State Department Intercession Defeats Anti-Nasser Foreign Aid Amendment in House of Representatives WASHINGTON (JTA)—A last- minute appeal by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other factors combined on Sept. 3 to defeat an amendment to the foreign aid bill pending in the House of Represen- tatives, which would have forced mandatory severance of further "food for peace" assistance to Egypt. Defeat for the drive came with . adoption of a compromise measure, a substitute amendment offered by Rep. James Roosevelt, Califor- nia Democrat, with Administration support. The Roosevelt substitute won by a teller vote of 117 to 113.! The original amendment was proposed by Rep. Oliver Bolton, Ohio Republican, who felt the time had come to cut off further Amer- ican surplus commodities to' the Nasser regime, because of Nas- ser's actions undermining regional peace and stability. However, Sec- retary Rusk said in a letter to Congress that it would be "unfor- tunate" if the amendment were adopted. He said that the national security of the United States would suffer if the President's discre- tionary authority were restricted. Gross, Iowa Republican, said the Roosevelt substitute was "virtually meaningless." He said that, if any sanctions at all were to be applied to Nasser, the substitute had to be defeated. Rep. Ryan said there was no evidence that the State De- partment did anything to imple- ment previous anti- aggression clauses affecting Nasser. Rep. Charles Joelson, New Jer- sey Democrat, took a leading role in the fight against the Bolton amendment. The Roosevelt • substitute, as adopted, called on the President to make a determination that any nation receiving PL-480 "food for peace" aid was not an ag- gressor in a military sense against any country having dip- lomatic relations with the United States, and does not use any fundS obtained from the United States for purposes inimical to the United States foreign policy. It did not specifically name Egypt. Rep. Roosevelt said the advan- tage of the substitute was that it "does not single out or name any nation" and would not "tie the hands of the president." Later, he explained privately that he pre- pared his substitute after the Sec- retary of State's appeal and be- cause he feared the Bolton anti- Nasser move would be eliminat- ed in the coming joint HouseSen- ate conference on the bill, because it went too far. He thought his own anti-aggression clause would be retained. and serve as the best available restraint of Nasser under the circumstances. Representatives Leonard Farb- stein, Benjamin S. Rosenthal. and William Fitts !Ryan—all New York Democrats — argued against the Roosevelt substitute. They con- tended that Nasser had gotten away with too much and that the only effective move was a manda- tory aid severance measure like the Bolton amendment. Rep. Farbstein argued in the House that the Roosevelt meas- ure was no different from a provision in last year's foreign aid bill, which the State Depart- ment has failed to implement. He said that Nasser has been guilty of many abuses and threats to peace, :--but nothing had been done to end American aid. Rep. Rosenthal, opposing the Roosevelt move, said that "by no torturing of language can •the United Arab Republic be called a friendly nation." Rep. H. R. The debate created an unusual situation which found two Con- gressmen of Jewish faith, Rep. Abraham• 'Muller and Charles Joelson, both Democrats, defend- ing continued aid to the Nas- ser regime, while other Con- gressmen of Jewish faith had supported the Bolton amend- ment. .Rep. Multer of New York urged the continuance of aid to Egypt for "humanitarian reasons" and said: "Let's not tie the hands of the President." He insisted that con- tinued U.S. aid to Nasser lessened the chances of aggression by Egypt. Rep. Joelson of New Jersey said the issue of continuing aid to Egypt pertained to compassion and "feeding hungry children." He stressed that "Israel is strong and can defend itself' regardless of continued American assistance to Nasser. Rep. Farbstein, New York Demo- crat, said that Nasser was "an- other Hitler" and that, through continued aid, "we prop up the Nasser regime." He pointed out how the aid program enabled Nas- ser to acquire Soviet weapons and threaten neighbors. He said that the State Department has ignored the anti-aggression amendment he sponsored last year. and that there was now no alternative but to support the Bolton amendment because Nasser had become a "con- duit for Soviet arms." Rep. Seymour Halpern, New off economic assistance to Egypt, despite Nasser's aggressive be- havior. He said that aid to Egypt financed aggression, and cited reports that North Viet Nam ob- tained surplus Soviet-built tor- ser was actually developing atomic weapons jeapordizing Is- rael. She said it was no good to subsidize those whose activity un- dermines the American position, Charges were made by Rep. Bol- and cited Nasser's pressure to ton that continued American aid force U. S. abandonment of North not only permitted Nasser to divert African air bases. She said that funds to build up missile capacity previous expressiclns of congress for use against Israel, but also to on aid to Nasser had been imple- create the threat of nuclear capa- mented by the Executive Depart- bility which Nasser would use ment*. against Israel and Arabs friendly to the West. He charged that the American policy was to "placate THE Nasser. - Rep. William Fitts Ryan, New York Democrat, said that Ameri- ° can aid was being used by Nasser takes pleasure in announcing the appointment to prepare for aggression against Israel and for development of arms industries. He said that members of Congress had urged anti-Nasser action, but that nothing had been AS SALES REPRESENTATIVE done. He also charged that German scientists were developing missiles for Egypt. and that this was in- directly financed by resources pro- vided under U. S. aid. Rep. Benjamin S. Rosenthal, New York Democrat, said that Egypt was not a friendly country, and York Republican, said that the . Administration had failed to cut OFFICERS President Harry C. Saltzstein, M.O. Vice-Presidents Eugene J. Arnfeld James H. Wineman Lew Wisper Secretary E. N. Rottenberg, Assistant-Secretary Herbert Sott FRANKFURT (JTA)—Dr. Fritz Bauer:the Hesse public prosecutor, disclosed that a number of anti- Semitic outrages had been referred to his office in recent months. He said each case was 'being investi- gated. The incidents included dese- cration of Jewish cemeteries and daubing of swastikas on syna- gogues. THE DETROIT JEWISH • NEWS Friday, September 11, - 1964 7 - SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 10th A DATE TO REMEMBER! 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