| Show RITY BOARD f I I q tooh U ES UP WORK tout too h- h rest JS tati Int Oct 23 UP uP- uP I 1 a fAS fASt t powerful body for gov- gov rn control of Industry in ti tit rye lime ne t history was set up Wed- Wed urn e to d dl dear clear potential indusI Indus- Indus T I l' l Obstacles P from rom the path of I ni E E R t K feme e p production under der an act of congress Jun e 28 23 President Roose- Roose date te Tuesday established by r ve order oie r a priorities board to command indus- indus authority r ith a and deliver defense tJ Ia t 10 produce ahead of goods previous previous- rt ered for private private- account or orI it ort rt e I A fe feW hours later the governAL governA govern- govern A ii AL' AL acting acting under a more recent n authorization com com- leered for the army air corps built tuilt t for Sw Sweden den but but butir o ir lOll var exported The action fory foro for- for 1 d by the Swedish y petit ent was taken on the f that the planes were ury ur ur y needed for advanced train- train y tl purposes is tI Broad powers Although the priorities bo board rd is with broad power to en- en M complete right of way for forn n J Buse IlSe orders Priorities Admin- Admin Don Donald ld M. M Nelson who is d j coordinator of defense purI purLs pur- pur pure Ls indicated that it would use usey y I Ue Ot velvet glove glo rather than the till rya fist fist 1 to achieve its object T t los I the boards board's personnel includes ti t IlSe Production Coordinator 1 Cm S S. S Knudsen Materials Coi Coa Co- Co a i Wor Edward R R. Jr Stabilization J h J Id Price I 1 CLeon Leon Henderson jilt he authority was contained in inu inI I I u J amendment nt to the naval con- con Ir et I OD up speed-up bill It specified t a penalties for noncompliance t. t 1 td kt a firm refusing to comply t a priority order might fall i r ria the provision pro of the l tt h service act which authorizes f to government t to take action tiling g to toward ard acquisition of an I L I. kinstry refusing to cooperate on geue M Answers Protests Protest a i Sveden's protests to the I t ning of planes were answered ae k Secretary of State Cordell Hull i two no notes one of which said m in in I r r. I t jet that the interests of the naif nanal na- na if 11 anal nal defense have ha made it KJ 7 y for this government to reto te- te ter r 3 e. e to issue issue licenses 1 q i th the exportation of war mated matens mate- mate d I ns as rill to Sw Sweden dentt f Requisition of machine tools J r side ait d here tee for for- foreigners was existed exo ex ex- ex- ex o K isted to be ordered shortly be- be rise of their urgent need by the then n I aircraft industry There Here was a possibility that the the O son powers might be used ets ets' a lo II acquire o other her combat planes elsy the Swedish government has g ger t wined toed from the Aircraft I no J of California It was wt fit t In d that these planes may be bet t o 1 ode ale available to Canada It t. t was decided to commandeer a built American built Swedish planes tilt unsuccessful efforts to ne- ne lisle their purchase from the f Sl h government Some 11 M believed that the real reason the decision was the fear tat Itt t if it delivery were permitted fall into German hands the e i Swedish protests were not We tade public |
