Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Martin and Rayburn
Call for Bipartisan
Support Of Aid Bill
By Robert K. Welsh

speaker MarC1u anu Ock1lO"
cratic Leader Rayburn took the
House floor today to urge strong
bipartisan support Of the ST.
47O, 600. 900 foreign aid authori-
cation bill requested by the
Eisenhower administration. Mr..
Rayburn severely criticized Vice
President Nixon for a speech last
Saturday disparaging the Tru-
man Administrators. handling |
Of foreign policy.
The two veteran leaders closed
general debate on the bill. Nu-
merous amendment proposals |
then came up for discussion.
with final passage predicted late
today. Speaker Martin said he
was confident that the House
would approve the measure
without substantial change.
Resents Nixon Attack.
Mr.. Rayburn. a former Speaker,
told the House he was support
ng the bill "wholehearteuly" be-
cause "a change Of adminiStra.
ton does not change my prin-
cipleS." Declaring he always has
advocated q bipartisan foreign
policy, he added:
"But we in the minority. much
as we try to be the loyal opposi-
ton, are. put under q terrible
strain at times. Some people
high in this administration every
week are making statements
about the former Democratic adj
ministrations that make our
blood boil.
81 trust that such leaders Of
the Republican Party as the
Vice President Of the United
States will be a little more care
full about statements such as he
made last Saturday night about
the handling Of foreign policy
by the Democrats"
Cites Resistance to Reds.
The Texas Democrat con-
tended that the United States
would be standing alone in the
world today Elf the former adj
ministration, which has been so
violently and unjustly criticized.
had not done the things it did"
He added that many foreign
countries would be controlled by
Communists today If the Tru-
man administration had not
acted vigorously to provide mill
tary and economic assistance.
Speaker Martin, who had
stepped down from the rostrum,
insisted that no partisanship was
involved in the pending bill
authorizing foreign aid during
the fiscal year beginning Thurs
day.
LET us show conclusively to
the world that we are not WEIGH
ing in the fight to stop commu-
nism," he declared. "a strong
unafraid. free world cannot be
defeated"
The Massachusetts Republican
remarked that he would be ''les!
than frank if I did not say W.
: have been bitterly disappointed
in some of the nations we have
! tried to, help"
Among the amendments ex'
pected to be offered was one b!
the Foreign Affairs Committee
but the committee repeatedly haC
run into difficulty in framing thu
!, language.
= Opposes Eden Plan.
! The intend ID amendment
= would put Congress at least OF
. record against any White Hous'
agreement with British Foreigl
, Minister Eden's suggestion las
!, week for a Southeast Asia non
. aggression pact that would in
4 clude Communists. One dim
a Guilty, from the amendment
n writing standpoint yesterday
e was that House members lacke
+ details Of any agreements worke
|. out at the current conferenc
between President EiSenhowe
- and Prime Minister Churchill.
The controversial Richard
n Amendment. enacted last yea
and modified by the committe
: in. the present bill, may b
q amended still more. Represent
atives Lanham, Democrat o
a Georgia, yesterday denounce
II the provision designed to ba
4 deliveries of military and ecc
q nomic aid materials to Franc
and Italy unless those countri'
3 ratify the European Defen'
y Community treaty. Mr.. Lanhal
q declared the United Stat
IL .Lo,,1d MT sGIoo1d SI1rh q fhrPs