Evening star., 1949-11-07

6. O. P. May Renew PIeo
For Study Of Subject
If Dulles is Beaten
BY David Laurence
The 'bi-partisan foreign policy
h at stake In the New York State
election.
II Senator Dulles Is defeated,
the Republicans In the Middle
West and large number Of them
IN the East will renew their de-
mand that the so-called "bi-parti-
san" handling of foreign policy
be re-examined and that the Re-
publican Party henceforth adopt
q more aggressive attitude in
criticism Of the administration.
IF Senator Dulles Is elected. the
dissent within the party on the
subject Of foreign policy will be
less vocal.
The protest inside the Republi-
can Party on what Is happening
to the American fiscal system on
account of Europe is growing. 1he
argument is that the United
States ought to help Great Brit
ain, for example. and that Ameri-
can funds are not helping but
are hurting the future Of Eng
land. The development of a So
cialist state in England is recog-
nized as England's business. but
at the same time, it is contended
that American taxpayers ought
not to contribute to England 4
economic downfall.
Kemper Offers Warning.
James Kemper. who has just
resigned as custodian Of finances
Of the Republican National Com
inittee, did so because he felt he
had served long enough but he
added in his letter a word OF
warning about the handicaps
faced by any one seeking to raise
funds for the Republican Party
He spoke Of the handicap which
the Bipartisan foreign policy"
has imposed. This means merely
that businessmen are not en-
thusiastic about contributing
funds to a party that lines itself
up with programs. of financial
aid by America to Europe which
ut the same time could further
postpone Britain's return to the
private-enterprise system.
Mr.. Kemper. no doubt was re-
ferring to the attitude OF con-
tributors who are bewildered by
the bipartisan foreign policy gag
which is imposed on Republican
speakers. The custom of political
partisans is to hammer away .at
the opposition on all fronts.
The administration, on the
other hand, does not hesitate tc
take credit for any progress made
in the international field. Re-
Gently Senator Lucas of Illinois
Democratic leader Of the Senate
In his address reviewing the
work Of the last Congress, at
tackled the Republicans on foreign
policy and lauded the Democratic
administration for the Marshall
Plan program. 49,.
The attitude Of the Republican
Party dissenters cannot be de-
scribed as "isolationist," although
among them are many who were
pre-Pearl Harbor "isolationists. u
The new trend in the Republican
Party is one of opposition to the
extension by the United States od
unlimited financial aid to Europe
Up to now the Republicans in Con.
gress, almost to a man, have gone
along with Marshall Plan appro-
priations and most Of them have
favored the new legislation to pro.
vide the Western democracies with
arms But the deep concern which
Is felt relates to the dangerou,
economic currents that are being
set in motion by the present pol.
icy toward Europe. The fear Il
that the deficit of the United
States, running into five billion.
already this year, may be further
increased by the tendency to spend
more and more sums in Europe
without regard to the impact or
the American economy.
Dulles Stand Cited.
Senator Dulles has been {
staunch defender Of the bi-parti'
san approach to foreign policy bu
he and Senator Vandenberg, Re.
publican, have not been permitted
to participate in the making o1
such policy by the administration
As rule they have been called ir
after decisions we're made. 1t wa.
the influence of these two Senator
which helped to restrain the Re.
publicans generally from making
an issue of some of the admins
tration programs toward Europe
As it was, Senators Vandenbers
and Dulles helped to modify the
extreme proposals originally made
by the administration and get
them through Congress.
The Kemper letter is by no means
to be regarded as sign that the
businessmen of the Middle West
or the East, for that matter. who
disagree on foreign policy, will
abandon the party. On the con-
trary, they will vote the Republi-
can ticket. But they will leave II
to the other groups in the party
to try to raise funds in the face o1
the handicaps being presented.
A victory for Senator Dulles viii
have far-reaching implications to.
ward reorganizing the Leadership
of the party. At the same time. II
must be recognized that a defeat
fe,. n,,JJ.e will f,1,,,ied &Ioo yIynr&