Evening star., 1944-01-25

House Foreign Affairs Committee
however, the billion plus figure
which the legislation would merely
authorize. but not appropriate-"is
just as necessary for the winning
of the war and maintaining the
peace" as any similar money ex-
pended. =
Mr.. OConnor's proposed limita-
ton followed day of debate dur
Ing which several Republican -spon-
sored amendments were offered. All
but one, which is subject to a later
roll call vote, were showed aside.
These included one to require 80
per cent of any United States relief
funds to be spent on American
produced supplies; another to pro-
vide the Army and Navy and mill
tary governments of occupied coun-
tries with control Of relief funds.
The one that got through, tenn
porarily at least, would give con-
troll of UNRRA funds to the State
Department, instead of to the For
eign Economic Administration.
Adoption Of that plan was on a
1l6-to-102 teller vote, and the di-
vision of the vote was along party
lines, though Representative Vorys,
Republican. of Ohio, in introducing
the proposal, said it was not intend
ed "as slight" to President Roose-
welt, but merely routine matter.
I'VE want UNRRA handled by an
old-line statutory agency that will
continue in existence in the postwar
period, not by 4-month-old war
baby which may be seeking new
line of activity to perpetuate itself
into the peace period" Mr.. Vorys
said. FEA is part Of President
Roosevelt's ONCE for Emergency
Management.
All necessary double checking
can be done by the State Depart
ment, which already is in this pic
ture and which is by executive order
responsible for the policies of FEA.
II some of the FEA staff are needed
in the State Department for this new
job. they can be transferred by ex-
ecutive order. The President will, of
course, have the controlling execu-
tive power and responsibility for our
share in UNRRA."
Republicans Boo Ford.
Annoyed by the string of amend
ments, Representative Ford, Demo-
crat, of California declared that to
him they "smelled like stale beer,
like rotten fish from Tokio.' A
prompt chorus of boos arose from
the Republican side of the aisle.
Mr.. Ford added that ut would
be unworthy of the House to try
and cut the UNRRA fund ito a
mere pittance." He was speaking
OF a proposal to limit this country's
share to 50,000,0O0.
Representative Fish, Republican.
OF New York proposed unsuccess-
fully that 80 per cent of the United
States fund be utilized to purchase
farm products and other supplies
In this country.
Rogers Amendment Fails.
Asserting there is no need of Gre
ating "super-duper" agency to do
the work of aiding conquered peo-
Piles which is now being done by
the Army and the Navy, Repre-
sentative Rogers, Republican, of
Massachusetts, offered the amend
ment to place administration of re-
lief funds in the hands Of those
services. She lost too.
Another woman member, Repre-
sentative Sumner, Republican, of
Illinois, opposed the UNRRA legis-
lation with contention it would
help give Europe another cruel
dictator" in the person of Joseph
Stain.
Marshal Stain, she said, helped
Hitler start this war" and in the
collaboration pact of Moscow 1--WE
promised him another second front
composed mostly of Americans be-
cause the British still have some
sense left"