London, May 3.
Mr, Frederick James Leathers, in his first statement since being appointed Minister of Shipping and Transport, yesterday said the combined Ministry would integrate England's entire supply system, from sources overseas to the ultimate consumer in Britain, Mr. Leathers pointed out that hi-thereto a line has been drawn between Mr, William S, Knudsen, chief of the Office of Production Management, was told to place operations of defence machines, machine tool manufactures and other operations on a constant production basis.
In a letter to Mr. Knudsen and his partner in power, Mr. Sidney Hillman, who represents labour in the National Defence Board setup, the President requested a triple programme 1. Mobilize the nation's every useful or potentially useful machine tool and machine for use in the defence Britain's internal and external transport systems and their administration functioned under two Ministries, thus resulting in considerable còn-fusion despite efforts to correlate activities.
"Every stage of the internal and external transport systems interlock and are interdependent," Mr, Leathers said. "For example, even further back, stowage of a liner loading at New York, may have to be arranged in such a way that when cargo is being unloaded here it comes out in convenient order ited Press, programme.
2. Utilize machine tools where are or transport them to a point y can be useful.
Recanvass the entire nation, including the armed forces, for skilled Workers, for the purpose of operating machines for the maximum output.—United Press, Only Ten Appeals to President on Draft Almost No Dissatisfaction Over US. Conscription Washington, May 3.
Out of the nearly 2,600,000 men that have to date been classified under the military selective service law only ten of them appealed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a change in the rulings of the local boards.
Army officials interpreted this negligible number as indicating a remarkably small amount of dissatisfaction among those who have been Placed in Class 1A or immediately available for military training.
The only ground on which an appeal to the President can be made is on the issue of dependency.
Five of the cases were decided by the President in favour of the men who had appealed to him and the Other cases were ordered returned to the local draft boards for renewed study.—Reuter.
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