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IlaLlOnS WOULD OIIer nope OF real
security for the world.
Prefer Mutual Aid"
"It is more important to bal
ance the Kremlin'S power and win
than to balance the 1852 budget
and lose." said the four Demo-
cratic Senators, in urging restora-
ton of the cuts today.
They called it, a mistake to
label the bill foreign aid" They
/ said it is actually mutual aid"
advancing the security of the
United States.
Pointing out that while it may
cost more than $50 billion to sup
port millions troops in the United
States per year. "it will cost US
only $8.5 billion this year to create
the same number of troops along
the front lines of freedom over
Seas"
If the pending bill is slashed,
they warned, this country runs the
risk of having to spend 500 billion
or more for its own defense.
Answering the argument of the
Opposition that European produc-
ton has risen to 140 per cent of
prewar output. they said this pro-
duction has been used to repair
war damage and to purchase vital
raw materials. They said the real
yardstick of Europe's recovery Isl
her standard of living, and that is
no better than preWar. ,5
/ In his testimony Gen. Eisen-
hover said that many of our
problems would disappear if this
whole area of Western Europe
were one federal union"
Sees Real Security.
1 After indorsing the idea of a
Western European federal union,
Gen. Eisenhower continued:
| 81 believe it so strongly that
II do not believe real security is
going to be felt in the United
States, in the British Empire and
other nations of the globe until
that comes about. =. We can
approach it slowly, and probably
obtain a great measure of sue
cess; enough. at least, to estab-
lish an uneasy truce. But I be-
iieve the day this whole area in
1 Western Europe gets unity-andt
once it gets united-the Soviets
will never be able to hold the
East Germans out of it-I believe
that with all my heart"
4 His statement was prompted by
questions from Senators Smith,
Republican, Of New Jersey. and
Green. Democrat. of Rhode Island,
about the chances of reuniting
Germany. The general said he
sees no hope of reuniting East
and West Germany within o.
time that is useful to US"
Speaks of Federal Union.
A group of members of Con-
gress and other prominent Amer
leans. for several years. have been
urging Congress to recommend al
study to determine how far the
North Atlantic Treaty nations
might be able to go toward form
ing an Atlantic Union. Gen.
Eisenhower spoke only of a fed
teral union of Western Europe.
Gen. Eisenhower's foregoing
statements were made soon after
the Senators arrived in Europel
early in July. Two weeks later,
after they had toured the whole
area and were preparing to come
home, Gen. Eisenhower again re-
ferred to a united Europe.
In their final talk, the General
revealed that, when he arrived I'M
Europe, he disliked the idea of
forming a European Army.
However, he went on, II have
decided that it offers another
chance for bringing another link
in here, so made up my mind tol
60 into it with both feet. y
So am going to try to help, and Il
realize that lot of my profess
sional associates are going to think
that I am completely crazy, but !
will tell you that Joining Europe
together is the key to this whole
thing. And if you can help do It'll
with European army, am ready
| to put a lot of work in it,"
Sees Bond Developing
Gen. Ike" told the Senators heI
sees evidence of France and Ger
many growing closer together. He
said he has heard French generals
express a similar belief.
The Supreme Commanders tes-
ltimony was mixture Of con-
fidence in the progress made and
caution against providing the re-
manning help needed too slowly.
4 He said the resources OF the free
nations are such that "is almost
ridiculous for us to be talking in
terms of fright and hysteria, which
we often do"
!, If Western Europe fell, the
British Isles might well be neutral
1 lied, he said. That. he added,
would present "quite a different
picture" Of the productive capacity
of the United States and Russia.
4 Senator Wiley, Republican. OF
wisconsin, asked the General to
comment on the proposal Of Sen
ator George, Democrat, of Georgia.
/ that the foreign aid bill should be
$Icut by SIS or So billion.
i Gen. Eisenhower replied that. If
I the program dragged out, the cost
I would be greater and I'VE are not
going to be ready by the time that
there can conceivably be the ex-
IRENE danger" He did not indi-
cate how far away that time may
be.
Philosophical With Gillette.
q Senator Gillette. Democrat. of