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of the program, told a reporter that
| if a one-year commitment is the
price for getting the economic aid
underway, he would be willing to &C
along.
"I don't think it means too much
whether we say We will have four
year program or say that We will
have a one-year program and then
review the situation to decide ou1
future course" the New Mexico
Senator said.
Once embarked on the program
no Congress will be willing to turn
back from it."
But Representative Arends, Re-
publican, of Illinois, House Repub-
lican whip. said he hopes the pro-
gram can be shortened"
Funds Lacking, Taber Says.
Chairman Taber of the House Ap-
preparations Committee, which must
furnish the money, asked, How are
we going to do it?'
Mr.. Taber said America lacks
enough reserves to carry out the
entire program. He said he did not
know who much could be appropri-
ated with safety, adding that will
depend on surveys we have to
make"
Senator KEN, Republican, of Mis-
souri, said fatty that Il shall be
unable to follow the President fur
ther in this venture"
Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey, who supports the prir-
ciple of the Marshall plan, said ne
doesn't want to hold out the ST.
600, 900 900 figure as a pledge to
Europe
He would prefer, he said to fix a
single years financial commitment
and require nations receiving aid
to show that they are meeting their
own production targets yearly.
Vandenberg Issues Warning.
Senator Vandenberg, who is chair
man Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, declined immediate comment
on the Presidents message submit
ting the long-range recovery pro-
gram.
But he told his colleagues that
what we do now will determine
whether there is to be third world
war and whether the United States
is to be fatally isolated in an eco
nomica]ly Communist controlled
world"
Senator Ball, Republican, OF
Minnesota. member of the Ap-
preparations Committee, told a re-
porter he thinks it would be fool
hardy for the United States to
commit itself to a $1,000 900, ,0OC
program. He added that this coun-
try cant afford" to spend $780,
100000 on European aid in Is
month period.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia said he hopes that Mr.. Tru-
man will trim next years Govern
ment budget by approximately the
ramount he proposes spending
/ abroad.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin asserted that the United
States should arrange to get some
military bases and strategic ma
terials in return for the aid it fur
nishes the European nations.
But not all of the comment was
critical.
Barkley Hopes for Approval.
Democratic Leader Barkley said
he believes Mr.. Truman had arrived
at a conservative figure" on the
cost of the aid program, and that he
hopes Congress will approve the
proposal without material changes.
In Chicago, Senator Lucas, Dem
ocrat, of Illinois. minority whip,
reiterated his support of the plan,
declared: Mo Congress can bind a
future Congress, but it could lay
down a four-year plan, and if the
Eighty-first Congress wanted to re-
pudiate it, it could.
Il am confident, however, that
we must take the gamble on reha-
bilitating these Is nations who want
to cooperate with us on world
recovery"
Senate Majority Leader White
said he thinks that in the long run
Congress will agree-however reluc-
tantly-to spend just about what the
President asked.
The Presidents message went to
the Capitol at l o'clock, but it was
nearly two hours later before either
House or Senate got around to read
ing it because Of the last-minute
rush to get away.
Senator Vandenberg, former
newspaperman. released the mes
sage foy publication before it was
read, explaining that was necessary
to permit newspapers to get it in
their afternoon editions.
Communist Fight Forecast.
In his message the President
warned that "the Communist" will
try to sabotage the recovery pro-
gram, and then sounded this warn
irg:
"If Europe fails to recover, the
peoples of these countries might be
driven to the philosophy of despair
the philosophy which contends that
their basic wants can be met only
by the surrender of their basic
rights to totaiitarian control.
such turn of events would con-
stitute a shattering blow to peace
and stability in the world. It might
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