Evening star., 1943-09-26
Stettinius to Succeed WeIIes:
All Foreign Economic Activities
Centralized Under Leo Crowley
Lehman Appointed
Roosevelt Aide in
Three-Woy Shuttle
(Tert OF White House Statement
on Page A-6.J

b. the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, in a three
way move to bolster his foreign
policy and foreign economic ad-
n1inistrations, last night named
42-year-old Chicago-born Ed
ward R. Stettinius, jr., as Under
secretary of State to succeed
Sumner Welles, who resigned.
At the same time, the President
grouped all foreign economic activi-
ties of the Government, except those
under Nelson Rockefeller's Office of
Inter american Affairs, under an
other Midwesterner, 53-year-old Leo
r. Crowley of Wisconsin.
The third step was appointment
of former Gov. Herbert Lehman of
New York as special assistant to the
President to perfect plans for the
November 9 meeting of United Ma
tions on relief. The President said
Mr.. Lehman will be urged by this
Government to become director of
the international relief setup.
All Put Under Hull.
Mr.. Roosevelt, announcing estab-
lishment of the new Office of For
eign Economic Administration, said
in a statement it would "centralize
all foreign economic functions in
one operating agency" combining
activities formerly engaged in by
the Lesse-Lend Administration and
the Office of Foreign Relief and Re-
Mobilization Operations, Office of
Economic Warfare and Office of
Foreign Economic Ordination
In the order, setting up the new
economic agency, which will be in
the Office for Emergency Manage
ment, the President said its powers
and functions must be exercised in
conformity with the American for
eign policy as defined by the Secre-
tary of State.
As soon as military operations
permit, the order asserted, the For
eign Economic Administration shall
assume responsibility for and con-
troll of all activities of the United
States Government in liberated
areas with respect to supplying the
requirements of and procuring MAJ
terials in such areas"
In announcing Mr.. Welles' resig-
nation, which had been reported
unohicially for several weeks, the
President said Mr.. Welles asked to
be relieved because of his wife's
health Reports of differences be-
tween Mr.. Welles and Secretary of
State Hull, however, have been cur
rent.
Regrets WelIes' Departure.
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed sincere
regret" at Mr.. Welles' departure
and said the New York-born diplo-
matte career man had served the
State Department and this Govern
rent with "unfailing devotion for
many years. Mr.. Welles was not
mentioned for any new assignment.
Mr.. Stettinius, as the new No. 2
man at the State Department, moves
over from the Lease-lend Admins
tration where, as administrator. he
has supervised the spending of bill
lions for Allied war aid.
Associates of James F. Byrnes,
war mobilization chief, who was re-
ported as having been a handspring
in the new administration shake-up.
said the transfer of Mr.. Stettinius
to the State Department was con-
sidered an elevation of loyal ad-
nlinistration worker who stands in
well with Congress and who can be
expected to add new life to the de-
partment. The President said Mr..
Stettinius' long experience in busi-
ness The was United States Sseel
Corp. board chairman at 38) and
with Americas allies splendidly
equip him for the new job.
Crowley Elevated.
Mr.. Crowley, former DEW head.
win take over two State Department
agencies-Mr. Lehman's OFRRO
and the Office of Foreign Economic
Coordination, in charge of Assist
ant Secretary of State Dean Ache
son.
1t was disclosed last night that
Mr.. Crowley, who has headed sew
eral Government agencies, has re-
signed his s50,00o-a-year post as
chairman of the board of the Stand
ard Gas & Electric Co. to accept
(See STETTINIUS, Page A-6.J