The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-10

The local congressman's bill, now before the senate and house, would benefit the Naugatuck valley, since factories in this locality would ura- doubtedly be given a number of orders. Under his plan, the govern ment would spend $2,000, 900 annual ly for i've years for orders to fac- tories so that the plants would be able to manufacture military neces- stiles in case of war.
 The measure is similar in prin! ciple to one introduced into con- gress by ex-Congressman Edward Goss of this city. This bill was ad- vanced in 1893, but never passed.
 Congressman Smiths bill was in. troduced April 8. Its text follows:
 "A bill to provide for placing educational orders to familiarize private manufacturing establish ments with the production of munitions of war of special or technical design, commercial in character" (This Is the for. AtHA VAt&G VI vktG DAA'Is
 ''Be 1t enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That the sec retary of war is hereby authorized to place educational orders for munitions of war of special or technical design, or both, non- commercial in character (herein- after called special munitionsD, and essential accessories and parts thereof needed in the military service, with commercial concerns to familiarize commercial and manufacturing establishments with the manufacture of such mu. nitions and such accessories and parts. In arranging for placing in such educational orders, bids shall be solicited only from such establishment as, in the secretary's judgment, will be competent in time of war to manufacture the particular class of special Ynu- nitions with respect to which the bid is solicited. h the deter. mination of which classes of spec. ial munitions are to be manu- factured under this act, and in the determination of which of the solicited bidders is to be awarded any contract, the secretary shall have regard solely to the selection of such classes of special Inu. nitions and of such bidders aS will, in his judgment, under all the circumstances, best serve the interest of the United States and best promote the cause of na- tional defense. The secretary of war shall enter into no contract under this section without the ap. proval of the president.
 "Sec. 2. That the first of any such educational orders placed with any person, firm, or corpor- ation for supplying any such nu- nitions, accessories, or parts, may include . complete set of such gages, dies, jigs, tools, fixtures, and other special aids and appli- ances, including drawings there- of, as may be required for the production of such munitions, acc cessories, and parts in quantity in the event of an emergency. The title to all such facilities shall re- main in the Government of the United States.
 "Sec. 3. That not more thar one such educational order for the manufacture of the same, or substantially the same. article of special munitions shall be given to the same person, firm, or cor. poration within any period of three successive years. This sec. ton shall not prohibit the award- ing of any contract during any war in which the United States is engaged.
 "sec. 1. That, to carry out the provisions of this act, there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $2,ooo,oo0 during each of the five fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year during which this act Is enacted"