D. C. While we were in California. we made a 2day trip down through the central part of the State visiting a good many of the largest farming areas. visiting many of the private labor camps. and also some of the Farm Security Administration migrant camps. We came back to Washington the first part of December and started our hearings in Washington. We heard from a great many of the various governmental agencies. as well as private agencies. interested in this problem. Let me say to you very frankly that had it not been for the changed conditions that came before us In Washingtonthat became apparent to us at that timewe would not be here today asking a continuation of this committee. So far as our primary interest has been concernedagricultural migrationI believe we have pretty well completed that work for the present. and our report will be filed within the next 2 or 3 days covering our work up to this time and making recommendations based upon those hearings. But by the time we got to the Washington hearings In December the nationaldefense program was well under way. and it became apparent that this migrant problem was being greatly accentuated as a result of our defense program. People were rushing to the sites of these various defense projects in search of work without apparently any previous consideration of housing. sanitation. schools. and various other things we usually think of as being necessary for proper living conditions. We also started wondering what was going to happen not only to these workers who were engaged in the construction part of the program but to. those who were going to operate the plants.