rRIDAY. FEBRUARY 15. Ivo,
House Battles
Tariff Issue
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (i)—
The House waged a nip -and-tuck
opening battle over President
Dwight D. Eisenhower's lower
tariff foreign trade program today
and administration backers
wound up the day with a one-vote
preliminary victory.
Protective tariff forces showed
such surprising strength that they
may be able to impose restrictions
on the President's program when
the final voting takes place to
morrow. •
Eisenhower was reported to
have made a• last-minute move to
bolster his support. Informed
sources said he had written Re
publican Leader Joseph Martin
of Massachusetts that he would
not use requested tariff-cutting
powers to injure American in
dustries.
This letter, apparently to be
made public by Martin in floor
debate tomorrow, is counted on
by administration forces to swing
some doubtful votes in line.
Today's skirmishing dealt only
with the rules under which the
House would consider the legis
lation.
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Reds Fear Seapower
KEW YORK, Feb. 17 (P)—
Navy Secretary Charles E.
Thomas expressed belief today
the Communists are avoiding
war in the Formosa Strait be.
cause they can not cope with
American seapower.
"For the first time in this
cold war seige, they came face
to face with the harsh realities
of seapower at the coastline of
the Formosa Strait's 100 miles
of open sea." he added.
übmarine Fuels Plane
' The Navy said today that it has
successfully tested the feasibility
of fueling a seaplane from a sub
marine.
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Agricultural Economy
Improves In Country
WASHINGTON Feb. 17 (IP)—
Times are getting better for the
farmers, Secretary of Agriculture
Benson reported to Congress.
Some signs, he told the House
Agriculture Committee, point to
an improvement in the country's
agricultural economy. He listed
them as:
1. Stabilizing farm prices and
farm income after a period of ad
justment from abnormal wartime
demands.
2. An advancing level of per
capita farm income.
3. A slight increase in agricul
tural assets last year.
4. Continuation of high domes
tic '.emand• for food.
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Saar Agreement
BONN, Germany, Feb. 17 (!P)—
The important Foreign Affairs
Committee of the West German
Bundestag reluctantly approved
the French-German Saar agree
ment tonight, 16 votes to 13.
Two of Chancellor Konrad Ad
enauer's coalition parties, the Free
Democrats and Refugees, deserted
him to vote with the Socialist
opposition.
Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan
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Plneau Faces Vote Today
PARIS, Feb. 17 (A')—Chriettha
Pineau finished preliminary Ai ,r
today on his effort to end France
13-day Cabinet crisis.
He faces his final test tomorro
—approval by the National A
sembly.
Pineau is the third man call
to form a government since t
fall of Pierre Mendes-France.