Evening star., 1943-04-07
War Agency Policies
Will Be Thoroughly
Aired by House Unit
Bureaus Fund Requests
Seen Opening Way
For Bitter Fight
3y the Associated PreSS

By the Associated Press.
Financial demands of the vast
Federal structure Of war agencies
will be presented to Congress within
a few days, and a bitter battle is
shaping up over the bureaus records
of spending, hiring and regulating
A House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee will begin hearings on the
omnibus fiscal bill tomorrow or
Friday, and it seems certain that
its total. representing requests for
funds from nearly score OF
agencies, will make their appro-
priations of last year look like small
change.
Included in the group are such
big-staffed agencies as the War
Production Board, the Office OF
Price Administration, the Office of
War Information and the Office of
Civilian Defense.
Nelson, Brown to Testify.
Chairman Cannon disclosed the
size OF three of the requests which
already have been sent to Capitol
Hill-Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, $14,900.000; Office of Censor
ship, s29,998, 400, and Office of Co.
ordlnator for Inter American
Affairs, S33 3.860.000 in direct appro-
priations. plus $4,000, 900 in contract
authorization.
In executive session for the next
three weeks, Government officials in
charge of the Nations wartime do
mestic economy-such men as Price
Administrator Brown. WPB Chief
Donald Nelson and War Manpower
Commissioner Paul McNutt-will be
called on to justify their estimate
on how many millions they will need
And, from repeated indication in
congressional cloakroom discussions
and speeches on the floor of the
House and Senate, many of the
group may encounter sharp criticism
and demands for retrenchment of
activities deemed by some lawmakers
as n-essential to the war effort.
Representative Taber, Republican
OF New York, a ranking minority
member of the committee, has
served notice that he for one would
seek curtailment of some. projects
of the Owl. which he has charged
with spreading New Deal propa-
ganda."
Funds Will Be Earmarked.
Mr.. Cannon listed several of the
purposes for which funds in the
measure would be earmarked, among
them:
l. Procurement of strategic ma
terlals outside the United States
and Waging of economic warfare
against enemy countries.
2. Operation of lease-lend.
3. Improving relations with the
other American republics.
4. Dissemination of war infor-
nation lat home and abroad
S. Control of alien property
6. Regulation of wages and sal
aries and other economic stabiliza-
ton.
7. Scientific research and develop
ment in aid of improved implements
and munitions of war and in medi-
cine.
8. Greater utilization of man.
power.
9. Supplies of petroleum products
and coal.
10. Detention and maintenance of
japanese, both aliens and those who
are citizens of this country.
II. Maintenance of adequate
health and welfare services in areas
around military camps and war
plants.
Representative Celler, Democrat
OF New York last night defended the
work Of the Owl and suggested
that recent criticism of the agency
was prompted by political consider
ationS.
The Owl. Mr.. Celler said in q
radio address, is fighting Axis prop
aganda with the truth, explaining
and interpreting the war for the
home front and giving us the facts
Of our Allies war effort.
While the Nazis are spending
$3.50, ,00O. 900 to $5O0,O00 900 annually
to spread their poisonous lies
throughout the world, Mr.. Celler