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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1943
FDR, Officials Confer On Fate of Italy
Washington, (INS)—President Roosevelt yesterday held an important conference with high State Department officials and advisers on post-war problems.
Shortly before the conference started, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that it would include discussion of several general principles relating to the post-war situation. He added
that it probably would be general in character to cover any specific plan for the future treatment of Italy.
The fact the State Department delegation to the White House included Myron C. Taylor, President Roosevelt's special envoy to the Vatican, gave rise to speculation that the future of Italy might be on the agenda of the conference
In addition to Hull and Taylor, the delegation included Under-Secretary of State Sumner Welles, Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, and adviser on international political affairs, and Isiah Bowman, president of Johns Hopkins University, and a noted geographer.
The conference came after the Office of War Information made public a broadcast that Mayor LaGuardia of New York made to Italy. LaGuardia's broadcast indicated that a group of nine leading Italian generals captured in the North African campaign, including Gen. Annibale "Electric Whiskers" Bergonzoli was in the United States.
Presence of Taylor at the White House conference strengthened the belief that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss America's position concerning the future of Italy.
Taylor has been a regular participant in recent State Department conferences on post-war plans for Italy. A further indication that the conference involved the future of Italy was seen in the fact that one of the members of the delegation is Leo Pasvolsky, special assistant to Hull in charge of post-war studies.
The fact that Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York is now visiting the Vatican in Italy also gave added significance to the White House conference.
Achbishop Is In Italy
One of the chief purposes of Archbishop Spellman's visit to the Vatican is understood to be the delivery of a report to Pope Pius XII on American views in relation to various aspects of the world conflict. It is considered highly probable that Archbishop Spellman's talks with the Pope are touching on the American attitude toward the future of Italy.
The State Department has been studying post-war plans for Italy for several months. These studies have envisaged the possible elimination of Italy from the war this year. Tentative plans are being formulated to meet the situation which may confront the United Nations if Italy withdraws from the war, either through its own efforts or with the help of an Allied invasion of that country.
Won't Deal With Fascists
Active consideration has been given to an occupational program for Italy as well as to the political aspects of the armistice terms that might be offered the Italian nation if it should succeed in withdrawing from the war through its own efforts.
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Senate Asks For Strong Oil Control
Washington, (INS) — A special Senate committee investigating the oil situation today demanded an iron-fisted control of the whole program and changes in rationing in order to avoid a more serious oil and gasoline shortage next year.
The committee, headed by Senator Maloney, Democrat from Connecticut, asserted that President Roosevelt's order making Secretary of the Interior licked the petroleum administrator did not go far enough, in that it did not make him a "ozar."
"Lack of centralized authority," the committee charged, "Is hampering administration of the oil program."
"The committee believes that the shortages of fuel oil and gasoline have been intensified, and suffering increased, because of the present intolerable division of authority," the report stated.
It demanded creation of an oil "czar" with authority to issue directives to other departments. Little Improvement
The committee said that "little improvement in the over-all picture can be expected during this and following war time winters."
"It is likely," the report added. "that increased military demands will absorb the additional petroleum products transported to the eastern seaboard as a result of increased transportation facilities now being provided.
For this reason all convertible on heating units should be converted to coal as soon as possible.
Coal users, the committee added, should put in their supply of coal next summer to avoid a serious coal transportation problem.
The report admitted that increased railroad, pipeline, and other transportation might transform the east coast fuel deficit into a surplus of 150,000 or more barrels a day next winter. This, however, it said, is problematical. The situation by regions was summarized as follows: Regions Summarized
Eastern states—Severe hardships resulting this winter. District should be divided with states from Virginia south, having a milder climate, put in a district separate from the northern states.
Far West-A change in war requirements in the Pacific might create a shortage in Oregon and Washington next winter.
The report assailed the complicated fuel oil allotment plan, following the Senate Truman committee in this respect.
Mid-Western states--Have not suffered hardships this winter.
"Fuel oil rationing should be simplified and much wider discretion given to local ration boards."
No Controlling Of Cigarettes Is Necessary
Washington, (INS) — The WFB's beverages and tobacco division yesterday said that no restrictions on the manufacture or distribution of cigarettes are necessary at present.
