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sentative Hope, Republican, of
Kansas interrupted to say that the
decision for rationing was made by
Mr. Nelson, chief Of war produc-
ton.
Representtive Gossett, Democrat,
of Texas said the people of Texas
are willing to give their shirts"
in the war effort but he said they
don't approve of whipping the devil
around the stump under the guise of
a rubber shortage"
Representative Gossett declared
that Congress should force" Mr..
Henderson to appear before one of
its committees and demonstrate
thoroughly the need for Nationwide
rationing before it is put into effect.
Representative Bender, Repub-
lcan. of Ohio raised the only voice
in opposition to immediate declara-
ton of opposition to the rationing
plan. He suggested that the meet
ing was being held without suffi-
cient notice and said that hasty
action was inadvisable, but there
was no dissenting vote when the
motion was put.
Representative Harness shouted at
one point: 1--WE have to take away
some of the power Of this bureau
cratic monster" But after Rep
resentative Hope, Republican. of
Kansas had called attention to the
fact that the control rests with the
War Production Board, Mr.. Harness
said his remarks would apply to
any bureaucrat.
More than a score of Western
members declared that gasoline ra-
tioning in their States would be an
unbearable hardship and would i'm
pede the industrial effort for war
production. They emphasized that
there is no gasoline shortage in
those areas and that the plan for
restricted use was based on desire
to conserve rubber.
Wants Facts on Rubber.
Representative Voorhis, Demo-
crat, Of California said that he be-
lieved the solution to the entire
problem lay in obtaining all the
facts from the rubber situation.
"I don't think" Mr.. Voorhis said,
"that all the facts about rubber
ever have been assembled and pre-
sented to Congress"
Representative Brown, Repub-
lican, of Ohio, agreeing with Mr..
Voorhis, said IF any one can tell
what the rubber situation Is on the
basis of the conflicting statements
presented to Congress, he is smarter
than most of us"
Later several Representatives ex-
pressed their views in brief speeches
to the House.
Representative Andersen, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, declared that
the Nation wide rationing program
had been advanced by "a lot of
economists who are not dry behind
the ears"
Representative O'Connor. Demo-
crat, of Montana, said it would be
silly and the acme of assinity' to
ration throughout the country.
At a press conference today, Mr..
Roosevelt had turned aside a ques-
tion whether Nationwide gasoline
rationing would be ordered by July
Is by saying the gasoline situation
would be considered at today's
White House parley.
Cabinet Session Scheduled.
A cabinet meeting was scheduled
later in the afternoon and 1t was
considered likely that the motor
fuel and rubber situations and pos
sible ways to meet them might be
taken up there, also.
Mr.. Henderson merely mumbled
past thick cigar, making no effort
to say anything, when White House
reporters asked him about the con-
ference.
When Secretary Ickes left the
meeting newspapermen inquired:
us there anything you can say,
MIR. Secretary?"
Hello" was his answer.
Senator Johnson. Democrat, of
Colorado introduced a bill yester-
day requiring Price Administrator
Henderson to hold public hearings
before extending gas rationing to
other sections
Senator Russell, Democrat, Of
Georgia suggested that States might
ask the Federal Government to
make good the revenue they lose
from gasoline taxes as sales are cur
tailed. States collected $870, ,692 900
from such taxes in 1910, last year
for which figures are available.
A 90-day postponement Of Nation
wide gas rationing was also de-
nanded today by the American