Evening star., 1947-12-31
Marshall Plan Faces
Thorough Going Over,
Taft Speech Indicates
BY the Associated Press

Fresh MISUNDERSTANDING some
from Senator Taft, Republican,
from Ohio-that the $1,000 ,000, 900
Marshall plan Is going to get a
thorough going over by Republican
Senators confronted Senator VAN
denberg. Republican, Of Michigan.
today.
Senator Vandenberg, as chairman
Of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, plans to introduce the admin
istrations European recovery pro-
posal in the Senate next week. His
committee will start hearings on
the measure almost Immediately
thereafter.
Senator Taft, chairman of the
Senate Republican Policy Commit
tee and a candidate for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination, told
a St. Louis audience last night that
he doubts the Marshall plan will
really do the good In Europe which
is claimed"
IL Billion Set as Cost.
The plan calls for Is participat-
ing Western European nations tc
take all possible steps to help them
selves and one another regain eco.
nomic stability, with the United
States to extend whatever add.
tional aid is deemed necessary over
a four-year period.
This has been estimated by the
a administration at $4,000 900, 900. o:
which $500, ,000, 900 would be spent
during the first IS months begin.
ming next April !.
Senator Taft declared that pas
sage of the plan in its present form
would necessarily mean higher
prices at home because Of the ex.
ports which would be necessary
He termed the Nations present
surplus of exports over imports the
most important cause OF high prices
today" and added:
If the administration insists on
the Marshall plan in its present
form, it can never blame anyone
else for the steady increase OF
prices In the United States"
Six Senators See Vandenberg.
Before Senator Taft spoke six
Western and MidweStern Republi-
can Senators called on Senator
Vandenberg for long, closed-door
discussion of the programs probable
impact on the domestic economy.
The callers included Senators
Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican
whip or assistant floor leader; Ball
of Minnesota, Knowland Of Cali
fornia, Brooks Of Illinois, Dworshak
OF Idaho and Robertson of Wyo-
ming. All but Senator Robertson are
members of the Appropriations
Committee. and Senators Wherry
and DWorshak also are members OF
the policy group headed by Senator
Taft.
In addition to considering the
proposed $500 ,000, 900 initial out
lay, Senator Wherry said the Sen!
ators also took into account some
thing more than q billion dollars
which the Nebraskan said will be
I1SCOCO W Hlcct OIliCI lOlCl8lI COAAA.
mitments, such as expenses in occu.
pied areas.
Douglas Spurns Dollar Stigma.
Discussing the foreign aid prob
lem in a Chicago speech last night
Supreme Court Justice Douglas de-
clared:
We must not manage this grea
crisis OF democracy as if it were al
auction-as if the peoples of th'
world were on the block and goint
to the highest bidder"
Instead, Justice Douglas said
Americans must reach behind th'
facade of ministers and cabinets ane
let the common people feel oul
warm handclasp." He added:
I'VE must let them know that oul
desire is not to make them oul
satellites but to meet them al
equals in world where standards
of decency and Justice prevail"