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we a ta tte yg ge ete, TEDL ae tre. rad Feet ee ae a { Tee a ade orl lk ee ee te er -~2- be etven to Turkey which was no ally of Ours and which ts in no urgent need of food and suppl les? All Americans agree with President Truman that freedom Is the most cherished of human goals, and should be helped to grow in all countries, These same Aner teans ask: HOw does support given to the undemocrat Ic governments of Greece and Torkey ald the cause of freedom? Turkey is a nation which fought aga inst us in the first World War end which In this war refused to help the United Mations. Turkey fattened herself off the Germans and the Allies by offering her vital supplies of chrome to the highest bidder. Ou. of these sales she bullt up a gold reserve of a quarter of a Dillion dollars. Turkish neutrality lengthened the war by months. Turkey was a haven for Nazi leaders at the war's end. It 1s utter nomsense to assert today that the Turkish governrent {s representative or democratic. turkish sources state that the $150 million that President Truman proposes to give Turkey is to be used to Taintain her army of a million men, ~~ equivalent to 7 million men Jn terms of the United States. In what sense is this an army of freedom? Many allied Givisions were immebillzed throughout the war because we never imew on whose side this seme Turkish army was preparing to fight. . Everyone admires the Greek people who foucht on our side. They urgently need economic aid.” XY would be strongly for economic aid to Greece. AS Secretary of Cemmerce I was for a Greek lean ror such rurposes when most of the administration was against ‘Ite But Pres ident tromen as made it clear that very little of the $250 million loan to Greece is for economic reconstruction. Tt ils a military subsidy to the Greek government to continue its efforts to starp out all opposi- tion. It is utter nonsense to suggest that the present Greek goverrment is a democratic one. Three weeks ago our Secretary of State General Marshall condemed many asnects of that government. He called for a political amnesty, substantial unity and many refcrrs in the governrent as the conditions of American ald to Greece. Why aid Pres ident Troran abandon the conditions set by his awn Secretary of State? The President. asks only thet American civiliay end military personnel supervise the use mave of Amer !can supplies. What do the ectivities of american arry officers In Greece have to dO with peacefp) reconstruction? . ‘one year ago at Fulton, Missourt, Winston Churchill called fcr a diplometic offensive . ~ more - 92 0 A A NOS LE CE eC I TE OEE, IER TY FO RE EY FAT RE ETT