Evening star., 1953-04-27
Ireaty.Curb Will Tie
President S Hands,
Gen. Smith Warns

Urdersecretary of State Wal
ter Bedell Smith today declared
. that, a congressional proposal
to limit treaty-making powers
would cite" the Presidents hands
to dangerous degree.
Gen. Smith spoke at the open
ing session of the 41st annual
meeting of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. Sessions
will continue through Wednes-
day with top leaders from busi-
ness and Government scheduled
to speak.
Gen. Smith, in discussing the
. varied problems facing the State
Department, said this move to
limit the treaty-making powers
of the President was not wise.
He said relationships were able
to move rapidly in the field of
foreign relations, whereas free
nations could not act as quickly.
II believe the preservation of
the Presidents treaty powers in
wolves our national security to a
great degree" he declared.
Also Defends u. N.
He said the ability for the
President to act in these treaty
matters is far too important to
justify limitations.
Gen. Smith also defended the
United Nations. saying the
charges of many Americans that
the United Nations is a failure
are unjustif1ed.
He said it was true that Russia
has attempted to use the U. N.
General Assembly as a sounding
board for propaganda. But he
said that the net effect of these
efforts has been to "unmask So
Wet intentions and reveal flaws"
Tt is almost impossible to die
convincingly under such open
conditions" Gen. Smith said.
Has Created Free Forum.
He pointed out that the U. NJ,
on the other hand, has given the
United States and other free
nations a forum to counter So
Wet propaganda.
Earlier, Laurence F. Lee, pres
,ident of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce. predicted a
sweeping decentralization of the
Federal Governments power un-
der the Eisenhower administra-
ton.
Mr.. Lees forecast was made in
the keynote address which opened
the 41st annual meeting of the
Chamber here. Sessions will con-
tinue through Wednesday, with
top leaders from business and
Government scheduled to speak.
He said the Eisenhower ad-
ministration respects business
brains and business ability" He
said the new leadership. in WASH
ington is trying to encourage
competitive private enterprise,
and the result will permit busi-
ness to operate with a more con-
fident sense of direction.
Predicts Bright Future"
Mr.. Lee also predicted a fu-
ture bright with promise" for
advances in the scale of living
for Americas growing popula-
ton.
He called for the repeal or
amendment of statutes that con-
f1ict with the wise use of nat
ural resources. He suggested
that business expand on-the-jo
training to help ambitious en-
ployes fit themselves for better
jobs.
Discussing decentralization of
the Federal responsibilities, Mr..
Lee declared:
Many millions of tax dollars
can be released for creative and
productive purposes by reducing
the scope Of Federal authority.
for waste is inherent in all high
ly centralized governments.
Corruption Mentioned.
$50 is corruption, which is an
equally important reason for de-
centralizing Federal power and
increasing State. community and
citizen responsibility"
The Chambers policy commit
tee, meeting yesterday, Endorsed
a proposal that wage, price and
rent controls are unnecessary
and harmful except when there
is imminent threat to national
security from a foreign source"
This resolution is one of doz-
ems setting Chamber policy that
will be considered and voted on
at Wednesdays session.