Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-15

Soviet foreign policy.
She said that after failing to reach
an agreement with the western
powers for collective security front
Need Of 1emporaryAid
Likely Again by April
# ERP Is Not Passed
Senate Expected to Vote
300, 900 Figure With
House Action Uncertain
REPUBLICAN OVERNOR Of
Pennsylvania Backs Full Marshall
Plan. Page Az.
By J. A. oIeory
Need for another temporary
foreign aid appropriation to pre-
vent hardship in several parts of
Western Europe will face Con-
gress if the European Recovery
Program is not passed by April
/, high sources at the Capitol
said yesterday.
With the present stopgap aid law
due to end on that date, all signs
pointed to Senate passage of the
$500, 000,0 900 figures approved by
the Foreign Relations Committee
for the FIRST year of the Marshall
program, over the opposition OF
Chairman Taft of the Senate Re-
publican Policy Committee.
Backers of the long-range re-
covery grogram were less certain,
however, of how soon or in what
form the House will approve 1t.
1t is this darker outlook in the
House that raises the prospect of
another temporary emergency bill.
Austria May Be Hard Hit.
One congressional source in close
touch with the State Department
said that in Austria-and possibly
one or two other areas-the food
pipeline will be empty after April
/ unless some further action is
taken in the meantime. .
In Austria, that would mean cut
ting the food ration to 500 Galleries
day, this source said. He added
that it would create a situation on
which this country. could not close
its eyes, in view of the fact that
part of Austria is occupied by
American troops.
Senator Taft's announcement in
Colorado that $500, 100000 for the
first year of the Marshall plan is
still too large" was echoed here by
Senator Reed of Kansas, one of the
score of so-called Republican ere
visionists." Senator Reed predicted
it would be reduced in the Senate,
possibly to $4,000 100000.
"Too Large" Says Taft.
Senator Taft, who is campaigning
in the West for his partys presiden-
tial nomination said that in addi-
ton to the Marshall plan I'VE will
have to spend 100000, 900 feeding
the people of Germany. That will
make more than $4,000, 100000 for
the II months, and that's too large"
The Ohio Senator would not set a
substitute figure, except to say for
eign spending should be held to, the
amount in the current year some
where between 81, 1000 900 900 and S.
0O0, 900 900. The Ohioan said he be-
lieves the House is inclined toward
a lower figure.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican
of Michigan, who succeeded in steer
ing the Marshall plan through the
Foreign Relations Committee by a
unanimous vote and without de-
parting from its basic features, also
continues to be mentioned as a
possible compromise choice for the
COP. Presidential nomination, de-
spite his repeated efforts to elm
mate himself as candidate.
Test of Strength Seen.
Yesterdays developments appear
to have set the stage for test of
strength between Mr.. Vandenberg
and Mr.. Taft when the Marshall
plan reaches the Senate floor for
debate about March /, with the odds
on the Michigan Senator's side.
Other high lights of the situa-
ton yesterday were:
Informal polls indicated that be-
tween 10 and Is doubtful Senators
would be won over to the European
recovery bill by the action of the
Foreign Relations Committee in
bringing the first installment down
from $500, 900 900 for IS months to
S., 300 600, 900 for u months.
This will permit the aid program
to start at the same monthly rate
of expenditure deemed necessary by
the administration, and gives the
new Congress an earlier opportunity
to review the progress made and fix
the second installment next spring.
Agree on Changes.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, announced that the State
Department and the Administration
are in agreement on the slight
changes made in the bill, and I
apprehend little opposition on the
part of Democrats in the Senate"
Representative Vorys, Republican,
of Ohio. an active member of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee,
called the Senate bill as revised "a
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