The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-04
TRUMAN AGAINST
 AID CUT

WAoA1AANL1O OlN, mug VII President Truman today opposed any reduction in the $1 ,450. .000, ,00l he has asked for arming foreigr countries, but he said he doesn' care anything about having blank check powers.
 The foreign arms bill pending 1T Congress would permit the Presi- dent to send weapons to an. country whose arming he think would help the United States.
 When asked about this claus, at his news conference, MT. Tru. man said he doesn't particular, care whether it remains in the bill He said all he wants is to see tha1 European Pact countries are prop. erly taken care of.
 He also said the bill ought tt be passed as quickly as possible ii the manner in which it was sen to Congress.
 The President also discussed Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, China excise taxes, loan to Mexico anc other matters.
 MRS. F.DR. Offers to QUIT
 Concerning Mrs. Roosevelt, a re. porter asked whether it is true thai she has offered to resign as mem, Der of the US. delegation to tht United Nations because of diff. ference with Francis Cardina Spellman over federal aid to edu- cation.
 MT. Truman replied that Mrs Roosevelt offered to resign-as sht does every year-just to give hin a free hand to appoint anyone he wants. 'iN
 But he said she's going back tc the United Nations in her same job.
 The President said Mrs. Roose- welt expressed no reason for hei offer. He said he thought it was inly her customary politness, ane noted that she made her annual offer at the usual time.
 The President announced that the State Department is publish ipo foroorro,v O vr1,,vna an TTrif pf States relations with China, par ticularly during the last five years He said his main purpose in ask ing the Secretary of State to pub fish this record at this time is tc insure that our Far Eastern policy shall be based on informed anc intelligent public opinion. He said the role of this gov ernment in it's relations with China has been subject to considerable misrepresentation, distortion ane misunderstanding.
 A short time after MT. Truman spoke out, group of Senator! moved to earmark $175 100000 oi the administration's $l,4e0, ,000, ,O0O arms program for military aid tt non- Communist China.
 Senator Knowland (R-Calif) in troduced an amendment to tht arms bill calling for an American mission to direct the program.
 When a reporter asked if MT Truman sees any improvement 1T the economic situation, he grinnec and said that all he knows is what he reads in the papers. He added that even the Wall Street Journa says there has been an improve ment.
 TAX APPEALS UNDER STUDY What about the possible repea of wartime excise taxes Con thing! like transportation fares, luggage jewelry and theatre admissions) The President replied this subjec VIII TcQullc a SlCdC 0SdA VI ASoSbA SA hy experts and it will be at leas the next session of Congress be. fore anything will be done abou them.
 1 A reporter asked if it is trut that a loan to Mexico has been re. fused because of a Mexical refusa to pay certain past claims. MT Truman said the United States ha! not refused to make loan tt Mexico, that it is still under con sideration, and that he is hopefu it will be worked out. Concerning bill recently passed by Congress to give the Secretar, of Defense more power to unif, the Armed Forces, MT. Truman sait he is having it analysed and h. will probably sign 1t if it is in thu form he thinks it is,