Evening star., 1950-08-26
The Political Mill
The Political Mil Il :
New 6. 0. P. Delegates
To Bolster u. N. Moves
j Senator Lodge to Enter Field
In Which He Is Well Prepared
By Gould Lincoln

By Gould Lincoln
President Truman's selection of three
Republicans to be delegates to the COM
ing meeting of the General Assembly Of
the United Nations and their acceptance
should go far to bolster common and
non-partisan support of the United Ma
tions and its action in Korea.
These delegates are Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., Of Massachusetts, for
mer Senator Warren r. Austin Of Yer.
mont, new permanent American Am
bassador to the u. NJ, and former
Senator John Foster Dulles Of New York,
foreign policy adviser to the Secretary
Of State. Still another former Repub-
lican Senator. John Sherman Cooper Of
Kentucky, has been appointed one of
the alternate delegates.
This COP representation in the dele
cation compares with two Democratic
delegates and four Democratic alter
mates, Alternates and delegates alike
will serve on the various committees Of
General Assembly. Secretary Of State
Acheson will head the American dele
cation when he is in attendance, but
submission Of his nomination as dele
gate is not required. i.
Gains Prominence.
The nomination Of Senator Lodge to
be member of the U. N. delegation
brings this Massachusetts Senator, one
of the so-called Young Turks, again into
prominence, and in field in which
he has been tremendously interested.
His only comment on his appoint
ment was. that . he was much
honored" and that he would give
my best efforts He contended it
was too early to discuss problems and
policies-which must be given thorough
study by all the members of the delega-
tion Nearly 80 years ago another Senator,
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Lodges grandfather. served as an
American delegate to the Washington
Arms Conference. At that time the
senior Senator Lodge was chairman Of
the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, of which the present Senator is now
a member. 'j
AS one of the minority members Of
Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Lodge
was recently very active in the draft OF
the statement on the administration
Far Eastern policy and Korea, state
ment which pledged the Republicans to
support the war in Korea but criticized
severely the past actions of the Roose-
velt and Truman administrations. This
statement, signed by the two Midwest
Senators, Wiley of Wisconsin and Hick-
enlooper of Iowa, and by two from the
Eastern Seaboard, Lodge of Massachu-
setts and Smith of New Jersey. and ap-
proved by Senator Vandenberg of Mich
igan, has done two things in particular.
First, it has solidified and drawn the
Republicans together. Second, it has
drawn the Republican Party away from
an isolationist or pacifist stand. I,
Mr.. Lodge, who has crossed swords
with Senator Taft of Ohio on several
occasions, has been an interested sup
porter of the leadership Of Senator Van-
denberg in the field of foreign policy.
Also, the Massachusetts, Senator was
chairman of the important Resolutions
Committee of the Republican National
Convention. of l948.. Only. few days
ago, Senator Ives, Republican, of New
York took time out on the Senate floor
to enumerate some of the accomplish
ments of Mr.. Lodge in his service as
Senator, and to praise MIR. Lodges FORE
sight and effectiveness. His foresight.
Mr. Ives said, was exemplified by his
successful fight to have enacted into a
law bill providing for the enlistment
of $500 aliens into the Regular Army OF
the United States Che wanted 10000.
Not Just eyes Man."
"To this" said Senator Ives, could
be added his motion in 1947 to provide
funds for 70-group Air Force; his adj
vocacy in that year of building up the
Army; his sponsorship of the Lodge
Brown bill which set up the Hoover
Commission. Further, his proposed con-
stitutional amendment to abolish the
electoral college and count the electoral
vote (for President) in proportion to the
popular vote in each State, passed the
Senate by two-third majority"
Mr.. Lodge. too, was the first to de-
mand all-out mobilization of manpower
and industry to meet the situation
created by the Red attack on South
Korea, in statement to the Senate
The Massachusetts Senator has made
it clear he is not just Eyes man; that
he reserves the right to be critical of the
Democratic administration and its poll
icies, if he believes them wrong. But
the criticism must not be for purely
political reasons. especially when it
comes to foreign policy. He stands on
middle ground between the extreme
anti-"me too" Republicans. who are
against the Democrats all the time. even
if what the Democrats advocate is good.
and the extreme Democrats who say to
the Republicans: you ought to be biz
partisan on foreign policy and applaud
everything the Democratic administra-
ton does"