House voice on peace demanded by Bloom
Washington (UP) – (April 15)
Chairman Sol Bloom (D-NY) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tonight called on both major political parties to go on record as favoring ratification of all international agreements and treaties by a simply majority of both branches of Congress.
Declaring that the House, as well as the Senate, should have a voice in drafting the peace treaty and other agreements with foreign countries. Mr. Bloom urged that a plank advocating such procedure be written into both the Democratic and Republican platforms.
The Constitution empowers the Chief Executive, “by and with the advice of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.” Mr. Bloom would have international “agreements” subject to ratification by simple majority of both House and Senate.