Evening star., 1948-01-08
Give Adequate Help to Europe
Or Don't Undertake lob at ALL
Marshall B|unt|y Warns Senators
Asks One Chief,
Not Two State
Secretaries
(TeIt on Page A-5.)
By J. A. O'Leoy

secretary OF SLdJe MdTSIldll
launched the administrations
fight to save the European re-
covery program from the con-
gressional economy ak by warn
ing that an inadequate program
would only waste American re-
sources.
Either undertake to meet the
requirements of the problem or
don't undertake it at all" Gen.
Marshall bluntly told the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
The tall soldier diplomat also
made these points in his opening
statement:
The $4,000 100000 requested for
the first Is months is not an "ask-
ing figure which he expected Con-
gress to cut, but Is realistic estl-
mate of the needs.
Appeals for Single Director.
He turned down the plan OF some
Republicans to set up an inde-
pendent corporation to administer
the program. Defending the ad-
ministration, plan for a single dl-
rector, responsible to the President
and working with the Secretary OF
State on all questions of foreign
policy, he said:
There cannot be two Secretaries
of State"
Summing up, Gen. Marshall said
three principles should determine
the amount and timing OF the aid:
"It must be adequate. 1t must be
prompt. 1t must be e1ectlVely ap-
Piled"
After finishing his prepared text,
Secretary Marshall decided to go
on extemporaneously to emphasize
his point that while the war has
been won, peace still hangs in the
balance.
I'm some portions of the world
there is more fighting now than
there was during the war;" he de-
clared, land the whole situation is
critical in the extreme"
Gen. Marshall asserted there Is
no doubt in my mind that if we de-
eide to do this (put through the
long-range recovery plan we can
make it succeed"
Western Germany Mentioned.
Chairman Vandenberg launched
the questioning by noting the alb
sence from the Secretary's state
ment Of any reference to the re-
habilitation of Western Germany,
and its n1tegration into the Western
European recovery plan. The
Michigan Senator said he regarded
that as one of the basic factors, and
wanted to know if there is any hope
Of the Marshall plan succeeding
without the sterilization of Western
Germany,
Gen. Marshall agreed that the in
clusion of Western Germany, and its
economic integration, is essential,
and said this Government is survey
ing various steps that could be taken
to improve conditions in Western
Germany.
Senator Vandenberg asked II,
getting down to the bare bones of
the situation" it is fair to assume
that, within the limitations of any
four-power agreements, I'VE are no
longer proposing" to await decisions
of the Council Of Foreign Ministers
before integrating the zones OF Ger
many outside of the Soviet area, al
though holding out willingness to
consider any future offers of CO.
operation.
Gen. Marshall replied that was a
correct assumption.
Czechs Withdraw From Plan.
Senator Vandenberg apparently
was seeking to find out what is be-
ing done now to integrate the
American, British and French zones
of Germany, since the failure OF the
recent Council of Foreign Ministers
meeting in London to make any
substantial headway in dealing with
the future of Germany.
Senator Vandenberg recalled by
questions that all the nations of
Europe originally were invited to
the discussions which led up to the