Evening star., 1943-10-09
Senate Probes
Seen as Result
Of War Reports
Leose-Lend, owl
Work Criticized
In Closed Sessions
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Senates tWo-dav private
review of what's going on at the
war fronts has resulted today
in plans for an investigation of
lease-lend operations and BODIED
i'll for President Roosevelt's re-
quest for an additional S500O.0OO
appropriation for the Office of
War Information.
In a cantankerous mood after
nearly six hours wrangling behind
closed doors yesterday, Senators
showed a pressing desire to look into
the operation Of some agencies that
were criticized roundly by five Sem
ators who inspected the war theaters.
One Of the inspectors" Senator
Brewster, Republican, of Maine.
served notice that LEND is in
line for a thorough going-over by
the Truman Committee. on which
he serves. Senator Brewster charged
there had been instances of mis-
management, citing 10000 trucks
sent to Australian civilians while
only $4,000 were left for use Of
civilians in this country.
| Lodge Hits owl.
| Senator Brewster said the Truman
/ group also is interested in the Presi-
dents request for more funds for
/ overseas operations of the OWI-a
subject at which the House Appro-
priations Committee will have the
, first crack.
! Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts previously told the
Senate he felt some Owl propa-
ganda in foreign lands was childish.
Senator Brewster supplemented that
with the information that touring
Senator's found Owl busy in India
furnishing the native press with ma
terlal on how Americans live. work
and eat. He added that he had dis
cuSsed this with Elmer Davis, Owl
director, who wasn't any too clear
as to the reason for this activity"
/ The Truman committee will eX-
plore this from the standpoint of war
! expenditures" Senator Brewster
said. We eliminated Russian prop
aganda in this country because the
Russians propa gandized their vav
/ OF life. Then We do the same thing
IN India. l told Mr.. Davis l thought
1t was a philosophical conundrum."
Disagree Over Siberia.
Senator's Brewster and Lodge Vera
in sharp disagreement over the lat
ter's statement that million Amer
lcan lives could be saved if Russia
gave the Allies air bases in Siberia.
With Senator Lodge absent. Sena-
/ tor Brewster led an attack in yes
terday'S secret meeting on this
statement. declaring it was S'unfor-
| tunate and inaccurate" The Maine
legislator said Gen. George c. Mar
shall. Army chief of staff. had sug-
gested at conference with the tour
lists that the Siberian bases not be
mentioned.
Senators Russell. Democrat. OF
Georgia and Mead. Democrat, Of
New York sided with Senator Brew
ster. Senator Chandler. Democrat.
OF New York tried to pour oil on the
troubled waters and Senator john
son. Republican, of California Wig
orouSly defended Senator Lodges
integrity.
That touched off a violent de-
bate that soon assumed the asDects
OF a general foreign policy discus
sion which involved the Senate's
attitude toward postwar collabora-
ton.
| Warned Against Talking.
Yesterdays session also included
! these developments:
/ warning by Majority Leader
Barkley and Senator Lucas. Demo-
crat, of Illinois. that Senators must
not divulge information given them
(See SECRET SESSION. Page A-4)