BATUROAY, FEBRUARY, 27. 1054 Senate Kills George Pro-•-osal Eisenhower Wins Victory In Constitutional Debate WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (W)—The Senate killed by a sin gle vote" tonight the last surviving proposal to amend the Constitution and curb the president's treaty-Making powers. It was a victory for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had expressed unalterable opposition to the original Bricker amendment and had failed to endorse a substitute by Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.) the only version which reached the final voting stage. Sixty senators fr'om both parties supported the George amendment and only 31 opposed it, but the 31 were enough. 44 two-thirds ma jority of those present and voting it required for adoption of a con stitutional amendment. Kilgore's Vote Decides Senators To Analyze Coffee Rise WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (IP) Sen. J. Glenn Beall (R-Md) said today his special Senate, subcom mittee intends to find out whether speculators have "cornered" the Atherican coffee market and driv en up prices. Information already obtained by his group indicates "There is an ample supply of coffee in and for this country," Beall said. "I can't understand how they can justify this additional in crease of 5 to "10 cents in the re tail cost of coffee per pound," he added. "We hope to find out more about that through testimony by roasters, processors and larger buyers for chain and independent retailers." ' There have been Widespread public protests against the high price of coffee in the last few weeks. In many stores and restau rants coffee is selling for as high as 81.09 a pound and 15 cents a cup. Coffee men haVe said the big factor in the price rise is a short age of coffee plus increased de mand. Support for the shortage idea came today from foUr Amer ican clubwomen who went to Bra zil to investigate at the request of the Brazilian governthent. Arriving in Miami, they said they saw millions of coffee trees dead of frost, and that there had been drought and insect damage besides. They predicted the short age would last another two or three years. Scelbcs Receives Confidence Vote ROME, Feb. 26 (JP) Premier Mario Scelba's prOgram of mild' social reform and friendship with the West won a vote of confidence tonight from the Italian Senate. It was the first parliamentary test for the hated foe of the Com munists, and he came through by the slim margin of 'five votes. There were 235 senators present. The vote was 123 to 11, with two abstaining. The required majority was 118. Democrats Pick Leader As Gubernatorial Choice HARRISBURG, Feb. 26 (W)— Democratic leaders to day en dorsed Sen. George- M. Leader, 36-year-old York County poultry farmer, for the Democratic nom ination for governor. Leader immediately pledged a campaign to stop what he describ ed as a Republican policy of the "big fellow pushing the little fel low around" in Pennsylvania. Vietminh Reds Withdraw SAIGON, Indochina, Feb. 26 (IF) —The French announced tonight the Communist-led invaders of Laos had abandoned their long poised assault on ,Luang Prabang, the royal capital, and 'were seek ing jungle cover 75 miles north ward under a rain of bombs. A French spokesman hailed the Vietminh withdrawal, which be gan last Tuesday, as a "great de fensive victor y." He • said the crack rebel Division 308 had suf fered heavy losses in its month long offensive against the little capital, whose capture would have had a profound propaganda effect in Asia. The withdrawal marked the sec ond time in two years the Viet With the rollcall standing at 60-30—just enough for passage of the highly controversial measure —Sen: Harley M. Kilgore (D-W. Va.) dashed into the chamber to cast the vote which killed it. A few minutes earlier it looked as though the George amendment was going to be approved. In a last minute surprise, Sen. William F. Knowland of California, the Re publican floor leader, had an nounced he woula vote for the George version. Until a short time before. Knowland had been lead ing the fight for a much milder administration amendment. Other Measure Vetoed The Senate had just voted 61-30 to discard this - White House-ap proved 'version in favor of the stronger, more restrictive measure offered by _George. The key clause of the George amendment would have provided that international agreements oth er than treaties could become ef fective as dorheStic law only by act of Congress. At _present such agrements do not require any con gressional action, while treaties must have two-thirds' approval of the Senate. The GOP leader conceded that as far as he knew Eisenhower had not changed his view that the only 'amendments "acceptable" were those which had just been dis carded for the George draft. But he said he thought "a dan gerous tendency has developed" in the' form of executive depart ment encroachment on the legis lative branch. A motion to reconsider the 60-31 vote could be filed within two calendar days by a senator who was absent tonight or who voted "no." Three senators considered ' supporters of the amendment were absent-:--Sens. Styles Bridges (R- N.H.), Pat McCarran (D-Nev.) and Alton A: Lennon (D-N.C.). risvelops Syro BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 26 (M—A new crisis between rival factions contending for power was reported to have developed. in Syria tonight, barely 24 hours after the army forced the resignation of strong-man President Adib Shishekly. The reports, telephoned from Damascus, the Syrian capital, said communications between the northern and southern parts of the country had been cut. Acting under the constitution adopted under Shishekly, the Par liament met in Damascus on this Moslem holy day and proclaimed its speaker, Maahmoun el Kuz bari, as the temporary president. In a speech Kuzbari Promised the election of a new president with in two months and pledged to up hold the new constitution. minh had knifed across Laos, threatening Burma and Thailand, then pulled back without engag ing in a single big battle. Laos—smallest of the Associated States of Indochina—has little strategic value. Many observers belieVed this year's campaign Was a political move timed to get the attention of the Big Four Berlin conference. The foreign ministers agreed to discuss Indochina at the April 26 Geneva parley with Red China and other nations. France's secretary of state for air, Louise Christiaens, arrived in New Delhi today for talks with Nehru. His mission was described as only a "friendly visit," but there was speculation that Indo china might be discussed. 