Evening star., 1944-02-02
Sumner and FuIbriqht
Debate Principles Of
UNRRA in Forum

Administration proposes to operate
in aiding people Of the occupied
counties after the war were attacked
last night by Representative Sum.
ner, Republican, of Illinois and de.
Tended by Representative Fulbrieht
Democrat, of Arkansas.
The legislators were speakers in
the National Radio Forum, arranged
by The Star and broadcast over
Station WMAL and the Blue Net
work. Edward Boykin, director OF
the Forum, served as moderator tor
the program.
Miss Sumner charged the House.
approved bill to authorize American
participation in the UNRRA with
being unjust both to- our own
American citizens and to Euro
peans."
Points to u. s. Cost.
Under terms of the bill, she pointed
out, at least so per cent of the relief
fund is to be furnished by the
United States, while the remainder
is to come from all the other par
ticipating nations.
Since, because of the war, most
Of these nations are now on the
American payroll, this is a polite
way Of saying that practically all
the. UNRRA relief money will be
contributed directly or indirectly BY
America" Miss Sumner declared
Much of this cost. she added, will
have to be paid by veterans and the
children of veterans.
Miss Sumner further charged that
the way the UNRRA operates is
imperiaistic rather than demo-
cratic" The A member nations are
required to meet only twice a year
and the remainder of the time final
decisions will be made by the four
big powers, she explained
Levy on Food Supplies.
"UNRRA will have the right to
levy .on American food supplies,
causing increased shortages and
more rationing," Miss Summer con-
tined. America will have no legal
veto power to prevent that hap
pening."
The suspicion arises" she said,
that UNRRA is part OF q scheme to
drag all nations including America
into the oft-discussed world super
government from which our coun-
try would not be permitted to secede
without world civil war"
Miss Sumner also voiced the sus-
picion that Stain will control the
distribution OF supplies in Europe,
and use UNRRA relief money to
win elections.
His European political machine
Is already so powerful that the
noticeable agitations against HIM
may prolong this war. Surely we do
not want to use American money or
American men to give Europe an
other cruel dictator and another war
to Tight"
Miss Sumner suggested that relief
and rehabilitation of the occupied
countries should be handled by the
Red Cross, Friends and other non
political righteous organizations" or
better still, by the same kind of out
At which did it in the last war The
relief administrators in the World
War, she said, were men picked
largely from the AEF, hard boiled,
nonpolitical and eager to show the
world what an efficient job Arneri-
cans could do.
The program should be financed
through. = tremendous drive for
voluntary contributions" she added
SCOTS at Stain Rule
In reply, Mr.. Fulbright scoffed at
Miss Summers suggestion that adop-
ton of the UNRRA legislation will
be 4 great victory for Stain.
If the Russians were primarily
interested. as was implied, in impos-
ing Communism upon the whole of
Europe, they undoubtedly would op-
pose this BILL" Mr.. Fulbright said.
Communism or Fascism, in fact
any violent change in the estab-
lisheo order, does not generate and
spread among 4 people adequately
fed and treated with justice"
Russia's support of the UNRRA
is lin itself evidence that, first and
foremost, Stain is interested in the
establishment of order and peace in
the world SO that his own country
may have an opportunity to develop
and prosper" Mr.. Fulbrigh. main-
tanned.
The real danger to the peace of
the world and to our own prosper
ity, he continued, Is the muddle-
headed emotionalism of pseudo pa
triots who think by appealing to
the petty and shortsighted selfish
ness of human beings, they are pre-
serving a world that has already
vanished.
If a better world is to be created
out of this terrible mess we are in,
reason and foresight and national
self-interest must guide us and not
our prejndices and emotions"
Cites Merits of Bill.
"One of the principal merits of
the UNRRA bill. Mr.. Fulbright con-
tended, is that it creates a co-opera-
tive organization through which A
nations will meet, discuss, and make
decisions for the welfare Of ALL
There Is no risk whatever to our
independence Of action and the cost
is only what ordinary humanity will
demand, and about what we will
pay, even though no commitment to
do so is made he said.
If we can make a success of this
effort, we will have learned not only
that the other peoples of the United
Nations are after all pretty decent,
just as we are. but also we will have
demonstrated to ourselves and to the
world that we are capable of intel
ligent cooperation with other ma
tions."
In considering our proper share of
responsibility for the affairs of the
world, we should realize that we are
not just one nation, but 4S nations
states), many of which. are in
dividually far wealthier than the
vast majority Of the a sfgnatories
to the UNRRA agreement, Mr.. Full
bright said. 81.
"Not n,,1v ore We rich opd r,ouer