Evening star., 1962-09-07

and of active duty for train
ing, periods Of obligated serv-
ice, or other military status, in
any component Of the armed
services. or in the National
Guard. for not more than one
year. These extensions, If or
dered, would apply to service
men whose terms expire be-
tween adjournment and next
February.
The President is asking for
this power" Mr.. Salinger said,
during the period that the
Congress viii not be in session
and the period of approximate
ly two months after Congress
returns because of the critical
nature Of the international
situation"
Senator Dirksen and Mr..
Halleck announced they are
sending a letter to Vice Presi-
dent Johnson and Speaker Nc
Cormack, recommending the
same type of action Congress
took for President Eisenhower
in 1855 to protect Formosa.
Position Seen Stronger
Asked if such a resolution
gives a President any more
power than he possesses any,
way as Commander-in- Chief,
Senator Dirksen said that, re-
gardless of whether it does or
not, President Eisenhower felt
he was better weaponed with
an expression from Congress-"
This course of action by the
Congress will reflect the deter
mination and clear purpose of
the American people and will
demonstrate to the world the
firmness of this Nation in
meeting this problem" the
Senator added.
There is another difference
between Formosa in 1855 and
the Cuban situation today. On
FormoSa, the United States was
trying to protect an ally from
possible attack by Chinese
Communists from the main
land. In Cuba, the Castro gov
ernment is welcoming ship
ments, weapons and technicians
from Russia.
Senator Dirksen told report
ers the proposed resolution was
not discussed at the bipartisan
briefing at the White House
several days ago, and he does
not know whether the admin
istration will favor the pro-
posed action.
In a prepared statement, the
Republican leaders pointed out
that, from 1923 until 1947, the
nations of North and South
America were protected by the
Monroe Doctrine, which de-
clared that the United States
would consider the extension of
any alien system of govern
ment to any portions Of this
hemisphere as dangerous to our
peace and safety"
Senator Dirksen said that, in
1947, the doctrine was extended
to embrace action by all Amer
ican nations under the treaty
signed at Rio de Janeiro. In
1854. he said, the Caracas Dec
laration applied this multi
lateral promise specifically to
communism.
Challenge Seen
THE United States and its
sister members of the Organ
ization of American States are
now confronted by the exist
ence of a Communist govern
ment in Cuba and delivery of
Soviet arms and Soviet military
technicians to that Communist
state by the admission of the
Soviet Union ITSELF" said Sem
ator Dirksen. These facts
constitute a deliberate chal-
lenge to the Monroe Doctrine
of 1923, the Rio de Janeiro
treaty of 1947 and the Caracus
Declaration of 1854"
Senator Sparkman Of Ala
bama, the only Democratic
member of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee who was i'm
mediately available, said he
does not think the proposed
resolution is necessary. He re-
called that he voted for both
the Formosa and Middle East
resolutions but did not think
they were necessary either.