1-IE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Group Asks Farm Plan Delay WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (JP)— Because of "uncertainty" in the business outlook, the Senate- House economic committee today suggested postponement of Pres ident D w i gh t D. Eisenhower's "flexible" farm support program. It also set up an economic watch dog committee to see whether more tax relief is needed. The committee, headed by Rep. Jesse Wolcott (R-Mich.), voiced confidence that "any serious fur ther recession can be avoided" if business investment and consumer spending are stimulated by "time ly and courageous" measures. The 14-member body wrote the first unanimous report in its eight-year history in appraising the President's economic report to Congress a month ago. It en dorsed much of the White House program, including the broadening o fsocial security and unemploy ment compensation. But the report declared that: ' 1. "Some members" namely, all six Democrats—favor income tax relief and excise tax reduc tions which the administration has opposed. And the committee is creating a group to scan employ ment and production trends .`and the need for tax action on a day to-day basis." The Democrats, in a statement Judge Defends Photograph Ban At Wable Trial GREENSBURG, Pa., Feb. 26 (W) —Judge Edward Bauer staunch ly defended today a ban imposed by th e Westmoreland County Court on picture-taking in the courthouse and jail. The judge, who will preside at the murder trial Monday of John Wesley Wable for the slaying of two truck drivers on the Penn sylvania Turnpike told newsmen: "We must see that defendants get fair and impartial trials without outside influence. Courts are the bulwark between the individual and the public. The principal thing I'm interested in is the rights of the defendant." The judge drew criticism from newspaper organizations last week when he said a court rule banning photographs would be enforced during Wable's trial. "I know there's a difference of opinion about the taking of pho tos," Bauer said. "When it comes to making a Roman holidaY out of it I'm not for it." The Beirut newspaper Aghayat reported, however, that a group of politicians met at Horns, .in northern Syria, under the chair manship of the aging Hachem At tassi, who was deposed by Shish ekly in 1951. The report said the group de clared- Attassi should be interim president and demanded the. re instatement of the old constitu tion. The radio at Aleppo, Syria's largest city where the revolution by army elements broke out yes terday, launched a violent attack on the Damascus regime and in a communique declared the aim of the Aleppo rebellion was not only the removal of Shisekly but the changing of the entire govern ment and constitution. It declared the Aleppo group would continue the struggle until completely suc cessful. The broadcast declared mes sages had been received from a "Free Syria" committee in exile in Baghdad, headed by Col. Mo hatned Safa. declaring its mem bers were returning to join the Aleppo movement. Me an while, the 47-year-old Shishekly, who resigned late last night and crossed into Lebanon en route to exile in Saudi Arabia, was a guest at the Saudi Arabian Embassy here. Thousands lined the streets near the embassy in an effort to get a glimpse of him. of "supplemental views," urged an immediate boost in the income tax exemption to $BOO for each de pendent instead of $6OO. Sen. Wal ter F. George (D-Ga.) has offered such a bill. Secretary of the Treas ury George M. Humphrey last night issued a statement saying the administration "vigorously" opposes the idea. 2. Adoption now of the. Eisen hower program for flexible crop supports and modernized parity "may actually place the farm fam ily in a worse position" in the months immediately ahead "when the threat to our economic stabil ity is so generally recognized." 3. A fderal administrator of public works should be desig- Germans Clear ::.:locks to EDC BONN, Germany, Feb. 26 (P)—The Bundestag, lower house of Parliament, chopped away today legal obstacles to final ratification by West Germany of the European Defense Treaty. By a vote of 334 to 144, the lawmakers approved changes in the constitution making military service compulsory for every man over 18, and declaring specifically it is legal for West Germany to join EDC. The provision for compul sory military service will enable the federal government to put a half million West Germans into the proposed six-nation army. Throwing their full support be hind Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer, outspoken champion of EDC, the lawmakers approved the first major change in the consti tution since it was drawn up in 1949, Pending a ruling by the Su preme Court on a Socialist-backed suit challenging German member ship in EDC as unconstitutional, President Theodor Heuss has withheld his signature from the final ratification instrument. The Bundesrat—upper house— must also consider the changes in the constitution, but approval was considered a cinch because Ade nauer has a two-thirds majority there. Adenauer's supporters now believe Heuss will be free to sign the treaty some time next month. In addition to West Germany, ratification of EDC has been voted by both houses of Parliament in the Netherlands and the lower house in Belgium. 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