Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1942, Page 10

House Plans Action Tomorrow on Funds For Civilian Defense Amendment to Ban Dancers and Shows Expected to Stand When the House tomorrow takes up the deficiency appropriation bill carrying $100,000,000 for the Office of Clvilian Defense, it is likely that no effort will be made to remove from the measure the Ford amendment ng use of any of the money for employment of “dancers, fan danc- ing, street shows, theatrical per- formances,” to produce entertain-{ ment for the defense program. The amendment was voted into the bill Friday, 88 to 80. The action came on a teller vote with the House sitting as a committee of the whole. While some Democratic leaders would like to remove this amend- ment from the bill, interpreted by them as an attack on Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt who heads the Divis- fon of Volunteer Participation in the O. C. D, it is realized that on a record vote many members might feel that a vote to remove the | amendment would be regarded as| support of the employment of May- ris Chaney, dancer; Melvyn Doug- las, movie actor and others whose employment has been criticised. An effort will be made, however, to remove from the bill the amend- ment adopted Friday denying $80,- 000 to be paid for a Walt Disney’ movie of Donald Duck paying his | income tax. Mr. Disney, it was pointed out, was asked by the Treasury Department to make the | picture. It has already been made and members of Congress who have seen it, consider it worth while. | Taber Tells of Calls. i The storm of controversy over the O. C. D. continued yesterday with Representative Taber, Repub- | lican, of New York, saying he had | received several anonymous tele- | phone calls and telegrams caution- ing him to “lay off” criticism of the | ©O. C. D. and its personnel. | Declaring “threats don’t bother‘ me,” Representative Taber said he would continue to demand elimina- tion of “parasites” from the O. C. D. | and thought the entire deficiency | bill which containes funds for the | agency should be returned to com- mittee for elimiration of “non- | essential” O. C. D. appropriations. | “This situation has got to be | cleared up,” declared Mr. Taber. “Congress ought not to have to do | the job; it should be done by the Executive. But it has reached the | point now where it has become an anti-defense outfit which is damag- | ing the country’s confidence.” From the Democratic side, Repre- sentative Faddis of Pennsylvania said he would support any move to recommit the appropriation. | He declared he had been “snowed | under” by telegrams commending his opposition to the appointments | of Mr. Douglas and Miss Chaney, | both friends of Mrs. Roosevelt. Messages Are Read. | He said they included messages from air-raid wardens who reported that they were buying flashlights and other equipment with their own ‘ money. | “Fail to see how children play | program or strip tease or art danc- | ing can contribute to safety of civil- | {an population in this emergency,” | read one message. “Am a Republican who voted for Roosevelt three times, but not for any skirts as assistant,” said another from California. | Mr. Douglas, as head of an arts ! gection, is on the O. C. D. payroll at | a rate of $8,000 a year, but is to be | paid only for time actually worked. | Miss Chaney’s salary as head of children’s activities in the division | of physical fitness is $4,600 a year. | In Philadelphia, Miss Chaney said | she had no intention of resigning | whether or not she was paid. | we will use this, and maybe it will Lot postwar peace,” said Mr. Evans. | write 25,000 letters a week to O. C. D. DEFENSE AIDE—Mrs. Crystal Bird Fauset, who is listed as a racial relations adviser at a salary of $4,600 in the Office of Civilian Defense. She was the first colored person to serve in the Pennsylvania Legislature—A. P. Wirephoto. writer, is hired at the same salary, to dig up “background explana- tions.” Mr. Evans said Mr. Kirby would explain such things as that “if peace came tomorrow Germany and Japan would have to have in- ternal revolutions, while England and the United States would not.” “Of course, I don't know just how never be used in this form, but it would explain to the people the basis Certain speakers of whom O. C. D. can be “sure,” have been used ex- tensively already, it was stated. “We're sending Senator Austin to Canada to make a big speech,” Mr. Evans recalled. “The Canad- ians have been using us to a tre- mendous extent.” Hoan Plays La Guardia. Daniel W. Hoan, former mayor Milwaukee, who is listed as consul- tant to Director LaGuardia at $8,- 000 & year, is in fact assigned to the speaker’s division, and he “goes all over the country,” Mr. Evsns re- Rerted. Ex-Mayor Hoan's voice is recorded on a phonograph record at O. C. D., it was revealed. On this record he impersonates Mr. Laguardia. On other records may be heard imi- tations of Secretary of Navy Knox and Attorney General Biddle. The story behind this is interesting. The idea was that citizens would A big staff would select the best questions. A radio program would be scheduled and cabinet members would go on the air to give the answers. The phonograph records are “dummies,” to show how it might sound. “This was Mayor La Guardia's baby,” reported