Evening star., 1952-03-17
Move 10 Invite
Eisenhower 10
Return Held Up
Senators Vote, is,
Against Plan, Then
Decide on DeIoy
By }. A. o'Leory

Committee today postponed o
decision on the calling Of Gen.
Eisenhower as a witness on the
$7.9 billion foreign aid bill. after
having voted tentatively, z to 6.
against the proposal.
The sharply divided committee
then unanimously laid the issue
aside until after it hears Gen.
Alfred M. Gruenther, Gen Eisen-
hower'S chief of staff.
The five voting to invite the
general now were:
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat.
of Connecticut, author of the res
olution, and Senators Green Of
Rhode Island and Gillette of Iowa..
Democrats, and Wiley Of wiscon-
sin and Tobey Of New Hampshire.
Republicans.
ConnalIy Doesn't Vote.
Voting against were:
Senators George of Georgia.
Sparkman of Alabama and Full
bright Of Arkansas, Democrats,
and Hickenlooper of Iowa, Smith
of New Jersey, Lodge of Massa-
chuSettS and Brewster of Maine,
Republicans.
Chairman Connally was present
but did not vote.
Senator Lodge was In Boston,
but was voted by proxy. Senators
George and Sparkman had ex-
planned earlier they would oppose
the motion because they feared
the invitation might embarrass
Gen. Eisenhower and inject poll
tics into the foreign aid hearings.
Senator Mcmahon took the
floor in the Senate at noon to
deny that there was any political
motive behind his Eisenhower
resolution, "but rather a convic-
ton that the general will really
be embarrassed If he does not
come home and try to save this
program"
Misinterpretation Feared.
The Senator said he told the
committee this morning that I'VE
do not have before US a Repuhli-
can candidate for the presidency"
but this So billion program so vital
Ito the life Of the Nation. The
Senator pointed out that three
fourths of this money is to be
spent under Gen. Eisenhower's
command.
Senator Gillette said he made
the motion to reconsider the de-
feat Of the Mcmahon resolution
because he did not want any err
roneous implications to go abroad
from a sharply divided committee.
Senator Gillette said the origi-
NAL motion contained a request"
to come home and give the COM
|mittee "his advice" Senator Gil
|lette said he supported the motion
after the word request" was
changed to Invite" and the ref
|erence to advice stricken out.
Pointing out that even adoption
of the resolution might be mis-
construed abroad, Senator Gil
lette said Russian propagandists
might even twist an invitation to
Gen. Eisenhower to return as
another recall comparable to the
recall of Gen. Macarthur.
Before the 7-to-5 vote was an
nounced, Senator Gillette moved
to reconsider and his motion car
ried unanimously. The COM
mittee then voted unanimously to
postpone any further action at
this time.
Hartman Takes Stand.
Taking the witness stand when
the doors were opened, w. Averell
Hartman. director Of mutual
security, warned Congress that II
it cuts out the $1.8 billion for
raw materials to help other NA1O
countries produce their share Of
the defense buildup, the alterna-
tives will be:
/. A reduction in the size of the
Army available to Gen. Eisen-
hover for the defense of Western
Europe. or.
2. More American military
equipment, which would cost two
and one-half times as much to
produce at home, or.
8. More American troops armed
in this country, which probably
would cost five times as much as
the $1.8 billion to help European
production.
Senator Mcmahon drew these
answers from Mr.. Hartman be-
cause he said it has been alleged
that the money labelled defense
support" in this bill is only eco
nomic aid under a fancy name.
Chairman Connally made such
"a contention last week.