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Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1949, Page 5

Received Taesduv, 7 p.m. WASIIIXGTOX, August 8. After a bitter tliree weeks' wrangle, tlie Senate tonight passed the Foreign Aid Appropriations Bill. The vote was 03 to 7. The Bill now goes to a joint Senate-IIou.se conr'erence to iron out din'ereneert between the Senate and House versions. It allocates 3, (54 7. 724, 000 dollars for foreign aid for the 15(411-30 linaneial year. The vote came after a Senate majority defeated two Republiean attempla to insert an auiendment that would liave denied eeonoinie aid to Britain and other eountries that are nationalising basie industries. The Bill, as approved by the Senate, escaped ali other erippling amendments l)ut does not restore a eut of 074,820,000 dollars ordered by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Bill eannarks 4,702,3S0,000 dollars for the Eeonomie Cooperation Administration, 1)00, 000.000 dollars for re liel" and adniinistrative costs in occupied Germany, dapan, Korea and Trieste, 43,(100,000 dollars for Greek and Turkish aid, and 550,000 dollars for the Congressional "watchdog" committee eharged with keeping a cherk (in the programme. The Senate Bill alloeates 311,251,000 dollars more thari the amount voted by the Ilouse. Tiie defeated amendnients included oue that would have provided 50,000,0(H) dollars in aid for Spain and one that wouhl have earmarked 1,350,000,000 dollars for the purchase of American farm surpluses. The amendnient aimed at Soeialist eountries, was jmshed by Republiean Senators Kenneth Wlierry and James Kem. Senutor Wherrv declared that it was unfair to "tax American people to finance soeialism abroad." He seoffed at the State Department's claim that by attuehing eonditions to the aid pro gramme, tlie L'nited States would be meddling in the internal affairs of the participating nations. "There is uoth-, ing wrong with Europe that hard work and deeent regard for private enter]>rise, won 't eure, ' ' he said. Senatur Kem, who proposed the amendnient, tohi the Senate it was not aimed at Britain but at soeialism in all eountries in the Marshall plan. "Soeialism is -nnich worse in Franee than Britain. Franee lias nationalised about twi)-lifths of its eeononiy while Britain lias nationalised one-fifth," lie said. The aniendment is merely an eff'ort to save the free enterprise system in all participating eountries. If they eontinue down the road of soeialism thev shouhl understand that they do so without our assistanee. ' '