SORDID PICTURE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1942, Page 4

SORDID PICTURE

WASTE AND EXTRAVAGANCE UNDER UNITED STATES WAR CONTRACTS. “HONEYMOON” AT THE NATION’S EXPENSE. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) '(Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) WASHINGTON. June 23. The House of Representatives Military Committee reported that a year’s investigation had uncovered evidence revealing — sordid picture of excessive commissions, brokers and vendors’ profits, exorbitant salaries and bonuses and fees for management in many War Department contracts. , The Chairman, Mr May, recommended ending the cost, plus a fixed tee method, ' excepting in unique cases. Under that system, he said, the incentive towards extravagance and a disregard of economy appears to have been the rule rather than the exception. There had been evidence of widespread and inexcusable waste of the P 1 funds, amounting to millions of dollaio. The investigations reflected every conceivable type of extravagance and waste The time had come when the contractors’ honeymoon, at the nation s expense, must end. Unbelievable led tan top-heavy organisation and lack oTani Orientation of the Slate to war were still rampant in war time Wash report found fault with virtually every branch of the War Department, especially the Air Corps.