Evening star., 1943-05-22
Legislators Ask Right
To Attend All Sessions

HOT SPRINGS, Va May % (P,.-
Like boys who were invited to the
party, but couldn't get by the butler,
a pair OF riled Republican Repre-
sentatives left stormy ultima tum
on the doorstep of the United Ma
tlons Food Conference here today.
And one of them charged that the
parley's secret sessions cloaked from
public gaze what he termed "one
of the most diabolical things ever
perpetrated on the American
people
Representatives Bradley Of Michi-
gan and Smith of Ohio told re-
porters they had been barred from
executive sessions-and that almost
all conference sessions are executive.
They said they had demanded that
Conference Chairman Marvin Jones
let them know today whether or
not members of Congress are to be
permitted to attend any and all
sessions Of the food parley.
Temporary visitor cards have
been issued them, they said later
adding that Mr.. Jones has ruled
they could not attend executive ses-
slons OF committees unless speci-
flcallv invited by the committee con-
cerned.
Says He Was Stunned"
They said they had come here at
Mr., Jones invitation and on his
assurance that any member of Con-
gress would be welcome. +'.''
I'VE were stunned" Mr. Bradley
declared last night, when Jones
told up this morning that We were
free to go anywhere and attend all
sessions Of the conference-except
executive sessions"
Il was told by Chairman Jones
that the State Department had sug-
gested our presence might be en-
barrassing, that foreign delegates
might not talk freely if we were
there.
Mr.. Smith said his visit had con-
vinced HIM the food conference was
"one OF the most diabolical things
ever perpetrated on the American
people.
Sees Plot to Control World.
The American people" he added
are entitled to know what's taking
place here. There is no question in
my mind but that this is part of a
grandiose scheme Of the planners to
plan their super staff to control the
economy of the world and the lives
of the people"
Meanwhile. the conference itself
entered its fifth day with riddle
and an enigma on it's hands.
The riddle: How to keep urgent
questions Of immediate relief for
war-torn areas from cluttering ur
the conferences leisurely discussion
OF long-range visions of a postwar
world free from want.
The enigma: What are the Rus
slams thinking?
Relief Farley to Be Called.
Assistant Secretary of State Dean
Acheson provided a possible answer
to the riddle by assuring delegates
that United Nations conference
on urgent problems of relief would
be called soon at time and
place not yet fixed He emphasized
however, that immediate problems
Of relief could not be handled by
the current conference. but the ur-
gent need for food to win the war
and to save millions Of Axis victims
from starvation continued to be
voiced.
The what are the Russians
thinking" refrain that runs through
so many informal conversations
here results partly from the fact
that the Soviet delegation does lit
tie talking in general. and most of
that through interpreters.
Chairman A. D. Krutikov Of the
Soviet delegation, for example
wears a poker face as inscrutable as
any seen around here. and deals his
brief sentences through an in
terpreter. Some of them are hard
to answer. When tariffs were men,
toned at certain committee meet
ing he is reported to have replied !:
What tariffs of which countries
Go you proposed to reduce how
much?"