Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

well, jr. The third would provide
for special emergency powers, and
the fourth would cover general
provisions and definitions of the
law.
Agency Status Changed.
In general, the original version
of the bill has been changed to
place the new agency more or less
on a par with other Government
agencies. so far as its day-to-day
operation is concerned in ordinary
circumstances. However, the
emergency provisions Of the bill
would pull out all of the stops
and give the administrator sweep
ing powers to deal with the effects
of an enemy attack.
Here are some of the specific
changes.
/. The administrator must be
a civilian, and his deputy admins
traitor must be appointed by the
President and confirmed by the
Senate.
2. In providing for the financing
and installation Of air raid warn
ing systems, q clear distinction Is
drawn between signals designed
to warn the populations Of cities
and the radar warning system Of
the military.
3. The right of the administrator
to approve or diSapprove mutual
aid compact among States for
civil defense purposes is with
drawn. Congress. which ordinarily
must approve State compacts.
gives its prior consent for this
type, but authorization for States
to enter directly into agreements
with neighboring foreign govern
ments is removed.
4. The blanket language giving
the administrator the right to
seize lands and condemn property
Except under emergency proce-
dure) for civil defense purposes
has been stricken. In the new YER
sion, the administrator must
report quarterly to Congress on
any such proceedings. and al
transactions involving more than
100000 must be reported In
advance.
5. Similar reports must be made
on all contributions by the Fed
eral Government for civil defense
purposes. such as the building OF
shelters and installation of warn
ing systems.
Fund Provision Denied.
8. The authority requested by
the administrator to keep money
from the sale of surplus equip
ment for civil defense purposes is
denied. AS in the case Of most
Government agencies, such funds
would be returned to the Treasury
7. The penalty for unauthorized
wearing Of civil defense insignia
has been increased from a fine OF
$3.50 and six months to $1,000
and year and day-making the
ofense a felony.
8. An extra travel allowance OF
SIS a day for civil defense ex-
perts-who can get paid up to s.
a days denied.
Despite the urgent request OF
the FBI that there aren't enough
investigators to go around as it is
the provisions of the original bill
calling for investigation of all civil
defense personnel having access tt
classified information remains In
the revised measure. The com.
mittee members were reported tt
feel that the solution to the prob
lem should be more investigators
rather than fewer Investigations.
The revised bill also would pro.
vide that the emergency situation
under which the broadest provi.
sions of the law would apply must
be proclaimed publicly by the
President. Such a proclamation
must refer specifically to an emer.
gency on the civil defense front
The original version did not cal
for such a public announcement
In other actions on the fast
moving civil defense front yester'
day, the Senate subcommitte,
heard a charge from New York!
Mayor Vincent r. Impellitteri tina
civil defense in cities and State
has been severely handicapped
for lack of "a definitive, authors
tative Federal policy"
Look to Government.
Calling for early passage o
Federal civil defense legislation
Mayor Impellitteri told a Senat
Armed Services subcommittee tina
virtually all State and city Off
Gals are looking to the Fedora
Government to establish the mo
bilization policy and program II
be followed throughout the coun
!, try"
The mayor of the Nation
largest city stressed the need Q
Federal money in creating a real
istic civil defense in New York.
I'VE reject the take to tn
hills and make for the caves