Evening star., 1947-05-14
Foreign Relief Bill.
For $3.50, 600 900
IS Passed by Senate
Approved, 79 to I,
After Effort to Cut Il
To 200 Million FoiIs
By J. A. oLeory

AIlc OcIidtE tOQdy passed tflo
administrations $3.50, ,00O, 900 for
eign relief bill after refusing to
follow the action of the House In
cutting it to $2OO, 100000.
The move to reduce 1t was beaten.
81 to 10. and the Senate version was
approved, 70 to 4. Final passage
came without roll call vote
The measure must now go to .
joint conference committee, how
ever, where some compromise figure
between the House and Senate to-
tails probably will be reached.
The motion to follow the example
set by the House in cutting the
fund was made by Senator KEN.
Republican. of Missouri. It drew
the support, however. of only seven
Democrats and dozen Republicans.
most of whom were newly. elected
last year.
Thirty-two Democrats and 80 Re-
publicans joined in upholding BIZ
partisan foreign policy by support
ing the administration figure.
Senate Confcrees Named.
On final passage the four voting
against the measure were Senator'S
Bushfield of South Dakota, and
Williams Of Delaware, Republicans;
Mcclellan of Arkansas, and ODan-
iel Of Texas, Democrats.
The Senate Immediately named
as its conferees to negotiate with
the House the following: Senator'S
Vandenberg of Michigan, Wiley Of
Wisconsin. and Smith of New Jer.
sey, Republicans; George of Georgia,
and Connally of Texas, Democrats.
Senator Lodge, Republican, Of
Massachusetts. speaking in the final
minutes of the debate, said the
United States must not pour money
down rat hole" and must aid only
those countries abroad that carry
out their commitments. He laid
down four points as basic to a sue
cessful United States foreign policy:
/. Develop modern minded
American personnel to carry out our
foreign policy abroad" a
q. Garry out a consistent, deci-
sive and thorough going project
which will secure military, political
and economic conditions In the
world which, without splurging our
public funds. will make foreign peo-
pies self supporting, obtain for
Americans the markets and raw
materials We require and make
peace and prosperity possible
8. Make American democracy "af1
article Of export"
4. Maintain an American nation
which is strong in three ways-its
economic life, its armed forces, and
in its enthusiastic faith in ITSELF"
RFC Stopgap Approved.
The Senate adopted unanimously
an amendment by Senator Vanden-
berg authorizing the Reconstruct
ton Finance Corp. to advance $75-
100000 of the $3.50, ,000, 900 fund as
soon as the bill becomes law. Sena-
tor Vandenberg explained this sum
will bridge the gap until funds can
be appropriated. The RFC would
be reimbursed.
While the $3.50, ,0Oo, 600 genera5 bill
is entirely a civilian relief measure.
the Greek Turkish aid program en-
ters the more important fed of set
ting forth a new foreign policy.
Much of the $400,0O0,000 In that
bill will 60 to modernize and equip
the Greek and Turkish armies to en-
able them to prevent Communist en-
croachment on the Mediterranean
and the Dardanelles.
Senator vandenberg, as chairman
/ of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, made plea for unity
and harmony among all the people
of Greece, on Voice OF America
broadcast to that country. The
Senator joined Secretary of State
Marshall in inaugurating official
short-wave broadcast direct to
Greece after a lapse Of almost .
year.
The present crisis In Greece