Evening star., 1947-09-01
Legion
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lend money, it only knows how to
give it away" A better way to
help foreign countries get back on
their feet, it said, is by loans and
investment made by private business.
Also criticising the Export Import
Bank, the report declared that
foreign nations are taking our
money and crawling under the Rus
sian trade tent" 1t made these
recommendations:
l. That credit and economic secur-
ity of American should be the first
consideration.
2. That domination of any nation
against its will by another should
ebe discoura ged"
8. That funds advanced by this
country should be used only for
emergency feeding and increased
productivity and that the Federal
Government completely supervise al
location and expenditure of the
funds.
Hits State Department.
The report accused the State
Department Of playing both sides
Of the foreign policy street just as
we always have
our state department" it stated.
even yet, apparently sees nothing
wrong with furnishing Russia with
oil refining and cracking equipment
necessary for production of high
octane gasoline for war planes and
heavy power equipment-with which
she may manufacture the atom
bomb and other war Waging equip
ment. Yet, at the same moment,
we are spending s400,00G.000 in
Greece to train an army to stop
Russia at the border
When Senator Malone finished
presenting the report from the
speakers platform, Mr.. Stassen-in
the most dramatic moment of the
convention-strodet to a floor micro
phone and introduced himself as as
an American Legion delegate from
Minnesota
Urges Realistic Support.
The former Governor asked dele
gates to face this realistically and
to support the committees majority
report. It demanded that in the
Balkans. America do even more
than We are doing, and do it
faster
The majority report said nations
now receiving American aid con-
stitute dam against the food Of
communism" If that dam should
break, it declared the red tide
would pour through to the Atlantic.
Mr.. Stassen told delegates the diff
ference between his views and Sen
ator Malones centered on one ques-
ton. Either you give your support
to the Marshall plan" he said, "or
you be coy. evade responsibilities
an give comfort to the Communist
plan"
I'VE do not safeguard our
strength" he asserted, "if we pull
ourselves into an economic shell.
The minority report said we
cannot buy freedom for Europe with
American dollars. But unless we
give those nations aid, then YOU
cannot stop the trend of Commun-
ism. And every laborer, every
businessman. will become a serf OF
Government.
The Legion's response to his
statements was a roar Of approval
for the majority report.
Most surprising of the Legion
i-Communism resolutions, how
ever. was one to remove civil rights
guaranteed by the Constitution
from both citizens and aliens whc
conspire to overthrow the Govern.
ment.
The approved motion said sub
versive aliens ARE mere guests il
this country. and have no right Il
civil privileges" :"
But as to subversive citizens" /
continued, I'VE favor amending thu
Bill of Rights of the Constitution
by addition of an article to thi
following general effect:
mo guarantee OF freedom o
speech, freedom of the press, free
dom Of assembly. or freedom o