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Show ley. It is pointed out that the President lacks congressional authority au-thority to grant the request when Josef Stalin brings it up at the conference. JameS Preston The Senate controvery over appointment ap-pointment of former Vice President Presi-dent Wallace to succeed Jesse Jones as Secretary of Commerce has at least revealed to the public the almost unlimited powers given giv-en the commerce secretary over the nation's business and industrial indus-trial life. "I have authority to make loans in any amount, for any length of time, at any rate of interest to anybody," Jones told a Senate committee . . . The War Production Board is ready to give stronger backing to the War Manpower Commission's voluntary procedure for meeting labor shortages in critical production produc-tion areas, it is indicated by WPB Chairman Krug. He says the WMC's tightened employment ceiling program is proving effective effec-tive in transferring workers from non-war employment to critical war jobs . . . The Foreign Economic Administration Adminis-tration has sold 58,000 new and used lend-lease machine tools to the United Kingdom at an average aver-age price of less than 20 cents on the dollar! . . . Congressional leaders say action probably will be delayed on the administration's proposals for a broader social security coverage and a national health plan . . . Russia's request for a postwar reconstruction loan of $6 billion is expected to embarrass President Roosevelt at the "Big Three" par- |