Show DEFENSE FEARS VOICED BY DERN Says Governmental Manufacture Manufacture Manufacture ture of May MayBe MayBe MayBe Be Detrimental WASHINGTON Jan 28 Secre Pi P Secre Secretary tary tory Dern told the house military committee com corn today day it might be detrimental to national defense for the government govern ment to take over manufacture of all munitions in peace time even though it probably would remove many objectionable ob oh- features that ma may have developed developed de de- de in connection with the munitions munitions muni muni- industry His views were expressed in a 1 prepared pre pro pared statement giving wholehearted approval to efforts being made to prevent prevent pre pro vent profiteering in iii war timeTo timeTo time To permit anyone to make an excessive excessive ex pro profit it out of the exigencies Dern Derri said is unfair to the soldiers in the front line trenches end and also to the citizens at home who by their theu thrift work and sympathy are supporting sup porting the group actually engaged in combat The government Dern said should control prices in wartime The requirements of war for raw materials fabricated products and services services ser ser ser- vices he S said id tend to cause 0 a rise in price levels Without control c price levels would soar oar to exaggerated exaggerate l heights hence henc there must be government govern govern- overn ment control of prices in war war var This is is necessary not only vent unfair un fair and excessive profits from being made by individuals or corporations but also so to hold down the cost of or the wa war r Dern Dem emphasized however that price fixing alone could not accomplish accorn- accorn pUsh the desired rem result It but must be supple supplemented by reasonable and effective ef ct procedure in letting contracts and by excess profits proms tax laws The war secretary contended it might prove suicidal to try to depend upon government owned plants alone in wartime |