Evening star., 1948-03-23
Debate Starts
On Final Drive
For Foreign Aid
House Ready to Act
As Leaders Agree on
Combined Program
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Pres.
Both branches of Congress
teamed up today in the race with
time to speed American dollars
on a global mission against COM
munism. =
The House started debate on its
Sc, ,2Q5, 100000 single package bill
carrying military as well as economic
help for Europe and Asia.
In the Senate, the $275, ,000, 600
fund to supply Greece and Turkey
with arms and military know-how
headed for possible passage by
night. In its wake was another to
give China $463 600, 900 for both
economic and military use.
The goal Is to lay the whole set
of bills before Senate and House
conferees by late next week to work
out a single legislative weapon for
the cold and warm wars alike.
Called "Voice of People"
The House, meanwhile, heard an
echo OF President Trumans promise
that this country has become the
protector of free peoples threatened
with communist domination.
Chairman Eaton of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee laid the
global assistance bill before his COL
leagues with the declaration that
the measure is "the voice of the
American people" answering this
question:
is the new world civilization to
enthrone slavery in every land, with
Russia as its instrument of con-
trol?"
In a speech prepared for the
opening OF House debate, the snowy
haired New Jersey Republican said
This is the issue and these are
the world-moving forces with which
we must deal" Hence, he added.
mo sacrifice, no effort is too great
for America nor for every other
freedom-mind and freedom -lov-
ing people to assume.
Contrasts Civiliza tions.
There they stand, face to face.
America, champion of freedom as
the basis of all civilized life. Rus
sia, the champion of slavery as
the basis of world civilization
without soul. This legislation is
an announcement to the world OF
our choice"
Bundled up in the House bill are
1. The $500, ,0o0, 900 European Re-
covery Program already passed by
the Senate.
2. A $420, 200, 900 economic assist
ance plan for China, plus $3.50, ,0O0,-
600 for military purposes. The total
is the amount Mr.. Truman asked for
the next Is months. But he pro-
posed no military assistance.
The senate's $463, ,O00, 900 help-for-
China bill is for IL months only
with 100000 900 to be set aside for
any use-military or otherwise-that
the Chinese government proposes.
8. The $275 600 900 Greek-Turkish
military fund, extending for an
other year the aid program this
country launched in 1947.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee sent its separate bill to
the floor with plea for quick action
because:
That is the best kind of answer
to those who charge that the democ-
racies are incapable of timely and
decisive action"
T. A $60,000, 900 allotment for the
international fund to aid European
children. The Senate has a sepa-
rate bill ready for approval later
this week.
Stopgap Aid Quickly Passed.
An indication of House sentiment
came yesterday when a bill carrying
$55, 100000 in stopgap held for Aus
tria, Italy and France skinned
through without a dissenting vote.
1t is designed to keep the pipeline
to Europe filled until the recovery
program for those three and 13 other
Western European countries can be
put into operation next month.
The prime objective is to have
the whole foreign assistance plan