Western Nations Critical Of Marshall Plan

Chronicle (Levin), 11 June 1948, Page 5

Western Nations Critical Of Marshall Plan

Reeeived Thursdav. 8.50 p.m. LOXDOX, June, 10. When the .Marsluill Pla.11 negotiations open in Washington this week the Europeun .Miirshall Plan nations are ex pected to (dijtvt to tlie " highhanded " tone of the draft of the bilatera! j agreements whieh the I'nited States I sent thein, says Reuter's diplomatic j eorrespondent. j They also consider some of the pr®j jeeted eommitments are one-sided where they might be reciprocal. Parts of the draft also appear to tliem to go j beyond tlie terms of the Havana Interj national Trade ('barter whieh 110 signa- ; lory, even the Fnited States, has yet | ratilied, and they say the draft apparI ently gives the L'nited States power to j force (ievaluation upon European coun ) tries without any reciprocal provisions. Praeticaliy every candidate for Re- ' publicau presidential noniination took j his stand in opposition to- the actifOfi' oi the Iiouse in eutting funds for the 1 Europtan recovery programme when j Senator Roliert Taft indicated to the ' Fnited Press today that he would back ■ Senator Vaiuly nberg 's drive to restore I the sums. 1 Sourees close to the Senate ApproI priations Cominittee indicated that it I would approve tlie casli spending oi ! aroutad 4.000, 000, ()(J0 dollars for tweJve inontlis which would only be 245,000.oi)u I below tlie sum the Administration I sought. j The House Appropriations (lomnm- ; tee is consisdered not only the restora- ' tiou of cuts in E.R.P. funds but also Ithose inade in aid for the Fhinese. Tlie ! restoration of the 150,000,000 dollar ifund for Japanese rehabilitation. , which tlie House eliminates entirely. t will also be considered.