Evening star., 1947-03-16

diplomatic move viii be examined ir
public hearings.
Senator Vandenberg has asket
other Senators to help him compile
a list of questions which will givt
Congress and the public full infor-
nation"
Senator Hickenlooper. Republican
Of Iowa, committee member, said
he thinks 1t will be necessary to &c
beyond the mere discussion Of i'm
mediate aid to Greece and Turkey
The decision that we are being
asked to make here may effect gene
rattons to come" he said In an inter-
view, "and I want to know all of the
facts involved.
II want no more Yaltas, Teherans
or potsdams. I want no more state
ments that there are no secret
agreements and then find later that
give-away agreements have been
made. We are In this present mess
because of the colossal mistakes
that have been made by some OF
those who have attempted to speak
for us In the last few years."
Ellender Opposes Aid.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, OF
Louisiana announced he Is opposed
to giving any military aid to either
Greece or Turkey. Senator Ellen
der told reporters he favors extend
ing relief and rehabilitation help to
Greece, but not to Turkey.
I'VE tried to get some help from
the Turks during the war and
failed" he said. "They sold us
some things that we needed at high
prices which gave them good profits.
Now they want us to bail them out" "
Mr.. Thorp, participating in a
State partm ent broadcast,
stressed that this country, by Of
fering Greece financial aid, is
neither intervening by force nor
inflltration.
The proposed $3.50, 100000 and
technical know-how which this
country has offered Greece to re-
store its bankrupt economy, Mr..
Thorp said, culminate many months
of pleading by Greece for aid.
1--WE can no longer put off their
request" MIR. Thorp added.
Mr.. Thorp and Henry S. Willard
of the departments Division of
Near East and African Affairs, both
insisted that the present Greek gov
ernment is not minority one, put
in by the British.
THAT is absolutely untrue" Mr..
Willard said, asserting that Greece is
a constitutional monarchy.
Not Backing Government.
He added that American action
toward aiding Greece does not COM
NIT lis to supporting the present
Greek government and keeping 1t in
power.
This assistance is not being ex-
tended to the present Greek govern
ment or to any Greek government" :"
Mr.. Willard said 1T is to Greece
as a state1for the benefit of the
people of Greece.
I'VE could insist, I suppose, that
the price to be paid for our eco
nomic assistance must be a govern
ment to our liking. We are not going
to do that"
But suppose the Greek people
themselves, suggested Sterling Fish
er, NBC program director, Swung
away from our concept of a free
people,"
1--WE are underwriting the Greek
people" Mr.. Thorp said, because We
believe they are democratic. It is, OF
course, their privilege to take some
other line. In that case, our respon-
sibility ceases.
And + should like to make this
clear. We are not proposing that in
return for aid to Greece, the Greeks
come under United States doni-
nance. We are not putting any
strings on our aid to tie Greece to
the United States. As soon as she
is on her feet we shall expect her
to conduct her affairs according to
the freely expressed wishes of her