Evening star., 1951-04-04

long fight when the Senate refused
last night to send the resolution
back to committee to have it,
changed from a mere advisory
document to a binding law.
The vote against recommittal
was Sc TO 81. Thirteen Repub-
licans Joined 43 Democrats on the
roll call, while only one Democrat,
Senator Johnson of Colorado,
lined up with the 30 Republicans
supporting recommittal.
Although the resolution still
contains the Mcclellan amend
ment for further congressional
approval Of any further troop
commitments, it is not mandatory.
Second Resolution Due.
The resolution now ready for
final passage requires action only
by the Senate. AS soon as it
passes, leaders have agreed to take
up a second one, almost identical
in form, which would go to the
House. Even this second resolu-
ton, however, would not have the
binding force of law, since it does
not call for the Presidents sig
nature.
The opponents of administration
foreign policy lost their chance to
tie Mr.. Truman's hands when the
recommittal motion failed.
Senators in both parties who
believe an adequate ground de-
tense of Western Europe is essen
tial to the security of the United
States are hoping for a big vote
on final passage of the Senate
resolution for the morale effect itI
will have on other North Atlantic
Treaty nations.
New Battle Is Possible.
Although the second resolution,
asking for House concurrence. is
substantially the same, it may
have more difficulty in passing
This is because some administra-
ton supporters think the Senate
should let the House determine for
itself whether it wants to consider
an advisory resolution. If the first
troop resolution was in the form
OF a proposed law it would go to
the House automatically.
When the SECOND House-Senate
resolution is taken up, the Nc
Clellan amendment probably will
be fought out again, because its
adoption two days ago applied only
to the Senate resolution.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio also may try to put into
the second resolution his percent
age ratio on the number of troops
the United States should send
to Gen. Eisenhower international
defense force. He has not thus
far offered it to the simple Senate
resolution. The Ohio Republican
wants the Senate to say that the
other treaty nations should raise
nine divisions for each one the
United States sends to Europe.
COnnally Expresses View.
Meanwhile, Senators differed
s!larply over the effect of the Nc
.1lellan declaration that Congress
;aould act again if more than four
divisions are to be sent.
Chairman Connally of the For
eign Relations Committee said it
doesn't help the resolution, but
it isn't going to kill it"
Chairman Russell of the Armed
Services Committee suggested the
amendment leaves the resolution
"all right for home consumption
but not for export"
Senator Taft thinks the McClel-
Ian amendment makes it clear the
Senate is asserting the right of
Congress to limit the number of
troops in the future. The Ohioan
added that, while he preferred a
binding law, he feels that all Con-
gresS can do in any case is to
state it's opinion and stick to it."
"a President can get the coun-
try in war no matter what Con-
gress does, as Mr.. Truman showed
in Korea" said. Mr.. Taft
Just before quitting at 8 O'Clock