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communism and then permit this
policy to be followed in dismantling
German plants.
Chairman Vandenberg of the For
eign Relations Committee had urged
Senator Bridges earlier to withdraw
the ban on dismantling, on the
ground that it was too important q
subject to be acted on hastily. He
agreed it is subject needing
thorough study and pointed out
that the House yesterday ordered
such study. To adopt the ban in
the appropriation bill, Senator VAN
denberg said, would be a "uni-
lateral denunciation" of the Paris
agreement with 18 friendly allies.
Called Taxpayers Problem.
Senator Bridges charged that his
committee found on visit to Ger
many in October that nonmilitary
factories were being dismantled
after State Department official
had told the committee in New
York no dismantling was going on
in Germany.
Senator Bridges suggested that
Senator Vandenberg had not been
given full information by those who
are advising him.
The New Hampshire Senator said
he had list of 682 factories slated
to be dismantled, that most of them
are in the British zone, and that
the United States has just agreed to
take over nearly all the cost of that
zone
This is the American taxpayers
problem, and you cannot dodge it,
Senator Bridges shouted
He said he was as anxious as any
one to dismantle German military
plants, but added Il am not so
stupid I want to send them into
Russia would blow them up first"
With both houses aiming at
adjournment by nightfan, the SEN
ate was called into session at IL
am, an hour earlier than usual,
to deal with the appropriation and
still leave time for House con-
currence during the day.
In approving token payment for
China in the stopgap bill, the Sem
ate accepted suggestion by Sena-
tor Vandenberg that it consists of
s18 100000 still available from the
Foreign Relief Act of last May, in
stead of the $40 900 900 of new money
urged by the Senate Appropriations
Committee last night.
Actual Cut Only 22,000,00O.
AS it came from the committee
after session which lasted until
after II o'clock last night, the bill
Jumped $550,000,O00 for the three
European nations as compared with
$597 900, 900 asked by the administra-
ton.
Senator Bridges said State De-
partment officials had agreed with
the committee that supplies needed
for France, Italy and Austria could
be bought for about $25 ,000, 900 less
than the amount originally asked,
leaving an actual cut of only around
$22, 100000.
Senator Bridges said provision
was made for China, on the side,
because "it's important to us to keep
the Chinese Nationalist government
going"
He added that Congress may in.
crease the amount after the State
Department produces a China relief
program early in 1948, as officials
have said they plan to do.
Long DELAY TJnlikeIy
In view of the rush by Congress
to finish the special session busi-
ness and head homeward for the
holidays, there seemed little likeli-
hood of prolonged debate over the
bill in the Senate.
If passed in the form drafted by
the committee. it would confront
the House with a choice of accept
ing the increases or possibly fore
ing delay in adjournment in Or
der to iron out the differences
through a conference committee
representing both chambers.
Most members seemed to feel that
the House would probably go along
with the Senate in preference to
that.
The appropriations bill brought
out by the Senate committee carried
a grand total of $1,091 ,246. 500, in
cluding funds for Western reclama-
tion projects and 100000 for emer-
gency relief Of Navajo and Hopi In
dians.
The committee voted to cut the
reclamation total from $31 ,929 600
voted by the House to $29, ,375 900,
the amount asked by the Budget
Bureau.