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Show THE PROGRESSIVE OPINION Government Asks Reports On U. S. Holdings Abroad Form TFR-50- 0 Supplies Valuable Informat-ion Concerning American Stake in For-eign Lands, Aids Reconstruction. By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. I ..iM fJJTJ Service, Union Trust Building, Washington, D. C. When Paratrooper Jones landed "plop" in the midst of a field he had never heard of in a country he had only read about in books, he was able to lead his comrades direct to s certain building whose purpose, Importance, construction and con-- 1 tents, almost down to the last nut pnd bolt, were all known in detail affected by the war. Also there is the question of claims for damage to American property. There are more than 100 people in the state department alone who are now working on postwar plans. One of the most important phases of this work is the reopening of trade with the war areas as well as the rest of the world. Of course, the terms un-der which the trade is reoDened mav by the American high command. Paratrooper Jones knew just where to get to the point he wanted to leave his dynamite and General Smith, at the headquarters, knew exactly the damage that would result to the enemy when that dynamite went off. Neither would have had that in- - formation If a worried banker in Bingville, U. S. A., hadn't painstaki-ngly filled out Form TFR-50- 0 which the treasury department had sent him. The information asked for con-cerned American investments in for-eign lands, and the information the government got back made it pos-sible for it to get the detailed blue prints of the factory that Jones blew ap from the American firm which bad built it and, in this case, the construction engineer who had bossed the job. The function of these annoying rRF-500- which have already locat-ed American investments in 102 countries, the largest single one of which is seven million dollars and the smallest forty dollars, serves other exceedingly useful, if not as Jramatic, purposes. Other Functions One government official pointed out to me another important func-tion this information plays in wartime activities. He said: "The more complete information the government has on the total American stake abroad, the more l will hp the efforts of our depend on the industrial possibilities ' of the various areas; and how soon the controls of foreign exchange can be dropped will depend, in a large part, on the extent of the TJ. S. and other foreign holdings of the obliga-tions of the country in question. All this will affect our exporters here as well as American interests in foreign countries. The treasury department, as you know, has drawn up the White plan for international stabilization; the British government has the Keynes plan. None of these projects, treasury officials said to me, which vitally af-fect the postwar movements of trade and capital, can be intelligibly planned and certainly cannot be put into effect without adequate knowl-edge of the value and type of United States interests and the number and character of the persons having those interests. Many other important business negotiations such as private loans to foreign countries, direct invest-ments by American corporations, furthering the good neighbor policy, will be affected by the informa-tion in the government's hands. For instance,- if the government can say definitely that in a certain area there is very little capital invested in a certain type of enterprise and it is known such an enterprise might be enlarged there, the government might be able to encourage com-panies with foreign experience to develop such an torces on the enterprise. fighting fronts, the more quickly will the Allied Mili-tary Government be able to restore civilian activities in reoccupied areas, the better equipped our repres-entatives will be to safeguard the Interests of the American people during the peace table discussions, end the sounder will be the working out of postwar policies in the field of international economic relations-hips. "This survey of American invest-ments abroad is an instrument of fital importance to the future of this country. Most other world powers have long since collected similar in-formation. They not only know the holdings of their own nationals all Dver the world, but their relations with those of other countries. Their plans are well formulated to protect and develop these investments. Our government believes we should not be less well informed." This official had a particular rea-lo- n in discussing this situation with The Moscow Conference Washington correspondents for the press associations and some of the country's metropolitan dailies as well as the network broadcasters lived on needles and pins for more than a day and a half before the news of the agreements reached at Moscow were released. There have been many bad leak-ages in advance of important inter-national events recently. The state department, the Office of War In-formation and the Office of Censor-ship have done their best to protect American newspapers and radio against these violations of prema-ture release of important stories involving foreign countries. The leaks usually have come through foreign officials who whisper a few hints to some of their news-men friends. They also sometimes occur when news dispatches, radioed in advance for later release, are me. First, he wanted to stimulate the people who had received Form TFR-60- 0 in giving as complete a report as possible. Second, he desired wide publicity In the hope that other American citi-len-individuals, corporations, exec-utives of estates, trustees of charita-ble organizations who might be able to furnish the information desired, would get in touch with the treasury