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has the support of such top House
leaders as Speaker Martin.
Third Rejection Seen.

has the support of such top House
leaders as Speaker Martin.
Third Rejection Seen.
Mr. Martin wants the House to
pass a tax cut this month, although
some Senate Republicans prefer to
wait until the general fiscal picture
takes more definite shape in the
light of Marshall plan commitments.
But Mr. Knutson. predicting pas
sage of mis- bill "as is said foreign
spending should be contingent on
tax reduction, instead of the other
way around.
Mr.. Truman last year vetoed bills
similar to the one Knutson has
ready, and congressional Democrats
are looking for a third rejection if
the Republicans get behind the
pending measure.
In advance of an actual look at
Mr.. Truman's budget for the Gov
ernment year starting July l, Mr..
Taber set no figure for a projected
reduction. But the Appropriations
Committee chairman said that if it
hits the $4OO0O,O 100000 figure re-
ported for it he would like to see
it cut in two, even though he ac-
knoWledged that such goal could
not be attained.
Mr.. Taber's committee already is
considering requests of some de-
oartments for finances, and the Sem
ate-Hcuse Budget Committee he
also heads probably will meet soon
to try to fix a pattern for future
appropriations.
White House Blamed for Prices.
Echoes of the hectic special ses-
sion which closed only 18 days ago
also seemed certain to resound with
predictions that Mr. Truman will
renew his plea for power to fight
imitation with standby price control
and rationing authority
Chairman Taft of the Senate Re
publican Policy Committee joined
four other COP leaders in a half
hour radio broadcast last night
built around the theme that the
blame for high prices must rest
squarely on the White House.
"As> long as we have lavish Mar
shall plans" Senator Taft said.
police state methods won't curb
initiation"
Democrats. the Ohiean added,
always tried to bring on initiation
and don't know anything but inf1a-
ton" He claimed the Republican
Congress has given the President
"all the powers needed to stop inf1a-
ton by American methods ex-
cept the OPA and wage-flxing and
allocation-police state methods"
| House Majority Leader Halleck
put in that if the Republicans had
not got production under full speed
ahead" prices would be higher than
they are now.
Tax Reduction Predicted.
| Other participants in the broad
cast were Speaker Martin, Chair
man Millikin of the Senate Repub-
lican conference, and COP National
Chairman Carroll Reece.
| Mr.. Martin fatty predicted pas
sage of a tax reduction bill and said
Republicans will put an end to "un-
necessary governmental expendi-
tures.' He added that Congress
should be prudent" about extending
foreign aid and mot bankrupt
America"
Senator Millikin. declaring that
I'VE cannot rush TO diaper every
squalling problem all over the face
of the earth," forecast eventual ap-
proval of a foreign aid program
stripped clean of hysteria, waste,
extravaganza, over-swollen aims and
scatteration.
Mr.. Reece called the Republican
Party "the Nations only hope" and
said the party might we'll turn out
to be the only hope of the world as
we'll"
Senator Taft went on the air after
the Senate Republican Policy Com
mittee gave priority for Senate
action to the St. Lawrence Seaway
proposal, and House-approved bills
to build up the State DEPARTMENT.
foreign information service and to
broaden the civil service retirement
program.
The three measures are expected
to keep the Senate busy until its
Foreign Relations Committee COM
pletes hearings, starting Thursday,
on the European recovery plan, and
until the Banking Committee con-
siders several anti-infation propos-
ais, including a return to controls
over installment buying.
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