| Show i Lawmaker Will Insist On Sugar Inquiry V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Nov 26 As A's UP Rep August H. H Andresen R R. Minn Minn said sald Tuesday he Vill Insist on a sugar investigation by y the new congress and pr predicted it r would result in some outstanding revelations revelations Uon Andresen the ranking Republican Republican lican member of at the the- house agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture committee behind the likely new new chairman Rep Bep I ep Hope R. R RIan Kan an declined to 10 amplify what he expected a probe would produce What I am primarily interested in no he be told a rep reporter is i to have an increased supply supply of t sugar for domestic tlc consumption Andresen would take over the chairmanship of or tte th special house committee to investigate food shortages now shortages now headed by Rep Pace D D. Ga it if if it is continued 1 in n the new new congress To l o Co Consult G GOP 0 P He Her said he plans pians to take up with the Republican leadership the question of ot continuing the committee on the assumption that would be the best group to investigate investigate invest invest- gate the sugar ugar shortage Another r p phase ase of any 8 sugar gar I Investigation wo would ld be to o scrutinize scrutinize scrutinize nize sugar su ar production in the Phil Phil- islands blands to see if it w we can get gets production back for Sor 1947 1 Andre Andre- I lien said Mid adding The P Philippines h ii nip i p p I n is es normally shipped more marc than tons of sugar to the United States before before be be- fore tore the war but war but we haven't re received received received re- re any since the end endot of the warI warI war I I also propose to have a thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough investigation of ot exports of ot sugar from United States' States supplies to foreign countries At present about 25 per cent of ot the amount this country purchases from Cuba is being exported Big Stockpiles Stockpiles' T 1 not only want to go into the needs for tor a a. continuation of ot such large exports export but also to check stockpiles in other countries which I bel believe are larger than necessary Some of ot this sugar is being used by I some governments go to play power p politics Minnesotan The also asserted he wanted to find out what happened to the tons of or sugar which we recovered from the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese in to Java none Java none of ot which I believe h has got to our shores An investigation also should bring out whether there ther is is any chance of ot getting an increase in production of sugar in 1 th the continental continental conti conti- United States the Hawaiian islands and Puerto Rico Andresen said |
