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nology, met mixed reaction in Con-
gress.
Senators in the II Eastern States
in which gasoline already is rationed
were quick to applaud the recon-
mendations for acknowledgement
ceiling" on civilian driving and the
35-mile-an-hour speed limit.
Wisdom of the insistence on ma
tional gasoline rationing to save
rubber was questioned by some
members of Congress, though many
of them declared that If such a move
is a military necessity the people
will submit to it cheerfully.
Some comments follow:
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
said he had long been an advocate
of rationing and Senator Danaher,
Republican. of Connecticut COM
mented, Its about time" when told
of the Baruch proposal. He asked
jocularly, Anybody want to buy a
carr"
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire said: Although I
haven't had opportunity to fully
study the report as yet, there are
two features in it with which we
will all agree-Nation- wide gasoline
rationing and countrywide speed
limit of IS miles per hour"
Senator La Toilette, Progressive of
Wisconsin, said he had not had time
to read the report, but inquired
whether it contained any criticism
of the people who have fumbled the
rubber program so far?"
Rationing in Texas Opposed.
Representative Hinshaw, Repub-
hcan of California: Gas rationing
in California would cause great con-
fusion. People out there travel
great distances to and from work,
and they need their cars. Public
utility systems are not developed
like they are in the metropolitan
sections of the East"
Representative Rogers, Republican
of Massachusetts,: Nationwide gaso-
line rationing is only fair, and 1t
certainly would help our situation
here in the East. The East now is
being Disseminated against"
Representative Kilday, Democrat
OF Texas: II feel that it is unneces-
sary to ration gasoline in Texas
Our storage facilities there are filled
to overfiowing now. If ehey need
the rubber, that's something else
they should take it and not resort
to subterfuge"
Chairman SABBATH of the House
Rules Committee: eff nationwide
gasoline rationing Is necessary, be-
Heve a majority of the people are
unselfish enough to accept it for the
general good"
Representative Dirksen, Republi-
can of Illinois: "The recommends
tion recognizing the feasibility OF
producing rubber from grain is very
significant. 1t means not only more
rubber. but in my judgment it also
means the creation OF permanent
industry that will be of immense
benefits to agriculture.
Senate Group Gets Report.
Senate advocates of producing
synthetic rubber from grain alcoho
evidenced little outward enthusiasm
for the report.
Their comment, however, was re.
strained, pending further study Of
the extent to which its recon-
mendations met their demands fol
greater use of farm and fores
products in rubber manufacture.
The Senate referred the reporr
Immediately to its Agriculture Com.
mittee, subcommittee OF which
with Senator Gillette, Democrat, o.
Iowa as chairman, obtained passage
of bill to set up an independent
agency to produce rubber from farm
products.
President Roosevelt vetoed tn,
bill August 6 on the ground that i
sought to set aside the centralized
control he said was vital to tn,
war program.
Whether, on the basis of the
Baruch report, any move might be
made to override the veto was 9
matter no member of the commit
tee would discuss. Such action coulo
be sought at any time before ad.
journment of the present Congress
next January.
The State Department, mean
while, announced the signing of ar
agreement with Mexico under which
the United States will buy unit
December 81, 1946, "any exportabl,
surplus" OF that country's tree rub
Der and all of its guayule and othe,
plant rubber production.