At the present cost of $3.950 per U.S. soldier. it would cost us $7.900 million yearly to provide such an armyto say nothing of the tremendous loss in production of wealth which would result were 2 million men siphoned from our business and industrial life. To an economy minded legislator a vote for the Mutual Security Act of 1961 is the cheapest form of protection he could possibly buynot even mentioning the overriding moral responsibility of a great and wealthy nation of people to lend a hand to those whose happenstance it was to be born in Asia. in South America. or in Africa. Not all of our aid is salutory. some of it has perpetuated the status quo rather than encouraging a solution of existing problems. such a situation exists in the Palestinian Arab refugee problem When in Israel I was surprised to find at least 10 percent of the people were Arabs who live normally and happily with the Jews. This is positive proof that these people will live together in peace and harmony providing they are not subsidized to live separately. Continued aid in substantial amounts to perpetuate the present stalemate does nothing but prolong the agony of Arabs who have already suffered immeasureably.