Evening star., 1955-02-03
New Look to u. S. Policy

sat in the Senate gallery listening
to the debate on the Presidents request
for congressional backing on his For
moSa policy.
AS I sat and listened to all the argu-
ments, pro and con, suddenly realized
what a terrific psychological move this
was on the part of the President-to
refer his plan to the Congress before
executing it. This is one of the clever
est things he ever did.
Here, acting as sounding board.
were the leaders of America, volclng
opinions, offering amendments and even
castigating the President (under con-
gressional immunity. of course) on
subject of foreign policy which has far-
reaching effects on the future security
of our great country.
The President knew that Congress
would pass his legislation. He is enough
of a soldier to have made prior re
connaissance" before sending his mess
age to the national legislators. But
what a wonderful stroke Of diplomacy
it was to have all facets of the PROPOSE
ton aired before the world for the
world press will see to it that all the
arguments for and against the Formosa
policy are scattered far and wide).
Think of the effect debating the sub
iect will have on our Communist lis
teners! In effect it will warn them OF
the temper of America-yea. it serves
notice on them rather bluntly that we
will do thus and SO to back up our
country's decisions. Certain dire con-
sequences suggested in the congressional
speeches cannot but ring bell' in
Communist minds when they read the
reports of the Senate's deliberations.
And the beauty of the whole thing is
that it is "unofficiaI'-as far as the
Communists are Commemorative are just
talking among ourselves.
There are many who contend that
the President already had the powers
under the Constitution which he re-
quested from the people. Perhaps So
but that is beside the point in this dis
sertation. He got his green light"
because the American people hailed
his action already taken in sending our
fleet to the Formosa Straits as return
to the Teddy Roosevelt policy, to
carry big stick" and they heartily
approve of such action. That's Amer
ica-"Don't tread on mel"
When the lights went out and the
great voices were stilled in the Senate
chamber we had witnessed one of the
most effective examples of political and
diplomatic moral suasion in our recent
history The President has effectively
given "new look" to our American pol
icy on foreign affairs which cannot fail
to impress our friends and our enemies
alike. This debate was truly "democ-
racy in action"
Robert J. Philpott.
Colonel. USAR, President. Active
Duty ReServists' Association.
W +
The thinking of the Morses, Kefauv-
erS, Flanderses and others of like mind
is, in effect and final result, identically
the same as the thinking of the Com
munists. That effect and final result
is: Little by little to lose freedom in
the free world and little by little to gain
communism over the whole world.
This is saddening prospect for free
Americans. 1t seems to indicate that
the free America as we knew it will
gradually PERISH uioel tilc SoihOAieu
influence of the similar thinking of
these people, some of them avowed
enemies, some of them supposed friends.
Our loss of the Korean war by losing
all North Korea after our troops had
reached the, Yalu River was result OF
putting into practice the un-American
doctrine of yielding and appeasing.
These people who are now striving to
tie our hands in Formosa certainly are
of more value to the Communists than
they are to us Gen. Almond, who COM
manded the x Corps in Korea. puts it
this way: "It is bad enough to have to
fight the enemy; it is terrible to have
to fight both the enemy and those that
you are supposed to have support you"
S. Marcus Butler.