Evening star., 1948-01-13
Anderson Says
Aid Plan Won
Take U. 5. Meat
Secretary Tells Inquir,
Plan Has No Beurinq
On Standby Rotioning
BY the Assoeioisd Press

OCCI CVdl Vi AS1lCultulC AL
derson vigorously denied today
that administration requests for
standby rationing and price
controls powers over meat and
other foods stem from shipments
planned under the European Re-
covery Program.
Chairman Vandenberg Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee raised this question after Mr..
Anderson said the United States
can meet huge food shipments to
Europe under the aid plan.
The administration is seeking
$500, ,000. 900 for the first IS months
of the proposed four-year recovery
program known as the Marshall
Plan.
Mr.. Anderson commented that
this country expects to export mo
meat for two years under the plan
and Senator Vandenberg said the
effect of the proposed exports on
domestic consumers is big worry.
No Relationship to Aid.
"Do you mean that if we have
to have meat rationing, the export
program would have no effect?"
Senator Vandenberg asked.
eyes. It has no relationship to
this program (foreign aid)," Mr..
Anderson replied, adding that the
present meat shortage results from
very large slaughter" and short
and high-priced corn crop.
That's most persuasive state
ment, Mr.. Secretary. It's the most
direct statement I've heard" Sena-
tor Vandenberg commented.
Senator Connally. Democrat, OF
Texas, former committee chairman
ard supporter OF the European
aid plan, also complimented Mr.. An
dersop.
Possibly I've rushed in where
angels fear to tread I've done
that before" Mr.. Anderson told the
Senators.
House G. o. p. Insists on. Curbs.
Mr.. Anderson appeared before the
Senate group as some House Re-
publicans insisted definite orders
should be written out for whoever
is to run the program with definite
limitations specified on his power.
Representatives Vorys, Republican,
Of Ohio, and Chiperfield, Republican,
of Illinois were among those talking
along that line as Lewis H. Douglas,
Ambassador to Great Britain, gave
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee background information on its
study of the Marshall Plan.
Secretary Anderson testified that
food exports proposed under the
Marshall Plan actually would be
smaller than in other recent years.
Would Cut Scarce Food Exports.
AS the European recovery pro-
gram progressed, he said, there
would be a decreasing shipment of
scarce foods and an increasing en-
phasis on the more abundant foods.
He added:
From the standpoint of our con-
sumers, the effect of our proposed
exports should be less noticeable
than the effects Of the exports in
recent years"
Secretary Anderson said the
United States cannot hope to see
real recovery in Western Europe
unless there is some increase in the
food available for workers and their
families.
otherwise, the old vicious circle
will continue-underfed miners pro-
ducing too little coal, which produces
too little steel, which produces too
few farm tools and fertilizers, which,
in turn, produces too little food
The Secretary said this country
has trimmed European food requests
for the four-year Marshall Plan
period below amounts requested be-
cause of the prospective inadequacy
of supplies in this and other export
ing countries.
Total Exports for All Areas Given.
Total United States exports pro-
posed for all areas were given as
follows:
What-300, 100000 bushels for
each of the first two years and
$50 100000 for each OF the last two
years. Exports this crop year will
1See FOREIGN AID, Page A-5J