Evening star., 1947-12-11
By J. A. OLeory

An outburst of political debate
between Republicans and Demo-
Gratis delayed a final vote in the
House today on the $590,000, ,000
stopgap foreign aid program.
Majority Leader Halleck touched
off the partisan fireworks by charg-
ing that a "bugling" administration
foreign policy in recent years created
the need for large foreign aid funds
to check the spread of communism.
His remarks brought Represents
tive Mccormack, Democrat, Of
Massachusetts, 10 his feet to declare
that this country has had bipartisan,
not Democratic foreign policy in
recent years.
The New Englander brought ape
plause from the Democrats when he
called Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican. of Michigan "one Of the great
est Americans of this generation" i"
Dulles Role Mentioned.
Mr.. Mccormack also asked, What
about Mr.. Dulles-he has certainly
played an important part" He re-
ferred to John Foster Dulles, whe
has followed closely the proceedings
of the United Nations and has re-
Gently conferred with French leaders
for Secretary of State Marshall.
Before the political debate began,
the House adopted an amendment.
directing the Commodity Credit
Corp. to make it's surplus crops
available for foreign relief. thereby
reducing the amount of wheat and
other scarce grains required. A
similar provision is in the Senate
bill, but the House added a pro-
vision requiring the Treasury to
protect the Commodity Credit
Corp, against loss on these other
surpiuses, such as potatoes, dried
eggs and fruits.
Later, the House shouted down q
motion by Representative Lewis.
Republican, of Ohio, which would
have cut the aid to China in the
House bill from $50, 1000, 900 to $1QA
Having defeated all efforts late
yesterday to change the total,
friends of the stopgap aid program
hoped to pass it today.
Halleck to Vote for Bill.
Mr.. Halleck told the House he
will vote for the bill, but charged
the administration with unfairness
in blaming Republicans for high
prices at home, which, he said, are
being caused by the volume Of ex-
ports. He said billions of dollars
worth of exports are being allowed
to 60 to countries not in the need
or aid category"
why three years after the end
of the war is it necessary to send
food and fuel to Europe to stop
the spread of communism" Mr..
Halleck asked. TITS because the
Democratic New Deal administra-
ton has terribly nismanaged for
eign affairs. The deals made at
Yalta and Teheran are coming home
to plague U.s."
Mr.. Mccormack replied that this
preview of the 1948 election cam
paign should have been deferred
until after the bill passes.
While the House was debating
the emergency bill, President Tru-
man told his news conference his
proposals on the long-range Mar
shall plan for European recovery
will be ready shortly for submission
to Congress. He added that 1t will
not be ready this week.
Message to Be Long.
Mr.. Truman commented that the
message is a long one and he thinks
he will send ii to Congress by mes
senger, instead of appearing per-
sonally. The long-range plan af-
fecting 16 Western European coun-
tries is designed to 60 into effect
early next year after the expiration
of the emergency program.
The door still is open to further