Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Lodge Says U. 5.
Plans 10 Call
II Million Men
MeNorney Testifies
At Senate Hearing
On Monpower
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Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts, said this after
noon at the conclusion of an ex-
ecutive hearing of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee that
this country planned to raise an
armed force of approximately
100000 men, and Il think that
If l were over there on the firing
line I would want as many men
in the armed services as pos
Sible."
Senator Lodges statement came
after Chairman Reynolds had an
nounced that the Military Affairs
Committee would continue with its
manpower investigation despite
earlier action by the Senate au-
thorizing the Appropriations Com
mittee to look into all phases of
the problem.
Gen. McNarney Testifies.
Senator Reynolds said today's
witness was 1t. Gen. Joseph T. Nc
Narney, deputy chief of staff. and
that he had made an excellent"
presentation. He SAID Rear Ad-
miral Randall Jacobs, chief of
naval personnel. would be heard
tomorrow and Manpower Chairman
Paul V. McNutt on Wednesday.
Senator Lodge estimated that
the Army would total $500 900, of
which 100000 would be enlisted
personnel.
Taking in the Navy and Coast
Guard Senator Lodge said, 1.-The
grand total would be near II ,000.-
600. These figures" he added. do
not include the personnel of the
merchant marine"
Senator Reynolds said Gen. Nc
Narney's explanation of the need of
men in the various spheres Of
activity sounded very reasonable to
me"
He added that II can't give an
opinion on the question of how large
the Army should be until / have all
Oh the evidence.
Reminds Of Guard Duties.
Senator Reynolds reminded news
paperrnen that the Army and Navy
were being called on today not only
to maintain several fighting fronts,
but to guard factories, navy yards,
bridges and other necessary plants
and utilities.
IF we are going to win this war
we are going to have to fight and
We have got to have an army" he
emphasized.
He predicted that out of the hear
ings we will have some kind of
recommendation for legislation OH
the subject of manpower"
At the same time, Senator Tru-
man, chairman of the special COM
mittee investigating the progress Of
the war announced that his group
will probably suspend work on the
manpower situation in view of the
action by the Appropriations and
Military Affairs Committees.
Clear Cut Policy Demanded.
Later. Senator Pepper, Democrat,
of Florida. a staunch administra-
ton supporter, demanded on the
Senate floor enactment of legisla-
ton Ito give this country a clear
cut manpower policy"
This is the first time the Florida
Senator has come out for manpower
legislation. He has previously in
sisted that labor compulsion was not
necessary until all voluntary means
had been exhausted.
With regret and almost despair,
have to admit that we have no
manpower policy he declared,
adding that:
Il get letters from farmers in
forming me I can't operate my farm
without workers and / don't know
what to tell them.
I'VE owe 1t to this Government
to enact legislation that would de-
fine a manpower policy The adj
minisrative agencies are not going
to do it,"
Senator Pepper said he hoped
Agriculture Secretary Wickard would
do better job in the distribution
OF manpover on farms than he has
done with food requirements.