The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
AMERICANS GET
 NEW WARNING
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What Was Revealed

What Was Revealed
 Testimony at hearings on the various appropriations revealed d that:
 l. The army may be increased to 6,OOO,O00 or 100000 men in 1043 after reaching 4,500,OO0 by the end of htis vera. (This conforms with plans previously announced by Chief of Staff George c. Marshall, but in haerings on the pending War Department bill, Lieut.. Gen. Brehon Somervell said the 4,60,0O0 figure would not be reached until July 1, 1943)
 2. The United States will operate, between 2,2OO and 2,6O0 merchant vessels in the war effort this year.
 3. "The outlook for the consumer is very bad" War production board chairmna Donald M. Nelson told the committee the full impact of total war will not get home to the civil- fans until late fall.
 1. Office of civilians defense dir- ector James M. Landis believes the axis will bomb the United States to destroy production and ito create A feeling of panic and weari- ness of war" He doesn't think Americans are "yellow enough" to become panicky, however.
 5. About 80,000 Japanese are now located in temporary assembly cent CTS; 10000 in permanent relocation areas. The bill carries money to pay Japanese workers at a rate of SIP Q month for common labor, Sl6 for semi -skilled workers and $l9 Q month for skilled workers.
 Food shelter, clothing and medic al care are furnished.
 6. The Federal Bureau of 1nves- tigation Staff will be increased by 008 new agents and 2,904 clerical workers. On June 1, the report said, 66, ,i07 of the FBI's 166,2S2 pending cases were unassigned because of insufficient personnel.
 The appropriation carries $lOO,- OOO 900 to replenish the presidents emergency fund, bringing the total allotted for 1t to $506, ,459, 900. The fund now has only $64,0OO,OOO Of which $3l, ,0O0, 900 has been request ed by various gaancies.
 The committees report said Hen" derson'S latest estimate of excess consumer purchasing power during 1922 is $17,000, 100000.
 The committee partially justified its Al per cent reduction In OPA funds with Henderson's testimony that the holding of the cost of 1v- ing index depended on a great many factors in addition to enforcement of the Price Control Law. It called for greater use by the OPA of vol- unteered services and warned the agency to plan its affairs so that the $05 100000 in teh bill would not have to be increased in 8 later sup" plemental appropriation.
 The OPA fund, the report said, will provide for 10000 full-time er1n- ployes and 10000 part time workers.
 The committee advised that no funds were yet made available to the latest war agency, the Ohice of War Information, headed by Elmer Davis, but that 1t would be given an appropriation later. Meantime, the agency will run on the presidents emergency funds.
 The 19 war agencies and the funds provided for each are: Board of Economic Warfare, $13,8l8,0O0; Oface of Censorship, $26,60Q. 900; Ofice of Liaison On1cers of the Ofice of Emergency Management, SIS ,OOO: Division of Central Ad- ministrative Services of OEM, $9,- GOO 900: Oce of Civilian Defense, ST. AT ,O75; Coordinator of Inter-Amer- ican Affairs, $28, 8,638, 900; Ofdce of Defense Health and Welfare Serv. ices, $2,440,0OO; Offlce of Defense Transportation, $7,2l6,515; National War Labor Board, $l,l67, 900: Ofnce of Scientific Research and Develop ment, $73,OO0, 900; War Manpower Commission, $S,114,O00; War Pro- duction Board, $68,546, 300; War Re- location Authority, $70,O00, ,000; War Shipping Administration, $l,100, ,0OO,- GOO; once of ePtroleum Coordina- tor, $3,S65 900; Office of Solid Fuels Coordination, $920, 900; Oflce of Ag- ricultural War Relations, $475y 900: Smaller War Plants Cooperation, $l5O, 900, 900; once of Price Admin istration, $95, 100000.