AMERICAN AID AS TEMPORARY CRUTCH.
Reeeived Thursday, 7.0 p.m. LONDOX, January 8. Ameriean aid is a teniporary cruteh during eonvalescence lmt the major part of the curo rests with tlie patient and not the physician. The (ilasgow Herald thus sununavises the view many British newspapers take of tlie Marshall plan for aid for Britrin. The Dailv Telegraph says Ameriean aid under the plan is designed to nieet the gap between doilar earnings and dollar spending. There are now 110 other a]iparent means whereby it can be met. The Dailv Mai! savs: "We don't want todive on Basy Street at the Americans' oxpense. We want. to tind tho way back to Main Street — and sho can help us on the road." The Dailv Express, while praising the idealism and motives of the plan. arimes that Britain ean reeover alone and has resourees at honie and in the Bnipire to do sq. The Dailv AYorker says the plan' ean bring no substantial alleviation of Britain 's erisis. (iovei-nment statistics siiow that import. eut& viposed in Auaust redueed Britain's impoils of food, drink and toluuwo in the ensuing 1hree months by £24.000,000. The reduetion fu tptal imports was £34.000.000. *
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 January 1948, Page 5
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