Evening star., 1951-06-03
President Signs
Fund Bill, Hits
KEN Aid Curb
Rider on 365 Million
Measure Called FIusty,
Seriously Defective
By Cecil HoIIond

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signed a $365 million supplement
tai appropriation bill, but sharply
criticized as "hasty" and "seri-
ously defective" a rider barring
economic aid to any country sup
plying war-making materials to
Russia or her satellite nations.
In 2,500-ward statement Mr..
Truman urged Congress to replace
the rider with more workable
legislation at the earliest possible
moment.
The rider was sponsored orig
inally by Senator KEN, Republic
can. of Missouri, a frequent critic
OF administrations foreign poll
cies. 1t also had bipartisan back
ing, including Senator Byrd, DEM
ocrat, Of Virginia, and was aimed
at choking off supplies to Com
munist China.
The President signed the bill
because, he said, it provided funds
urgently needed" and the rider
authorized exceptions in the in
tereSt Of national security.
Power Must Be Used Broadly.
Unless the power to make ex-
ceptions is broadly used" Mr..
Truman added. this rider will re-
suit in weakening, rather than
Strengthening, the security of the
United States and the collective
security of the free world"
The National Security Council
is authorized to make the excep-
tions. Such exceptions must be
reported to six committees Of
Congress.
The President said the rider
was a major piece of legislation
affecting this country's foreign
policy, but that it was never
considered by the foreign affairs
committees Of either the House
or Senate.
He pointed out that the ship
ment of arms and other war
materials to the Communist
countries have been shut off by
the United States and most Of
the free nations of the world.
The rider applies the ban to what
: Mr.. Truman described as or
, dinary items of trade and COM
: merce."
. Three Principal Objections.
He cited three principal objec-
tions to the legislation:
/. The rider fails to recognize
that trade is "a two-way street. "
2. It attempts to achieve by
coerclon what must be achieved
lIby cooperation" and experience
lIhas shown that effective controls
can be accomplished by co-opera-
;Ition."
4 8. If the United States cuts Off
aid to a friendly country. We
might hurt ourselves more than
we hurt the Soviet Union"
The President said improved
Legislation should be based on
three principals. One was that
the purpose should not be blind
lily to cut off as much trade as
possible but only to do so If
such action would add to the Sc
curity of the United States and
the free world.
Another principal was that the
Legislation should take into &C
count "the offsetting value Of
what we receive from the Soviet
bloc as compared with what We
send to them"
KEN Replies to Truman.
The third principle was that the
legislation should provide for
simple, effective and straight-
forward administration"
Senator KEN had short words
for the White House statement.
After the Presidents views were
announced, the Missouri Repub-
lican said:
This State Department jargon
is unconvincing. 1t will not per-
suade the American people that
they should send aid to Marshall
plan countries to be used to shoot
down our sons in Korea. I shall
have more to say in the Senate"
For the District of Columbia
the largest item in the bill is $685.
568 to repay banks here as a re-
suit of court case over taxes.
Other funds are for support Of
District indigents at st. Eliza
beths Hospital, the city's share
for Federal Courts here for the
year 1850, and other purposes, in
Icluding claims, judgments, suits.
and for the Office of the Corpora.
ton Counsel.