Evening star., 1948-10-12
Text of Gov. Dewey's Address at Louisville

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Then it was combed over by our
delegation at the San Francisco
Conference. At that time we were
still fighting a war with the sole
objective of bringing peace with
justice to the world.
Yet Senator Vandenberg and Mr..
Dulles found that there was not one
word in the charter draft about
justice and international law as
principles on which the United Ma
tions. would stand. Under the
leadership of these two men that
vital defect in the Charter was rem
edied. That was a Republican
triumph for justice in the world.
Charter Changes Cited.
Not a single provision in that
original draft dealt with the special
case of dependent peoples in COL
onies all over the world. For
tunately, Harold Stassen was a
member of our delegation. He OBJ
tanned agreement on far-reaching
declaration whereby colonial powers
pledged themselves to accept the
obligation to develop self-govern-
ment and to promote the economic.
social and educational advancement
of these dependent peoples. That
was another Republican triumph
for peace with justice.
You konw we now have what is
called the Western hemisphere de-
fenSe pact. That is the notable
agreement among all the nations
of North and. South America to
stand together for peace. 1t gives
us greater strength and freedom Of
action here at home. But we could
have had no such strength or free
dom of action If the original pro-
vision of the United Nations Char
ter had prevailed. Such regional
agreements for mutual defense could
not be enforced without the ap-
proval of the Security Council.
AS we now know to our sorrow,
vote in the Security Council all
too often means a veto by the So
Wet. Because of Republican states
manship in discovering this loop
hole, the Charter now permits re-
gional defense pacts without the
approval of the Security Council.
If the original language had re-
mained, we might never have had
a defense pact among the American
nations. That was a Republican
triumph for peace with strength.
The San Francisco conference
which drew up the present charter
of the United Nations was a great
test of bipartisan cooperation
Since then, this cooperation has
operated whenever the administra-
ton has permitted it. 1t has oper-
ated to promote the welfare of the
United States and the cause of peace.
Republican craftsmanship changed
the administrations original project
of a European Recovery Program
into a practical measure providing
that continued aid depends on self
help by the nations it serves. Re
publican prodding has at last
brought mere aid to China.
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bipartisan foreign policy in action
has occurred during the last two
years in the Senate of the United
States. There are seven Republi-
cans and six Democrats on the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee.
Under Senator Vandenberg's chair
manship, that committee has worked
with patriotic lack of partisanship
over the many measures that have
come before it. All of them were
revised. rewritten, shaped into work.
able documents in the cause OF
! peace. {.
! There were plenty Of differences
of opinion within the committee,
you may be sure. But the aston
ishing fact is that when 1t came to
voting, in almost every single in
stance, these men found unanimous
agreement. Time after time, seven
Republicans and six Democrats
joined together in the kind of unity
we need and voted 13 ayes and not
single nay. This, In all truth, is
the bipartisan spirit working for
the good of the Nation. This is an
achievement in which all Ameri-
cans, Republicans and Democrats
alike, can take deep pride. This is
the unity Of America, patiently
working out a foreign policy to
build firm and just peace.
I mention this tremendous record
of Republican achievement in for
eign affairs, not for partisan ad-
vantage, but so that our own people
will know this great record. Even
more important, I cite it so that the
people of the world will know that
a high-minded tradition and prac-
tical experience will reinforce the
vigorous, competent and effective
work for peace of your next Repub-
lican administration.
do not believe in partisanship
in foreign affairs. In the months
and years ahead we shall need the
united support of the American
people in our earnest labors fol
peace. We shall need the support
Of Republicans, Democrats and in
dependents, and I want you to
know that we shall extend full