Evening star., 1952-04-20
Extra Session Threat
Not Expected TO Halt
Cut in Foreign Aid
washington, D. G.
SUNDAY. APRIL 30. 1882
By ]. A. OLeorY

Committee begins voting Wednes-
day.
Chairman Connally predicted
the bill will be cut about 81 bill
lion. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin.
the ranking Republican member,
agreed yesterday there will be a
reduction. but mentioned no
figure. He added his belief the
mature and place of applying
the reduction will be left to the
discretion of our highest ad-
ministrative officials"
The big test in the Presidents
battle with Congress over economy
will come later when the Senate
acts on the drastic curbs the
House applied to the Defense
appropriation bill.
MahOn Backs President.
BY placing a SAG billion ceiling
on defense spending in the year
starting July /. the House bill re-
Quires the military establishment
to chop $6.5 billion from the
amount the military leaders ex-
pected to pay out next year both
from new and old appropriations.
Representative Mahon. DEM
ocrat, of Texas said last night the
President was entirely correct"
in attacking those who unWlt-
tingly voted to cripple the defense
effort" by supporting the House
SAG billion ceiling amendment.
Mr.. Mahon had charge Of the
defense bill for the House Appro-
priations Committee, and de-
Tended the carefully selected cuts
that group made to eliminate
waste before reporting out the
military budget. Mr.. Mahon was
overridden by the House, how
ever. when it voted 220 to 130 to
20 beyond the committees action
by putting an absolute ceiling
on the amount that could be spent
either from old or new approprla-
tions.
To Check Every Aspect"
Mr.. Mahon charged this Will
"retard the delivery OF jet air
craft, tanks, guided missiles and
other scarce and essential fighting
equipment"
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
of Wyoming, who will handle the
defense budget in the Senate.
promised yesterday to go into
"every aspect" of the problem
raised by the House action.
Senator O'Mahoney made no
comment on the Presidents Fri
day speech, but indicated he still
believes this country should not
incur new deficits. The Gov
ernment now faces cash deficit
of about 81 billion for the year
ending June 80, and would be
looking forward to a cash deficit
of SO billion in July. 1858, II
Congress approves all Of Mr.. Tru-
mans 1854 billion budget without
passing a new tax bill. There is
virtually no chance of this Con-
gress passing another tax increase
Air Power Essential.
Senator O'Mahoney said 1t
would be "far more dangerous to
incur a new deficit now then to
cut back on some items Of mill
tary expenditure. On the other
hand, air power is most essen
tial factor and we cannot afford
to take risks on the expansion OF
air power
The Senator pointed out that
in the pending defense budget Al
per cent of the money is for per-
sonnel, operation and malnten-
ance. Another As per cent is for
major procurement of aircraft,
vessels and weapons.
The Senator said when his APP
preparations Subcommittee meets
to act on the defense bill the
two outstanding questions before
it will be:
81. Can we, in view of the world
situation, dare incur a deficit,
even for military purposes? My
own view is we cannot.
20. To what extent do we dare
relax our military effort in the
light of world conditions"
To Determine Extent.
The Senator pointed out that
In examining any ceiling such as
the House applied to spending
out of past appropriations, the
committee will have to determine
to what extent it may affect out
standing contracts.
Senator Bridges of New Hamp
shire, ranking Republican on Ap
preparations denounced the Presi
dent for attempting to dictate t.
Congress how much it should ap
propriate, but he reserved judg
ment on the size of the House de
fense cut.
IT for one don't want to crippl
the defense program" said Sena
GO1 DI luSCS. Oll llIC OCAISA AAuAAN
I believe the armed services cal
be cut because there is waste AM
duplication in defense spending
I want to hear the evidence frs
on the House $6.5 billion cut"
Hits Special Session.
Representative Arends Of Hi
nois, House Republican Whip, sal
the Presidents threat of specia
session, "is almost too ridiculou
to merit any answer" He said h
was answering it only because tn
little man from Missouri" ma
mislead the people.
Mr.. Arends defending the judg
ment of Congress in cutting tn
Presidents estimates, and added
"You don't get strong nations
defense by wild squandering c
untold billions. The funds mad
available must be spent wisel,
You don't kill Communists by do.
lars but by weapons"