Evening star., 1954-10-17

STOOD ana recognized throughout
the world as the official voice of
American foreign policy.
Even in the days of the
80th Congress we were able to
conduct our foreign affairs as q
Nation united. It was the his
toric mission of this country dur
ing this critical period to achieve
bipartisan cooperation behind
constitutional leadership and to
help save Europe from commu-
niSm.
And despite the difficult 80th
Congress and my political diff
ferences with its political ma
jority. when we came to the
important matters involving this
Nations interest with other ma
tions, we were able to see eye to
eye.
We now know how the aid to
Greece and Turkey and the Mar
shall plan helped check the tide
of communism and prevent the
men in the Kremlin from taking
over some of the Elost vital stra-
tegic spots in Europe.
Foreign policy should be the
unified expression of a nation
and must have the support of the
major parties.
I regretted very much the fact
that the Republican candidates
for Office in their bid for votes
in 1852 chose to sacrifice our
working bipartisanship in for
eign policy. a policy which con-
tributed so much to help us and
our allies to save Western civili-
zation.
And as q consequence of this
reckless sacrifice Of foreign re-
lations to partisan politics we
have today a many-headed,
voiced contradictory con-
duct of foreign affairs. This babel
of voices can lead only to un-
certainty in the world.
Cooperation Necessary.
I know Of no one better reason
for asking the voters to restore
a Democratic majority to Con-
gress than to provide at least one
constructive and experienced
working branch in the Govern
ment to cooperate with the ex-
ecutive in stabilizing our inter-
national relations.
It is a curious fact of our time
that the Republican reaction
aries never seem to learn the
true rule and responsibility of
this great country of ours in it's
relation to the world.
Because these times are ex-
tremely critical, we must see to
it that the reactionary Repub-
lican isolationists and the Asiatic
interventionists are reduced in
influence so that they cannot be
by our people or our
allies as the policy making
spokesmen of our country.
It is bad enough that the Re-
publicans have shown ineptitude
in the field of foreign affairs.
But their performances on the
domestic front reveals they also
lack understanding of our Gov
ernment's responsibility for the
welfare of our people.
Over three million people are
out of work. Many more are on
a part-time basis which causes
a loss In take-home pay.
Republican spokesmen try to
comfort themselves by pointing
out how grateful we ought to be
because so many millions still
have jobs.
This is strange approach. 70
a man out Of work it is a cold,
hard-hearted attitude, so typical
Of the big business philosophy Of
another day-a day long passed.
The Republican administra-
ton keeps telling us that it is
not unmindful of human misery.
No Bold Steps.
But ] see no bold steps being
taken by this Republican con-
trolled Government to deal with
unemployment. AS a matter of
fact, I see no signs of any action
or even preparation to meet this
situation.
Under the law, it is the plain
duty of the Government, even