Evening star., 1951-01-23
Democrats Win
Delay in Fight
On 1roopUse
Senate Vote Is Sought
Today on Condemning
China as Aegressor
By J. A. o'Leory

their fight today without a
struggle to avoid any Senate
action on the question of COM
hitting troops to Western Europe
until Gen. Eisenhower reports to
Congress next week.
The Senate Immediately faced a
new foreign policy issue, however,
as Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas announced he will
ask action this afternoon on three
resolutions to condemn Red China
as the aggressor in Korea.
The fight over the Wherry res
olution, designed to. put the Senate
on record against presidential
troop commitments until Congress
adopts a policy on the subject.
ended abruptly in a unanimous
agreement referring the subject
jointly to the Foreign Relations
and Armed Services Committees.
No Strings on Proposal.
Senate Minority Leader Wherry
made no objection. Last night he
revised his original resolution in
a way that Democrats thought tied
the hands of the two committees
so that they would have been COM
PEELED to bring his proposal back
to the Senate by February 2.
The original program called for
a formal vote at 2 pm. today on
the revamped Wherry proposal.
but the unexpected acceptance of
the unanimous consent agreement,
offered by Chairman Connally of
the Foreign Relations Committee.
did away with the need for a vote.
Senator Lehman, Democrat
Liberal, Of New York brought out
by questioning Senator ConnaIly
that there are mo strings" at
taci1ed to the power of the two
committees in deciding what they
will recommend later regarding
the sending of troops to Western
Europe.
The inclusion of the Armed
Services Committee was a con-
cession to the Republicans, some
OF whom had objected to letting
the Foreign Relations Committee
handle the question alone.
To Ask Aggr.ssor Label.
Earlier, Senator Mcclellan.
Democrat, of Arkansas made
known he will call up during the
day the three resolutions he in
troduced last week relating to
the current proceedings before q
United Nations committee in New
York. They are:
/. Expressing the sense of the
Senate that the U. N. should de-
clare Red China an aggressor.
2. Declaring that the Senate is
against seating Red China in the
U. N.
8. Urging economic sanctions
against the Chinese Communists.
Senator Mcclellan predicted the
Senate would pass the first two
resolutions. He expects admin
istration spokesman to ask that
the third, relating to sanctions,
be referred to a committee for
study. The House already has
passed a resolution appealing to
the U. N. to carry out this Gov
ernment's request to declare Red
China an aggressor.
Positive Stand Likely.
The real decision as to whether
Congress will attempt to limit
troop commitments is expected to
be put off until after Gen. Eisen-
hover reports to the lawmakers
on his current tour of the North
Atlantic defense area.
After that administration lead
ers may seek passage of a reso-
luton expressing general approval
of sending American forces to help
defend the North Atlantic nations.
If they do this it will be to achieve
greater unity on foreign policy and
without conceding that the Presi-
dent already possesses the conSti-
tutional power as Commander in
Chief to send the troops.
The debate took sharp turn
yesterday afternoon from West
ern Europe to Korea, with two
influential Democrats questioning
the wisdom of continuing the
present uneven battle between
U. N. forces and the Red Chinese.
Withdrawal Demands Rising.
Senator johnson, Democrat. Of
Colorado demanded that if it is
not possible to put a huge force
in Korea this country should get
out. Senator Fulbright, Democrat,
of Arkansas said Americas origi-
nal aim was to save South Korea
from aggression. He said this
cannot be accomplished now, with
Red China in, the struggle in
force, and added:
1T is far wiser to recognize the
hard military facts of the situa-
ton and to withdraw from Korea
than to persist in an undertaking
which is now quite different from