Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Foreign Policy
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Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declared
in a New York City speech last
night he can't go along with Ee-
Ipublicans who want to limit aid
to Europe.
Dewey Opposes Withdrawal.
1--WE cannot protect ourselves by
withdrawing from the rest Of the
world" he said. Operation with
.drawal is operation suicide" {,
Gov. Dewey proposed world
wide Monroe Doctrine under which
about war would greet any Rus
sian aggression against the At
lantic Pact nations, Greece, Tur-
key, Iran, Spain, Yugoslavia and
the Moslem world from Egypt to
China.
Senator Taft has suggested in
the past a Monroe Doctrine for
Western Europe.
Truman's Responsibility.
Senator Saltonstall of Massa-
chusetts, assistant Republican:
leader and member of the armed
services group, declared in a
speech at Teaneck, N. j., last night
that President Truman has the
responsibility of deciding whether
to send forces outside the con-
tinental United States in the in
terests of our security"
This was the view taken by the
President, who has said he would
consult Congress. although he
contended he doesn't have tc
do so.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska,
the Republican floor leader, at
tackled in speech at Pontiac,
Mich, last night the "compro-
misers" he said want to put up
one United States division to
every four. six or nine of theirs. -
Senator Taft has suggested one
to nine.
These compromises are I'M
Willingly trapped in Russia s
game-which is to fight where
Russia is the strongest-on the
ground" Senator Wherry de-
clared. Commit one American
division to a ground war against
Russia and we are committed to
unlimited divisions.
At Salt Lake City Senator Taft
called for curbs on non-defense
spending and proposed the crea-
ton of a commission to study
ways of cutting down on the cost
of military operations.
Challenges Necessity.
Senator Taft challenged the
necessity of what he described as
the maintenance of $4,000 men in
uniform and $4,000 more civilians
to put a single 18,000-man divi-
sion into the field.
This is far more than is re-
quired by any other nation. he
said.
At Toledo, Senator Malone, Re-
publican. of Nevada blamed me
tooism" for the Republican Party
defeat in two presidential cleo
tons. He denounced what he
called "the present attempt on
the part of Republicans like Gov
Thomas Dewey and Ambassador
John Foster Dulles to continue
this curse on the party"
Pennsylvan1a's new Senator and
former Governor, James H. Duff
in Boston address, said the Re-
publicans must formulate posi-
tive and affirmative. not merely
negative and critical" policies. He
said the party must put this ahead
of fighting to line up delegates
for the presidential nomination.
Representative Martin of Mas
sachusetts, House Republican lead
er, addressing Brooklyn rally,
agreed we must have a united
and tnilitarily strong Europe. but
argued against placing AL our
eggs in the European basket
O'Conor Opposes Formulas.
Senator Bennett of Utah de-
voted his entire address at Clarks-
burg, w Va, to Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address and the lessons, it
provides today. LAS in Lincoln S
day." he declared the Republican
Party must provide =. leader
ship"
In the Senate. Senator O'Conor,
Democrat, of Maryland lined up
with those opposed to writing any
mathematical formula into legis-
lation approving the use of ground
troops in Europe.
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