MR. LAGUARDIA REFUSES TO BE TRIFLED WITH

Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1946, Page 5

MR. LAGUARDIA REFUSES TO BE TRIFLED WITH

Reeeived Sundav, 7 p.111. WASII INGTON, May 4. Protesting that he cannot "feeu people 011 statistics and paper wlieat,' Alr. LaGuardia disgustedly stalked oui of a meeting of the Gombined Foo-i B.oard when he found "peneil pushiug statisticians" were attending ihe meeting instead of oftieials with autlioritv. 1 Mr. LaGuardia called for another ses sion on May 7 and served notiee that he | expects the head representative of eaeli j country to attend. . . •..The meeting -bf tlie Boa'rd wliieli eom | posed representatives of Britain, Ame rica and Canada, was called to receive the May wlieat allotinents. "I am willing to stand abuse, but . 1 refuse to be trifled with 011 a matter where hunian lives are concerned," deelared Alr. LaGuardia. A spokespnan for tlie Board atlributed tlie flareup to a misunderstand- j ing. He said a routine meeting of ex , perts had been called and not a full- i dress session, hence the British, American and Canadian representatives were I not aware that a meeting Avas sehe- j duled. The solid fuels administrator, Afr. J. A. Hrug, ^announced that the relief programme for Europe was 011 the verge 0 1 ! eollapse due to a shortage of coal foi 1 transport. There was a grave possi- ! bility that large quantities of food i would not reaeh the starving people in i time to a4ert an international eatastroplie. ;