Evening star., 1947-11-27
New Opposition.
To 5top!gap Aid
Bill Expected
Debate Scheduled to
Continue Tomorrow;
Vote Sought Monday

Vote Sought Monday
Congress took a holiday recess
today amid growing indications
of opposition to the administra-
tion's $597,000,000 stopgap for
eign-aid bill. ..
Although the Senate last yester-
day beat down a move sponsored by
eight Republican first termers to
cut $197 0O0, 900 from the bill, the
$500 vote found 20 Republicans
voting against the leadership of
Chairman Vandenberg of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
while q upheld him. Senators
Taft of Ohio, Wherry of Nebraska
and Millikin of Colorado, all Senate
leaders, voted for the cut.
Further trouble on the Hill seemed
likely to come from a statement
yesterday by Undersecretary of
State Lovett that the administration
is considering asking more money to
carry out the Greek aid program.
Congress last spring voted $500, ,000,-
900 for the Greek program, but bad
crop weather, high food prices and
failure of the Greek Army to make
headway against the guerrillas have
further complicated the situation.
Senate May Vote Monday.
After voting down the proposed
s197, 900, 900 cut in the stopgap aid
bill Yesterday, the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow with a vote now
likely on Monday at the earliest.
It may not be possible to obtain a
quorum tomorrow to continue de-
bate, Senator Wherry, majority
whip, indicated last night, in which
case the Senate will simply recess
until Monday. No agreement on a
time for a final vote has been
reached, but Senator Vandenberg
was hopeful that it would come
Monday.
In rejecting the cut the Senate
took the ' advice of the Michigan
Senator, who is plotting the bill on
the floor. He put it this way: Il
know of no advantage in throwing
a 15-foot rope to a man who is
drowning 20 feet from shore"
The Senate defeated several other
amendments sponsored by the Re-
publican freshmen, led by Senator
Malone of Nevada, requiring that
aid be given in the form of goods
rather than money.
Adopted without dissent was all
amendment to permit the Commod-
ity Credit Corp. to ship abroad food
items brought. under the price sup
port program. They would be sold
1t cost equivalent to the domestic
wheat price for the same amount
Of Galleries, generally much. lower
than their cost to the Government.
Bali Assails aRush Act"
One Of those who voted to cut the
$5s7, 100000 aid figure, Senator Ball.
Of Minnesota, accused
the administration Of rushing the
bill through Congress by using a
combination of blitzkreig and the
old mousetrap play" He said "the
rush act being worked on Congress
Is a phoney'' and added:
1.-THE Truman administration has
developed a very neat strategy of
pushing its foreign policy measures
through sometimes doubling
Congress" =
He accused the administration of
using the argument that "dsley may
mean the Communists will take
over" in Europe and called this the
'old mousetrap play for members
Of Congress who "despise Communist
dictatorship and are fighting its in
roads," Senator Ball said mo one
will suffer" If Congress takes two
or three weeks to examine the
facts thoroughly
During debate this week, Senator
Ball said he expected to use the
period between now and March 81,
1948, when the stopgap aid ends, to
consider the long-range Marshall
plan program. This and similar in
QlCdGlOllS dt UOlll ClSlS VI UllC SdplUOl
indicate rough shedding ahead for
the four-year program which Secre-
tary Of State Marshall has said
would cost this Nation between
SIC 900 900 900 and $4,000, 100000. =
House Group May Reconsider.
In the House a move to cut the
$597 900, 600 figure asked by the ad-
to keep France. Italy
and Austria going was under way
even before the, bill reached the
floor. The House Foreign Affairs
Committee has voted repeatedly by
10 to 9, to cut the figure by $108, ,000,-
900, while adding $60,000,000 for
China.
The c. ,mittee vote may be re-
however, before the
measure is formally voted and re-
ported to the House. It must pass
the House Rules Committee before
(see FOREIGN AID, Page Al43