Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07


nearing showdown this after
noon on the administration
foreign aid program for the
coming year.
Although Democratic and Re-
publican leaders were working
together in an effort to get back
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Yugoslov Refugees Blost U. S. outIoys
to Tito. Pose AS
5000 million of a Sill billion
committee cut, the rank and file
of both parties were split on the
issue.
Both sides agreed the vote
would be close.
A Democrat, Representative
Hays of Arkansas, made the
motion to restore the 5000 mil
lion.
Bentley Asks New Cut
A Republican, Representative
Bentley Of Michigan, countered
with a substitute to chop an
other $500 million from the
committee report, which would
make the cut SIS billion.
Another Democrat, Represen-
tative Flood of Pennsylvania,
moved to restore all of the $1.l
billion cut. But the leadership
pleaded with the House to sup
port the compromise figure Of
5000 million.
Democratic Floor Leader Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts, told
the House no politics is involved
in this issue. He said that with
President Eisenhower and PEN
tagon officials stating $500 mil
lion is the minimum that should
be put back, "who am / to say
they are wrong?"
Recalling that the draft law
was extended by one vote-203-
202-a few months before Pearl
Harbor, Mr.. Mccormack said the
men who opposed the extension
were sincere in the position they
took.
"But / wonder how they
would have felt after the Pearl
Harbor attack if they had de-
feated the draft law by one
vote" Mr.. Mccormack asked.
Outcome Uncertain
While the leaders of both par
ties were pulling together, they
find themselves opposed by
Ia popular chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep
resentative Richards of South
Carolina. Mr.. Richards made it
clear in yesterdays debate he
will fight to retain the cut made
by his committee.
In these circumstances, neither
side appeared to be confident of
the outcome, which may depend
on how much success the admin
istration has IN lining up Repub-
licanS.
The House met two hours
earlier than usual, in the hope
OF passing the bill today.
The first test will come in COM
mittee of the whole, where the
decision will be tentative. If the
restoration wins, there is almost
certain to be a demand for a
roll call in the House. If the
restoration fails in committee,
administration supporters could
get a roll-call vote in the House
on a motion to recommit.
Fight on YugOsIav Aid
A battle also is brewing over
continuation of aid to Yugoslavia
and India. Speaker Rayburn,
who has gone to bat for restor-
ing the $500 million, also went
on record yesterday as believing
1T would be a mistake at this
time to kick around either Yugo-
slavia or India. But Marshal
Tito's visit to Moscow has stirred
up House members who always
have argued against aid to Yugo-
slavia, and legislative leaders
were making no predictions Of
their ability to stop the anti
Tito move.
Alongside moves to end aid to
Yugoslavia were similar proposals
aimed at Egypt and India. Rep
resentative Edna F. Kelly, DEM
ocrat Of New York, readied a
motion to ban United States aid
TO any country receiving aid
from Russia.
Connecticut Representatives
See FOREIGN AID. Page A-e