Evening star., 1951-08-05
Mandatory Ban Urged
On All Aid 10 Nations
Trading With Reds
By J. A. o'Leory

Senator KEN, Republican. OF
Missouri. announced last night he
will make fight for mandatory
law to cut off all American did
to any country which permits
strategic materials to 60 to Russia
OF. her satellites.
The Senator said the bill passed
by the House Thursday will not
meet the situation because. in his
Judgment, ''it is another discre.
inatory law-what we need is q
tionary law - what we need Is q
mandatory law with teeth in it,
The Missouri Senator was au-
thor of similar rider to an ap-
preparation act early this year
which the administration on june
16 suspended for 30 days to- give
congress more time to study the
subject.
Aid Hearings Continue.
Meanwhile, House and Senate
committees will continue to work
this week on the $8.5 billion
foreign aid authorization for the
current year, with first action due
to come in the House group.
Senator KEN told a reporter
he will offer his substitute fol
the House embargo bill as al
amendment to the foreign aie
measure.
"We have learned from expert.
ence," he said. that If we are tt
stop arming the Communist!
through our Allies, Congress mus
pass an iron-clad, escape-prooi
law that is mandatory upon the
President. Two laws with built.
in loopholes' have failed to &C.
complish their objective"
Senator KEN said his new
amendment will apply to military
as well as economic aid. will no.
be limited to the period of hos.
tilities, and will not contain thu
proviso allowing the National Sc.
curity Council to make exception.
in the security interest of tn.
United States.
Absolute Ban Opposed.
The United States began as fal
back as 1948 to control exports t.
Russia and her satellites, and thu
administration took the position
in June that shipment of arm.
and war materials to Communis
countries have been shut of By
the United States and mos Of tht
free nations.
Administration supporters hav,
contended however. that an abso.
lutte ban on all trade between
Western Europe and the Sovie'
areas Of Eastern Europe woule
not be wise. because of the off
setting value of products the fret
nations receive from this trade.
/ The newly approved House bill
sponsored by Representative Bat.
tie. Democrat. of Alabama. recog.
nizes this distinction between
implements of war and othel
products.
In fact. as he explained to tht
House Thursday. the bill thai
branch approved divides com.
modities into three groups, eacf
to be dealt with in a different
manner.
No Exceptions on War Materials
First, as to implements of wal
and atomic energy materials, tht
House biH permits no exception!
under any circumstances, either
by the United States or countrie.
receiving American aid.
The second group covers item!
important to the production o1
arms, such as oil and transporta.
Etion materials. The House bill
Icontemplates an embargo policy
on these items. also, but allows
exceptions to be arranged wher
deemed to be in the interest O.
the security of the United States
! The third group covers all othel
commodities not of military sig
Inificance. For this group, thu
bill contemplates the UniteG
States would work out agreement
with the other nations to emplo!
export controls as means Of of
Esetting acts by Communist coun
tries which threaten world peace