Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09

Of the Preparedness Subcom-
mittee have announced they
will vote against the treaty.
They are Democratic Senators
Stennis of Mississippi and
Thurmond of South Carolina
and Republican Senator Gold
water of Arizona.
SaltOnstall DemurS
Two subcommittee members,
Democratic Senator Synfngton
of Missouri and Republican
Senator Saltonstall of MasSa-
chusetts, have announced for
the treaty.
Two others have not an
nounced their decision. They
are Democratic Senator Jack
son Of Washington and Repub-
lican Senator Margaret Chase
Smith of Maine.
Senator Stennis announced
that the report was signed by
all members of the subcommit-
tee except Senator Saltonstall,
who filed a separate statement
declaring that the report was
"unduly pesSimistic."
Senator Symington also filed
a separate statement calling the
report "overly pessimistic" and
announcing he will vote for the
treaty. But he said this did
not deter him from signing, be-
lieving the factual data in the
report is correct.
Findings Listed
The text of the report gave
the following summary of ma
jor findings:
l. From the evidence we
are compelled to conclude that
serious-perhaps even formid-
able-military and technical
disadvantages to the United
States will flow from the rati-
fication of the treaty. At the
very least. it will prevent the
United States from providing
our military forces with the
highest quality of weapons of
which our science and technol-
ogy is capable"
2. Any military and techni-
cal advantages which we will
derive from the treaty do not,
in our judgment, counter
balance or outweigh the mil
itary and technical diSadvan-
tageS. The Soviets will not be
similarly inhibited in those
areas Of nuclear weaponry
where we now deem them to
be inferior.
3. Admittedly, however,
other important factors such /
as foreign policy, International
affairs and relations with .
other countries, are relevant
in an overall assessment of
the treaty. These are not in
the scope Of the report. When /
they are considered, as they
must be, each individual must
reach his own judgment about
the wisdom and desirability of
the treaty on the basis of per-
sonal philosophy, past expert
ence, current knowledge and
relative weight which he as
signs to the various factors
involved"
Political observers believe
that, by lining up against the
treaty, Senator Goldwater has
strengthened his ties with Re-
publican conservatives and.
Southern Democrats. But he
finds himself at odds with the
leadership of his party in the
Senate. and the G. o. P. lib
erals will intensity their eff
forts to block a Goldwater
presidential nomination.
Senator Hickenlooper of
Iowa, chairman of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee
and top-ranking minority
member on Foreign Relations,
is expected to join Chairman
Fulbright in defending the
treaty today, and Republican
Leader Dirksen may follow to-
morrow.
AS the debate began, treaty
hackers were still confident
they have more than the re-
quired two-thirds to ratify. But
they want to be sure that no
conditions are attached by way
OF reservation or amendment
that would require renegotia-
ton.
ExtraneOus Issue Hit
Senator Fulbright said any
reservation, whether 1t related
to nuclear testing or any ex-
traneous issue, probably would
kill the treaty and intensity
the cold war His reference to
"extraneous" issues was an APP
parent slap at the proposal of
Senator GoldWater to postpone
the effective date Of the treaty
until Russia removes all weap-
ons and military personnel
from Cuba.
Senator Fulbright pointed
out that any change in the
treaty itself would necessitate
renegotiation. not only with
the Soviet Union and Great
Britain. but with the scores Of
other nations that have already
acceded TO the document.
such a renegotiation would