Evening star., 1947-10-17
U.S.. Foreign Policy
Called Inconsistent
In New Taft Attack
BY The Associated Press


American foreign policy today
stood condemned as "riot of
Inconsistencies" as Senator Taft
Republican, of Ohio renewed his
attack on the Truman admins
tratlon In a speech before the
Onlo Federation of Republican
Women's Organizations.
Speaking from the same platform
last night, Harold E. Stassen pleaded
the Republican cause in milder
tones. Both Senator Taft and Mr.,
stassen are mentioned as possible
opponents for their party's presi-
dental nomination.
In his attack the Ohio Senator
said:
Neither the people nor Congress
nave been advised what the real
facts are" and I'VE do not know
whether the administration is lead.
ing us to peace or war"
Mr. Stassen, former Minnesot;
governor urged his listeners to
make the Republican Party a party
OF hope" He continued:
we should make it clear that
we nave a deep and abiding faith
IN the philosophy that man was
meant 10 be free and that this con-
cept intelllgently implemented will
WIN through against any chalIenee
that communism or anv other tota1i-
1ar'an loeology can present to u.s."
WIN Make Decision Wednesday.
senator Taft, who has been con-
ouctlng a speaking campaign
sealnst the Truman administra-
gon' told newsmen he would make
tho"n after next Wednesday his
GeClslon whether to seek the presi-
genital nomination.
Inc Senator said the administra-
pon was f1oundering in it's volun-
GfF 1ood-saving plan and con-
lhe guiding principle of any
iorelgn policy should be to avoid
tne catastrophe of war unless the
freedom of this country is actually
threatened" Senator Taft said.
In order to prevent any threat
70 such freedom" he continued, "the
Republicans have given whole
hearted support to the United Ma
tons. j
I do not feel that today Russia
really contemplates any military
aggression, but there can be no
doubt OF its determination to spread
the religion of communism through
out the world"
Attacks "Fumbling Efforts"
Senator Taft said the administra-
tions "foundering" In it's plan for
voluntary food saving proved it did
not know how to put on a voluntary
program. He added:
TT does not understand the first
principles of appealing to the people
for voluntary action, as we see in
the fumbling efforts to produce a
much-needed saving of foodstuffs in
the United States.
The OPA and other New Deal
agencies have always relied on the
breakdown theory. They don't un-
derstand how to put on a voluntary
program"
Asserting that the principles of
the Democratic Party depend on
political exigencies involved in each
problem as it arises, he added that
partys policies ARE dominated bv
the left wing, because of the con-
slant threat of a third party, which
would make further Democratic
= Party control of the Nation i'm
possible"
In the last analysis, Senator Taft
said, the important domestic poll
cies of the Democratic Party must
meet the approval of the CIO and
the advocates of planned economy
who look to bankrupt Europe for
their political principles"
Hits Federal Spending.
Federal spending also was criti-
cized by the Senator. He said the
administration had actually in
vited European nations to ask for
more money in the form of foreign
loans, without concern about
their size or the burden on the
American taxpayer" He described
this as a policy. "as far as we can