The division reported that stocks of cigarette leaf tobacco in the hands of dealers and manufacturers are adequate for the time being; the 1942 cigarette leaf tobacco crop was large; no labor problem exists in the cigarette industry since it is highly mechanized and plants are located outside of areas where the manpower shortage is critical; the industry consumes mostly coal, and is not affected by the oil shortage, and imports and supplies of Turkish tobacco are being maintained at adequate levels.
Despite restrictions on a number of products essential to the cigarette industry, cigarette production is running at an all-time high to meet record demand from the armed forces and civilians. No cigarettes are being purchased for Lend-Lease shipment for civilians, but leaf tobacco is being exported for manufacture of cigarettes abroad. Large quantities of cigarettes are also being exported for US troops overseas.
Stocks of cigarette tobacco owned by dealers and manufacturers on Oct. 1, 1942 totaled about 2,200,000- 000 pounds. This compared with 2,300,000,000 pounds on Oct. 1, 1941 and represented a decrease of only about four per cent from the all-time high for that time of year.
Turkish tobacco in the United States on last Oct. 1 amounted to about a two year's supply and applications have been improved for importation of a large supply of Turkish tobacco this year.
Domestic consumption of cigarettes last year reached an all-time high of approximately 236,000,000- 000 cigarettes, an increase of 29,000- 000,000 over 1941, the previous record year. This did not include cigarettes exported for the armed forces.
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The Udiversity meets the Kansas Aggies on the evening of the 6th, the final game of the season.
Orders Received
ARMY ORDERS----
Orders from Omaha received today read as follows:
Each of the following named College Student Enlisted Reservists is ordered to active duty effective on the date that he necessarily starts to comply with this order. He will proceed from the school indicated above his name to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., so as to arrive March 6, 1943, reporting to the Commanding Officer, Reception Center, that station, for processing and assignment. At date of reporting, he will present a transcript of his college academic record, and if a member of the ROTC, his ROTC records will also be presented."
Samuel K. Alexander, Jr., Richard P. Adams, Harlan C. Altman, jr., Calvin C. Arnold, Hoyt Baker, Jack L. Beal, Robert S. Beal, George W. Beck, Harold T. Beck, Robert A. Beeler, Richard H. Hehmer, Albert C. Blair, Donald E. Blair, John T. Blake, Lenis Boswell, Burton R. Bowls, James H. Bradley, Wallace E. Bradshaw, William W. Brill, Arthur U. Brock, George T. Brooks, Howard Brown, Robert D. Buehler, Allan L. Burns, John B. Burns, Stephen J. Butcher, Thomas S. Cadden, Kenneth L. Caldwell.
Leo J. Callahan, jr., Robert H. Campbell, Wesley R. Channell, Howard D. Childers, Donald B. Clark, Max E. Coats, Charles D. Cochran, Norman L. Cochran, Richard V. Coy, Robert L. Coy, Louis M. Culp.
George F. Darville, jr., George M.
Dick, Gerald T. Dick, Rex E. Dichl,
Armand L. Dixon, Ralph W. Dock-
stader, jr., Charles H. Dunn, Donald
L. Erb, Paul N. Erieson, and Ray R.
Evans.
In the service of their country, 37 University of Wisconsin alumni have made the supreme sacrifice of their lives and four have received distinguished military awards.
Keuka college has announced a new three-year accelerated course to train nurses.
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Davis Will Discuss Japan At History Club Meeting
Prof. W. W. Davis, of the history department, will speak to the history club about "Japan and Its People" at 4:30 Thursday in the Men's Lounge of the Memorial Union Building. He will speak especially about the geography of the country, the nature of the people, and the economic and political organization.
Professor Davis has traveled in the East and will speak from experience. A period for questions will be held after the talk.
HOME ECONOMIST---
Educational channels all over the country are attempting to assist the housewife with her wartime problems, she pointed out. In many areas night classes at schools and colleges are open to adults. Nutrition principles are being taught in many schools from the sixth grade on through high school.
(continued from page one) ledge of basic dietary requirements for each member of her family, and if she does not have these facts she should take a course in nutrition. Education Helps Housewife
Merchants in some towns and city areas have secured the services of home economists to be stationed in their stores after point rationing goes into effect. Their training and experience will serve to assist the housewife in buying, stretching her rations to do the most good, and in budgeting her needs to her income.
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