TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1954
Molotov Modifies Plan
For European Security
BERLIN, Feb. 15 (#*)—Russia’s V. M. Molotov tonight offered
modifications of the Soviet proposal for a European security system.
But he clung to demands that the’European army must be banned,
Germany neutralized, and American troops sent home.
Molotov fought a four-hour running word battle with the West
ern ministers at the Berlin Big
Four conference, in an effort to
sell, his plan as securing “Europe
for the Europeans.”
France’s Georges Bidault and
Britain’s Anthony Eden charged
the Soviet plan would outlaw the
North Atlantic Alliance as a key
stone of Western defense. They
said they would never agree to
this.
Tax Payments
Seen /Easier'
In Future
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (JP)—
.The time may come soon when
about 35 million wage earners will
be relieved of the chore of filing
federal income tax returns —al-
though they still will have to pay
their taxes.
A House Appropriations sub
committee disclosed today that T.
Coleman Andrews, commissioner
of Internal Revenue, has reported
considerable progress in a plan
under which no tax returns would
be required from persons whose
entire income is subject to payroll
withholding for tax purposes.
Andrews said he thinks the
plan can be put into effect next
year.
Employers would- then file a
single report, covering both in
come taxes and social security
taxes. The government would
compute the. tax and send' the
taxpayer a bill or a refund.
Benson Urges Dropping
Rigid Price Supports
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15 (#>)—
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T.
Benson has told Congress that
losses under the government farm
program could be staggering un
less the present system of rigid
price supports is abandoned.
“We cannot say what the gov
ernment’s eventual, loss will be in
connection with present inventor
ies and loans” on government
supported commodities, he said.
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■ Molotov retorted, “The collec
tive security treaty is an alterna
tive project against the European
Defense Community. The EDC is
aimed at a rebirth of German
militarism.”
“It has been said the collective
security treaty'is aimed against
NATO. Let’s study this question,
let’s find out where and how this
treaty • is directed against any
other treaty.”
Trying to pin Molotov down, Bi
dault asked. “Isn’t the treaty in
compatible with NATO? What is
your answer?”
Molotov -snapped “I propose we
adjourn.”
Soviet Press Chief Leonid F.
Ilychev confirmed later tonight
that Molotov never answered Bi
dault’s question. A French brief
ing officer had said earlier that
Molotov replied “It is. not against
NATO.”
Sutter Price Cut
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (JP) —
The government today announced
a slash of about eight cents a
pound in feder price supports
for butter in a move to reduce
its cost to jiousewives, spur sales
and head off an increase in the
already heavy surplus of dairy
products.
The. order is expected to bring
an eight-cent drop in the price of
butter on grocers’ shelves.
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Democrats Hit
Rollcall Plan
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (JP)—
Democratic senators poured ridi
cule today on a proposal by the
Republican leadership to amend
the Constitution to require record,
rollcall votes on all treaties acted
upon by the Senate.
“It’s like dropping an atomic
bomb to kill a mosquito,” said
Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.). who
argued the same thing could be
accomplished by a simple change
in the Senate rules.
Sen. Ferguson of Michigan,
chairman of the GOP Senate Pol
icy Committee, proooses to tack
the rollcall requirement onto the
controversial amendment offered
by Sen. John W. Bricker (R-Ohio).
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Sabotage Incidents
LONDON, Feb. 15 (£>)—Sabo
tage incidents reported aboard
British naval vessels during the
last nine months reached 17 today
when the Admiralty disclosed that
anti-aircraft guns aboard the 36,-
800-ton aircraft carrier Eagle had
been damaged.
Six sabotage cases have been
reported within the last six weeks.
Naval authorities have insisted
that the damage done—only minor
so far—does not look like the
work of Communist agents.
Commission Discussed
Washington, Feb. 15 (/p>—
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
proposed today that the reserve
commission of Charles A. Lind
bergh be restored, and that the
flier be promoted to brigadier gen
eral.
Benson Hints
At Shake-up
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (JP)—
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T.
Benson dropped a key holdover
from the Truman regime today
and hinted at a sweeping shake-up
to oust hostile Democrats and re
place them with Republicans in
handling the administration’s farm
program.
Benson told a news conference
that some Agriculture department
employes are working against the
administration’s farm policies and
seeking to undermine both Presi
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower and
himself.
As a result, he said, the depart
ment will soon make a careful
study of the entire situation in an
effort to achieve maximum ef
ficiency and loyalty.
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