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Show Senate Setup Promises Postwar Treaty Approval rr:M Defeat of Ardent Isolationists Assures W' ' J Smoother Sailing on Program for rj- ' Cooperative World Organization. ' .M By BAUKIIAGE New Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, Union Trust Building Washington, D. C. Washington, in these weeks of prupa ration for the forthcoming meeting of the Big Three, hns gradually gradu-ally be;un to realize that the result of the November election, whatever Its effect on domestic politics may be, placed America face to face with the greatest problem in the field of foreign aJTairs that this country has ever attempted to solve. And regardless of how effective the efforts of our statesmen may be there is no question that the people have placed behind them a pledge of harmonious support. The President will sit down at the meeting, probably somewhere in the Middle East, with Prime Minister Churchill and Marshal Stalin, with the most specific mandate as to foreign for-eign policy ever given a President by the people of the United States. America's representatives at the United Nations' conference, which will probably take up the unfinished business started at Dumbarton Oaks, will enter discussions with the greatest great-est military force and international prestige that any of this country's diplomatists have ever enjoyed before. be-fore. When the United States senate starts deliberations on the agreements agree-ments which grow out of the parleys par-leys of the Big Three (or Big Four), and the later meetings of the United Nations' representatives, that body will have what now appears to be the necessary two-thirds majority of senators whose constituencies have expressed themselves in fn vor of broad international cooperation. The people have spoken. It now depends on the wisdom and the ability abil-ity of their servants to produce the kind of a plan for the postwar world which will be at once thoroughly American in principle, acceptable to ourfriends and effective against our enemies. A brief review of the new complexion com-plexion of the senate reveals how strikingly the people spoke in favor of international cooperation. Trend Evident Before Election The trend became evident before the election in four primary contests, and bipartisan support for the policy pol-icy of international forces was achieved and cooperation has been reinforced by other circumstances as well. Beginning with the defeat of "Cotten Ed" Smith of South Carolina Car-olina in the primaries we find in his place the senator-elect Johnston who, in his campaign, pledged his support of the administration's foreign for-eign policy. Another defeat in the primaries was that of Senator Worth Clark of Idaho, whose opponent (now senator-elect Taylor) campaigned on a strong internationalist platform, the first to win on such a program in this state so strong in the Borah tradition. tra-dition. Another ardent isolationist to fail renomination in spite of his splendid record as a skilled legislaor was Bennett Champ Clark. His fall was a mighty blow to the isolationist cause since he was a member of the Nye munitions committee, composed of Senator Nye of North Dakota, Clark and Senator Bone 'of Washington, Washing-ton, a group which for years has been the well-spring of emphatic anti-internationalistic speech and action. ac-tion. The other two members of this group have departed likewise: Senator Sena-tor Bone was appointed to a judgeship judge-ship in his home state; Senator Jy went down to defeat before the three times governor of North Dakota elected on a clear-cut international platform. Another breach was made in the nationalistic front by the withdrawal of Senator Reynolds of North Carolina Caro-lina who. like Senator Bone, left voluntarily. There were two other defeats ir final senatorial contests to be noted. Senator Holman of Washington mentioned men-tioned in the famous book. "Under Cover," for his alleged ultra-nationalistic leanings, was replaced by Wayne Morse, a Republican whe leans well toward international co operation, and the well-liked Senatoi Danaher of Massachusetts whe went down before the aggressiv campaign of Brien McMahon. one ol former Attorney General Homer Cummings' assistant AGs. There are certain other points worth noting. On the Foreign Relations committee com-mittee whence must come approval for international commitments, Senator Sen-ator Reynolds and Senator Bennett Clark and Nye are-removed. In any case, however, the removal of Senator Nye, who was chairman of the powerful committee on committees, com-mittees, means that such new appointments ap-pointments as are made will not be influenced by the North Dakotan's extreme views. Other factors make for support of the administration. The election has greatly strengthened the prestige of Senator Ball of Minnesota who was most active in the fight to get the original resolution favoring an international inter-national peace organization before the congress and the people. Similar Simi-lar increased influence in the senate will be exerted . by former Representative Repre-sentative Fulbright who fathered a like resolution in the house. A look at the Republican leadership leader-ship in the upper house is worth while in this connection, too. GOP Minority Promises Moderation At present a quartet of leaders with Senator White as their nominal nomi-nal head are at the helm. Of these Senator Taft, although usually rated as strongly nationalist, is after all on record as favoring the old League of Nations in principle, criticizing only the fact that its members failed to carry out their promises. Another An-other of large influence, Senator Vandenberg, has done a great deal to interpret the trend of popular sentiment in the middlewest away from a rigid nationalist viewpoint. He worked to that end in the Mackinac Mack-inac conference, and at the Republican Repub-lican convention last summer. He did yeoman's service in cooperation with Secretary of State Hull in obtaining ob-taining senate support for UNRAA. Without the help of these Republicans Repub-licans and their colleagues, and of course Senator Austin and Senator White, the administration could hardly get a two-thirds vote. This more conservative element will also furnish a valuable check against efforts, ef-forts, toward extreme internationalism international-ism on the part of the administration administra-tion which might turn the people against the administration and thus defeat its own purpose. Perhaps the task of checking aggression ag-gression is too great for human hands and human minds to achieve. But never before in our history has America had such an opportunity to lead the world toward the goal of good-will and peace among nations. In all the various discussions concerning con-cerning the restoration of sound currency cur-rency conditions in the postwar period, pe-riod, the British balance of payments pay-ments appears as one of the chief stumbling blocks, the Alexander Hamilton institute points out. As a result of the war, the balance of payments of Great Britain has witnessed wit-nessed a material deterioration. The foreign trade of the country coun-try has shown a large excess of imports im-ports over exports which, before the institution of lend-lease, was met primarily through the shipment of gold and the liquidation of British-owned British-owned foreign assets. It is estimated that, during the war. Great Britain has lost approximately $4,000,000,000 of some of the best foreign assets held by British nationals. The loss of income from these foreign for-eign investments has naturally had an adverse effect on Great Britain's balance of payments and, unless it is counteracted in other ways, it will reduce her ability to buy merchandise mer-chandise abroad. In normal times, Great Britain received about $800,-000.000 $800,-000.000 from her foreign investments. invest-ments. An additional $400,000,000 per annum was received from British shipping. Substantial sums were also earned each year by British insurance in-surance companies operating all over the world and by the financial operations of the city of London. Since the poorer foreign investments invest-ments remain in British hands, it Is difficult to determine with any degree de-gree of accuracy what the returns on these investments will be in the postwar period. BRIEFS. . . 6y Daukhage Labor - management production committees are now operating in more than 5.000 war plants. Geographically isolated from the rest if the country by the Rockies. California before the war had more than enough oil for domestic markets mar-kets in the West Coast stales. In consequence, it developed a substantial substan-tial export market in the Far East. A nation-wide contest for a popu tar song that will "stir up the peo pie's fighting spirit" has been announced an-nounced by the Japanese Informa-' Informa-' tion board. Fruit juices will be available in concentrated form, like candy, after the war. wiien it is expected there will be an oversupply of thh;se products. |