Evening star., 1948-06-05
BY the Associated Press

Administration hopes of re-
storing a ST 1000, 100000 House cut
in Americas global aid program
apparently rested today on Sen
ator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan.
The Republican foreign policy
leader who steered the Marshall
Plan to congressional approval in
April was reported fighting mad over
the House refusal to vote full funds
for the Europe-Asia aid program.
BY voice vote the House last night
approved a $500, ,710,228 total to be
. spread out over Is months. The ad-
ninistration had set S6,533, ,7l0,228 as
the minimum for a 12-month period.
Senator Connally, Democrat of
Texas, ranking minority member on
Senator Vandenberg's Foreign Re-
lations Committee, predicted fatty
that the House sction would be re-
versed by the Senate.
Bridges Does Not Comment.
Senator Bridges, Republican OF
New Hampshire, chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Committee
which will consider the bill before
the Senate votes on 1t, did not
comment.
House passage came after BIZ
partisan group led by Representa-
tives Dirksen, Republican, Of 1lli-
nois and Rayburn, Democrat, OF
Texas lost spirited fight to put
the trimmed fund on 12-month
basis and thus lessen the cash re-
ductiof. This move was defeated
l48 TOLLS
They argued that for Congress to
run out on a previous commitment
would shake the faith of European
dephocracies in the United States
and strengthen Russia's campaign
to communize Western Europe.
Representative Rayburn, former
Speaker of the House, said in one OF
hEs infrequent speeches:
f"Let's carry out to the people who
%ant to be our friends the promise
they thought were made to them
only few weeks ago.
Aid Plan Is Year Old.
"I plead with you not to do too
little now. 1t will cause smiles OF
derision at us in the Politburo IN
Moscow
This echoed Secretary OF State
Marshalls statement Yesterday that
the House cut would turn the Eu-
ropean aid program into "a mere
relief project"
1t was a year ago today that Gen.
Marshall first suggested the aid
plan in a speech at Harvard.
But Chairman Taber. Republican,
of New York, whose appropriation
committee drafted the slash, main
tanned that the total approved
would be sufficient if properly ham
died. He and other Republicans
said American taxpayers already
are overburdened.
Three Months Added to Program.
Although the actual cash cut was
only $533,000,000 below administra-
ton requests, Mr.. Taber estimated
the overall reduction at "a little
more than 0O0,0O0,000," since the
funds must last three more months
than originally planned.
As approved by the House, the
bill carries these amounts:
Economic aid to Europe and Asia
$4,000 100000 instead of the
s4,245, 100000 asked. This sum also
includes s20,000000 for aid to Trieste
which had been requested In sep
srate item.
Aid to Greece and Turkey-s200,-
100000 instead of s275, 100000 re-
ouested for military assistance.
Aid to China-S400,00 900, 900 instead
of S463, 100000 asked.
Government and relief in occu-
pied areas-s1 $50 100000 instead of
81 400 100000
Amendments Are Rejected.
International refugee organization
$40, ,7l0,228 as asked.
International children's emer-
gencv fund-s60 100000 as asked.
The House rejected several
amendments which would have
withheld money destined for Great
Britain on grounds that the British
were using American aid to help
the Arabs fight the Jews.
1t also refused to ban tobacco
purchases for the foreign-aid pro-
gram or to knock out a section pro-
tecting American information en-
terprises from currency exchange
losses
1t approved changes requiring that
at least SOS, 100000 be spent for dried
skim milk, and limiting to $50. 900 900
the money that could be spent to