President Eisenhower indicated today that he and Sen. John Bricker, author and principal sponsor of a proposed Constitutional amendment which would prevent American ratification of such United Nations agreements as the Genocide Pact and Convention on Human Rights, have been unable to agree on a compromise.
The President said he believed in states’ rights and would never subscribe to any treaty he felt contravened the Constitution.
Jewish organizations and other groups concerned with human rights and individual liberties have urged the President to strongly oppose the Bricker Resolution and any compromise based upon it.
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