Evening star., 1953-01-08
Congress Divided
On Value Of ofAnyMove
For Atomic Controls
BY the Associated Press

Congress members remained
divided today over the value of
any new try for international
atomic controls while applaud
Ing President Trurnan's stern
warning to. Stain that nuclear
warfare might end civilization.
Senate Republican Leader
Taft of Ohio. who voiced sharp
criticism of Mr.. Truman's vale
dictory to Congress yesterday,
told a reporter President-elect
Eisenhower probably will have
his own state-of-t -the-Union mes
sage ready for Congress soon
after his January 20 inaugural.
At that time. the new Presi-
dent can be expected to outline
his views on what Senator Taft
had described in a statement as
a legacy of the Truman admin
istration-"the most dangerous
foreign problem this country
ever faced"
Budget Due Tomorrow.
Mr.. Truman's message was
read by clerks to the Senate and
House yesterday. He will follow
through tomorrow with a budget
message in which Senator Byrd,
Democrat. Of Virginia has pre-
dicted the President will ask for
spending authority ranging be-
tween SIS billion and $50 billion.
Gen. Eisenhower apparently
plans no immediate budget mes
sage, but will rely on his cabinet
and staff to produce a series of
revisions Of the Truman esti-
mates.
In commenting on the ,Tru-
man message, Senator Taft said
everybody could agree on "the
basic principle of opposition to
Communist Russia" but he con-
tended Mr.. Truman's operation
of this policy had been full of
error, of wavering, of failure. :"
Problems Ignored, He Says.
Representative Halleck of In
diana, the G. o. P. leader in the
House. said Mr.. Truman had
ignored many of the pressing
problems which constitute the
Nations legacy from the out
going administration"
There were no indications
what Gen. Eisenhower, in his
own message. might say about
atomic developments and pos
sible future controls.
Mr.. Truman's statement that
the recent United States hydro
gen explosion opens "a new
era of destructive power"
prompted Senator Hickenlooper,
Republican, of Iowa, to observe
that the need for effective in
ternational controls grows
greater and greater. Senator
Hickenlooper is top Republican
on the Senate House Atomic
Committee.
Senator Kefauver. Democrat,
Of Tennessee. saw in the Truman
statement "the greatest chal-
lenge Of the new administra-
tion-the absolute necessity of
bringing atomic power under
effective international control"
Procedure III Question.
But the question arose as to
how this could be done, in the
face of Russia's past refusal to
agree to the internationa lin
spection. which the West insists
is needed to assure enforcement
of such controls.
Senator Russell, Democrat, of
Georgia said that until the
Soviets display some willingness
to yield in their position he can
see little advantage in reopening
negotiations toward international
controls.
Senator Russell, Representa-
tive Cole. Republican, of New
York and others applauded what
they called Mr.. Truman's firm
attitude toward Russia, suggest
ing that the new Republican
administration would be we'll
advised to continue such a firm
policy.
Prefers Ultimatum.
Senator Ellender. Democrat, Of
Louisiana wanted to go even fur
ther, with an eventual ultimatum
to the Russians to stop the cold
war or face a hot one.
Many Democrats praised the
Truman message as that of a
statesman
Lawmakers generally were
pleased with what they called
the conciliatory tone of Mr.. Tru-
mans message. They felt the
Presidents mellow-mood phras-
Ing left-as Representative Vorys,
Republican, of Ohio put it-"a
good taste in your mouth"
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