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saying that he realized that "as long
as there are strong men in the Gov
eminent" these differences will crop
up. Mr. Byrnes said that really
they amount to very little when
compared to big things of life"
Continuing, he told of writing to
the Vice President and Mr.. Jones
requesting this afternoons meet
ing. When a neWsman asked if the
two were to come to his Office to-
gether. Mr.. Byrnes laughed and said
not together but at the same time. /"
Another newsman referring TO the
difficulties the administration Is
having on Capitol Hill, asked Mr.
Byrres if he is doing anything to
get Congress back in line
Referring to the fact that he had
been member of both Senate and
House, Mr.. Byrnes said he knew
better than to try and get Congress
into line. He added that Congress
IS all right and then whimsically
commented that the weather has
heen hot and that Congress is just
like the press.
They may seem to have difTicul-
ties but it will all come out" he said
COP Senators Ask Probe.
Meanwhile, Democratic Senators
generally adopted a hands-off at
titude toward the dispute between
Mr.. Wallace and Mr. Jones, but Re-
publican Senators clamored for an
investigation.
While President Roosevelt accused
the press and radio of stirring up
some of the controversies among
members of his Official family and
thereby impeding the war effort,
Senator Danaher, Republican, Of
Connecticut, declared he definitely
favored" congressional inquiry
into the background Of yesterdays
heated exchange between Mr.. Wal
lace and Secretary Jones.
Senator Ferguson, Republican. of
Michigan, said he believed an inves-
tigation held very interesting pos
sibilities,"
The Democratic chairmen of COM
mittees which might be called on to
make such an inquiry, as was in
vlted by Mr.. Jones, were in no ap-
parent rush, however. to demand
priorities on it.
Investigation Asked in House.
Representative Wigglesworth. Re-
publican, of Massachusetts, saying
this further evidence of dissension
and lack of coordination on the
home front is deplorable," an
nounced that he is introducing a
resolution for Thorough going in
vestigation of the charges made"
1T is unthinkable," Mr.. Wiggles-
worth added, that these two top
officials in the Roosevelt admins
tratlon are unable to compose their
differences and cooperate in the
war effort"
Representative Springer. Repub-
llcan, OF Indiana, referred to the
Wallace-Jon dispute as present.
ing "the unusual case of a r.lreau-
crat calling bureaucrat a bureau
crat."
TO this discordant note Presi-
dent Roosevelt adds charge
against newspapermen of RESPONSE
bility for the pickering in Washing
ton the Hoosier told the House.
Truman Committee Busy.
Unlike the President, who told
his press conference that the
charges took him by surprise, Sena-
tors did not seem startled that the
long standing disagreement between
their presiding officer and the Sec
retary Of Commerce finally had burst
into the open.
Chairman Truman of the Senate
War Investigating Committee, said
his group was pretty busy with other
problems, and that he had no pres
ent intention of looking into the
Wallace-Jones row He suggested
that the Senate Banking Committee
would be more appropriate group.
However, Chairman Wagner of
the Banking Committee refused to
say whether his group would take
jurisdiction.
I'm only the chairman" he said.
The matter will have to be decided
by the committee ITSELF
President Questioned.
The row, coming on the heels of
the shakeup in the War Food Ad-
ministration, prompted questioning
of Mr.. Roosevelt at his press con-
ference on controversies within the
Government, and the Chief Execu-
tive replied with criticism of the
press. He said he could trace f1ocks
of intramural Squabbles TO news
paper stories, especially by column
lists and radio commentators.
He went on with some blunt cri-
ticism of some newspapers, and con-
tended at one point that reporters
on occasion had to write under Or
ders. He said that was when sew
eral newspaper owners had pub
lished reports about the morals of
the WAACS. He referred to
Washington columnist's report-de-
MED by the Army-that WAACS
were to be supplied with controcep-
tiveS. The President said that was
shameful thing which hurt the war
effort and caused a great many
heart burnineS He termed II a