Show GOP Senator Demands U. U S. S Economy WASHINGTON Feb 24 21 tiP tiP- UP Sen Ferguson R. R Mich declared Monday that if congress doesn't cut out shameless duplication overlapping of functions and waste of taxpayers' taxpayers money now It will willi never do It In an address prepared for re resumption resumption re- re of senate debate on a proposal to pledge a cut in President Truman's 37 budget the Michigan senator said it now costs the American people more to be governed governed governed gov gov- than it does docs to eat cat That Ferguson asserted Is one reason he is supporting the house- house approved economy promise instead of a a. reduction pledge offered by Sen Millikin R. R Colo Cob Besides Ferguson Sens Seas Barkley of I K e n t u c k It y the Democratic leader Hatch D. D N. N M. M and others were listed on a long speakIng speaking speaking speak speak- ing schedule that threatened to postpone a final vote until Wednes Wednes- day Barkley has told friends he will support the pro pro- Hatch already has hns aso given notice that he dislikes the promIse promise promise prom prom- ise to cut but will accept it as lesser evil He has called the slash proposal a headlong plunge into disaster Advocates of the Millikin Milikin proposal proposal pro pro- have contended it would leave the army and navy relatively free from reductions in their ag- ag allotment They say indications point to a maximum slash of for the two services if defenders can hold the line at that point From Tokyo Gen MacArthur wrote Tote the war department that he heis heis heis is confident congress will not take talce any action which would prejudice fulfillment of occupation I objectives While lauding any economies I which our national interest reasonably reasonably reasonably rea rea- may permit MacArthur I cautioned that cutting of off American Ameri Amen can relief would make starving Japanese easy prey to any ideology however evil which offered food |