The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

The hearing will be behind closed doors, and Republican cor1- mitteemen are preparing to fire some hot questions about alleged irregularities in lend-lease opera. tions, including a charge that we purchase several merchant ships from Canada which were later given to the British.
 Chairman Emory s. Land of the Maritime Commission has admit ted this at 8 cloSed-door meet ing of the House Merchant Ma rine Committee. Another charge to be fired at Stettinius is that we sent scarce farm implements to Britain while our won farmers were minus.
 The meeting, however, will not be a one-way session. For the Lend-Lease boss has @ surprise of his own in store for the com- mittee. He plans to present de- tails on "reciprOcap lend-lease- namely services we are getting from the British.
 THE OTHER SIDE
 The American public has heard little about this phase, but we have received considerable free aid from the British, including ships, ship repairs, barage ball. looms for our coastal cities, anti- aircraft guns and several large naval bases in the war zone, com- pletely built, equipped and paid for by the British.
 The British also have turned over to our forces in England without cost, 8 huge air depot and an adjacent airdrome with an operating personnel of 5000 work CTS paid by the British govern ment. N
 dl addition, Great Britain has built several large cantOn- ments, storage buildings and other facilities for our troops all without cost to Uncle Sam.
 NOTE: The President once compared lend-lease to supplying a hose to put out a fire in your neighbours house. If the fire is extinguished, but the hose is de- stroyed, it is still a good invest ment because you prevent your own home from burning down. OFFICIALS SAVE GAS
 Some few Washington bigwigs are careless about gasoline ra- tioning, but they are exceptions. Most Washington officialdom is scrupulously careful.
 The Chief Justice of the United States, for instance, is riding a truck. Chief Justice Stone has discarded his private car as a means of getting to and from the Supreme Court, and instead hitch hikes in the delivery truck which runs errands for the Court. In addition, Stone is one of the walk ingeSt members of the Court.
 The White House uses II ears now. against IS a year ago, and these include trucks for the White House mail, as well as ears for the President and staff.
 White House Secretary Marvin Mcintyre now rides to work in Q Ford instead of . Packard.
 Vice President Henry Wallace last abandoned his le-cylinder limousine in favor of humble five passenger sedan. Every morning he walks the five miles from the Wardman Park hotel to the Capitol, and rides home in the evening.
 Speaker Sam Rayburn uses his official car sparingly. He often walks from his apartment on Du Pont Circle to Seventh street, where he takes . street ear to the Capitol.
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