Col Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of Wer. yesterday urged immediate passage by Congress of the War Department's "draft property" legislafion. declaring that "it is one of the most important pieces of legislation to aid defence."
The War Secretary pointed out that "en one hand. we are hounded for not progressing fast enough. and. on the other hand, are being delayed by frivolous objections" and said a speed-up in production could be obtained only through passage of the measure, "Te reasons for the necessity of this legislation are clear." he declared. "Under present legislation we are permitted to take over an entire plant only N the manufacturer refuses to produce."
Col. Stimson also declared that the new statute could be applied to certain patents held by the German Government "which we can not get at now." He charged that the Germans through these patents "control some of our vital industries. We could take them over at reasonable prides. This is being delayed by influences that do not want us to prepare."
Coast Guards Transferred to Navy "Mr. Henry Morgenthau Jr. Secretary of the Treasury. announced yesterday that more than 3.000 members of the U.S. Coast Guard would be transferred to the Navy in order to provide men for the new transports and auxiliary vessels. He revealed that 700 of these would mam the 27,000-ton America. former flagship of the United States Lines, which had been taken over by the Navy—United Press,
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