Show Truman ruman Urges Trade rade Pad Pact Law Renewal WASHINGTON May 14 t P P President Truman declared Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- i day renewal of the reciprocal trade program without crippling amendments is necessary for America to maintain its world economic leadership The president said this country cannot start again down the road toward the mirage of economic isola isolationism His statement was released just justas as the house ways and means committee on a 15 to 9 party line vote approved the Republican- Republican backed bill to extend the thc reel reciprocal pro pro- 1 cal trade act only for one year It also carries an amendment giving ing congress veto power over overtrade overtrade trade pacts if it the president exceeds exceeds exceeds ex ex- ex- ex certain tariff limits set by bythe bythe bythe the federal tariff commission Mr Truman's views were expressed expressed ex ex- pressed in a telegram to Gerard Swope chairman of the citizens committee for reciprocal world trade The group is meeting here The president apparently was not aware of the Republican tarI tariff tar tar- I if iff bill at the time he drafted the telegram But Swope issued a statement saying It is difficult to see how Republicans Re Re- publicans can go along with this scuttling of what has been beena a considered consistent and continuing continuing continuing con con- national policy for the past 14 years Democrats on the thc house committee committee committee com com- also assailed a year one-year extension extension extension ex ex- ex- ex tension saying it would sabotage sabotage sab eab otage the trade program |