Evening star., 1949-04-26
The polit,ccf Mlf
Congress leoders Vogue
On Atlantic Poet Action
Treaty Ma, Re S,dstrssksd lnnl
Truman Program IL Nossd nn
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Is igs Nesth At.Aatae s<xaztty Treaty -
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Il st 70 - saessTaea~d t<at4 a. cs neass y az.
o. ths iscgns cu sAF Truman gguSraa have
eeea considered ans Artrd uza Is~uaxxagss
lr&esFs Of tlss seaatr. Mhsa svxas3on~d aaeut
Ire treaty and - gA.Aee ca stss eaAwn<tas aFs
Nas9r 10 say Tive leAss tnee~d Ihegx have
ee~a suggestions tA4t the sswAty nissht bs
lad ever arti4 taa nsewg4nk ef the SrnAss
TAe hearInss en th.s lmpcstAnt pact sx-
sinaIns tas ~e~k, arc exssrStru 10 a~ exNsa-
el1eed IN tao ~~~ka and 81 ths e.4ssAsr,
ihFe~ seeks The committee saeuhd be .n2s
Ia report tire treaty oat scaa lheseAsExx
Members @! the oemm.tsr< R~paalacaas AsaA
Democrats alike, have ee~n kept informed
iailf regarding THE nrgoltat4aa ef lfse tswMsy,
and approval of The stsys taken has aSxa
practically GnantrolA 80 within . nesth.
TIE treaty Snoald ~ ready !cg considers tsaa
BY the Senate atset.
In the Light ef sofld conditions tes4As A
seems incredible that tige North Ausntsr rast
should ee Shunted aade~-og that the Truman
administration Ssosle permit II 10 be
step la fsrrlxa raiie,
The treaty an important Arp In tie
iotetSn policy Of tAlA country which aas,s
al! Wishes 10 KEEP the peaes II Is a eenats
warning 10 Sotiei Russia ano its kaletaes
that there IS 10 be no pleeerasal eohaltns I'D
0! The Western European nations And IL NAV
give the Communists pause II the treaty 10
faaheo promptly, IN theH expansion In
other directions Recent events IN China ass
dehnsie threai--&he kind ol thlng that
would gi"e the Soviet ENCOURAGEMENT 10
shove forward elsewhere They serran for
action on the treaty
ihe pact looms now as an emeygsney
measafe-not somethIng that can be st.
ehaeo 10 thfee months, six months OF .
year from nos. II could easily De the
measure which spells the difference between
war and peace in the near future For the
United States. the prime mover IN the nego-
uAioa OF the pact, TO procfaStlnate and 70
ave the impression abroad that The American
people are lukesarm, would be merely 10
encourage Russia and 10 give the Soviet an
opportunity 10 move
so far Russia has no, gone beyond drastic
attacks on the North Atlantic Pact. which
IL estls an alliance for aggressive var asaInst
herself, These very attacks upon the treaty..
however. are indicative OF the fact Russia 10
'eellng the squeeze against her own aExr~s-
s'e expansion drive, Had IT not been for
the Marshall Plan to aid Western Hlfops
osck TO Its feet. had IL not been for ths
atomic bomb In the United States. and had
II not been for the notice given that ths
United States Was interested In a military
alliance with these nations II Is entirely
probable that the Communists would alrsaa,
nave pushed into Western Europe
Here Is measure OF the nrs; impoYtnnss
70 the United States and 10 the world T,
become effective. II must be ratified hy IN.
senate Yet as things stand today. unies.
thefe Is real demand that II be taken TN
lot consideration, the treaty may And n.
sell late In the summer nshtinx for a nlnr.
on the Senate calendar with items Of tbs
Truman civil rights program.
Cennaiiy Urges Astlsn.
Already there is talk Of giving the Taft
Hartley labor Law repeal h.li the rtght Of
way ahead Of the treaty. II apparently has
been decided 10 90 riRht ahead with Federal
aid to education. with appropriations. with
the reciprocal trade agreements isgisiation
and with other measures before any con.!d.
Grafton Ia given the treaty.
Chairman Tom Connaliy OF the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. which has the
treaty before IT, has strongly urged that the
consideration Of the pact be expedited n
may be expected he will continue 10 press
Tor early discussion. And, indeed, public
demand may become no strong that tbs
administration leaders may change their
tune.
As the treaty stands today. ratification
seeWs assured py hrEe vote once II can
oe brought TO vote. II viii be opposed hy
paeifist groups. isolationists and the Com
munists In this country. Also. the proposal
by the administration that about o billion
dollars be used to help resrm The Western
European nations during the oominR year
Is causing reluctance on the part OF sorns
senators. OF course. the Senate and The
American people should be fully informed
REGARDING the treaty and its impismenta-
ton. The more the light IL ist In. the
greater will be the strength OF the treaty,