The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14


agency now knows what work
confrontS II when the Nazls are
thrown out.
The extent of American eco
nom.c aid TO the Italians when
the fighting stops depends on
/. Whether the Germans col
lapse suddenly - there is no IN
d<atiOn Of that now - and flee
to their homeland
through the Alps, having no time
toy destruction such as they
wrought IN Russia.
>. Whether the NazIs are beat
en- back laboriouSly and, for
spite or military reasons, scorch
and desolate Italy behind them.
destroying farms, cities, machin-
cry. factories hauling away with
them food and supplies
MANY HOMELESS
The worse the fighting the
more the homeless The more the
destruction of means Of lIVell-
hood. the more the unemployed
wuCU fighting ends.
But even if the Germans sud
denly evaporated tomorrow from
all Italy It seems certain that
country would not be rushed
back to anything like It's peace
time basis 10y the Allies
This Will be the order of pro-
Cedure:
The Allied Military Govern
mcnt GANG moves in behind
the armed forces to get and
keep the country functioning be
hind the troops
This involves food, some
clothing, transportation, and
other adjustments within the
country.
The longer-range job Of reha-
bllitauon then viii be taken over
10y the Office of Foreign Eco
monte Coordination OF L c.
which coordInates the work of
Lend-Lease, the Office of For
oign Relief and Rehabilitation,
and the treasury department.
OFEC was ordered set up
within the State Department by
President Roosevelt last June
for the Coordinatlng job. The
treasury men viii have TO handle
the financial problems bound to
be waiting for them.
OFEC now with the help of the
other agencies is building up {
staff of specialists TO move into
Italy when the time comes. They
Will be divided into groups fol-
various activities agriculture
heavy industry, transportation
public utilities, finance, labor
rationIng. distribution.
SMALL GROUP
Since they Will be compare.
lively only a handful of people
in Italy - maybe 500, including
stenographers -- they must work
with the Italian authorities
whomever they may be at tht
time
They Will work something like
this
Italy, which received 80 pei
cent of its coal from its one
time AXIS partner, Germany
Will need fuel to keep much o
its railways and some Of its fac
tories running.
The United States and Grea
Britain. short Of coal themselves
viii have TO give coal to Italy
But il is not likely Italy will b'
given all the coal it needs 70
the Allied home front the
might be too tightly pinched.
SO OFEC men will have to de
eide what Italian factories ma.
+ receive coal, what factories ar
not immediately essential. A sill
factory might come under tn
latter heading while a cottoi
mill would be allowed coal.
Although cotton would hav
TO be shipped into Italy, the fac
tory using it could turn on
clothes for Italians and in tn
long run save shipping space.
TYPICAL EXAMPLE
a cement plant might be a.
lowed TO work at 20 per cent G
capacity TO fill the most essentia
needs.
The OFEC agriculture special
ist might direct local authorize
to let farmers have fertilizer -
very short in Italy - TO groN
potatoes but not luxury tier
like squash.
Plant shutdowns. however
Will mean unemployment. Tn
unemployed, through OFEC d
rcction, might be channeled int
jobs reconStructing damage
areas.
The agencies are building u
some supplies but at this me
ment cannot tell how much {
anything they Will need. Certai
items are considered require
ments even before the agenciC
move into Italy. They include:
Lumber for emergency hou!
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