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Foreign Aid
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ing of the original figures as wa,
possible in the available time.
The Ambassador told SenatoI
Wiley, Republican. of Wisconsin
that the totalitarian concept o.
government is growing, not wan.
ing" behind the iron curtain ir
Eastern Europe. The resistance be.
ing shown to such concepts in West.
ern Europe, he said, has been slim.
ulated by this country's stopgar
aid bill. and the prospect of this
being followed by the long range re.
covery program.
Estimate Promised.
In this connection, Mr.. Douglas
promised to try to calculate how
much of the four-year long range
plan will be in the form of relief
and how much for recovery" He
cautioned Senators seeking this in
formation, however, that it is diff
cult to segregate the two. Chair
man Vandenberg suggested he could
make rough estimate.
AS he neared completion of his
testimony yesterday Mr.. Douglas
also testified:
That it is the intention to buy in
other countries of the Western
Hemisphere, for shipment to Europe,
commodities that are in short sup
ply in the United States, depend
ing on price, which is an important
consideration"
A fiat denial that the So, ,750, ,0O0, 900
British loan was money down rat
hole or wasted"
Although the issue is still In its
early stages, indications are the
supporters of the European Recov-
cry Program will face their biggest
fight in the House, with it's larger
membership and wider divergence
of viewpoints.
George Questions Mechanism.
With House hearings getting
under way tomorrow, top-ranking
Government officials will be NOV
ing back and forth between the two
committees on foreign affairs, an
swering questions on every detail
of the plan, which its hackers re-
gard as vital to the security and
best interests of the United States.
Senator George, Democrat, Of
Georgia was one of those who ques-
toned the proposed operating mech
anism of the State Department bill.
He said 1t seemed to him the ad-
ministrator would be in an impos-
sible position" and added his be-
lief there must be some one to
whom Congress can look, and hold
for administration"
Mr.. Douglas replied the admins
traitor could file reports with Con-
gress, and added, IF you make the
administrator absolute, then you
have two Secretaries of State"
Not necessarily" Senator George
insisted. II think the basic foreign
policy will be made in Congress in
the passing of the bill. I think there
is way to work 1t out"
Asks About Opposite Opinions.
Suppose the administrator doesn't
agree with the Secretary of State
that certain matter constitutes a
question Of foreign policy?" Senator
Connally, Democrat, Of Texas in
quired.
Then it would go to the Presi-
dent of the United States, Mr..
Douglas explained.
you're going to bother him with
it,, Senator Connally observed.
In response to a query from Sen
ator Wiley, Mr.. Douglas estimated
the Carrying out Of the program
will require a staff of 400 overseas,
and 500 employees in the United
States.
Mr.. Douglas agreed with a sug-
gestion from Chairman Vandenberg
Friday that the handling of the re-
covery program must be of busi-
mes character if it is to win the
confidence of the American people,
and said he had that In mind when
he listed the recruiting Of compe-
tent personnel as one of the goals
Says Totalitarianism Grows.
Senator Wiley wanted to know
if Communism is spreading in Eu-
rope, or If there are signs Of sue
ceSsflll resistance
"It has not been successfully re-
sisted behind the iron curtain, Mr.
Douglas replied, adding that be-
hind that curtain "the totalitarian
concept of government is growing
not waning" Mr.. Douglas said it
is fair to assume that the capacity
of Western Europe to resist such
concepts of government flows from
the interim aid law, and from the
hope for passage of this longe range
program.
Senator Smith, Republican of
New Jersey, said the action taken
on this bill "is the most important
decision we will have to make in our
lives" At the same time, he said,
it will not be possible for members
individually to check and analyZe