic phone call to urge the Snate to pass the Morse resolution permitting the WGld Court to arb- trate disputes affecting the Untel States Byrnes' phone call illustrates factor fev people realize that he has nearly always had 7eto hung round his neck in the U. s. Senate. At most conferences this veto has been right at his elbow in the persons of Tom Connaly, bushy-haired Serntor from Texas and Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican statesman from Michigan. During the start of this Paris Con- ference, however, Vandenberg and connally stayed at home where they caused Byrres almost greater worry. For, unless the United States will take the simple step of submitting its disputes to the World Court it can't very well criticize Rrssa for yielding the veo Nevertheless shortly before lyrnes left for Paris he found that Connally and Vandenberg- both powerful members of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Commttee-had blocked the resolution by Sen- ator Wayne Morse of Oregon authorizing World Court jurisdiction disputes involving the United States. Byrnes also discovered that John Foster Dulles foreign affairs adviser to Governr Dewey and former attorney for the German and Spanish gov- ernments, had handed Vandenberg memo opposing full American participation in he World Court. On learning this. the usually good-natured Secretary of State hit the ceiling.
 How can Vandenberg and Dulles complain about the Russians having the veto powe," he exploded 60 his aides when in the very next Teath they refuse to Join the World Court for fear tie Court will rule against us? If that isn't asking to rtain the veto, don't know what 1t is"
 Byrnes described the Dulles neno as worthy of Henry Cabot Lodge, who torpedoed the League of Byrnes went Capitol Hill and luncha in the office of Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle wih the entire membership of the Foreign Relatios Committee where he thought he won their OK. ol passing the Morse resolution. Once he got to Pals however, Byrnes discovered his old Senate frierlo, had gone back him and had attached hmstringng amendment to the resolution practically cutting its ate shall decide whether certain disputes ar domestic which in fleet, that the Senate alwss retains the veto power the World Court It wa to head off this amendment that Byrnes phoned Washing ton while the Senate passed the crppling anodnent just the same.