Show t I CONDEMN DEFEND NITRATE PROGRAM w Government Policy in ill Warf War Subject o of f Conflicting Committee Reports 18 Two IS-Two Two Tito reports Washington May I. I one by Republicans condemning tho the I wartime nitrate I governments government's entire program pro ram and charging charging- reckless B waste I and antI extravagance extra and the oth other othor r by Democrats defending It and ch charging I partisan bias B b by the majority were presented today toda to the House by a special p committee which took up the tho I investigation nearly a R. year ago general gene Alon Along with Its forty tort condemnations ot or tho the government policy policy pol pol- icy tho the Republican majority comprising ing In Chairman Graham of or Illinois and antI Representative c Jeffries of or Nebraska submitted recommendations for or future turo disposal of or the Muscle MURcIa Shoals Shoal properties proper proper- II ties tics which Representative Garrett of or Tennessee lit the tho A Democratic member I declared was beyond its province pro Mr 11 Garrett indicated ho would make a point of ot order against the tho report on that ground round Members said this would open tho the way ay for Cor the tho biggest political fight Inthe in inthe inthe the House since tho the war investigation allon committee was WilS created In the two reports embracing words word er c every detail o of the tho nitrate program pro pro- gram r was discussed d. d In the first of or its findings ins tho the majority ma ma- charges ch es that tho the nitrate program program pro pro- gram cost the government bo I and that no nitrates were ero produced prior to the armistice and that It contributed contributed con con- nothing toward winning the war The Tho minority replied that It if war ox ex- w were o to be Judged cd h by tho the unexpected end of ho hostilities three- three fourths of or tho the nations nation's efforts were uS useless Tho rho conflicting reports worn wore de debated debated de- de bated for tor an hour to today and thon then laid I aside temporarily for or other othor business I |