Evening star., 1952-03-15
Jenner Amendments
Only Major Hurdle
Facing Japan treaty
BY the Asso,eiaiedI pr.,. !


A series Of reservations drafted
by Senator Jenner, Republican, Of
Indiana shaped up today as the
sole major hurdle before early
Senate approval of the Japanese
peace treaty and three related
Pacific security compacts.
Senator Jenner is expected to
submit nine amendments Monday
when the Senate resumes consid-
Grafton Of the treaties after a
weekend recess. ALI are opposed
by the State Department as need
less delays to the far-reaching
postwar Pacific settlement.
Strong bipartisan support for
the treaties as already signed,
which was evident when debate
started yesterday, appeared to
leave little chance for adoption
of changes. Administration and
Republican hackers expressed con-
fldence that all amendments
would be rejected and final ap-
proval voted. possibly by mid
week.
Quick Approval Forecast.
Both Chairman Connally and
Senator Wiley. Republican, Of
Wisconsin, top-ranking minority
member of the Foreign Relations
Committee. forecast quick ap-
proval. The treaties received
unanimous committee indorse-
ment. Senator Jenner has urged
four changes in the peace treaty
itself. They include provisions that
1t should not limit American or|
japanese sovereignty, give Russia
any claim to the Kurile Islands or
imply recognition Of the wartime
Yalta and PotSdam agreements,
nor abrogate United States claims
for repayment Of occupation costs
or for "just and proper" claims Of
American citizens.
A fourth reservation would ex-|
press support for Nationalist
China's claim to sovereignty over
the Chinese mainland, including
Manchuria. as well as Formosa.
The reservations call for the
same no-limit proviso for Ameri-
can sovereignty in the separate Sc
curity compacts with Japan, the
Philippines and with Australia and
New Zealand.
In the security treaty with
Japan. Senator Jenner has pro-
posed also a requirement that the
Senate must approve the admin
tStrative agreement the State De-
partment recently negotiated with
the japanese government and a
provision that the United States
may retain its rights to bases in
Japan until Congress approves
any future substitute defense ar
rangement.
Calls for Speedy Ratification.
Senator Connally urged speedy
ratification as the best means of
thwarting Russian Communist
aims in the Pacific. Senator Wiley
said the compacts constitute a
new form of Monroe Doctrine"
aimed at foiling aggressive de-
signs of the Soviet Union"
Senator Knowland, Republican |
OF California, a frequent critic
OF administration Far East poll
cies, said the peace treaty should
have early ratification" and added
that lit is extremely important |,
that JAPAN take her place among
the free nations and become one |,
OF the great stabilizing powers. !"
Senator Connally declared the
peace treaty does not validate
Soviet claims to the Kurile Is.
lands and South Sakhalin. In
answer to suggestions that an in
dependent Japan will deal with ;
Communist China, he cited pledges
by Prime Minister Yoshida thatII
his government will have rela-
tions only with the Nationalists.
Senator Knowland told the SEN
ate. however. he has a definite
impression that the government
OF Japan has been dragging its
feet" in current negotiations with
the NationaliSts. He said "a
great service could be performed"
II they were completed before
the Senate reached a vote.