The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

va..~ lecturers free tc exercise their fine genulty in resuming production of any items they choose from surplus materials not needed for war.
 Experience has taught us that our country will flourish best when least hampered by government con- trols," says the report. "Any attempt at close control over the production of hundreds of thousands of items which might be made from surplus materials would do more harm than good"
 Having kept Q critical eye on the war production record since March, l94l, this Truman Committee is in the best possible position to sum up accomplishments and point to prob. lems immediately ahead, and its third annual report how those years have flownl-is Q detailed 200- page statement appraising today's situation. It would be impossible to boil all this down to something you can read over one cup of coffee, but hitting the high spots of it's intro- ductory survey and recOtnmenda- tions, you underscore these:
 PRODUCTION FIGURES
 MANPOWER-Still the most ser- ious problem, but unless the armed services require more men than now contemplated, national economy will be able to support war and civilian production with increased vlgor.
 NATIONAL SERVICE LAW--Op- posed as impractical and unneceS- sary.
 THR FEE YEAR PRODUCTION TOTAIIS-l6306l planes of which I06,l2 were combat planes, 74e war vessels, 1899 Liberty ships, 702 other cargo ships, 28,286 subsidiary naval vessels including 23,S67 landing craft, I,669,0l8 military trucks.
 LABOR FORCE E-C Contributed 46 per cent more man-days work in l043 than 1889, for all industries, 90 :,er cent more in manufacturing alone.
 WAR PRoDUCTON-The major battles have been won, and people should be told of thls fact as 1t will create confidence and not create create overconfidence as feared. The "pipeline of war supply" has now been filled and will continue to flow.
 CONTRACT TERMINATIONS-- AS of Jan. 3i, Army, 3l0,000, ,000, 900; Navy, $2y349. 100000. WIPE estimate of terininations for 1924, $500, ,000,- 900 per month to June 90.
 RAW MATERIALS -- Supply of aluminium, copper and steel exceeds both war and civilian requirements.
 RECONVERSION TO CIVILIAN PRODUCTTON-Now beginning and should be permitted at highest pos- Sible levels to maintain sound civi- Han economy.
 FULL EMPLOYMENT - Must be maintained 50 that purchases of consumer goods will not decline and capital investments shall not Do re- duced but
 FULL SCALE CIVILIAN PRO. DUCTION--and soft luxurious Nv. ing cannot be resumed soon. Needs of Army and Navy preclude manu- fracture of complicated items such as automobiles.
 CIVILIAN MANUFACTURE
 UNFTLLED WAR ORDERS -- Total on Dec. 1, l043, $67, 900, ,000, 900, which must continue to receive first preference. Rate of delivery now $5, SOC, ,0OO, 900 per month, indicating l2 months work in sight with more coming.
 CONDITIONS FOR RESUME TON OF CIVILIAN MANUTAC- TURF -- Manufacturers should Dc permitted to make any article they desire, provided CD Basic materials arc not required for essential pro- duction. (2) There is no acute man power shortage in the area. (3) Manufacturer has not been offered Q war contract.
 PRODUCTION OF NEW ITEMS Will be difficult because of inability to procure new dies, figs, fixtures and tools.
 QUOTA DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS-NeceSsary at first for essential civilian production, but If extended, would work unfairly. Judgment of bureaucrats should not be substituted for economic trends.
 RECOMMENDATIONS - CD Do not prevent use of surplus commodi- ties and thereby create unemploy- ment. (O Do not create e new series of unavoidable industrial controls. (3) Do not establish pattern of reg imentation for initial peace time production, for such regimentation will have a tendency to become per- manent.
 CONCLUSION-"At all times the emphasis should be on increasing production of consumer goods and eliminating government restric- tions."