Evening star., 1951-08-16
Sharp Dispute. Arises
On COP. Criticism
In It's RFC Report
By Cecil HoIIond

A sharp dispute was under way
in the Senate Banking Commit
tee today over whether to send
to the Senate a Republican-spon-
sored minority report severely
criticizing the White House on
political influence in the Recon-
struction Finance Corp.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat, of
Arkansas, denounced the Repub-
1ican report as "unduly vicious"
He is chairman of an RFC sub
committee which conducted an
18-month investigation of RFC
lending practices.
He engineered a move late yes
terday to strip the Republican re-
port of official standing after the
full Banking Committee had voted
earlier in the day to send both a
majority and the minority report
to the Senate while withholding
approval of either one.
Capehart and Bricker to Fight.
Senator Capehart, Republican,
of Indiana, who wrote most of
the minority report, and Senator
Bricker. Republican, of Ohio,
planned to wage a vigorous fight
to have the official standing re-
stored to their views when the
Banking Committee takes up the
matter at another closed meeting
tomorrow.
He said the Republicans would
submit their report to the Senate
anyway and thereby obtain official
standing for it if their move
should be defeated.
Senator Bricker said the Demo-
cratic majority of the Banking
Committee "just don't want us to
get out this frank report" and
added:
But they just can't stop u.s."
Legislative Problem Cited.
Senator Fullbright conceded
this could be done. While often
at odds with President Truman,
the Arkansas Senator wants the
committee to stick to an earlier
report in which it charges the
RFC yielded to political pressures
from individuals with White
: House contacts. He says that the
series of public hearings proved
: the accusations were true and
that no further comment is nee
: essary in report he thinks should
deal only with legislative problems.
Chairman Maybank of the full
Banking Committee said the dis
pute could possibly result in a
renewal of the lengthy RFC in
Quiry.
The committee voted yesterday
morning to send the two reports
to the Senate next Monday and
make them available for publica-
ton at that time. While both |
reports were held secret, the Re-
publican views were reported to
contain some bitter comments
against President Truman in con-
5nection with the inquiry and deal
with some matters the Fulbright
subcommittee never investigated.
Both sides began revising their
reports. Senator Fulbright said
he would add section to the ma
jority report in which I'm going
to reply to the Republicans. He
-contended the minority version
: was mot legitimate minority
report"
Report on Boyle Demanded.
The dispute broke out after a.
public session at which Senator
Capehart demanded from w.
Stuart Symington, new head of
the RFC. report on the role of
William N. Boyle. jr., chairman of
the Democratic National Commit
tee, in an RFC loan made to the
American Lithofold Co. of St.
Louis.
Senator Maybank instructed Mr..
, Symington to submit the report
along with any information he
may find in the files concerning
the activities of Guy George
Gabrielson, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, in
RFC affairs. Mr.. Symington |
agreed to do so.
The chairman told reporters
later that if he sees anything in
Mr.. Symington's report which
would justify a new investigation
of either Mr.. Boyle or Mr.. Gabri-
elson he would be willing to ask
the Senate for money and author
ity to undertake it. Earlier the
committee had decided to leave
the Boyle matter in reference to