WASHINGTON--House passage of the 3,750,000,000 British loan was imperiled today when a group of liberal Democrats bolted the administration's ranks in protest against Britain's colonial and economic policies.
The unexpected defection highlighted the opening round of the house debate on the controversial loan, and it arrayed with the Republican opposition such hitherto-staunch administration supporters as Reps. Adolph Sabath, (D), N.Y., dean of the House, Hugh Delacy, (D), Wash., Emanuel Cellar, (D), N.Y., and Vito Marcantonio, (A.L.), N.Y.
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