Evening star., 1942-06-24
Army and Not States
Should Guard Roads,
Gov. Holland Argues
AsheviIIe Conference
Elects O'Conor to
Executive Committee
~ the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. c., June 24.-Gov.
Spessard L. Holland of Florida told
the National Governors Conference
today that in his opinion the Army,
instead of State or local authorities,
should provide all guard protection
needed for highways and bridges
vital to military operations.
The conference elected the fol-
lowing Executive Committee:
Cows. Herbert r. O'Conor Of
Maryland. Leverett Saltonstall of
Massachusetts,, J. M. Broughton of
North Carolina. John w. Bricker of
Ohio and Herbert B. Nav of Utah.
In an address at the final meet
ing of the conferences 34th annual
session, Gov. Holland said
1T must be recognized that the
Army and the State have different
degrees of interest in the protection
Of a bridge or highway. The State
would, and I think properly so,
weigh the cost of complete guard
protection against the cost Of re-
pair or replacement, taking into
consideration the availability of al
ternate routes to handle essential
highway traffic.
The Army on the other hand
could not consider the loss of a
vital bridge from the single stand
point of economics nor could it
tolerate, as could civilians. the delay
and inconvenience of using detours
and alternate longer routes"
He'll Demands Effort.
Gov. Julian P. He'll of Wisconsin
urged the necessity Of all-out effort
to win the war.
This Nation is engaged in a great
war, war for what we Americans
hold dear" he said. I'VE are be-
ginning to realize that we are not
going to win this war by resting on
our oars.
The fact that we have never lost
a war is not going to win this war
for us. Americas being the rich
est country on earth is not going to
guarantee success.
Federal officials described the Ma
tion's rubber situation as dangerous
in question talks yes
terday.
Tell Of Rubber Crisis.
Robert P. Patterson. Assistant
Secretary of War, outlining th'
needs of this country's armed force
and of its allies. told how much
rubber they required.
How we're going to get that rub
her for the Army, don't know" he
admitted. He said the Army has
substituted metal treads on its tank
for rubber. reducing the speed and
making the machines more uncom-
Portable for their occupants, In Its
effort to aid in the conservation
program. Also. he said orders fol-
trucks have been reduced.
Donald Nelson. head Of the Wal
Production Board. and Leon Hen
derson. price administrator. dis
cussed the rubber situation in de-
tail. including the present campaign
to salvage scrap rubber, but their
remarks were off the record.
others on Program.
Other phases Of the war were dis
cussed by Ralph A. Bard, Undersec-
retary Of the Navy; Paul McNutt
chairman of the War Manpower
Commission; James M. Lands, di-
rector of civilian defense; Joseph B
Eastman, director of defense trans
portation, and Wayne E. Taylor
Commerce Department Undersecre-
tary.
Mr.. Bard told the Governors that
the Navy has conveyed thousands
of American soldiers to Australia
and Ireland without the loss of
man,
Mr.. Eastman, referring to the re.
cent request of his Office that fair!
and non-esential conventions ane
meetings be eliminated because o
the transportation problem. said i
might be necessary to take furthel
steps if voluntary response to thu
appeal were insufficient.
Want Barriers Dropped.
He and Mr.. Taylor both urged tn,
governors to use their influence tt
eliminate as far as possible the bar
riers to interstate motor transpor
from conflicting state requirement!
applying to motor trucks.
Mr.. Lands commented that tn,
states were slow in adopting legisla.
ton giving their governors adequate
powers to meet the wartime prob.
lens.
Mr.. McNutt said serious considera.
ton was being given to the prospec.
tive shortage of farm labor for th'
coming harvest. However, he added
his commission believes it will b,
able to handle the situation if givel
the necessary funds by Congress.
Mr. Patterson told the governor