Evening star., 1948-06-03
Presbyterians AssaiI
Congress for Tactics
In Housing Shortage
By Cospor Nonnes
Stor Stoff Correspondent

SEA / LIE, WaSn., June 3--COH-
gress was assailed by the l60th Gen.
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A. at its closing
session yesterday for its Hardness
obstructive tactics and inertia ex-
hibited in meeting the housing
shortage"
The resolution further declared
these actions represent "the most
shameful violation. of common de-
cency and the most fragrant dere-
liction from our social duty to vet
Grams in the postwar record of the
American Congress.
I'VE have repudiated our pledges
to those who fought for our homes
by denying them houses" the reso-
luton declared
An attempt to delete this resolu-
ton was overwhelmingly defeated
by. the assembly.
Calls for Voting Records.
To add teeth to its pronounce
ments on issues of Nation wide i'm
portance, the Assembly approved a
resolution directing its Division of
Social Education and Action to pro-
vide ''for the church voting records
of all members of Congress on leg
islation in which we as Christians
have expressed our concern, and
direct pastors and officers of social
education and action to make these
records matter of study in indi-
vidual churches, prior to. the No
vember elections.
The traditional position of the
church against military training
during peacetime was affirmed by
the Assembly, following a discus
sion highlighted by the charge of
DR.. Ganse Little of Columbus, Ohio,
that the Senate Armed Services
Committee, in a recent hearing OBJ
viously did not want us represen-
tatives of the Presbyterian Church
in the U. S. A. to appear before
them"
DR.. Little said his group was pre-
pared to testify, following the ap-
pearance of Henry A. Wallace be-
fore the committee"
Turned to Roman Holiday
The Senate Armed Services Com
mittee turned the hearings with Mr..
Wallace into a Roman Holiday"
DR.. Little charged There was little
done to discuss the question on
which he was called for. The COM
mittee was concerned principally
with putting the label of commu-
nism on Mr.. Wallace, and he was
concerned about it.
After the three hours devoted to
Mr.. Wallace, every member OF the
committee except Senator 'Gurney
chairman of the committee, and, for
few minutes, Senator Saltonstall,
walked out. DR.. Little continued.
They did not want the church of
Christ to register its mind and its
convictions.
A motion calling on our govern
ment ITO pursue an unwavering
policy of moral courage and in
tegrity in dealing" with the Pales-
tine situation so it would not
become the tinder box for world
conf1agration" was passed by the
Assembly. 1t urged the reconcilia-
ton OF the conflicting interests of
the Jewish and Arab peoples
through the agency of the United
Nations"
Another resolution adopted after
it was submitted from the floor said
the Assembly looks with disfavor on
any change in the Embargo Act
which would allow the sale of arms
to either the Jews or the Arabs.
Patience With Russia Asked.
Patience in our efforts to find a
ground for understanding with Rus
Sia in an effort to avoid another
war also was asked by the Assembly.
The report urged that a confer
ence be held between the two ma
tions, aimed at Identification of pur-
pose and mutual understanding" :"
and continued until agreements