Evening star., 1948-03-14

then I say it is far too high a
price for the law-abiding nations
of the world to pay-because that
would not bring peace to the world.
Applause is Shut OF.
"It would only postpone for .
very short period OF time greater
and increased demands which would
come from this power, which today
is the only threat to the peace Of
the world"
The galleries started to applaud
Senator Knowland, but the chair
raped for order. Senate rules for
bid applause.
Senator Pepper conceded that
Senator Knowland's attitude rs the
dominant attitude today-no COM
promise, no willingness to admit any
possible error either heretofore or
now in our own policy"
The Florida Senator also sug-
gested that the year which Cham
berlain (prewar British Prime Min
ister) gained at Munich may have
been "just the time that Great Brit
ain, France, the Soviet Union and
the United States all needed" to
build their strength and win in 1915.
II have meyer said that this Gov
ernment never made a mistake" +"
Senator Knowland replied, "but
refuse to stand on the floor of the
Senate and say that this has been
the only government that has made
any errors"
"And am not saying that today"
Senator Pepper broke in.
Senator Knowland said he be-
lieved the record viii SHOW the
United States has done far more
since the end OF the war 'to help
preserve the liberties Of the world
than has the Soviet Government,
which has attempted to enslave free
people wherever they were in close
proximity to them"
Later, Senator Ferguson went
back to Senator Peppers remark
that the time gained at Munich in
1888 may have been the difference
between defeat and victory for
America, and asked:
Il wonder whether the Senator
from Florida would now advocate,
in 1948, another Munich, a retreat
from the principles for which Amer
lea fought the last war, and upon
which she now stands"
Senator Pepper replied that he
advocates a return, not to the poll
cies Of Chamberlain, "but to the
policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
which, in the time he lived, did find
a basis for reconciliation and ac-
cord even between the Soviet Union
and ourselves"
Senator Baldwin joined in to tell
Senator Pepper that, in his opinion,
the trouble is in the Russian gov.
ernment rather than its people.
Il am convinced that If the Amer
lean people could get behind the
iron curtain and communicate with
the Russian people, better under
standing would result" said Sen
ator Baldwin.
In announcing his intention to
vote against the European Recovery
Program, Senator Byrd said:
Military might is the only Ian
guage Russia understands and as
the crisis deepens our main defense
lies in an impregnable national
defense.
IT feel that the most sacred re-
sponsibility that I have as a sena-
tor is to do all in my power to
keep the United States militarily
strong and financially solvent. Once
our home strength Is undermined
by undertaking to carry large part
Of the world on our shoulders, we
will become an easy victim to Rus
STA, but America strong and Wig
orous never will be conquered. If
the fiscal stability of America weak
ems, the whole civilized world will
fall.
Says Conditions Grow Worse.
Since the end Of the war, ex-
elusive of the costs of the military.
we have given 18 billion dollars toI
the nations Of Europe and condi-
tons get steadily worse. If one
half of this sum had been invested
in great airplanes and Atomic |
bombs, our security would be much
stronger than it is today"
AS the evening wore one, the light
burning in the dome, signifying the
Senate was still in session, attracted |
more spectators to Capitol Hill. The
galleries were jammed and long lines
waited in the Railways, hoping to
get in to see the final roll call.
One of the last to speak was
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota who announced he had re-
luctantly decided to vote against