Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Bill for 1941

AMERICAN YOUTH CONGRESS

Hon. KENNETH MCKELLAR,

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, D. C., April 16, 1940.

Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C.

DEAR SENATOR MCKELLAR: I noticed that during the hearings yesterday before the Senate Appropriations Committee, before which the National Youth Administration appropriation is pending, that a witness testified that the increased appropriation was brought about as a result of the activity of the American Youth CCongress, and that funds were to be used for their benefit.

Of course, that statement is entirely without foundation. I was one of those who led the fight in the House for the increased appropriation and in defense of the highly improper and unjustified attack upon Mr. Williams. At no time did the American Youth Congress contact me. Furthermore, anyone who knows Mr. Williams and the fair and impartial manner in which the National Youth Administration is being administered, would know that Mr. Williams would not use any of the increased appropriation for the specific purpose that the witness is alleged to have testified. I might further say that, according to the newspaper reports carried throughout the entire country, when Mr. Williams addressed the American Youth Congress at a meeting held several weeks ago in Washington, he was "booed" for the remarks he made on that occasion.

With kind regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

JOHN MCCORMACK.

United States Senate, Washington, D. C.

DEAR MR. SMITH: There is transmitted herewith letter dated April 22, 1940, Tom Maj. B. E. Sawyer, office of fiscal agent, Civilian Conservation Corps, nclosing statement "Estimated obligations by objects, fiscal year 1941" and atement "Additional funds required to carry out 10 percent limitation clause the 1941 Appropriation Act."

Inquiry made by this office of the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps eveloped the information that the estimates herewith submitted represent the ombined judgment of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the cooperating Departments, Agriculture, Interior, and War, as to the purposes for which the roposed appropriation of $280,000,000 for the fiscal year 1941 could be expended

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to the best advantage. Particular attention is invited to the fact that an ad tional appropriation of $936,785 is in effect being requested by these cooperati departments to cover the extra expense which they allege would attend t requirement that the appropriation be expended and accounted for in accor ance with the amounts set forth by objects of expenditure in the Budget estimat as submitted to Congress.

Sincerely yours,

M. COLLINS, Executive Assistant

FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY,
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS,
Washington, D. C., April 22, 194

Washington, D. C.

Mr. LEO MILLER,
Office of the Administrator, Federal Security Agency,

MY DEAR MR. MILLER: I am directed by the Chief of Finance, as fiscal a Civilian Conservation Corps, to forward you the enclosed statement, "Estim obligations by objects, fiscal year 1941," and statement "Additional fund quired to carry out 10-percent limitation clause in the 1941 appropriation for insertion on page 506 of the hearings of the Senate Committee on Approl tions.