Evening star., 1955-04-04
Lief President Decide
On Fonnosa Action,
Wiley Tells Congress
ry the Associated Press

Senator Wiley, Republican. Of
Wisconsin suggested today that
Congress "tend to its own knit
ting" and allow President Eli
senhower. to decide what the
United States should do in the
Formosa Strait.
Senator Wiley. senior Repub-
lican on the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee, said he sup
ports Mr.. Eisenhower.s position
in declining to say now what
action this country will take If
the Chinese Communists attack
the offshore islands of Quemoy
and Matsu. ......,.
Abiding to the defend-For-
mosa resolution passed earlier
this year by Congress, Senator
Wiley said in an interview:
Congress has said that For
mosa is significant to our defense
and must not fall into unfriendly
hands. The President must de-
eide what it is necessary to do
to prevent that from happening.
We must not limit the President
in making that decision.
"It would be well for us to re-
call that this is a Government of
divided powers and functions in
which each branch should tend
to its own knitting"
Stand Similar to Georges
Senator Wiley thus took a
position similar to that voiced
yesterday by Chairman George.
Democrat, Of Georgia, of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
Senator George called for let
up in the heavy pressure" he
said is being put on Mr.. Eisen-
hover to declare that the United
States either will or will not help
Chang Kai-shek's Nationalist
forces defend Quemoy and
MatSu. ..,
Senator George said that If a
decision is announced to defend
the islands. "that is tantamount
to a declaration of war;" and
that if there is a public decision
not to defend them, "that is
tantamount to an invitation to
the Chinese Communists to come
and take them" s
Neither Senator Wiley nor
Senator George mentioned speci-
flcally in this connection a reso-
luton by Senator Morse, Demo-
crat, of Oregon, to put Congress
on record as opposing use of
American forces to defend the
islands, nor a Senate speech
Friday in which Senator Nc
Carthy. Republican. of Wiscon-
sin, said MIR. Eisenhower is 'ein-
viting a war" by not serving
notice that this country would
go to Gen. Chiang's aid in any
attack on the islands.
Senators Knowland, Of Cali
fornia, the: c. O. P. leader and
Bridges, sof New Hampshire,
chairman OF the Senate Republi-
can Policy Committee, have said
this country should help defend
the islands.
"War Party" Disputed
Vice President Nixon, in a
Cleveland speech last night. de-
clared there. is no war, party in
America." Saying that Ameri-
cans may advocate different poll
cieS as the best way of avoiding
war. Mr.. Nixon said ''let us do so
without questioning the motives
of those who disagree with u.s..
The war party" phrase cropped
up in an NBC television debate.
American Forum, between Rep
resentative Scott, Republican. Of
Pennsylvania and s en- ator
Humphrey, Democrat, of Mime
sofa. Mr.. Scott said he has seen
no evidence of a war party, "but
I'll tell you what there is around
there's a pussyfooting appease-
ment policy" Then he told
Senator Humphrey: "And it's
exemplified by some of the.
statements you've made here"
Senator Humphrey. who OPP
poses United States military
action to defend Quemoy and
Matsu. said he wouldn't go so
far as say there is a war party,
but IT would say there are forces
in the administration and in the
Republican Party that are talk
ing plenty warlike."
Mr.. Scott insisted "no admin
istration has done as much for
peace as this one"