Show Krug Says U. U US U.S. S. S Can an Supply 20 Billion Aid WASHINGTON ASHINGTON v Oct 20 UP IA fP- The Truman administration marshaled marshaled marshaled mar mar- a vast array of figures Monday designed to to prove provo to o. o congress congress con con- gress gres and the n nation that this country can export the food fuel and n machinery western Europe is seeking Peeking for I Its pr proposed recovery re re- re recovery covery program A report from Secretary of the Interior Krug rel released ased by the White House stated emphatically that that the United d States Staten will Avill be beable beable beable able to deliver the goods for tor n a aid program without without without with with- out Impairing American r resources Some ome shortages will re result but it St is impossible to make a case case that the proposed aid program will h have ve a serious impact upon our economy Krug said From the standpoint Standpoint- of day to day to day drain the export program is just n not t consequential Krug asserted however that to assure success of the the undertaking ing this country must save eave grain retain export controls to make certain shipments shipments' reach the most needy countries and and gear and gear production production production tion and transportation f facilities s sto to to a high rate Pepper Crl Critical v vOn On Capitol Hill Republicans generally adopted a 8 lets let's hear more attitude but but Senator Pepper pepper pep Pep- epper ep- ep per D D. Fla criticized the report report report re re- re- re port as a n nibbling approach Pepper told reporters he thinks the summary makes the timid assumption that only such only help will be extended to w western stern Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope as will not Inco inconvenience the American people Pepper who has urged a program pro program program pro pro- gram of ot a year in foreign aid does not always reflect the majority viewpoint among his senate enate Democratic col col- colleagues leagues It was was obvious that his ideas were at variance with those of Republican members Senators Ferguson R. R Mich and Brewster R. R Maine told re reporterS reporters reporters re- re porters they want to know many more facts than those covered in inthe inthe inthe the Krug report before they will willbe willbe be ready to pass on recommendations President Truman has said he will make to congress on the nature nature nature na na- na- na ture and nd extent of a balanced foreign foreign for for- eign aid pr program gram 1 Ferguson said the Krug report as as well as s others to be filed later will get a thorough going going- over going ver verby by congress because whatever is 15 done in this situation is going to affect the economy of ot the United States and the whole world for fory y years ars to come come Se Sees Seen Revisions Revisions' Y Brewster said he i Wonder whether er er there wont won't be some Iome fl revision s soon o in the requests of 16 Euro Eur European peon penn nations nations for for a t total of ot 22 22 in fn range long outside aid Bid He added that congress will Want vant to know about any such re revisions revisions revisions re- re visions before it acts Some administration officials have said privately there is a possibility possibility possibility pos pos- the total sum may have to o be revised upward because a the European countries countries' may have overestimated their ability to jo increase their exports and b the 12 12 drop in American prices forecast in their report may nay not materialize In YIn this connection there were authoritative indications Indication that a second s survey committee headed by Sec Secy of Commerce H Harriman will recommend that the he ask congress congresS' for tor a single years year's ears ear's appropriations without setting setting setting set set- ting any final cost figures on the Marshall plan |