Evening star., 1953-03-03
Dulles Warning Disregorded
As Senate Group Splits, 8-6, on
Anti EnsIovement Resolution
Republicans Put
Over Amendment
To Presidents Plan
By J. A. O'Leory

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the dangers in a divided vote,
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today split 8 to on
the Eisenhower anti-enslavement
resolution after the Republicans
insisted on amending it.
The division followed party
lines, except for Senator Gillette,
Democrat, of Iowa, who voted
with the Republicans.
The resolution was intended to
condemn Russian violations of
World War II agreements pledg-
ing free elections to the people
in occupied areas.
Pushed Through by G. o. p.
The Republicans pushed
through an amendment to make
it clear that the resolution
would not determine the va
lidity or invalidity of the agree
ments themselves.
Since the close of World War
II, some Republicans have con-
sistently criticized concessions
they claim were made by former
Democratic Presidents Roosevelt
and Truman at Teheran, Yalta
and Potsdam. They have been
fearful that approval of the
resolution as submitted by
President Eisenhower might in
directly constitute an approval
Of the agreements.
Democrats have been equally
firm in resisting amendments
they think would reflect on the
two former Presidents.
Senate Majority Leader Taft
told reporters he did not know
whether the committee vote
means that Democrats will vote
against the resolution on the
door.
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee approved the reSo-
luton unanimously without
change last week after Secretary
Of State Dulles told them that
passage of the document by a
sharply divided vote would be
worse than if it never had been
considered. He was rejecting
the fact that the sole benefit
Of the resolution is it's value in
the psychological war for the
minds of peoples still not COM
mitted to communism.
United Front Held Vital.
In stressing the Importance
of a united front before the
House committee, Secretary
Dulles said:
"It is better not to act unless
by virtually unanimity. There is
no point in having a resolution
If it passes by, say, $50 to 140.
That would be worse than use
less. Then the Communists would
say (to the people behind the
Iron Curtain) you had better
look out, you have only a mar
gin of 10 in your favor in the
United States.'"
The Secretary told the House
committee that a close vote
would enable the Russians to
tell people behind the Iron Cur
tain they had better not. count
on a slender majority favoring
their liberation in the United
States.
The vote in the Senate came
on the following added para
graph: Resolved, that the
adoption of this resolution does
not constitute any determination
by Congress as to the validity
or invalidity of the provisions
of said agreements or under
standings"
Vote on Amendment.
The vote follows:
For the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Smith of New Jersey, Hicken-
looper of Iowa, Taft of Ohio,
LANCER Of North Dakota, Fergu-
son of Michigan, Knowland of
California and Chairman Wiley
Of Wisconsin, all Republicans,
and Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa.
Against - George of Georgia,
Green of Rhode Island, Fulbright
of Arkansas, Sparkman of Ala
bama, Humphrey of Minnesota
and Mansfield of Montana, all
Democrats.
One Republican, Senator Tobey
Of New Hampshire, was absent
and not voted by proxy.
Senator Ferguson offered a
second amendment, which was
rejected, 8 to 4. 1t would mere
ly have expressed a hoped-for
"just peace" eventually instead
Of the word peace" alone.