Evening star., 1947-03-28
Top u. 5. Officials Hill
Soviet Police States
In House Testimony
By the Assoeioted Press

hCCuSdtiOIlS ny Top dQI1llIl1SJTd.
ton policy makers that Russia is
running police" states in Soviet
occupation zones and maintaining
500,000-man Impressed" army in
Northern Korea were made public
today.
The notwithstanding emphasis
to this country's broadening pro-
gram for fitting American dollars
against Russian communism - are
contained in bulky document rep
resenting testimony before the
House Appropriations Committee.
They stemmed from the War De-
partment's request for an immediate
$500 ,000,00 emergency appropria-
ton for relief in United States oc-
cupation zones.
The committee approved the ap-
preparation.
Responsibilities Cost Money"
In the document, Assistant Sec
retary of War Howard c. Petersen
is quoted as cautioning Congress
that failure to approve the funds
would bankrupt" the Nation S
foreign policy.
The position of world leadership"
Mr.. Petersen said, has certain
responsibilities They cost money
The $500 100000 sum. would be in
addition to:
l. A previously-voted $425, 900 900
appropriation for relief costs in the
occupied zones for the 12-month
period ending June 30.
2. A request for the $725, 900 900
for the same purpose in the War
Departments budget for the II
months beginning July /.
350,000,000 Sought for Relief.
3. A pending measure to authorize
expenditure of $350,0O0, 900 for relief
in five European countries-Italy
Greece, Hungary, Austria and Poland
and China.
President Truman's request fol
$400, 100000 to bolster Greece and
Turkey against encroaching Com
Emunisn Z
5. United States contributions tc
UNRRA, amounting to about $780,
100000, in the form of goods allo-
Gated, but not shipped, by the frs
of the year.
In addition to Mr. Petersen's state.
ment, the document includes testi.
mony by former President Hoover
Secretary Of War Patterson, Assist
ant Secretary of State John H. Hill
dring and 1t. Gen. John B. Hodge
commanding general of the United
States forces in Korea.
| 81 Millions for Germany.
Of the requested 100000, 900, q
total of $67,000,00o would be allo-
Gated for Germany; s1s,0OO,00O for
Austria; $74,000-"a an inconsequential
amour" Italy: $4,000 900 TO,
Japan, and $68, 400 900 for Korea.
Gen. Hodge told the committee
that an absolute curtain" divides
Southern Korea and the Soviet
occupied northern half of the coun-
try, and declared: why the Rus
slams take the attitude they do, ]
do not know"
Basing a question on information
apparently supplied the committee
members privately, Representative
Keefe. Republican, of Wisconsin in
quired: DO I understand this army
that has been referred to of half
million men presumably is an i'm
pressed army?"
Gen. Hodge replied: "The in
q
of information we get indicates that
it is by and large an impressed
army"
Interviews Were Reserved.
(The general went further in his
testimony before the committee than
he did at news conference on his
return from Seoul last month. AT
that time he said only that there
appears to be something to" re-
ports that the Russians are organ
izing and training Korean troops.)
At one point, Representative Can
non, Democrat, of Missouri inquired
TO what extent is Russia winning
over the support and allegiance and
cooperation of European peoples
which would make them Russian
allies in the event of another war
with the United States?"
I'm the occupied areas" replied
Mr.. Petersen, Il would say they are
not making much progress outside
OF their own zones where they have,
as usual, a police state"
Mr.. Cannon-You think, then,
that we, in making this appropria-
ton, and extending this relief, are
advancing the day when it will be
set-supporting, we are offsettine
any potential enemy which might
develop in Europe, and we are com
batting CornnnupiSyoo