Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
Ohio Representative
Demands Truman Drop
MiIitaristic Course

President Truman was called upon
course" and reduce expenditures for
ornaments and international COM
mitments in a statement released
yesterday by Representative Bender,
Republican, of Ohio.
The Ohio Representative said the
United States could save, 10000
DOC, 900 by a revision of what he
called President Truman's costly
and laundering foreign program.
Mr. Bender, chairman Of the pro-
curement subcommittee of the House
Expenditures Committee which will
open hearings here September on
alleged fraud and overpayments on
war contracts, stated the Presidents
military and international politics
are imposing staggering load Of
expenditure on this country"
Discusses Budget Message.
Discussing the Presidents mid
year budget message, he said that
'Mr. Truman himself admits that
at least 40 per cent of the present
budget is devoted to his military and
international programs-28 per cent
for national defense and IL per cent
for international programs for
peace"
Nevertheless, Mr.. Bender charged,
ut is daily becoming clearer that
even the expenditures Of millions of
American dollars in Greece cannot
force the acceptance of corrupt
royalist regime by the Greek people,
and that regime is now asking that
American troops be sent over.
"Mr. Humans policies are getting
us deeper and deeper into the mire
of Balkan politics. But he wants
still larger part of the budget for his
international policies. He wants the
surplus which he predicts will be
about $4,000, 00O,0 900 to finance the
Truman Marshall Plan.
Sees Imitation Encouraged.
cit appears Mr.. Humans true
motive in twice vetoing the tax re-
duction bill was not to set aside
money for debt retirement but to
set aside further sums for the ex-
pansion Of his international policies.
The budget which provides some
$4,000, 100000 for carrying out Mr..
Humans foreign policy not only
fails to remote world peace but
also in disturbing domestic econ
omy by it's infiationary pressures."
Mr. Bender called for higher pro-
duction Of consumer goods to stop
imitation and reduction in the pro-
duction of ornaments and ship
ments abroad"
The Ohio Representatives state
ment was in line with his strong
opposition to the Greek Turkish
loan when it was before the House.
However, Mr.. Bender maintained
that opposition to the Presidents
program was increasing and would
make itself felt when Congress meets
again and is called upon to appro-
pirate large sums of money in
furtherance of that program.
Not Taft Spokesman.
A supporter of Senator Taft Of
Ohio for the Republican presidential
nomination, Mr.. Bender denied that
he was in any way expressing Mr.
Taft's position on the foreign policy
of this country.
In reply to questions, Mr. Bender
said he believed this country should
deal directly and firmly with Russia,
using every economic power at its
command to compel the Soviet
government toward peaceful
course. Such a course, he contended,
would be far more effective than
pouring American billions into other
countries to resist Russian eXpan-
sion.
Mr.. Bender said the President
realized the growing resistance to
his program, and for that reason
had listened to his advisers warn
ings against calling a special ses-
sion Of Congress this fall.
Mr.. Truman" the Ohioan added,
"has confronted the Congress with
the alternative of financing his
costly and laundering foreign pro-
gram, or repudiating it, thereby leav-
ing us without any foreign program. !"