The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-20
CONGRESS GIVEN
 NEW DOPE, PEARL
 HARB0R DISASTER
BV MAX HALL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Con- gressmen digging for facts in various fields found this out today:
 Pearl Harbor-The late Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said in January, l941, that if war came, it might start with a surprise attack upon the fleet or the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor." He wrote that in a letter to Henry L. Stimson, then Secretary of War.
 Admiral J. O. Richardson, former commander of the Pacific Fleet, described the late President Roose- welt was rather loath" to increase It's manpower in the middle of l940.
 The Senate House Pearl Harbor investigating committee decided to question Admiral William D. Leahy, personal Chief of Staff to both Presidents Roosevelt and Truman.
 Peacetime Military Training-The President of the American Council on Education, Dr. George F. Zook, said this country should rely instead on volunteers, should try for an in- ternational agreement against com- pulsory military training in all na- tions, that was the first opposition testimony before the House Military Committee. More is coming.
 Training PorgrGm
 But pr. George William McClell- and, President of the University of Pennsylvania, said he was for a training program.
 UNRRA-The House Foreign Af- fairs Committee considered bill to let the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration have another $l,350, 100000 of American cash.
 Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson backed it. He said the Army had given more relief than UNRRA in zones it controls in Eu- rope The committee announced 1t would get more details on Army re- lief work from General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
 FDR'S Attitude
 Senator Alben Barkely (D-Ky) i, chairman of the Pearl Harbor com- mittee, said today that yesterdays testimony by Admiral James O. Richardson ought to squelch any contentious that the late President Roosevelt invited war with Japan.
 Richardson told of conversation he had with MT. Roosevelt IA months before Pearl Harbor. The Admiral at that time was commander of the U. s. Fleet. He later was replaced.
 Richardson said MT. Roosevelt told him he doubted that the U. s. would enter the war even if the Japanese attacked the Philippines.
 Richardson said MT. Roosevelt added, however, that the Japanese "could not always avoid making mis- takes and that as the war contin- ued and the area of operations ex- banded, sooner or later they would make mistake and he would enter the war"
 Barclay asked a reporter today, That doesn't sound very much like MT. Roosevelt was trying to get us into war, does it?"
 Republican members of the com- mittee said they wanted to hear more from Richardson before they form any opinion.
 Health Program
 Here is the news about MT. Tru- mans new health program, which he sent to Congress yesterday:
 Congress will start considering the program soon. But there are indi- cations Congress won't act on it soon. No hasty action," said Rep. Harold Knutson CR-MinnD and this seemed to be the sentiment of many Congressmen.
 Rep. Percy Priest D-Tenn), the chairman of a health subcommittee of the House Interstate Committee, promised early hearings before his group Senator Robert Wanger D- NY) predicted the Senate Labor Committee would take action on the proposal within two months.
 Wagner and Rep. John Dingell D-Mich) have introduced bills to carry out MT. Truman's program. The President wants compulsory old-age and survivors insurance works under the Social Security law.