Evening star., 1955-01-28
George Urges Vote
In Senate Today on
:Formosa Resolution
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without change. The House APP
proved 1t Tuesday. 400 to 3.
!. Senator Morse said there is not
q word Of truth in q rumor,
, which he said has gone abroad,
that he might continue the de-
2 bate until 1t took on the elements
tof a filibuster. He said he would
speak once more. but only briefly,
to emphasize his belief that the
power to make a strike against
: the coast of China before any
J act OF war is committed against
Us still exists. If the President
sees fit to follow that course.
Lehman Opposes Blank Check"
= Senator Lehman, Democrat, OF
!. New York, opened the debate to-
day with a plea. to modify what
he regards as "blar1k check" au-.
thority for the President to go
beyond the defense of FormoSa
and the Pescadores.
Senator Lehman said hef is
. not in favor Of defending the
Quemoy, Matsu and Tache1 Is
land groups close to the MAIN
land Of China.
He recalled that the Senate
was told yesterday that the,
. United States already has ar
= ranged to use naval forces to as
slst Chiang Kai-shek in deploy-
8, ing his forces in the Tachens.
The New York Senator said If
the President sees Fit on his, own
/. responsibility to take that action,
1t is his responsibility. He added
that he will not support a con-
gressional sanction for such ac-
.stivities, but would support a de-
tense program limited to For
niosa and the Pescadores.
Acting Democratic Leader
Clements Of Kentucky said he
would call a Saturday. session
II he thought that would dispose
of the issue. but Senator Morse's
statement indicated that might
not be necessary.
Although several amendments
to narrow the scope OF the
resolution will be offered, it is
expected to pass overwhelrn-
ingly without amendment.
Informed sources estimated
there would not be more than
10 or IL opposition Senate votes.
President Assures Democrats.
President Eisenhower allayed
the fears OF some Democrats by
his statement yesterday giving
assurance that he alone would
give the orders for any action
beyond the immediate defense Of
Formosa and the Pescadores.
This took the steam out of
some of the opposition arguments
that Chang Kai-silek. or some
trigger happy" American OFF,
Ger might precipitate an attack
on the China mainland or islands
close TO the coast.
Senator George followed up
the White House statement with
the speech in which he reminded
his colleagues that the congress
sional resolution would lose
some Of its psychological value
If delayed by a long debate. The
White House had consulted the
Senator by telephone just before
issuing the statement.
Won't Delegate Responsibility. !
AS read to newsmen by Presi-
Dental Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty, the Presidents state
ment said In part:
ANY decision to use United
States forces other than in i'm
mediate elf-defense or in direct
defense Of Formosa and the
Pescadores would be a decision
which he Eisenhower would
take and the responsibility for
which he has not delegated
No one has raised his voice in
the Senate against defending
Formosa and the Pescadores, but
opponents contend the resolu-
tion is broad enough to express
approval Of bombing attack on
troop concentrations on the
China mainland.
The opponents say the Presi-
dent may have enough constitu-
tional authority as Commander
in-Chief to take such action
without the resolution, but they
don't want the resolution to
imply approval of going that far.
Senator Humphrey. Democrat,