Evening star., 1952-01-06
Congress
Continued From First Page.) }

SVstSI6SS
Continued From First Page.)
crease for all members of the
armed services, and on the ex-
pansion of the Marine Corps to
four divisions and four air wings.
Both bills were reported from the
Armed Services Committee before
adjournment, and Chairman Vim
son will ask the Rules Committee
at its first meeting to clear them
for floor debate.
Without waiting for formal re-
ceipt Of President Truman's bud
get message, which has been de-
layed, four of the eight House Ap-
preparations subcommittee will
begin hearings late this week on
departmental supply bills. The
other four will start next week.
Their purpose is to avoid a log
jam like the one which delayed
passage Of the current appropria-
tion acts until fall last year.
unteer UNIT plan, Mr.. Vinson said
he agrees fully with the National
Security Training Commission,
created at the last session, that
the National interest requires the
early beginning of this program.
vNnx,1I n
Mr.. Vinson is proposing that
$4,000 young men between the
ages Of II and 19 be permitted to
volunteer for induction into the
National Security Training Corps
for the six months training period,
if they agree to- remain on the
list of active reserves for an ad-
ditional 18 months.
The chairman said he will urge
that the present law be amended
to increase the pay of such volun-
teers from $50 to $75 a month as
long as the program is operated
on a wholly voluntary basis.
Although the last session ap-
proved UNIT in principle, it re-
Quired further congressional &C
ton before any one could be in
Quoted for such a training pro-
gram. 1t created the Security
Training Commission to work out
q detailed program.
In a report on October 90 the
commission urged Congress to
pass the necessary enabling act
promptly. leaving to the President
or Congress the decision as to
when the draft call quotas and
the international situation would
make it possible to start UNIT on
a full scale basis. The commits
sion suggested that limited, pilot
program, such as Mr.. Vinson now
is proposing, could be tried out
next summer.
Speed Is Necessary.
One reason for speed is a re-
quirement in existing law that the
committees report out an imple-
menting bill within As days after
this session starts, or any men,
ber could force the issue to the
floor.
MIR. Vinson said this plan would
not affect the manpower pool,
since the total service by the
$4,000 volunteers would be equiv
alent to the present draft period.
Under the Vinson plan, the VOL
unteers would be permitted to Sc
lect the service of their choice, as
far as practicable. The Georgia
Representative emphasized that
his plan will permit those who
volunteer to complete their re-
quired service at an early age with
q minimum dislocation of their
future careers"
Sees No Difficulty.
Present draft calls are confined
to the age group between 1872 and
26. Young men could volunteer
for this UNIT program before
reaching draft age.
Mr.. Vinson said he believes
there will be no difficulty getting
$4,000 to volunteer if all the ad-
vantages of the plan are explained
to the youth of the country.
Mr.. Vinson said the opponents
Of UNIT argue that "in times Of
emergency it can't be initiated
because it is based on hysteria; ir
times of peace. it can't be initi.
ated because it is not necessary
If we recognize either of these twt
false PHILOSOPHERS UNIT woulc
never be a reality.
LAS I have said on many occa.
Sions, UNIT is essential to the
defense of the Nation and I sin.
cerely hope that the program
have suggested for its early inia'
ton on a partial basis will bt
overwhelmingly approved"
japanese Treaty Due.
The Japanese treaty, due to g
before the Senate for ratification
early in the session, may form tn,
backdrop for another general de.
bate on foreign policy. The treat!
must be considered by the Senat,
Forcing Relations Committee first
While waiting for the treaty, o.
some major legislation, the Sen,
ate will take up District home rul,
and possibly the Statehood bill
for Hawaii and Alaska.
The Senate Foreign Relation.
Committee will find anothel
highly controversial issue on it
doorstep if President Truman
carries out his announced inten
ton Of resubmitting the nomina'