The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-20
House Gets War Review
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  in order that they may deal better with legislative problems effecting the war effort" he said.
 Marshall, he said, discussed over all strategy and outlined the prob- lens that have faced and are fac- ing General MacArthur and Gen. eral Eisenhower. MacPhail said that Brigadier General F. A. Arm strong, Jr., discussed the bombing of Germany and covered individual raids including the recent operation in which 60 Flying Fortresses were lost.
 To give house members an over- all picture, the top Army leaders brought to the meeting Sgt. P. o, Kristmann and Pvt. J. o. Logan, Sicilian campaign veterans.
 The meeting, held at the audito- rum of the library of Congress, be- gan at 8:46 Q. m. and despite the unusually early hour for Capitol Hill, approximately 400 members of the House were inside when the doors were closed.
 Marshall, StirnSon and the other high Army officials, as well as the two commissioned men, were understood prepared to tackle any questions CongreSsmen had as to the conduct of the war.
 The program, as announced by Speaker Sam Rayburn called for StimSon to discuss the military sit- uation and General Marshall "the strength of the Axis"
 Maj. Gen. George Strong's sub- ject was listed as strategic bombing of Germany. Other listed subjects and the expetrs to discuss them, were Air Problems, Brig. Gen. P. A, Armstrong, Jr,; Far East, Col. En- melt O'Donnell; Air War-Subma- rines, Brig. Laurence s. Kuter; Log istics, Maj. Gen. w. D. Styer; Land- ing in Sicily, Lieut.. Col. E. B. Gal- land, lst It, Russell Felerski, Sgt. Kristman, Pvt Logan.
 All scheduled committee business was cancelled for the morning and 1t was indicated that the meeting with Marshall would last until noon when the members will proceed d. rectly to the regular session of the House.
 Meeting A Surprise
 Congressmen had little previous knowledge of the meeting. They were informed of 1t by individual letters from Speaker Sam Rayburn who made the arrangements. First public announcement came when Democratic Leader John W. Me- Cormack of Massachusetts announce ed that previous plans to meet in the house caucus room had been cancelled and that the library au- ditorium has been selected.
 Congressmen said yesterday that they expected Marshall to be ac- companied by his deputy chief oi staff. Lieut.. Gen. Joseph T. Mo- Narney; Gen. Henry H. Arnold chief of the Army Air forces; and a representative of Lieut.. Gen. Bre- hon Somervell, chief of the Service of Supply, who is in India.
 Members of the House Military Affairs committee said they under. stood the meeting was to be similar In scope and purpose to a recent symposium held by the War Depart ment for industrialistS, labor leaders and editors. They pointed to an an- nouncement of a similar meeting oi midwestern war production leaders arranged for October 28, at Fort Knox, Ky, as indicative that the War Department was adopting thii policy.
 Congress On Alert
 Today's meeting came in the face of numerous congressional expres. sions of dissatisfaction concerninf various phases of the war effort, in. cluding lend-lease operations, eco. nomy in military activities and ever high allied command designations.
 An increasing economy conscious. ness. stimulated by demands of thu administration for increased incoms tax rates, has led members to chai. lenge many war proposals that, uy to Q few months ago, would have been passed without question.
 House Republicans met in a closeg conference yesterday to hear . dis, cussion of lend lease activities by Sen. Ralph O. Brewster, B. Me. One Of Ave senators who re- gently toured world battle-fronts he told the Republicans tha criticism Of the senators recent. puhllshed hy the British press re suited from mlsunderstandlngB Q statements naada in elnsed seHglon