Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1942 — Page 12
N elson’ s' Muzzling R of WPB
Stirs Protest in Congress
By THOMAS L. STOKES ~ Times Special Writer ° WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—A grow-
reached out into another department, through a letter from Mr. Nelson to Attorney General ‘Biddle,
ing tendency is noted in the tori{to force the resignation of Guy command of the war production Holcomb, head of the small busi- . board to resist investigation of its|ness section of the anti-trust divi-
_ activities, both by congressional committees and by the press, and
Mr. Holcomb traces responsibility
to suppress those within its ranks|for this letter to Mr. O'Brian, who
or in other government agencies who speak out
; “No employee mss (of WPB) shall : 32 take any action Mr. Stokes yhatever relative to pending or proposed legislation, legislative hearings, or any other legislative matter without prior consultation with the office of the general counsel. “No employee (of WPB) shall communicate, participate in .conferences or maintain other contacts with any government or private —agency regarding legislative matters without prior clearance with the office of the general counsel.” John Lord O'Brian is general | counsel of WPB.
Protested by Truman
{| The order has been protested by the senate’s Truman committée, . through its own counsel, Hugh Fulton, because the committee recognized an attempt to handicap the committee’s investigation of the war program. The Truman committee has frequently been critical of WPB. The senate is jealous of its in- * vestigating powers and does not ‘intend to be hamstrung. The committee intends to reach into any department or® agency, as it has done heretofore, and call before it officials responsible for conduct. of the war program, without any delay or obstruction by way of ‘“consultation.” The committee has been: careful in its investigations, holding secret hearings on confidential matters, but it will resist any effort to encroach on its right to investigate. It has asked for modification of the order to make this clear. The order, in its spirit, is interesting in connection with two recent incidents, One was the dismissal of ®Frederick Libbey, WPB steel consultant. The reason given by Mr. Nelson was that Mr. Libbey “talked out of turn” to the press. The steel : consultant drafted a rather strong report charging gross mismanageent in WPB'’s steel division. The other was when the WPB
has repeatedly objected to the young man’s direct approach to WPB officials on behalf of little business concerns seeking a share in the war production program, without first consulting him and going through the red-tape ‘process
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