Evening star., 1943-06-24
Governors Seek Curb
On Broad Powers
OF Federal Bureaus
Vote to Lobby for Bills
To Strip Agencies Of
Administrative Duties
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 24-The
Nations Governors are going into
the legislative lobbying business In
what one State executive describes
as an effort to strip Federal bu-
reaus of administrative powers"
A motion adopted at yesterdays
closing session of the 35th annual
Governors Conference here di-
rected the conferences Executive
Committee to draft legislation to re-
move administrative functions from
Washington bureaus and to set up
a lobby to support such legislation.
Gov. Herbert D. Nav. Democrat,
of Utah, author of the motion, told
newsmen it was mandate to the
Executive Committee to draft legis-
lation to strip Federal air agencies
of administrative powers ana to set
up lobby to support the legisla-
ton"
SaltOnstall Succeeds O'Conor.
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall of Mas
sachusetts was named chairman OF
the annual Governors Conference
for the ensuing year.
Named by the conference execu-
tive board, Gov. Saltonstall auto
matically becomes president of the
Council of State Governments,
which is affiliated with the Gov
ernors' Conference. A Republican,
he succeeds Gov. Herbert r.
O'Conor of Maryland, a Democrat.
The conference executive board
was increased from five to nine
members, New members are Cows.
Dwight Griswold of Nebraska,
Dwight H. Green Of Illinois. Speys-
ard l.. Holland of Florida and Earl
Warren OF California. Reelected to
the board were Cows. John w.
Bricker of Ohio, O'Conor, ]. Men,
vile Broughton of North Carolina,
Nav and Saltonstal.
Gov. O'Conor's reelection to the
board was unanimous and marked
the first time committee member
had been named to the post for the
second year in succession.
Last night the conference adopted,
without dissenting vote. a reso-
luton commencing the Maryland
chief executive for patriotic and
faithful service" as chairman of
the body.
He has. with outstanding ability
and commendable diligence, dis
charged his duties during one of the
most important years in the history
OF the Governors Conference" the
resolution stated
Gov Nav said his move against
Federal agencies was aimed primar-
lily at political" bureaus ad-
ministering Federal aid programs.
He said these agencies handle social
security, public roads administra-
ton, public works, employment and
similar activities. He predicted the
effort would be successful because
our lobby will be stronger than the
bureau lobby"
Want State Rights Restored.
His motion was presented as
supplement to unanimously-ap-
proved resolution opposing further
concessions or encroachments on
States rights except as necessary
to achieve victory and calling for
"all rights of the States heretofore
relinquished to the Federal Govern
ment to further the war effort to be
promptly reclaimed after, the war.
In concluding their three day
conference, the Governors also con-
demned wartime strikes" in a res
olution which read:
We deplore the fact that in too
many instances affecting seriously
the production of vital war equip
ment and material there have been
strikes. stoppages and slow down of
such productlon: We disapprove and
condemn any strikes by any group
anywhere in America as affecting
essential industries for the dura-
ton of this war for the reason that
any such strikes or stoppages grave
ly threaten the security of our Ma
ton and endanger the cause for
which we fight"
Urge Easing Of OPA Rules.
The Governors proposed that OPA
restrictions be removed or eased
so that ration points will not pre-
vent the transfer of home produced
food among State and local agen-
cieS. They said that although
public institutions are increasing
production of fruits and vegetables
to avoid purchasing these items on
the open market. some institutions
can raise excess produce while
others cannot raise enough.
Another resolution requested i'm