Evening star., 1947-04-02
Senators Vote
.Checkreins on
Greek Aid Plan
Director Of Program
Must Be Confirmed;
Debt Payments Borree
By the A,saeia,sd Press


Committee voted today to re-
quire Senate confirmation of the
director of the proposed $780,
100000 aid program for Turkey
and Greece.
Working methodically on the
assistance legislation, the committee
also voted to bar the use of any o1
the aid funds for repayment of past
debts of the two countries.
Also adopted was a preamble by
Senators Vandenberg. Republican
Of Michigan and Connally. Demo
crat, of Texas, setting out that the
United States is extending assist
ance to the two nations within the
spirit of the United Nations Char
ter.
Chairman Vendenberg said al
votes we're unanimous. He said
that a proposal he had offered
which would give the United Ma
tions authority to call halt to the
American assistance program, would
be considered by the committee
tomorrow.
Objective Interests Acheson.
Senator Vandenberg said Acting
Secretary of State Acheson had Eek
pressed interest in the general OBJ
jective' of the amendment, which
has aroused opposition from some
Democratic Senators,
The amendment requiring Senate
confirmation of the program direc-
tor, Senator Vandenberg said
evolved from a combination of sew
eral offered by Senators Lodge, Re-
publican. of Massachusetts,; Ball
Republican, of Minnesota, and Muir
ray, Democrat, of Montana.
He added that the committee ap-
proved the loan ban by adopting an
amendment offered by Senator
Lodge.
Several other proposed amend
ments were rejected by the COM
mittee, he said.
These included proposals by Sen
ator johnson, Democrat, of Colo
rado to eliminate aid for Turkey
from the bill, to require the King
of Greece to give up his throne as
a condition to any assistance an ]
to limit aid to nonmilitary help.
Murray Proposal Laid Aside.
Senator Vandenberg said the
committee also laid aside amend
ments by Senator Murray, Demo-
crat, of Montana to establish joint
congressional committee to super
wise the program, to establish eco
nomic missions In Greece and Tur-
key, and to specify that $3.50, ,000,-
600 of the proposed funds be used
to help Greece and $4,000 900 te
aid Turkey.
Meanwhile. Senator George, Dem.
ocrat, OF Georgia declared that any
attempt to reorganize the United
Nations by leaving out Russia woule
be futile and lead only to the forma.
tion of power blocs.
The possibility of such reorgan.
ization was raised by Senator Byrd
Democrat. of Virginia, in a Senate
speech yesterday calling for a show.
down with Russia and her com.
munistic satellites"
Senator Byrd proposed that tn.
current problems of Greece ant
Turkey be placed before the Unitee
Nations for action Immediately.
If Russia vetoes action, Senate,
Byrd counseled, take steps to remove
the veto privilege; if that means th'
retirement of Russia from the U. N
and she persists in being an enem,
to free peoples" then. the Virginial
said bluntly. 'it is better to hav,
her outside the family than insid'
the family"
Proposal Called Ineffective.
While Senator George said h
thought the United States made !;
tactical error" in not bringing tn
Greek and Turkish problems befor,
| the United Nations in advance O.
| independent United States action, h.
told reporters he could not agre'
with the implications of Senate
Byrd,s proposal.
II don't think the reorganization
of the United Nations with an.
of the great powers-especially Rus
sia-out would hold the slightes
hope of an effective organization,
he said.
"The only possible effect woult
be the formation of blocs, which
is contrary to the very principle o
the United Nations. The only hop.
of an effective United Nations or
ganization is to build it effectivel.
around Russia, Great Britain ant
the United States, as well as Chin;
and France
Strong Measures Demanded.
Senator Byrd himself stresset
the gravity of the issue in thes
words:
The Truman plan may brini
war; reorganization Of the Unites
Nations may bring war: no plan a
all may bring war, but strong meas
lures within the United Nations Or
ganization are more likely to brin
(See FOREIGN, Page A-6)