Evening star., 1952-07-03
Subcommittee Begins
Drafting COP. Plank
On Foreign Policy
BY O stoff Correspondent Of The ssur

| O WV
| BY Staff Correspondent Of The Ssur
CHICAGO, July ga subcom-
mittee of the Republican Platform
Committee today began drafting
a foreign policy plant which is
expected to call for a new ap-
proach to the job of rallying the
free world against Communist
domination.
On the eve of the closed-door
session, John Foster Dulles, spe-
cial adviser on foreign policy.
predicted that the plank will
show convincingly why there
should be a change and also show
there is something good to
change to"
Mr.. Dulles said also that he
accepted the assignment as ad-
wiser to the platform group with
the concurrence of both Gen.
Eisenhower and Senator Taft.
THAT suggests there is an area
Of possible agreement, which is
a good commodity to have at a
time like this" he added.
Favors Major Changes.
Mr.. Dulles, who was a State
Department adviser until a few
months ago. made it clear he be-
lieves some of the things the
present administration is doing in
the foreign-policy field are worthy
of being continued. But he also
said that he regards some of the
changes he will suggest as ma
jor" ones.
There is required a quite sub
stantial change in the quality of
our foreign policy" he said.
Although the drafting Of the
foreign-policy plank is just be-
| ginning, there are definite indi-
cations that one phase of it will
be critical of administration pol
icy toward China since World
War II ended. which many Re-
|publicans believe made it easier
for the Communists to take over
the China mainland.
It also is a safe assumption
that the plank will not be an iso-
Ilationist document. Senator Taft
has said repeatedly in recent
weeks that there are no basic
differences on principles between
himself and Gen. Eisenhower on
foreign policy. He has empha-
sized that their differences are
matters of degree and emphasis,
such as:
Whether too much stress is be-
ing placed on Western Europe as
against other areas of possible
Russian aggressian.
Strong Air Force.
Whether Russia could be de-
TERED from starting another war
more effectively by concentrating
more on strong air force with
strategically placed bases, than on
attempting to match Russia's
land army.
Mr.. Dulles has indicated in his
public statements since leaving
the State Department that while
he wants strong defenses developed
in Western Europe, some better
overall plan must be developed
for deterring possible aggression
anywhere else on the wide front
that encircles the free world.
He has stressed the Importance
OF atomic weapons. air and sea
power as the nucleus for such a
defense buildup.
He also has emphasized the need
for more affirmative program to
try to free satellite nations by
peaceful means. rather than to
aim at more containment of
communism.
Expects Longer Plank.
Mr.. Dulles told reporters the
Republican foreign policy plank
probably will be longer than it has
been in the last two conventions.
Meanwhile. other subcommit-
tees also will begin celebrating
today on a dozen or more other
major planks. such as civil rights,
labor, public welfare, national de-
Tense, agriculture. veterans af-
fairs and taxation and monetary
policy.
Senator Millikin of Colorado,
chairman Of the Platform Com
mittee. has asked all subcommit-
tees to have their tentative planks
ready for submission to a central
drafting group by Saturday. It
probably will be Monday before
the Platform Committee gets
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