Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman in the United States Senate, Washington D.C.
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ON
DELIVERY
SPEECH OF SENATOR HARRY S. TRUMAN OF
MISSOURI IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE
SEPTEMBER / 4, 1942
The Committee Investigating the National Defense Program, of
which I am Chairman, has been following with the keenest interest the
developments in the war program. The Committee has been very mindful
of the fact that public criticism of major phases of the war effort might
give aid and comfort to the enemy. Because of this, the Committee in
recent months held as few public hearings as possible, and the bulk of
its work has been done privately. The Committee will continue that
policy, but there are some things the public is entitled to know, and
TRUMAN
unfortunately it is sometimes necessary to have the force of public
opinion to insure results.
a is APOHINES "INATIONAL ADMIN RECOROS AND in
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This Committee was organized largely because of the waste that
was reported in the defense program as it was being administered in the
early part of 1941, particularly waste on construction jobs. One of the
first tasks of the Committee was to investigate construction, and the
Committee found an enormous amount of unnecessary waste, particularly
in camp construction. The Committee recommended that camp construction
should be transferred from the Quartermaster Branch of the War Department
to the Engineering Corps. This was done, and a substantial improvement
was obtained. But I am sorry to saythat waste was not eliminated either
in camp construction or in the construction of defense plants. I am
sure that there is not a member of Congress who has not received a
number of letters from the people back home referring to the wasteful and
extravagant methods of construction. Such abuses undermine the confidence
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