Evening star., 1947-10-11
House Members Split
On Europe's S Need for
Aid After 6-Week Trip
Majority in 6-Mon Group
Studying Situation Abroad
Says People Are Hungry
By the Associated Press

Members of Congress return
ing from a six-week study OF
economic conditions abroad, dis
agreed today on Western Eu-
ropes need for emergency aid
this winter.>
Representative Nixon, Republican
of California, expressed the views OF
the majority when he told reporters
Europe generally is suffering
from lack of sufficient food, and
the situation today is worse than ii
was before the war;
But Representative August Andre
sen. Republican, of Minnesota, saie
this: -...
Things are not as bad as they
have been portrayed to us by rep
resentatives of our own Government
I think Europe can make it to spring
all right without too much suffer.
ing"
Four Others on Committee.
Mr.. Nixon and Mr.. Andersen art
members of a special House com.
mittee charged with investigating
Europe's economic conditions. Re.
turning here with them were foul
other members - Representative!
Case, Republican, of South Dakota
Monroney, Republican, of Okla.
homa; Mahon, Democrat, of Texas
and Richards, Democrat. of South
Carolina.
Mr.. Monroney cited the danger O
communism as one reason he be-
lieves this country should send hell
this winter to France and Italy.
IF we do not give interim relief,
he said, Russia will step in at jus
the right tine and send enough foot
to put across the dea that she il
the only country interested in help
ing starving people
Mr.. Mahon agreed that continuing
relief, particularly to Italy, is need
ed "to prevent chaos and collapse.
Mr.. Richards indorsed that idea
but said the United States shoule
grant it only under strong condi
tions" as to how the relief is to bl
used.
Obligations Are Cited.
Mr.. Case said this country alread,
is obligated to keep people of th'
occupied territories from starving
He is chairman of a subcommitte,
that covered Germany and Austria
Several of the lawmakers said the,
had heard no talk of war durin,
their trip.
I'VE are more hysterical abou
communism than they are in thos'
countries" Mr.. Richards said. g.
certainly didn't come back with an!
feeling about another world war
Mr.. Case added that "everybod!
there is too tired to even thinl
about it,"
Mr.. Richards said England "is th'
only country we saw that is reall.
getting down and Furnishing itsel
to solve its problems
Sacrifice Is Impressive.
Mr.. Monroney said he was i'm
pressed by the equality of sacrifice
in England.
Mr.. Case said Europe general.
feels that German industry must b.
restored if Europe is to recove
economically. The only dissent, h
added, is that of France, which ha.
"a very natural feeling" that it
own industry should be given heat
start over German plants.
Another picture of condition
came from Murray D. Van Wagner
former Governor of Michigan ant
now United States military directo
of Bavaria, who said almost all Ger
mans are hungry and are suffering
"slow starvation"
"You see people roaming along tn,
highways picking grass and herb
to get enough to eat" Mr.. Van Wag
oner told q news conference on hi
return from q three week visit t.
Germany. "They Will do anything
to get morsel of food"
IF we don't see that these peopl'
have food to eat" he said, "it's aw
fully hard to sell them our form O.
government" He added:
"We are always faced with tn.
possibility that these people may g
Communistic and that we ma,
have to go through this thing al
over again"