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Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, April 28, 1972 •■i A The conduct of American foreign poiicy has become a mattOT of increasing concern and friction between the Senate and the President in recent HIH ■ ■■ "BUIS” WE HAVE THE MORTGAGE to suit your plant... tt fit your budgoL Without aiqr*‘birtt” about ill New Bern Savings & Loan Attn. 310 CRAVEN STREET examination of the powers, duties, and prerogatives of the two branches of government in respect to international agreements. years. Long debates have taken piace over the extension of the draft, the termination of the Vietnam war, and even over the powers of the President to carry outhis duties as Cknnmander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces. These issues have provided the most intense feelings on the G rt of many Americans. They ve also involved the most intricate questions of Con stitutional law. In general, I have supported Presidents of both p^tical parties as thqy have attempted to implement our defense policies and more recently to obtain an honorable condusimi to the tragic war In Southeast Asia. Thus, .1. have favored the extension lif the draft, and have opposed the estafaUslment of a statutory timetable for the conclusion at the Vietnam war. I made these judgments in accordance with what I deemed best interest of my country. More recently, I voted against the War Powers Act because I do not think that we ought to attempt to deny the President the power to disdiarge his duties as Commander-in-Chief of our Armed Forces. . Ehren so, there is much need today to restore a balance at power betwe«i the Executive and Legislative branches of the Government in the area of international agreements made with foreign nations on bdialf of the United States. I have,, therefore, introduced S. 3475, which has b^n referred to the Senate Judiciary Com mittee where its Subcommittee on Separation of Powers wiU be affor^d an opportunity to give careful and definitive Unfortunately, “executive agreements" have been used all too often to circumvent the use of treaties between our govern ment and other governments. The Constitution mentions only one kind of international agreement—the treaty. The Framers of this document did this purposefully because they were acutely aware that a agreements.” The measure defines ' 'executive agreements" and requires that the the Secretary of State transmit each such agreement to both Houses of Congress. If, in the opinion of the President, i the disciosure of any such ' agreement would be prejudicial to the security of ttie United States, the bill provides timt it shali be transmitted to the Senate Foreign Relations and the House Foreign Affairs Committees as a confidential communication. The biii then provides that the agreement shall be effective after 60 days uniess both Houses of Congress pass concurrent resdutions expressing disap proval of its contents. The need for shared responsibility for these in- ternationai agreements is obvious. In recent years, such agreements have come to have an immense impact on our daily lives. They invoive not only the peace of the world but a multitude of iesser matters. Strength is bom in the deep siience of long-suffering hearts, not amidst joy.—Felicia Hemans. The Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, of which I am Chairman, begins hearings on S. 3475 this week. I would h(^ that this study will lead to legislation which will restore the treaty-making power to its rightful position in Constitutional law. Scott TILE CO. 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