Evening star., 1953-06-04
Marlin Says House
Will Support Senate
Blast At Red China


day the House will concur in the
rs to 0vote by which the Senate
went on record yesterday against
any move to admit Red China
to the U. N.
With this hurdle cleared, the
Senate pushed ahead today in
drive to complete action on the
Sill billion State, Justice and
Commerce appropriation bill, to
which the policy statement on
Red China was attached.
When the Senate quit at 8
o'clock last night Senator Doug
las. Democrat of Illinois, was
still fighting for further economy
amendments in the three depart
mentS.
Expresses House Sentiment.
The Speaker said the declara-
ton Of policy the Senate wrote
into the State, Justice and Com
merce appropriation bill "un-
questionably expresses the over
whelming sentiment of the
House" also. The Senate amend
nent reads:
ut is the sense of the Con-
gresS that the Communist
Chinese government should not
be admitted to membership in
I the U. N. as the representative of
China"
Acting on an agreement Presi-
dent Eisenhower obtained from
congressional leaders Tuesday,
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee with
drew a more drastic proposal the
committee had directed him to
offer. The committee recommen-
dation would have cut off United
States contributions to the U. N.
If it recognized the Communist
regime as the representative Of
China.
Has Eisenhower OK.
Senator Bridges told the Sen
ate the substitute, which does
not tie any strings to U. N.
funds, has the full cooperation
Of the President.
It is a re-Statement of a SIM
liar resolution the Senate adop-
ted in January, 1851, by a vote
If 81 to 0.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat.
Of Arkansas, who sponsored the
1851 resolution, made the only
speech on the new proposal yes
terday. He said he would have
supported the original commit
tee restriction on y. N. funds If
1t had not been withdrawn, be-
cause he believes that the day
Red China walks in Ito the
u. NJ America should walk out"
Let's keep renewing the
warning to the allies and to
the leaders of this country that
we do not intend to dignity and
reward aggression" said Senator
Mcclellan. n
Ship Building Cut.
The most Significant victory
of economy advocates came yes
'terday when the Senate voted
81 to "a to strike from the Com
Inerce Department section of the
bill a $43.1 million program for
aiding merchant ship construc-
tion. The House had already
eliminated such funds from the
bill.
OF the total only about 50
million was in cash and the re-
mainder in contract authorize
ton to be appropriated later.
But coalition Of Senator'S from
both sides of the aisle united
in voting against the ship con-
struction subsidies.
The Senate also defeated q
move by Senator Ellender, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana to increase
from $12.6 million to $50 million
the Federal share of local air
port Improvements across the
country.
The Senators also reversed an
earlier decision and restored to
the bill authority for the State
Department to use 81 million Of
counterpart funds to build Office
space for American employees
overseas. Counterpart funds are
the proceeds of American and
foreign aid. when allied gov
ernments sell aid products to
their people.
The Senate approved q COM
mittee amendment authorizing
pay increases for United States
attorneys, In view of a new policy
forbidding them to engage in
outside practice.
The only increase the Senate
has made above the committee
figures was to add $3.50, 900 to
the Civil AeronauticS Administra-
ton budget.