Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-31
Vandenberg Asks Veto for u. n.
Over U.S.. Aid to Greece Turkey;
Majority Vote Would Be Needed
Proposal Offered
As Amendment
Relief Bill
lY the Associated Press

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Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee proposed today to give
the United Nations veto power,
by majority vote, over proposed
American aid to Greece and
Turkey.
At hearings by the Senate COM
mittee on legislation to authorize
$500, 000,000 of aid, Senator Vanden-
berg suggested writing in an amend
ment under which President Tru-
man would be required to halt the
aid when and If the United Nations
directed him to.
His suggested amendment reads:
'The President is directed to with
draw any or all aid authorized
herein under any of the following
circumstances:
sd II requested by any govern
ment of Greece or Turkey represent
ing a majority of the people of
either such nation.
"(2) If requested by a procedural
vote in the Security Council or a
majority vote in the General
Assembly of the United Nations.
"(3) If the President finds that
the purposes of the act have been
substantially accomplished or are
incapable of satisfactory accom-
plishment."
Reinsurance Move Seen.
Chairman Vandenberg and Sen
ator Connally of Texas, ranking
Democrat on the committee, moveo
jointly week ago to offer reassur-
ance by drafting a preamble to be
incorporated in the bill, that the
United States Is not weakening its
support of U. N.
The new amendment offered by
Senator Vandenberg today was con-
strued by unofficial observers as an
other step in that direction.
Senator George, Democrat of
Georgia, described the vandenberg
amendment as "a step in the right
direction and one that has some
merit" He said he has some doubts
however, whether U. N. would take
any action. at least for a long time.
once the United States moves into
Greece and Turkey.
Senator vandenberg revealed his
proposal not long after Senator
George had expressed his belief ut
the Senate hearing that the United
States would be in q stronger posi-
ton in acting alone If it had first
taken the problem of the United
Nations and given those who might
have opposed it an opportunity to
do 50.
Public Hearings End.
The Senate committee brought its
public hearings to a close at noon
and will begin celebrating in closed
session at 10 o'clock tomorrow. The
committee program calls for action
by Thursday evening, so that the
Senate can begin debate when it
returns Monday from an Easter
weekend recess.
Across the Capitol, the House
Foreign Affairs Committee pro-
eeeded with separate hearings.
Among others, 1t heard:
Representative Crawford, Repub-
lican, of Michigan declare the
United States should tell the Rus
slams they must disarm or this coun-
try will use her atomic bombs and
economic power against them.
Hamilton Fish, former Repub-
ncan member of Congress from
New York, contend that if the
United States intervenes in Europe
1t will invite similar Intervention
In the American hemisphere.
Sees Monroe Doctrine Gone.
Mr.. Fish said President Truman's
plan to assist Greece and Turkey is
"a dangerous departure from our
traditional foreign policy and in ef-
feet sabotages the Monroe Doc
trine."
1.-THE doctrine of Monroe" Mr.
Fish said, "kept European empires
from the young republics of South
America for 1874 years. The doctrine
of Truman puts the American en-
pre- on the shores OF the Medlter-
ranean in single day.
by economic and military inter-
vention in Europe and elsewhere we
invite similar Intervention in the
American hemisphere.
IF this policy of global imperial
ism is contaminated, the doctrine
Of Monroe is dead"
Mr.. Fish said few will disagree
with the goal of stopping Com
n1unism throughout the world, but
that it should be stopped first here
at home.
Mr.. Fish said war with Russia
over control of the Mediterranean Is
not inevitable. But he said If Amer
lea is to go in for global imperial
ism it should face realities.