Show Supporting Self-Supporting Austria Possible Says Hoover NEW YORK YORI March 11 UP UP- UP Former President Hoover sale sald Tuesday that if Russia Rusl reduced the size of ot her occupation forces In tn- Austria and returned to the Austrians Austrian large areas areM of ot farmland and nd industrial plants the the- stricken nation would become support sell Ing lug by 1951 Otherwise he said Eald she is 13 likely again t to be the poorhouse of Europe for years to jo t come and her people constantly dependent for life upon foreign aid Hoover made the observation In his second report on the food mission he made to Germany and Austria at President President- Truman's re re- re quest He previously had reported on Germany He recommended that a fund of would keep Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria on her feet July 1 I 1948 but emphasized that that if the country's country's country's coun coun- try's requisitioned assets are to tobe tobe tobe be removed or or operated for other than Austrian economy or by other than the Austrians themselves there can be little hope that Austria Aus Am- tria can recover support self-support for many many years Lack of Unity The stumbling block he said was failure by the four tour occupying powers powers Uie the United States Great Britain Russia and France France to to accomplish ac ac- ac- ac economic unity of their respective zones As a result he said Eaid full use of ot Austrian assets sets Is not being brought into play and places a further burden on American taxpayers Under the Russian interpretation tion of the Potsdam declaration they have not only requisitioned a large amount of ot fertile ferUle land but a great number of ot industrial plants The Austrians claim that thata a large part of them were not in n reality German assets Disregarding questions of ot le legality legality le- le upon which I 1 am not passIng passing passing pass pass- ing Judgment If it the produce from these lands were released to Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria together with relaxation of ot other rothe requisitions it would decrease decrease de de- de- de crease the food tood imports by at least Ii tons per er annum Better Condition Hoover B skid said fd the Austrian ration was similar to that in Germany but that the physical condition of the Austrian people was as better The present food levels are adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate to prevent any disaster he said aid but must b be regarded as emergency maintenance which cannot be continued Indefinitely The Austrian people are making making mak mak- ing a brave fight to reestablish the principles of ot western civilization civilization tion he said Their officials are arc able and effective They should enlist enlist enlist en en- list our sympathy our support and andall andall andall all the influence we can summon in her reconstruction |