Evening star., 1948-07-11
Democrat 'FumbIinq
On Foreign Policy
Scored by HaIIeck
BY the Asseeiotsd Pres,

BY the Asseeioisd Pres,
House majority leader Halleck
yesterday accused the Democrats Of
"fumbling and bungling" foreign
policy.
He said much of the "so-called
Bipartisan policy has been a myth
because our Republican leaders were
not consulted" adding:
Responsibility for the bankrupt
diplomacy cannot be escaped by the
Truman Administration on the
ground that 1t Is the product Of
bipartisan policy.
1T Is obvious that an administra-
ton which coddles Communists and
their radical New Deal fellow-trav-
elers in its own household cannot
be expected to wage a very forth
right campaign against Communism
at home or abroad"
Lengthy Review Issued.
Mr.. Hallecks remarks were con-
tanned In lengthy review Of the
Accomplishments Of the Republican
Congress" intended for insertion in
. sbost-adjournment issue OF the
Congressional Record.
The Republican National Commit
tee is expected to have thousands
Of copies of the document printed
for use in the coming campaign.
The document blasts at the Ad-
ninistration on both foreign and
domestic counts, declares the Re-
publican Congress has delivered on
its pledges to the people" and con-
eludes:
There is much-very much-that
remains to be done in getting the
Government down to size and in re-
storing Government to the people.
With the election of a Republican
President who will cooperate with
aiRepublican Congress we shall fin
isi1 the job so we'll advanced by the
S0th Congress.
Dewey Cue Seen.
In giving further evidence that
the Republicans will not pull any
punches on foreign policy In the
coming campaign simply because it
has had q "bi-partisan" label, Mr..
Halleck apparently took cue from
his party's presidential candidate,
Gov. Dewey.
Gov. Dewey recently told news
conference that major party Coop
Grafton on foreign policy has ex-
tended only to United Nations par
ticipation.
1t has not applied in other fields,
he said, in most Of which there
has been no consultation by the
Administration with the Republican
leadership"
Gov. Dewey included in these
"other fields" the "Greek-Turkish
policy which was handed to the
American people without consulta-
ton, the Potsdam conference and
the entire China policy, or lack Of
one"
Lists Congress Achievements.
Speaking generally, Mr. Halleck
said the Republican Congress has
reversed the ruinous New Deal
trend and established solid founda-
tions upon which our country is go
Ing forward,",s Ffsg
He listed major Accomplish
nents" of the two sessions in 1947
and 1948 He asserted "scandalous
situations were exposed" in scores
of congressional investigations. He
5ccused Administration "hish-ups"
.of attempting to convert the recla-
ination program into nlitical
football" sSS4
He asserted President Truman
had:
l. Abused the weighty presi-
Dental veto power" to the extent
that he now "holds the unenviable
record of having had more vetoes
over-ridden by Congress-six Of
them-than any President for a like
period dating back to post-Civil
War days"
g Yielded to special interests
and pressure groups" in asking ap-
propriations over and above "his
all-time nigh annual budget" which
II approved would have added
$50. 900, 100000 to the Nations bud
get and wrecked the national eco
nomy.
3 Failed utterly in planning for
postwar conversion, gearing the
whole program ito an anticipated
depression. He was wrong then.
and he has been wrong ever since.
He was quick TO blame others for
firing the boilers of imitation. but
negligent in using his powers to
arrest rising prices"
4. Called the signals for $4,000
propagandists on the Federal pay
rolf to 'garble, twist and belittle
sctions of the peoples Congress.
This gigantic political machine has
. $75,000,000 campaign fund all
from the taxpayers pockets"