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Show FOREST SERVICE i FATE UNDECIDED! Secretary Wallace Intends to Oppose Transfer to Interior Dept. DEf? MOINES, Iowa. March 7 Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace, who is in Don .Molnca on a trip from his office at Washington. Issued a statement hero Monday on the situation arising over tho proposed pro-posed transfer of tho forestry service' the department of the interior. Secretary Wallace's statement fol-j lows: T do not fool at liberty to discuss now any of those epjestlons relating j to the reorganization of the government govern-ment departments. Tho understand-! Ing has boon very clour. The plan loi the proposed reorganization was ti 1 submitted to tho president, if the plan should Include proposals upon which different secretaries might disagree, dis-agree, then the understanding has. been thit the president would con-1 fult with the secretaries and endeavor I to bring about a harmonious under-1 manning. i p to ine present time tne I matter has no: boon brought up by I tho president It would he most unseemly un-seemly therefore for mo to make any public statement of controversial character. 'Naturally t am Intensely intcrcstee' in any suggestion which misht Involve removing from the department of agriculture ag-riculture any of tho activities which are a necessary purt of aglrculture and essential to tho upbuilding of agriculture ag-riculture If sUch proposals nre made of course, tho time will come when they may be properly discussed and when thnt time comes f shall have no hesitancy In expressing s y own views" |