Mr., Evans. The proj- ect is “still in the mill,” but may never come out, it was indicated, if the civilian defense director retires. Actually, only about 1,000 letters a week (not counting queries of a technical nature dealing with ci- vilian protection) are now coming in. Paul Benedict, at $3.800, and Herbert Krane, $3.200, with a staff of stenographers, take care of most of these, many of which are ad- dressed to Mrs. Roosevelt, it was said. Mr. Evans explained that most of the answers are form letters, but they are always retyped and given a personal touch—never mimeo- graphed. Bill of Rights Broadcast. Hugh Fleming, Mr. Evans’ chief promotion assistant, was given great credit for putting over the recent Without wishing to become em- | Bill of Rights day. Formerly con- broiled in any controversy, she said, | nected with the Forest Service, he “I feel I must do something for |Bets $5600. High light of Bill of THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 8, 1942 0. C. D. Press Office Made Independent 0f Other Agencies Landis Is Reported Planning ‘Big Set_ Up’ For Civilian Defense Press agents and other personnel | handling publicity for the Office of Civilian Defense were divorced yes- terday /from the information divi- slon for the Office for Emergency | Management for the first time since the O. C. D.'s creation. James H. Landis, O. C. D. execu- tive, has decided that the publicity of thjs agency can best be handled by an independent staff, O. E. M. sources said, and the O. E. M. in- formation division has agreed to the change. George H. Lyon, who has served as publications director for 0. C. D., will go on duty tomorrow at O. E. M. information division headquarters in the new Social Security Build- ing in over-all charge of daily press, periodicals, trade press, news reels and news photographic relations. McMillan Resigns. Meanwhile, George E. McMillan, who has served as O. E. M. direct contact man with the daily press and, as such, has been the spokes- man for the daily press at division staff meetings, submitted his resig- | nation yesterday, effective Feb- | ruary 21. James P. Kirby, chief of press re- lations, and some six others serv- ing on the O. C. D. publicity stafr, will remain at the O. C. D, at least temporarily. They will be shifted from the information division to the O. C. D. payroll. O. E. M. information division spokesmen made it clear that from now on the division will be re- lieved of all responsibility for O. C. D. publicity. Just how the new O. C. D. information organization will be able to gather and release in- formation on O. C. D. activities which are directly related to func- tions performed by other O. E. M. offices and still maintain its desired complete independence was not made clear. ‘Big Setup in Wind. One official, who said he preferred | not to be quoted, pointed out that | a large percentage of the activities of the O. C. D., as it was originally | set up, were closely correlated to other O. E. M. activities; hence the ©O. C. D. publicity office was made a part of the O. E. M. information | division for purposes of co-ordina- | tion. It was not known who would suc- | ceed Mr. Lyon at O. C. D, but or-! ficlals said they understood Mr. Landis has “quite a big setup in mind.” Detalls of Mr. Landis’ re- | organization are expected to be | made known within the next few | master of science in public ad- ministration at Syracuse University. After civic jobs in Cleveland and | New York, he entered a field which | still evokes his enthusiasm. He became American representa- | tive of basic English—a proposed | international language composed of 850 English words. Mr. Evans re- ceived information only recently | that the British Bible Association is | translating the scripture into basic | English for backward tribes. | ‘Two years before coming to Wash- | ington he became secretary of the National Committee on Education | by Radio and secretary of the Con- ference on American Self-Govern- ment, at Chicago. So far, the Treasury has not paid Mr. Evans a penny of his $8,000, he | declared. There has been a lot of | red tape clearing it through the | Office of Emergency Manageffient— so right now the Government owes Mr. Evans $1,200. 300,000 lalian Workers Reported Soucait by Reich By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 7.—A Reuters (British news agency) dispatch from “somewhere in Europe” quoted diplomatic sources today as saying that Reichsmarshal Hermann Wil- helm Goering’s recent visit to Italy was to get a fresh contingent of 300,000 Itallan workers for service in German industry. A Nazi campaign to recruit for- eign labor was said to be in full swing in industrial districts of Northeast France and around Paris. The report said that by “combing out” factories and calling up Ger- mans living abroad, Germany ex- pects to have an additional 2,000,000 soldiers to throw against Soviet Russia. An army of about 30 divisions (roughly 450,000 men) was said to.be in training in Saxony and Silesia for use in the spring. A large part of these troops already have gone to the eastern front, it also was sald. In some cases, veteran German troops were reported to have been withdrawn for rest behind the line in preparation for the sprin .. 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