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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1943
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SENATE POST-WAR (DEBATE
The Senate debate about America’s post-war policy
was likened to the historic debate about the League of
Nations in 1919, but the comparison scarcely stood up.
There was less sense of immediacy, less excitement
about last week’s debate (which is continuing into this
week); moreover, there was much less recalcitrant
isolationism in evidence. Except for Senator Wheeler
the isolationists kept quiet. Senator Hiram Johnson,
saad he would have spoken against any post-war com
mitment, but his health did not permit; the seventy
seven-year old Senator was recuperating from a ser
iqus illness.
That left the debate to those who differed in degree
oply about our post-war pledge of collaboration. The
majority of the Senate, including most isolationists,
favored the Connally resolution advocating that the
United States “join with free and sovereign nations in
the establishment and maintenance of international
authority with power to prevent agression.’' . . . The
main opposition came from Senators who thought this
was a “measly, lukewarm, milk-and-water resolution
intended to be obscure They wanted to insert phrase
ology pointing toward a world court and an inter
national police force.
In particular the internationalist Senators—Pepper,
Ball, Burton and others—attacked the vagueness of
the phrase “maintenance of international authority.”
Why, they asked, wouldn’t Connally at least insert the
vvord “an” to make it the “maintenance of an inter
national authority”? Connally wouldn’t change any
thing nor explain why he felt better about leaving out
‘ an.” Also, the opposition Senators criticized the
phrase “free and sovereign nations.” Would that ex
clude Canada, Australia and other British dominions, j
they asked? The answer was that it might. Then
why not, asked Senator Pepper, change it to “United
Nations"?
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The strategy of Senator Connally and the propon
ents of his resolution was to keep mum and not be
drawn into controversy. The Senators who wanted to
.strengthen the resolution contended that it was so
weak as to constitute an actual obstruction of inter
national collaboration instead of a boost. Their strat
! egy was to keep hammering home their point until
public sentiment would rise to their support and force
'the reluctant Senate into more forthright action.
Frequently there were fewer than twenty Senators
' listening to the debate.
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PREVIEW?
(San Francisco Chronicle July 30, 1399)
The press of the country does not wait for a for
mal denial of the aleged interview in which Admiral
Dewey is represented as having said that he though
the next war in which the United States participates
will be with Germany.
It had all the earmarks of a fake and has been
promptly branded as such by the authorities at Wash
ington and all the admirers of the Admiral who think
him incapable of making the stupid blunder of speak-i
|ing offensively of a country with which we are at
peace.
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MINING PROBLEMS
INTEREST S. F.
CHAMBER
(Continued from Page One)
(4) Provision of secured loam
by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to tid« gold mining
companies through the wet pe
riod to permit the resumption of
operations later.
In support of its objectives,
the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce is endeavoring to se
cure the aid of members of Con
gress and representatives of the
Treasury Department, the War
Production Board and the Re
construction Finance - Corpora
ation.
Since War Production 3t*ard
order 5-208 was issued, many
communities and mining compan
ies in California have beer, ad
versely affected. During the early
months of 1948 gold production
in California averaged about*
$446,000 a month and the decline
is continuing. Production of
gold m 1942 was over($29,000,
in 1941, over $49,000,000; and in*1
1940, neatly $51 ;{*K«0.OOO.' In the j
past approximately 1.569 placer
properties and lode mines were
operated in California 'and it is.
expected that gold production in
1943 will be less than during any
other year since 1849.
Following the war, gold min
ing operations will be essential
to the general economy of the i
nation, according to the San |
Francisco Chamber of Commerce. ,
and it is malnng determined ef- !
forts to help gold mining com- j
panics through the- war period.
Ernest Ingold, automobile deal
er, is president of the San Fran
cisco Chamber and George B.
Dodge of the American Rubber
Manufacturing Company is chair
man of the Mining Committee
which consists of mining com
pany exeoirtives. mining eng?- j
neers and manufacturers wRo I
nave provided supplies and j
equipment for miners throughout
the world.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the board:
Resolution
’ ( Adopted by the Board of Di
rectors of the San Francisco
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Chamber of Commence. Septem
ber 23, 1M3. on recommendation ;
of the Chamber’s Mining Com- 1
mittee.)
WHEREAS:—
(a) the gold mining industry in ,
the western states of the United I
States and throughout the world j
has been directly reflected in ;
the growth and development of
San Francisco;
(b) some agencies, national and
otherwise, are seeking to mini
mize the importance of gold in
the world economy;
(c) the efforts of the victors
in World War □ will have been
futile unless they result in a
healthy world economy and
means to facilitate world tirade;
(d) the stabilization of the
currencies of the world will be
essential to a wholesome world
economy and international trade;
and
(e) the soundness of a world
monetary standard will measure
the success or failure of any j
stabilization plan;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT i
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A-VD IT HEREBY IS RESILVEU
THAT:—
(1) the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce shall advocate the
use of gold and its free exchange
as a monetary standard in any
mtemational currency stabiliza
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