Show HW H hh H W H H H forest fire Is big war evil H H I m HH H I I l I li I I I m the president w we ar are told id by science now york tins has authorized a loan of to tile forest service for ire fire lighting fighting expenses to meet emergency conditt conditions ofis in tile the national forests of tho the northwest and the pacific const coast tho the lonn was made front from the special defense fund of placed nt at tile disposal of the president by congress it la in recognized that tile protection of the national forests Is nu an important and essential war activity forestry offic ints regard tile present fire season benson in tho northwest ns no in some ways tho the most serious with which tile government hns ever had to cope early barly drought high winds electrical storms labor short shortage ngo and depiction of the regular protective force ns as A result of tho the war have combined to make the fire conditions had bad necessity for resort to tile presidential fund was duy due to tho the fact that tile appropriation bill tor for the department of agriculture for fo r the current year had not yet been passed |