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...Three hours after he arrived home in Fayetteville, Ark., scholarly James William Fulbright was whisked off to a country party, complete with hillbilly band. Democrat Fulbright, listening to Arkansas Democrats, found that they were satisfied with Congress. But they had a few reservations about Mr. Fulbright himself, about his sudden emergence as postwar planner (TIME, June 28). Said Farm Bureau Head H. S. Mobley: "Congressman Fulbright's talkin' about the peace over there. That's all very well, but what about over here, where we can't even get our milk picked up?" Farmers wanted...
This simple, concise, 50-word resolution made Congressional history last week. Introduced by a freshman Congressman, Arkansas's James William Fulbright, it proved exactly the catalytic agent that Capitol Hill has awaited. For the first time, global-minded Congressmen of varying political and economic chemistry were drawn together-and the world could see how fast has been the growth of sentiment in the U.S. for postwar world cooperation...
...Fulbright resolution makes no hasty commitments which the nation might later regret. Yet it is a crystal-clear statement of American intentions to help make a good peace. As a foreign policy credo, it is probably as specific as could be made when the structure of the postwar world is so uncertain...
After the committee vote last week, House Freshman Fulbright, unknown even to many of his colleagues, became momentarily the nation's most publicized lawmaker. A deluge of fan mail (10-to-1 in favor) descended on his desk. Interviewers discovered that the first-termer from Fayetteville was young (38), smart (Rhodes scholar), studious (onetime president of the University of Arkansas), aggressive (lacrosse ),"hardheaded (businessman, farmer). Asked how long it took him to write his one-sentence resolution, he replied philosophically: "Fifteen years...
Also speaking at the Post-War Council meeting was Representative John W. Fulbright (D., Ark.), who seconded Senator Ball's arguments and stressed the fact that the young people, both in Congress and out; are rightly those who support a collective security program...