Show 7 74 A ii elthan atmosphere of gravity and tenseness hovering 0 over the a washington scene a as a r T result t of the presidents fateful address to the joint cession session of the congress and fast breaking developments in foreign affairs it appeared the nation was almost certain to embark on a huge preparedness program while the government has bas been tor for more than two years attempting to deal wi with th russia w with ith infinite patience seeking t to 0 understand the russian mind and to convince moscow of our own peaceful and humanitarian gr motives uv peal es relative fulla t a to the marshall 11 plan and aid to other nations under our foreign policy act hilpp it appears ea that time for ak talk is now p past t and action Is necessary that the presidents message fell upon some fallow ground among such congressional leaders as senator tatt taft of ohio brooks of illinois jenner tenner ana and CR of indiana cherr wherry of nebraska ke kern in of missouri and ball of minnesota representing the midwest isolationists in the senate there was every evidence in debate over the marshall plan that the great majority of the senate is impatient with further appeasement of russia senator claude pepper of florida while voting tor for the marshall plan predicted its fail fall ture without accord and cooperation russia and its satellite nations and unless we can reverse the p present r besent trend toward war in into to a trend toward again senator peppers attempt at further russians appeasement however was virtually ho howled aled down by his colleagues on both sides of the political aisles ables so if it Is possible that house action on the I 1 marshall darshall plan will reflect the need for haste that universal I military training or some 1 form orm of selective cuve service may come into the picture that needed appropriations for a huge air force may be voted together with additional military aid for greece and turkey and in all probability china in the house however r there ere is another iso W r fr 4 lat lonist on of re representative presen tarves coming largely from the midwest and I led by b congressman charles halleck of indiana CIZ the majority floor leader adf t M one thing ST did r reassure earst ire the congress congressi i people upon is that although h we proposed d to carry through ugh the afo marshall U P plan is 1 1 I 1 this governments ve ears original inal I 1 position g 41 on of backing ig up decisions of the united has not and will not be changed proponents of continued government control of the nations natural resources ces are alarmed 4 again over anew a new att attempt t by sen kenneth mckellar 0 tenn 0 essee to stifle and hamstring the tennessee valley authority the long ion a bit bitter t r foe 0 of TVA haa has a bi alir al which would 11 4 change its entire character hear ings opened march 19 15 before gen george e eorge W malone rep ne nevada and a senate public 91 littee works committee subcommittee sub 11 of course the public power lobby lobbyist lob byIs to not loathe to get behind and any measure elext which seeks to curb fate the independence of 0 f TVA and senator MI malones n statement can be taken for what proponents and op pa ponente ne ants or regional valley valle authorities or i ti e want to maksout make out of it seid the nevadean Nev adlan it is the feeling fee lin g of the subcommittee sub committee that both the general public and TVA s supporters have a definite inhere interest sf in the question as to whether or not the TVA is being properly ro per ly administered and and in in the e question fuestion as to the advisability ab of establishing additional valley a authorities similar to TVA bills are rb before the committee seeking to establish regional authorities in the mis columbia dolum bla and savannah river valleys but the con census of f opinion is that they will not get out of committee in this congress despite the probability of huge new appropriations for or preparedness ausro GOP 0 P leaders e der have gone so far on promises of a tax reduction bill they cannot back out in the light of world crisis many congressmen gressmen c on believe they vote tax reduction although the senate has materially i W Mii AW tk Y reduced f the home house ver berrion on A a rf the knutson bill and the chancel are that r when 3 it if is finally ap up pr proved the total will be son om where near a 1501 D cut passage 0 over j ii veto to is another soothe r while pr president haa has na I 1 tv inkling in 0 of o whom he will name when cre ta kahn ton andeson steps tep out oa US seen secre tary tryon ot agriculture a to run nm tor for senator fromnes from New mexico there Is considerable talk that under Z dodd doddrill will b be in line tor for the appointment an andeson deron will r remain in th the e cabinet caban probably until after con 9 grew addoum v ans r |