Evening star., 1950-11-30
COP. Begins 10 Press
To Put Conditions
On More Aid 10 Tito


called today for an advance state
ment of what we can expect il
return" for the $38 million il
emergency food aid Presiden
Truman asked for anti-Soviet Yu
goslavia.
1--WE ought to know what W,
can expect from Tito-co-opera
ton or whatever" Representativ,
Vorys, Republican. of Ohio told
reporter. He suggested that tn,
proposed aid be in the form O
loan, part of which might b,
paid off by "a few things W,
need"-antimony. zinc, tin ant
copper, for instance.
On the other side of the Capi
tol, Senator Wherry, Republican
OF Nebraska, Senate minorit,
leader, told newsmen he probably
would not oppose Yugoslav aie
bill if it called only for "reasona
BILE" spending ito provide fooc
for starving people"
"I've never denied food to thu
hungry" Senator Wherry said
land I wouldn't now. But wan
to see what the bill actually pro.
poses before I commit myself"
Sentiment Favors Conditions.
Mr.. Vorys, a top-ranking GOF
member of the House Foreign At
fairs Committee, said he thought
most Republicans on the commit.
tee felt some conditions should be
attached to United States aid fol
Marshal Tito's Communist Yugo-
slav government for which the
President asked yesterday,
The House group began hear
ings on the request yesterday
shortly before Mr.. Truman told
Congress that food for Yugoslavia
now can keep Soviet power out OF
one of Europe's most strategic
areas
Administration spokesmen urged
approved of the aid bill on grounds
Of military expedlency and Soviet
embarrassment. Assistant Secre-
tary of State George w. Perkins
told the committee the move was
not prompted only by ''humani-
tartan" motives.
In his message to Congress, Mr.
Truman said the YugoSlav army
is the strongest in Europe next
to Russia's. Tito repeatedly has
80 trained divisions under arms
He appealed to the United States
for emergency aid after the worst
drought in his country's history.
S80.5 Million Total Asked.
The President sketched Yugo-
slavia's needs in a 500-word mes
sage which he followed up later
with formal request for the $38
million. This was Incorporated
in supplemental estimates for
$80,525 900, most of which is ear
marked for expanding defense
activities.
In the funds message, too. the
President asked Congress to
change the language of the Inde-
pendent Offices Appropriation Act
for the current fiscal year and
make available now $126 million
Of obligational authority to the
Maritime Commission to initiate
construction of fast, dry-cargo
ships.
Mr.. Truman requested S26.5
million for the Coast Guard. Of
which $22.8 million would finance
broadened safety measures in
volved in the surveillance of for
eign registry ships in American
waters.
The President asked for 4,168.-
900 for the Justice Department,
most of which is for administra-
tion and enforcement of the Com
munist control law.
Fund for Registration.
The President also sought $780,
900 for use primarily in the regis
tration of subversive organizations
and 100000 for witness fees, of
which $4,000 is for witnesses in
subversive organization trials.
The President asked $250,000
for administration by the Sub
versive Activities Control Board
and called for $288,000 more to
care for an expansion of the Fed
eral prisoner population. MIR. Tru-
man said the Justice Department
Is handling it's subversive activi-
ties operations from funds given
the President for emergency needs.
In a move to speed up work on
guided missiles. the President
asked for 81 ,632 900 for the Bureau
of Standards to remodel a former
naval hospital at Corona, Calf. :,
which is to be used as a laboratory
Rent Control Funds Asked.
The President asked for $12
million to continue rent control
operations through March 81 mkt.
Congress- still must extend the
rent control law to permit this.
The supplemental estimates in
clude $925,000 for the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
TO meet it's increasing license work.
load on export controls and related
enforcement measures. There was
q request also for 81 million for
the Bureau of Public Roads to
continue the surveying and con-
struction of the Inter-A nerican
highway in cooperation with
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate-
mala, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Panama.
Another item of $3.3 million
would go to the Interior Depart
ment for power transmission.
An additional $375,O00 would
go to the Office of Education to
meet additional administrative
costs under the program to chan
mel Federal funds into areas where
Government activities have in
creased school burdens.
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