Evening star., 1950-09-01

Certainly we, ought to have the
same kind Of program for those
cities and protect them"
Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee re.
piled:
Following the gentleman's logic
does he not think it would be the
sane and sensible thing to do te
provide enough money to defend
the country, instead of being re.
quired to move it in order to dodge
an enemy?" A round of applause
followed this question.
1.-The gentleman is quite right,
Mr.. Dondero agreed.
Taber Attacks Move.
Representative Taber. Republi.
can, of New York asked:
II wonder if we are expected te
give greater protection to the
bureaucratS in Washington than
we do to the ordinary folks back
home?"
Representative Heating, Repub-
lican. of New York remarked:
Il also come from great in
dustrial center. I share the gen.
tleman's view that they are de-
sirous of protection just as much
as people in Washington are"
Representative Brooks. Demo
crat, of Louisiana then said:
For years I have been urging a
program of decentralization of in
,dustry, and also urging that in
dustry be removed from exposed
places along the Seaboard.
would like for the committee to
give thought to that sort of de-
Capitalization"
Representative Jensen, Repub-
lican, of Iowa asked:
Does not the gentleman feel
that will get due gand timely
notice of an attack from say,
Russia, because the Communists
and the fellow travellers will have
knowledge of anything that might
go on? They will start moving
out plenty soon so the rest of us
can get out in time also"
Mr Dondero replied:
Il know they are here within
our gates"
Boondoggling Seen.
Earlier, Representative Miller,
Republican, of Nebraska had re-
marked:
"This seems to me to be an
other boondoggling type of project
to protect some of the waffle bot
toms in Washington"
Representative Miller, Republi-
can, of Maryland added the money
might be used to "save the hides
of some 10000 Government work.
erS." He suggested saving hides
and money at the same time by
removing 10000 bureaucrats from
the payroll.
Representative Price, Democrat,
of Illinois, jumped up to say he
was surprised that House mem
bers would "stoop so low to make
political capital" of a plan essen
tial to safeguard vital parts Of
the Government.
Representative Haus, Democrat,
of Ohio. sided with Mr.. Price, and
declared:
"The heat of August has affect
ed the thinking of some people" /"
Another Republican, Repre-
sentative Garfield of New Jersey
called Washington "the most vul-
nerable of all American cities, -
the nerve center of the Nation.
Satellite" Plan Backed.
Mr.. Garfield, member of the
House Appropriations Committee,
said today he favors some "satel-
lite plan for dispensing Federal
agencies around Washington, and
believes the majority of House
members feel the same way. :
Mr.. Garfield called attention of
the House yesterday to the diff
ference between the amount be-
ing allowed for civilian defense
in the District and the $139.8 mil
lion asked by the President to
decentralize the Federal establish
merit.
The Representative had advo-
Gated $290,000 for defense of the
District, and this sum was
trimmed to $40, 900 by the House,
Mr.. Garfield said he was against
any dispersal moves to other cities
as suggested by fellow Repub-
1icans.
Representative Sasscer, Demo
crat. of Maryland agreed that
there should be at least limited
dispersal into the environs, but
the moves should be within easy
committing distance.
"It boils down to removing only
what we have to, and making the
move as short as possible" Mr..
Sasscer said. He added that only
key personnel and vital records
should be affected. "As for men,
bers of Congress-" Mr.. Sasscer
said,, I'm perfectly willing to stay
at my present desk"
Mcmahon Backs Protection. 4
Meanwhile, on the Senate side,
Chairman Mcmahon of the Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy said
in statement that the protection
for Washington is absolutely
necessary" and that vital agencies
should not be concentrated here