Evening star., 1947-11-30
BY the kssocioted Press

Corps announced today.
Insects could be more quickly
eliminated in groups than individ
ually. the scientists, found The
Army statement said the expert
men afforded results of more than
biological interest. giving some indi-
cation that the method might be
employed in the study Of pest con-
troll"
The lethal waves, beyond the range
OF the human ear, were developed
through long research in supersonics
The tests were conducted for the
Signal Corps at Penn State College
Pa.
/ Today'S announcement was re-
leased after previous and more de-
tailed statement had been withdrawn
from publication after having been
distributed to newspapers Today's
statement made no mention of any
the order of magnitude of $l6,O0O,-
. 10000 to 10000 100000" but that
prices and other uncertainties make
, the total cost impossible to fore
cast at this time He suggested
that Congress vote nearly S7,506,-
100000 for the 15month period.
Congress has heard lot of multi
billion dollar figures in the past but
these totals seem to Stagger the
present membership. especially when
they think of cutting taxes and re-
ducing the national debt. Senator
Taft warned last week against any
aid which IF too lavish, will actu-
ally encourage the foreign nations
! in the continuation of their bad
economic practices"
Hidden Assets" Mentioned.
Other members of both houses
have talked about the hidden as
sets of foreign nations, especially
France, which they want thoroughly
explored before voting any funds
Many French citizens do have mon
ey hidden away in the United States
which they have not reported to
their government. The Hartman
w.
100000 and $4,000, 100000 of hidden
French assets in this Nation and
Switzerland. The Herter committee
In the House used similar figures
and suggested the boarded wealth
as "a substantial supply of funds
which could be brought out to
help in the restoration of French
and European prosperity"
4. Relation to imitation and do
mestic shortages: Senator Taft has
predicted that not more than four
of President Truman's 1O-point an
ti-inf1ation program will be acted
on before the Christmas recess
leaving the more volatile subjects
for final consideration as the presi-
Dental political season draws closer
next year. A tax cut bill is taken,
for a certainty early next year,
probably even before the limit of
spending for the Marshell plan is
settled.
One high administration source
last week predicted definite hard
ships" ahead for Americans If the
long-range program is voted. He
cited further delays in obtaining
new cars and the possible disappear
ance, of. such heavy steel products
as de luxe refrigerators and wash
ing machines.
Grain Major Question.
Biggest objection voiced on the
Hill during the stopgap debate has
been the question of how much
grain we could spare" for shipment
abroad without shooting prices up
even higher and endangering the
domestic food supply. Gov Thomas
E. Dewey of New York is on record
as favoring aid If it won't endanger
the health of Americans at home by
excessive food shipments. This same
objection is certain to come up In
relation to the long-range bill and
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee is making up an inventory" of
our food, fuel and fertilizer supplies
in relation to the stopgap plan
which can also apply to the long
term program.
5. Nature of the opposition: Even
the most ardent of prewar isola-
tionists on the Hill are talking in
favor of helping" Europe keep from
starving. Instead of adopting the
old lets stay completely out of the
European mess idea, opposition to
the Marshall plan is more likely to
be felt in moves to cut down the
size Of the aid. The stopgap pro-
gram already has felt two such
moves, one in each house.
In the Senate last week 20 Re
publicans deserted Senator Vanden-
berg's leadership to vote for a
$197 100000 cut-a 80 per cent slice
in the stopgap bill. Ten Demo-
Gratis voted with them but the mo-
ton lost IS to 80 In the House the
Foreign Affairs Committee by re-
ported 10 to vote has tentatively
cut the total by $1O8,O00,0O0 Similar
motions are almost certain to crop
up when the long-range bill comes
up. The extent of recorded opposi-
ton thus far is alarming to Marshall
plan advocates
Strings on Air Bill.
The question of putting strings"
on the aid bill chiefly involves the
fact that most of the Is European
nations to be aided have predomin-
emily socialist governments. Some
Congress members fail to see diff
ference between Socialism and Com
mllnism and want to grant no aid
unless there is some turning back
to capitalism and the American
variety of free enterprise.
Harold Stassen has suggested such
a string. Both the Hartman and
Herter Committees, however, have
come out against it. Floor fights
are likely unless events in Europe
bring an increasingly clearer cleav-
age between Socialists and Com
munisits
The question of the efficiency" or
"inefficiency" of European govern |
ments also will come in for dis
cussion by those seeking to cut