Show I I FOOD foon AID AND CREDITS ARES ARE ARf CHAllENGED O OBoth S Both Senate and House Witness Wit Wit- ness ness Attacks on Relief Pl Plans ns' ns W WASHINGTON Jan 31 Sharp Sharp disagreement disagreement dis dis- agreement as to authorizing loans to Poland Austria and Armenia Armenla for food relief relic developed at the conference to to day between Republican members of the house ways and means committee and Republican legislative steering committee Atthe same time opposition opposition tion tion to further credits to any European Euro Euro- country was expressed in the senate senu seni sen- sen ate i Senator Smith Dem Dem- Georgia u started the debate by putting into the record a compilation showing that foreign for for- eign governments owe the United States in accrued interest alone This should answer the con contention conten conten- ten ten- tion h he said that the American government government gov gov- had done nothing for Europe DEBTORS PRODIGAL Another Democrat Senator Walsh of Montana said some of the debtor nations nations na na- na- na were spending stupendous sums in military and naval preparations and Senator Phelan Dem California de declared de- de dared he was against further credits be because ause the United States by not ratifying ratifying rati rati- the peace treaty had failed to es establish establish es- es the new world order it proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed and Europe was being rehabilitated rehab rehab- by by American money on the same old obnoxious basis Senator Phelan said European nations nations na na- na- na and particularly England were using money owed to the United States to extend oil interests throughout the world The United States Is importing pe petroleum petroleum pe- pe said the senator and when we try to extend our interests and In Increase Increase Increase In- In crease our supply we ar are told England is here first Why should we indulge her In the payment of interest on money we have loaned when that Interest in interest In- In terest withheld is being used to de deVelop develop develop de- de raw materials that tha probably blY will be the deciding factor in that ultimate conflict that will determine the com corn commercial commercial mercial supremacy of the world SOME REFUNDS NECESSARY Refunding of ot interest payments Wasn was n necessary in some orne cases declared Sentor Senator Sen Sen- n- n tor ator Smoot Rep U Utah ah but was not necessary for or nations like Great Brit Brit- ain am At the conference of ol house Republicans Republicans Chairman Fordney o of the ways and means committee said the full ways and means committee would meet later to consider final action Indications Indications Indications Indica Indica- were that the committee would recommend th the authorization tion and tb that t there would be a sharp fight on the floor of the house |