Evening star., 1953-04-17
Dulles Says He Needs
Assurance Of More
Aid 10 West Europe
By the Associofed Press


an appeal today for congress
sional assurance of continued
military aid to Western Europe.
With Congress applauding
Gen! Eisenhower'S blueprint for
eventual world disarmament,
Mr.. Dulles briefed separately
the House Foreign Affairs and
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittees on the forthcoming ses-
sion Of the North Atlantic Treaty
Council in Paris next week.
Although Europe was the
subject up for discussion, there
were signs Mr.. Dulles might run
into sharp questioning on the
Korean war. It was his first con-
gressional appearance since the
resumption Of truce speculation
in Korea.
Progress Is Seen.
In advance. Mr.. Dulles repre-
sented as ready to tell the COM
mittees that progress has been
made toward agreement on the
European defense community
treaty and to remind them he
needs assurances that aid will
continue to prevent any collapse
of the Western European army
project.
At the same time, or in a
speech tomorrow, he may sound
a note Of caution that the danger
from communism has not slack
ened despite recent Russian peace
feelers.
Several senators made this
point in approving Gen. Eisen-
hower's call on the Soviet yes
terday to demonstrate that they
want peace by acceptance of his
proposals for a series of moves
designed to bring about disarm-
ament.
The President listed among
these % an honorable armis-
tice" followed by free elections
in a united Korea, (2) an end
Of Communist aggression in
1ndo-China and Malaga, (3)
signing of an Austrian peace
treaty. (4) unification of Ger
many and (5) full independ-
ence" of satellite East European
nations.
Hailed by Both Parties.
Democrats and Republicans
alike applauded these objectives,
although some expressed doubts
that Russia would accept them
and some differed about the
consequence if the Russians
turned them down.
Senator Capehart, Republican,
Of Indiana put a rugged COM
plexion on the speech, saying:
This is a challenge to the
Russians to make a peaceful
settlement of the worlds difficult
ties or. in the absence of that,
1t means war."
Senator Mundt, Republican, of
South Dakota said the Presi-
dents speech should convince
the world that "the era of ap-
peasement (of communism is
over insofar as America is
concerned"
Senator Welker, Republican,
OF Idaho, rated Eisenhower's
announcement with Theodore
Roosevelt's speech which advo-
Gated speaking softly but carry
ing a big stick"
But Senator Green, Democrat,
OF Rhode Island, said he believes
the President made "a tactical
error" in laying down conditions
on which the United States
might agree in making peace. He
said the naming of conditions
"complicates the problem of
negotiation"
SparkmanL Calls 1t Justified.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat,
Of Alabama, on the other hand
said he thinks Gen. Eisenhower
is justified in laying down terms
because the Presidents action
takes the initiative away from
the Russians.
The Presidents speech was
hailed by two of his severest
critics in the Senate, Morse, in
d epe dent, of Oregon and
Humphrey, Democrat, of Mimi
eSota.
Senator Morse said he was
thrilled by the speech as |
seldom have been thrilled by
public utterance." He said Gen.
EiSenhower's program takes the
Initiative on the peace ISSUE"
Senator Humphrey sent Gen.
Eisenhower a telegram saying
that his speech was "a demon
stration of effective Democratic
leadership" and promising his
support ''in your effort to meet
aggression and totalitarianiSm
with courage and determination.
The heads of the two labor
union organizations also hailed
the address.
America now has seized the
initiative in the peace offensive"
said AFL President George
Meany in a statement. THE
onus is now on Malenkov and
his colleagues. They must put
up or shut up"
CIO President Walter P.
Reuther. in a letter congratu-
lating Gen. Eisenhower on his
"clear and courageous state
ment," expressed confidence that
it will "instill hope and renewed
faith in the hearts of hundreds
of millions of people throughout
the world"
Members of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors, who
heard the Presidents discourse
on foreign policy, added their
voices to the chorus of approval.
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