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Mr. VANDERWENDE. That is the estimates to the paper-buying agencies, estimates of requirements for the last three quarters. That procedure has to be gone through every so often so the buying agencies will know approximately how much paper of the different types is needed to obtain bid quotations and delivery.

Mr. WOLVERTON. Now back in 1942 under date of September 25 the Office of War Information issued a regulation that eliminated or reduced the quantities of articles and subject matter covered by releases, booklets, pamphlets, and so forth. It covers in our hearings of that time approximately 15 to 16 pages of closely typed material. Do you know whether that regulation is still effective or whether we have gone back to the point where they are again publishing all these articles of types and kinds which in 1942 were considered unnecessary?

Mr. VANDERWENDE. The regulation is no longer effective. As to whether they have gone back to publishing them, I would have to get a copy of your document and check against what is being issued today.

Mr. WOLVERTON. Is there any agency of the Government that would have the authority or the power to do what was done by the regulations to which I have referred in 1942?

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Mr. WARD. Mr. Wolverton, that was a war agency that has of existence, as you know. The only agency that I know of would be Mr. Wilson's agency, War Mobilization. If he thought that was necessary in the current situation, undoubtedly he could issue an order of that kind.

Mr. WOLVERTON. Is seems as if that order was very worth while in the scope that it covered and undoubtedly it eliminated many of the articles prepared in different departments concerning which so many facetious remarks are made by political columnists who collected them for the purpose of writing articles. It seems to me that someone should have the right, the power, the authority to go over proposed publications and say this is not important or the quantity ordered is too large. Why should we publish what is not necessary; why should we provide thousands of copies of it? The fact is that with a lot of these things, even when they are set aside for the use of Congress they remain in the folding room and are never used. It seems as if they grow like Topsy did without much supervision.

I am hopeful that this committee will be able to make some constructive recommendations with respect to curtailment in the use of paper by the Government and in that respect I am certain that I am expressing the wishes of the chairman of the committee as well as the members that if you have in mind any recommendations of a legislative character or otherwise, which could be a proper part of our report, we shall certainly be glad to have you submit them to us.

Now I find also that the Bureau of the Budget under date of August 12, 1944, issued a circular known as No. A-35, signed by Harold E. Smith as Director. Are you familiar with that?

Mr. VANDERWENDE. Yes, sir.

Mr. WOLVERTON. Is the subject matter of that covered by the circulars to which you have referred?

Mr. VANDERWENDE. Circular A-35 was rescinded by Circular A-43 now in effect, which not only replaces all that was in the old circular A-35 but much more.

Mr. WOLVERTON. If there are no further questions, we thank you gentlemen for your appearance before us today, the interest you have displayed in this subject, and your desire to obtain results the committee is anxious to obtain. We will appreciate your cooperation at all times and in whatever way you may wish.

Mr. WARD. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

(Thereupon, at 1:15 p.m., the committee recessed, subject to the call of the Chair.)

NEWSPRINT INVESTIGATION

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1951

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE,

Washington, D. C. The special subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10 a. m., in room 1334, New House Office Building, Hon. Lindley Beckworth (chairman of the special subcommittee) presiding.

Present: Representatives Beckworth, Harris, Heller, Wolverton, and Dolliver.

Mr. BECKWORTH. The subcommittee will come to order.

When we met several times not long ago, we determined at that time that we would have some representative from the Forest Service and also that we would explore possibilities for the development of the newsprint industry in Alaska, which is a subject that has received considerable attention from time to time in the past.

We are very happy to have our fellow worker from Alaska, the Honorable E. L. Bartlett, as the first witness this morning.

I personally know, from having talked to Mr. Bartlett many times. about the over-all newsprint picture, that he has spent much time and devoted a great deal of attention to the possibilities of the development of newsprint in Alaska, and I know Mr. Bartlett will have for the committee a statement that will be a contribution.

STATEMENT OF HON. E. L. BARTLETT, A DELEGATE IN CONGRESS FROM THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA

Mr. BARTLETT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Beckworth and members of the subcommittee, I welcome the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the pulp possibilities of Alaska, particularly southeastern Alaska.

Before doing so, I want to say that I appreciate sincerely your interest in this problem, which is one of national as well as local import. Yesterday, I received a copy of the minutes of the meeting recently held in Juneau, Alaska, by the Alaska Development Board, a Territorial agency which, as its name implies, is seeking to develop various industries and businesses within the Territory. It is made up of representative citizens from various points in Alaska, and has an office

in Juneau.

The board, according to the minutes, passed a resolution inviting your subcommittee to come north, at your convenience, to make an