Evening star., 1953-10-31
Church Study Group
Backs U. 5. Action in
Israel Jordan Issue
By Cospor Names
Star Stoff Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Oct. 31.-Inter-
denominational church leaders
after spirited debate yesterday
adopted a resolution commend
ing the Government for its stand
in the ISrael-Arab dispute.
Opponents of the measure
charged it was "anti-Israel," but
supporters claimed otherwise. 1t
was finally approved. with only
scattered opposition, in the clos
ing session of the fourth Ma
tional Study Conference on the
Churches S and World Order.
For years the Government
has been vacillating on this prob
- lem" Garland E. Hopkins OF
Herndon, Va, declared. ,"Now
that the Secretary of State has
taken action, and taken q brave
ly definite one, we should not
turn our backs on him"
Attacks Resolution.
DR.. Herman Reissig of New
York, attacking the resolution,
said that the only recent action
our Government has taken is to
issue a warning to Israel about
withholding economic aid. The
sentence Gin the resolution) we
view with appreciation recent
measures of our Government de-
signed to put a stop to the
violation of border agreements, is
clearly loaded and an unbalanced
statement"
The Rev. Lynn J. Radcliffe of
Cincinnati said "the thing Arabs
and Jews want is action. Ger
tainly action by our Government
is desirable if peace is to come
between the Arabs and Israel" "
The Rev. Guy C. Tetirick of
Tulsa, Okla, attacked the mo-
ton by insisting that ~. N. and
Jewish representatives have been
urging for the last year that a
peace conference be held. Israel
and others have asked peace, but
the Arabs won't consider it. All
we've got is a truce"
The resolution called on the
U. N. to find ways to end ten
sionS" and aim for a "perma-
nent peace" between the parties.
1t also noted that the Arab ref
ugee problem depends upon eco
nomic and political settlements,
and urged the United States and
the U. N. seek new approaches
that will be "jGst and impartial"
for the Arab countries and
Israel.
Oppose Treaty CurbS.
Vigorous opposition to any
constitutional amendments re-
Stricting the powers of the Presi-
dent to negotiate treaties also
was voiced.
During the discussion Col.
Francis PickenS Miller of Char
lotteSville, Va. said: II belong to
a number of national patriotic
organizations and find a mass
hySteria has been whipped up
these last few months. It seems
to me to be extremely important
that the Christian church should
do something so loud and so well
as to arrest this fight of rea-
son that is affecting the minds
OF our country"
The resolution, which was OBJ
viouSly aimed at the Bricker
amendment now in Senate COM
mittee, asserted the conference
vas convinced that adequate
safeguards respecting the max
ing of treaties and executive
agreements are already provid-
ed, (and) we express our oppo-
sition to any constitutional
amendment which would ham,
per our Government in carry
ing forward and making effec-
tive a responsible foreign pol
icy"
Revision of the immigration
and Nationality Act of 1852 was
also called for by the delegates,
who said the United States
needs IN this period of world
tension a more enlightened i'm
migration policy that is imbued
with the spirit of justice and
fair play"
Other Resolutions.
Among the resolutions passed
by the body were the following
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Urged United States to support
the U. N. expanded program;
substantially" increase it's owr
technical cooperation pro-
gram; direct its aid in these
areas ito the service of broac
human need and be free from
subordination to United State!
military and strategic require.
mentS."
REFUGEES-CallS for sup.
port of Government policies help
ing refugees; declares the United
States should generously" sup
port U. N. agencies in this wori
and asks Congress to appropriate
the necessary funds to help refu.
gees brought here.
NEGOTIATIONS - Recogniz-
ing that the differences between
the Soviet sector of the worlc