Evening star., 1947-11-29
Aid Vote Near,
Imitation Plan
Moving Slowly
Senute Action Due
Monday on Stopgop
Relief for Europe
By J. A. O'Leory


rope is heading toward passage
in both houses next week, but the
administrations 10-point anti
imitation program appears to be
in for a lengthy battle.
The $597, ,O00,0 900 interim aid pro-
gram is expected to win final Sen
ate approval Monday, and may be
ready for House debate by midweek.
On the related problem of bal
ancing the home front economy, the
drafting of specific remedies ap-
peared ito be proceeding slowly, in
both the Democratic and Republican
camps.
Administration forces were re-
ported to be waiting to get line
on the trend of thought in congress
sional committees toward ALLEGATION,
rationing and price control before
submitting bills to apply these inf1a-
ton remedies.
All Hearings in Recess.
Although cabinet members have
been testifying for a week before
House and Senate groups on the 10
points President Truman proposed
for achieving a balanced economy,
the specific legislation to carry out
the program has been slow in taking
shape.
All hearings on the subject are in
recess today, but will be in full swing
again next week. Both houses are
in recess tor the week end.
The path of the winter-aid bill
for France, Italy and Austria was
made easier when Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio took the floor yes
terday to support it, but he later
sounded warming that he is
against any long-range attempt at
underwriting the worlds deficits"
with dollars.
He said in an interview that the
stopgap bill, limited to food, fuel
and fertilizer for France, Italy and
Austria, is all right because it will
help those countries go to work"
He predicted the Senate will ap-
prove the measure next week after
its weekend recess.
Opposes State Department Policy.
But the Ohioan, who is chairman
Of the Senate Republican Policy
Committee and an announced can
didate for his party's presidential
nomination, said he opposes what
he called a State Department policy
of trying to "solve the financial dif-
ficulties of every government"
Without mentioning the Marshal
plan by name, he said no such
policy should be carried forward
into long-range recovery program
for Europe
Senator Taft also took the admin
istration to task yesterday on Its
anti-inf1ation program. The Ohio
Senator, chairman of the Joint
House-Senate Economic Committee
asked Secretary of Commerce Har-
riman If he had bill to carry out
the plans he had been discussing for
the ALLEGATION of steel and other
scarce commodities.
Mr.. Hartman indicated the meas
ure is not ready for presentation
He first said he would rather submit
lit to IAN appropriate committee,
apparently referring to the regular
Senate committee which would
handle it later. When Senator Taft
insisted the Joint Committee also is
an appropriate committee, Mr.. Har-
riman said that when the bill is
prepared in detail I'VE will be glad
to submit it to this committee"
Fights BLANK Check" Program.
Senators Taft and Watkins, Re-
publican, of Utah, both declared the
administration should get specific.
The Ohioan told newsman he is
opposed to writing any blank check
Legislation, setting up power, fol
example, to ear-mark scarce materi-
ais for essential uses. The Senator
said he might be willing to have
SAY, 10 per cent of the steel supply
set aside for essential requirements
such as box cars.
On the witness stand yesterday
Mr.. Hartman said his department
is not proposing to allocate steel fol-
every use, but Senator Taft insisted
the administration is asking tol
broad discretionary power, ever
though it may not intend to use il
all.
Joining Senator Taft in demand
ing more details of how far the ad.
ministration wants to 60 in do.
mestic controls, Senator Watkin:
told a reporter:
"The Government officials wile
have testified before our coinmittes
seem to have only a general ides
of what they want and they havt
talked only in terms of oroae
powers
Watkins Quizzes Hartman.
"There doesn't seem to be any
doubt but what the ALLEGATION o1
such things as steel. coal and whea'
(see FOREIGN AID, Page A-2)