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Show IN WASHINGTON js3rTj President Stands Alone ; -J-vESPITE THE fact that Presi- dent Truman is in almost hourly hour-ly conference with his cabinet, with 1 top military advisors and with lead ers in Congress, there is probably no man who is more alone than the man in the White House, i For under our constitution, the I President of the United States is ! solely responsible for the foreign policy of this country. As one writer phrased it, "The fate of the civilized world may well hang on the soundness of the decisions deci-sions which Harry Truman will have to make, and in the last analysis, he will have to make them alone, in consultation with his God and his heart and his conscience. He will have the sympathy and support sup-port of all thinking people, but there will be none to envy him." And as the President goes through his lonely Gethsemane, there is a hue and cry from many sources I that Mr. Truman should seek and follow the advice of members of the congress in this time of nation-; nation-; al crisis. This reporter has jotted down some of the opinions in the I senate to which the President ; should listen as he seeks a solu- j tion of the problems which beset ! the nation. Here they are: Senator Wiley, Wisconsin, thinks ! -we should build up our spiritual : armament to take an offensive ; against the Russian government. Senator Capehart, Indiana, be-; be-; lives if the situation is serious, and it is serious, why doesn't the President Presi-dent consult with the congress? Senator Chavez, New Mexico, believes this country, the executive department, the house of representatives, represen-tatives, the senate of the United States, must once and forever tell the world that we will not recognize recog-nize Communist China. Senator Eastland, Mississippi, thinks we should arm the anti-. anti-. . Communists in China. Senator Knowland, California, believes we should place, in conjunction con-junction with the navy of the Republic Re-public of China, an immediate naval "blockade against the entire China -coast and should not permit the entry or exit of a vessel of any nationality. Senator Kem, Missouri, believes Secretary Acheson must go; congress con-gress should take whatever steps are required to bring about this result. i Senator' Malone, Nevada, thinks we must let General MacArthur use every means and every weapon against the enemy, or endeavor to entirely remove the U.S. forces from Korea. Senator Connally, Texas, thinks the security council should be called upon to take appropriate action ac-tion to bring about a quick showdown show-down in Korea. Senator O'Mahoney, Wyoming, thinks we should serve the Russians with an ultimatum to get the Chinese Chi-nese troops out of Korea. Senator Brewster, Maine, thinks General MacArthur should be given full authority to use the atom bomb if he thinks it necessary. Senator Bridges, New Hampshire, believes the same thing. Senator Cain, Washington, demands de-mands that General MacArthur be given authority to send troops and planes across the Manchurian border. bor-der. Senator Ferguson, Michigan, says MacArthur should be given authority author-ity to wage all-out war. Senator Smith, New Jersey, believes be-lieves the Chinese troops of Chiang-Kai-shek should be thrown into the fight. Diversity of Opinion This diversity of opinion Is much like Joseph's coat and the chances are will not be very helpful to the President in making his fateful decision. de-cision. So as President, he must make his own decision, and as a nation we should stand back of him to the limit of our endurance as a people. Washington Silhouettes Washington Silhouettes The old Belasco theatre on Lafayette park may be back in service as a recreational center for service men. During World War II it was a stage door canteen and stands next to the historical home of Dolly Madison. In peacetime it serves as a storage stor-age house for the treasury . . . 'uiet 56-year-old Senator Ernest McFarland of Arizona, farmer-banker-schoolteacher-lawyer, likely compromise senate majority leader, a middle-of-the -roader, has one creed he tries to get along with people ... if he is elected it will be a Democratic unity move. It seems almost sacrilegious to watch workmen dig a sewer trench across the velvety green lawn of ! the White House in the refurbishing process . . . state officials may obtain ob-tain original seals of their states painted on glass in the 1850's, now i removed in favor of sculptored seals in the new house chamber, by writing to David Lyhn, Capitol architect. Crisis in international affairs af-fairs has so changed thinking there is a chance the excess profits tax may pass this lame-duck session despite opposition of business interests. |