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be weaker. however, than II the
committee had called for q l6-month
outlay at the start.
Other Amendments Adopted.
With only a few finishing touches
to be applied when the commit
tee meets again next week, the
other important amendments made
to date in the administration plan
are:
l. To give the independent ad-
ministrator of the program cabinet
rank, so that he and the Secretary
of State would have equal stand
ing in going to the President for
settlement of any major dispute
over whether any given issue in
wolves economic or foreign policy.
2. To spell out the conditions un-
der which the Administrator could
stop the aid program If any country
fails to carry out It's agreements, d.
verts the assistance to unauthorized
uses, or If changed conditions make
further aid incompatible with
American interests.
3. To protect the American mer-
chant marine by forbidding sale of
vessels and limiting to 300 the num-
ber that could be chartered. These
800 would. have to be dry-cargo
ships not In current operation.
4. To give the administrator
enough leeway to obtain strategic
raw materials from the recipient
countries as part payment for aid
rendered, as well as to buy such
materials.
Final Committee Vote Tuesday.
The committee has ordered the
bill reprinted to show all changes,
and Chairman Vandenberg will sub
NIT the redraft for a Anal COM
mittee vote Tuesday Senate fioor
debate probably will start about
March /.
Another big question mark now Ia,
how soon the House will act. In
that branch the Foreign Affairs
Committee still lis holding public
hearings.
Supporters of the plan are anxious
to get it on the statute books by
April /, when the interim aid pro-
gram ends, and there 10 a good
chance the Senate will pass 1t by
March 15.- If the House acted
promptly thereafter, the deadline
could be made. --
RFC Advance Provided. .
' The money for the first year
would still have to go through
House and Senate Appropriation
Committees, but the bill contains
a clause allowing the Reeonstruc-
ton Finance Corp. to advance
81 900, 900 900 immediately.
In an address he prepared for
delivery to the National Farm m
stitute at Des Moines, Secretary
Marshall said last night that pos
sible shortages Of machinery and
fertilizer are among the contribu-
tions Americans may have to make
to the success of the program. He
made this plea:
Il beg of you to weigh these do
mestic factors against the impor-
tance of stabilizing the world situ-
alton, restoring a normal develop
ment of world trade and terminal
ing the chaos which threatens the
peace of the world"
Grounded At Knoxville.
Gen. Marshall was unable to an-
dress his Midwest audience person.
ally. En- route by plane, the Secre-
tary was grounded by bad weather
at Knoxville. Tenn. His remarks
were carried by telephone line and
presented over a public address
system to his institute audience.
Gen. Marshall had flown to North
Carolina to get Mrs. Marshall. who
has been spending the winter st
Pinehurst.
In his speech, the Secretary
described as "our great hope"
the formation Of Western Euro
pesn union as proposed by British
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin.
Soviet leaders will be much more
inclined" to reach a settlement on
the terms of the peace treaty, ne
said, "if stable and healthy West
ern Europe can be realized"
Gen. Marshall declared that the
consequences of the success or fall
ure of q European Recovery Pro-
gram will determine the survival
of the kind of world In which
democracy, individual liberty, eco
nomic stability and peace can bs
maintained"
Senator Vandenberg, leading Re-
publican advocate Of o bipartisan
foreign policy, told a news confer
ence there are numerous reasons
which made it advisable to shorten
the table for the first INSTALL
ment, without reducing the monthly
rate Of assistance. He listed them
as follows: 49,
First, the committee believes the
new Congress and the new admins
tration, whatever 1t may be, should
have the earliest opportunity to
pass on the European Recovery
Program and its evolution. ...
Assures Realistic Action. -
"It Is believed there are many
advantages to such review In the
early weeks Of the next session
Congress then will confront the re-
alities Of the program and can deal
with 1t on q realistic basis, whereas
all action at present is speculative.
IN the second place, review la
January will have the benefit Of the
experience and recommendation OF
the business administrator. which
should be the most reliable source
OF authentic information. -
Third, Congress then will have
the benefit Of the report Of its own
Joint Watch Dog Committee, which
will have an opportunity TO report
On the success of the program and
the extent to which expectations ara
heinp realized At that time we