Show T Truman rumen Slipping Point 4 In Through hack Back Door By y Ernie Hill Chicago o nail Dally sews Xe ew Writer CAMBRIDGE Mass June 18 18 President Truman's so called so-called point 4 program for aiding tiding backard backward backward back back- ward countries tries cou ard f is s being slipped 4 t in through the r N back door under undera t a new name and 0 f with nc new ti goals Although the the j 18 president experienced l difficulties in getting an ap appropriation appropriation appropriation ap of f for forthe o 0 r r. r the program last Mr Hill lull year ear he now has it down for or or 15 times limes that much much for for the fiscal coming year War ar in Korea is the basis for forthe forthe forthe the proposed expansion Far East experts who have been meeting at Harvard University favor the broadened program and andr r believe that it will be approved ed by Congress in something like I the amount recommended b by the President The half b billion dollars for eco- eco I assistance to Asia Africa I the Middle l East and Latin America America America Amer Amer- ica has been lumped in with E EGA C A funds for Europe military aid for Europe and arms for other parts of the thc world Thus it will not have hn to face face t e the heat of opposition alone as r did President Truman's original request for for point 4 last year As part of an world-wide world outlay the half billion billionis is dwarfed by military aid nid for Europe which is 5 24 billion of I Ithe the total Point 4 4 by the wa way is no longer called that thal Neither is it properly properly properly prop prop- erly called technical assistance It is now economic aid for friendly countries |