Show MARQUIS CHILDS Battling LaGuardia to As Ask U. U N. N Continue World Reli WASHINGTON Whatever else you may say about Fiorello LaGuardia he Is a scrapper Although Although Although Al Al- though he knows the odds are about nine nino to one against him he Is going to do battle before the United Nations for tor his plan for tor continuing relief on an international in international international in- in basis buls The Th embattled director of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Re Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Re Re- habilitation Administration feels passionately about this issue He will make his fight alone since policy makers In the state department are opposed to his proposal to set up a much smaller organization Jo to replace U UN N R R A When it expires on December 31 At the meeting of the council in Switzerland last summer summer summer sum sum- mer Assistant Secretary of State Will Clayton served notice no tice that the United States opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed a longer life lite for tor He based his stand on a convIction conviction conviction con con- that Congress would grant no more more appropriations for the organization which has drawn most of its 11 support from the United d States treasury Nervous Caution If It that was was' true before the Republican landslide it Is doubly true today There are those who say that a new and somewhat nervous caution has already come ov over r policy makers maker and policy implementers inside the state department The danger is that this caution will prevent the kind of positive action such as relief which is essential to American leadership in world affairs affair LaGuardia led off his battle with an impassioned plea lastIng lasting last last- ing an hour and a half halt before the economic and financial committee committee committee com com- of the United Nations general assembly For the first time he told of his visit with Marshal Stalin in Moscow last summer Stalin told LaGuardia that Russia favored continuation continuation continuation continua continua- tion of an international relief organization and would be able to contribute to the pool of supplies This was In marked contrast to the previous attitude of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Republics Republics Re Re- publics which has been a are are- re receiving receiving re- re rather than a contributing contributing contributing contrib contrib- nation It had somewhat the look of a death bed conver conver- sion At the height of the food crisis last spring Russia announced announced announced an an- she was selling tons of wheat to hungry France By y a remarkable coincide this came in the middle o cD fJ critical French ele election coon Nevertheless LaGuardia willing to take Stalin tt at 1 word He In saw Stalin n ri evidence of ot a real delre e cooperation That isone Is one he is so eager to get for tor a n. new relief setup The day after La u plea before the tho United Na Nati committee Acting Secrets Secretary State tate Dean Acheson polity C coldly turned thumbs do down it He said Mid that America give relief as a nation to countries This Thi This This' It was fairly plain would 10 o J those countries that have i sh Ih 1 appreciation of ot American and would be withheld countries that have attacked A d United States tj Greece Italy and Auk AuiE would be on the approved li Poland Czechoslovakia J i slavia the Ukraine and Russia would be on the list Those within know the relief problem the tho inside believe there at ar arc g Pi dangers in this policy i al alThey They do not predict any sale Bale starvation is over the hump have to do considerable i tightening Poland will wUl sij nd most of all But what experts do fear is that the gra i ual painstaking process of of 1 covery will willbe will be retard retarded ed t out eastern Europe Thin faint hope of a Europe Wt j normal trade relations vi dimmed What is more th the s tion of the United States Stater I Inot not change the government governments these countries It will inert men servo serve to intensify the prop ganda against the United Stat Sta Plea Flea to Assembly That Is why LaGuar LaGuardia LaGuardia- going on with his fight He Rei Hel j tends now to make a plea the general assembly Use IU Delegates of other w walso also be heard on this subject relief One thing Is true true true-t It certain ce will be a new departure 1 1 f this country to use its boun J resources of food as a politic weapon While the in this country have said ti tt American relief after 1916 1918 a given and withheld In aces am with politics the facts ov orl whelm such propaganda 4 j |