Show RECIPROCAL TRADE PACTS PACTS' FOES i WILL CARRY BATTLE TO POLLS L. L WASHINGTON April 6 UP UP RepubliCans Republicans and western I Democrats undaunted by senate passage of the of-the the administrations administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's reciprocal trade program program a promised t to carry th their ir fight to the polls in November i They said th the issue representing a 8 victory for President Roosevelt J and a Sec Secretary of State Cordell CordellI S I Hull would be placed before the voters to o determine the programs program's I popularity Th The Thern s senate nate by a 42 to 37 vote late Friday passed the house approved approved apr ap ap- ap- ap r proved resolution extending the j 1 HOW now VOTED Senator King against a three- three year r extension of trade pacts pact Senator Thomas paired In fa favor or or t of extension r t. t p program for three years to June 12 1943 after beating down a ar r series of crippling amendments during two weeks of bitter debate Heard the Last Lasta t Voting with th the administration on final passage were 41 Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- jc and one independent Against were 20 Republicans 15 Democrats and two Farmer f I We haven't heard the last of this was the comment of Republican lican Leader Charles L. L McNary of Oregon I Senator Alva B. B Adams D. D Colo Cob who voted against the program program pro pro- r gram said the senates senate's action was wasa wasa l a further abdication by congress of its constitutional powers to control control control con con- taxation and regulate foreign I T commerce r f.- f. I 1 do not blame the administration r- r tion for this at all he added The fault is that of congress Victory for Roosevelt Roose Passage was hailed as a smashing smashing smash smash- ing victory for Mr Roosevelt over Vice President John N. N Garner avowed candidate for the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic presidential nomination who reportedly had urged colleagues to support an amendment to extend the program for only one year That proposal was voted down 46 to 34 after Mr Roosevelt had denounced denounced denounced de de- de- de it as bad for the country Hull father of the program Issued a statement expressing profound profound pro pro- found satisfaction at the vote five-vote senate victory He said that the program initiated in 1934 had benefited agriculture Industry and labor Jabor and pledged that in future operations the interests of all sections sec sec- of the country would be as vigorously promoted and as scrupulously safeguarded as heretofore Points Three Three- Objectives Hull said he had three higher objectives objectives' in mind I 1 To promote the f fullest practicable practicable development of both our cur domestic and foreign markets ther thereby by achieving increased production production pro pro- production and employment 2 To hep help in creating a solid foundation for any stable p peace ace structure to t the e war 3 To safeguard free enterprise in this country against ever expanding expanding ex ex- regimentation W which h hIe I c h would be the Inescapable result of extreme foreign trade controls of the kind that would be rendered necessary necessary by a reversion to the Smoot Hawley embargo doctrine |