The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
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mtttee'S recommendations were des signed to head-off the attempt of house non n-interventionists to bar aid to Russia. A test vote on the issue was defeated in the house yes- terday 69 to 25 when an amendment to prohibit Reconstruction Finance Corporation Loans to Russia was thrown out.
 The committee warned that more and more lend-lease appropriations would be needed so long as the war continues and pledged it's control of the nations wealth to destruc- ton of the Axis.
 The bill the committee approved totaled $6,159, 9,416,220, of which $5,- 9S5 900 900 would be allocated for lend-lease aid and the remainder, STA, Ale, ,220, for such defense pur. poses as naval ordnance and con- struction or acquisition of 212 coast guard vessels.
 Huge Outlay
 The appropriation would bring the lend-lease fund to a total of @I2,- 9s5 ,000, 900 and the total defense outlay to more than 60,o0o, 900 900. The original lend-lease appropria- ton was $7,000,0 100000.
 The committee urged immediate passage and debate was scheduled in the House at once.
 The committee released for pulp lication with It's report the censored record of hearings on the bill-tes- timony by ranking army and navy officers, lend-lease agency officials and state department representa- tiyes.
 On Defense Production
 Those hearings revealed that:
 l. The United States will be dc. voting 50 per cent of It's factory pro- duction to war material by June 30, le43. OPM Director William s. Knudsen is mot satisfied" with the present war production which is using between IS and 20 per cent of factory facilities.
 2. By the end of this month, 135 American flag ships will be in Ser- vice on the Red Sea run. Chairman Emory S. Land of the maritime commission said there was an acute shortage" of commercial shipping throughout the western hemisphere, but that American shipyards were damned to capacity.
 3. The United States is using lend-lease funds as bargaining agents to woo Latin American trade from Germany, Italy and Japan. Assistant Secretary to State Dean Acheson testified that lend-lease agreements have been made with Haiti, Dominican Republic and Paraguay, and that others are being negotiated with l2 other American nations. Since this testimony was given such an agreement was signed with Brazil.
 {. American farm production will reach an "all time high" in 1922. Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard warned, however, that the $l .OO0, ,O00, 900 in the bill for food may not be sufficient to meet Great Britain's Imperative" need.
 5. None of the first lend-lease ap- propriation has been used for champagne, rum or wine, women and song," according to Philip Young, acting executive ofdcer or the division of defense aid reports. Young told the committee that press reports to that effect were not true.
 The committee answered sugges- tions that because all of the flrst lend-lease bill has not been allo- cated the pending bill is not needed. It pointed otit that if the Demo- cratic process of appropriation by Congress, and planning, execution End delivery by the executive is to continue it is of the utmost im- portance that appropriations De made far in advance"
 A comprehensive breakdown of the ways the money will be used IS not possible, the committee said. be- cause public discussion of them will not contribute to the success Of the nations we are aiding in our own defense and the divulgence of them may contribute unwtttingIy to the plans of those whom we are seek ing to defeat"
 But 1t repeated the estimated dis tribution of the funds among agen- cIes designated by President Rocse- welt: Agriculture Department, $l,- 900 900 900; Navy Department. $i.- 498. .l2e ,s3S; War Department. $2.- 256, ,5T5 ,667: maritime commission, $374, ,225 900; Treasury Department, sSe2, ,070.O00; necessary services,