Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-09
Congress- Duetok Keep
Course0 Open Pending
U. n. Action on China
BY ]. A. o'Leory

Congress appeared today to
have abandoned any drastic ac-.
ton committing this country In
advance to pull out Of the United
Nations if Red China is seated.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee hoped for final APP
prevail this afternoon of the
watered-down Knowland amend
ment to the foreign aid bill,
which reaffirmS opposition to
seating Red China, but merely
requests the President to consult
Congress about the United States
course If that happens.
In the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. Representative Bent
ley. Republican, of Michigan,
agreed that Congress should not
tie its hands in advance. But
he urged passage of his resolu-
ton, calling for a re-examina-
ton of this country's policy to-
ward U. N. if the Chinese Com
munists are admitted.
The House Committee ap-
peared to be leaning toward a
separate resolution in preference
to the Senate plan to tie the
issue to the Foreign Aid bill.
Judd Cites Asia Peril.
Representative Judd. Republi-
can. of Minnesota. an authority
on Far Eastern affairs, said to-
day the big question Congress
should be considering is how to
keep Red China out of Southeast
Asia, not how to keep her out
Of the U. N. He agreed. however,
that the admission of Red China
would destroy the U. N. and make
1t a mockery all the organiza-
ton has stood for.
"I'd rather see the U. N. sus-
pended than turned into a league
of gansters, thugs, murderers and
kidnappers," said Mr.. Judd.
Two other Republican Repre-
sentatives-Hosmer of California
and Clardy of Michigan-also
testified in favor of a new ex-
preston by Congress against the
seating Of Red China.
In the House committee hear
ing, Mr.. Bentley revealed that
the State Department has given
the committee assurances that
a REORGANIZATION of this coun-
try's policy would be automatic"
II the Chinese Reds are seated in
the U. N. But the department
cautioned Congress against do
ing anything that would seem
to take for granted that the
Chinese Reds are going to win
their fight for admission.
Knowland's Position Firm.
Meanwhile, Senate Republic
can Leader Knowland said today
that the elimination from his
amendment of any advance COM
mitment has not changed his
own determination to work for
American withdrawal from U. N.
If it seats the Chinese Com
munists.
Senator Knowland served no.
tice in the Senate last week that
when Red China is admitted to
the q. N. he would resign as
Republican leader to devote his
time to getting this country out
Of the world organization. For
several days there also had been
talk Of action at this session
threatening to cut of American
expense funds for the U. N. If
Red China should be seated.
There had been suggestions also
that the President be asked to
call Congress back into session
II Red China won seat in the
u. N. during the fall recess.
/. But number of Democrats
had protested against any hasty
action threatening withdrawal
from the U. N, and Senator
Knowland apparently decided on
q resolution which would COM
mand overwhelming if not unan-
imous bipartisan support.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat,
Of Arkansas, one of the first to
oppose pulling out of the U. N,
summed UP the Knowland
amendment in these words:
''It is q far cry from with
drawing from the y. N. am not
out advocating it. but ] see no
particular objection to it."