department and turn it over to the government. Rehabilitation Aside from its value to military men, the facts are exceedingly im-portant to the Allied officials who are administering rehabilitation in occupied countries. If they know about a plant that has certain pro-duction facilities or trained people who can be used in producing what they desire, it greatly helps their work. It has proved in Sicily, and will prove in Italy, of great value to picked up by the enemy or are di-vulged in neutral countries. Every effort was made to prevent such leaks in connection with the Moscow conference. The question of safety of the lives of British and American negotiators was involved. It was feared that if the fact that the conference was over was pub-licly revealed, the enemy might be on the watch to shoot down the planes carrying Secretary of State Hull and British Foreign Minister Eden and their parties. Some of us who were affected, learned on the Saturday before the Monday of their official release that copies of the agreements had reached the state department earli-er. We had guessed as much since the President commented on the success of the agreement the day before in his press and radio con-ference. We. were told we would receive copies as far in advance as possible which meant that someone representing the various news agen- - the Allied administrators to get in-formation concerning the citizens so that thej can pick those who are of known leanings to co-operate with them. The information also, of course, is exceedingly valuable to many of the government departments. Claims for Damage Another thing that the state de-partment is called upon to do is to assist citizens in getting back their property in countries that have been cies and networks had to be on duty day and night. Finally, the word came Monday morning that the mes-sages were available and they were given out at ten o'clock for release, at one o'clock. We, therefore, had three hours in which to digest the five separate documents. Fortunately for me, the one o'clock release made it possible for me to report the story a minute and 19 seconds after it was given out on my one o'clock network broadcast. 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Who wrote the lines: "He prayeth best who loveth best all things both great and small"? 3. How long is a kilometer? 6. How many children did Jo-hann Sebastian Bach have? 7. In the Bible, what two words follow, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence Com-eth "? The Answers 1. One of the seven hills of Rome. 2. Seven: Pride, anger, lust, en-vy, covetousness, gluttony, and sloth. ' Uncle PktlQ Strange isn't it, that the Golden age is never the present age. Time may be money, but most o us can spend money in no time. Critics are like brushers of oth-er people's clothes. One can easily remember his comply ments without writing them down. 1 I . This question is often settled by the quality of the vaccine i I 1 1 used. Cutter Vaccines and Serums are not produeed for Jill the buyer who wants to save two cents on a hundred dol- - I IJ I lar animal. We produce vaccines and serums for your stock J I the way we produce them for human use . . . yes, they're I I made by a laboratory which makes vaccines and serums for I i '" 1 you and your children, and for the armed forces. See your J I I J CUTTER distributor! Cutter Laboratories, Berkeley, Calif. it rtr Save Your SCRAP TO HELP Our Boys Gain Victory M the Tire Shortage' is still iir! I Less than two years ago America faced as fright- - that unless you, and all continue to make ening a situation as any country at war ever faced. the preservation of tires a vital personal problem CARTQ TRIIHK Unless something was done, and done quickly, . our home-fro- nt transportation wiU break down L'D we would soon be without rubber. and slow up the war production of America. JjQ gyg JJR , And without rubber, no plane could fly, no tank The way out is for you to conserve the tires j you've got-str- etch their life m every way you can. could move, no ship could saU.no truck could roll, people could not get to work, materials could not . ? 0 On truck and bus tires, particularly in over-th- e-move to and from plants. tPfPtO CO '9HOte Wttf --A road, inter-cit- y service, the situation is less satis- - j. That was the situation the Government and the V factory. rubber companies had to lick inside of two years if Do no unnecessary drivmg. Truck and bus tires are operated under more America was to stay in the war. Live up to the government regulation-do- n't severe conditions than passenger car tires. They are exceed 35 miles an hour. heavier, thicker generate more heat. Iney are all Utr''iwmM,yteA Kflfan? Keep your tires inflated uj to.recommended ff ' pressure, and check them every week. , Agam we 11 be perfectly frank about it: synthetic Let s see what you think. Eight now, there is Av0;d h;u;ng holes ;n the road or bruising your truck and bus tires now built wm not stand all the nearly enougu ruDDer to meet our easemKu u. tires on curbs or stones. Don't start or stop suddenly. abuse that the prewar tire would take, especially Today, this threat to American victory Is merely Slow down for sharp corners. overloading. Progress is being made every day but an unpleasant memory, because.Government which damaged a tire can ruin See that your wheels and axles are in line. overloading prewar the Rubber and a group ormdustries , ,,,,'. today's synthetic rubber tire, rubber, petroleum, chemical, alcohol work-- tires from wheel to wheel every five . ing together, compressed into less than two thoifsand myUes and have them mspected regularIy The Tire Industry is bending every effort to years a job that would normally have taken a of'foreign object3 repair of cuts. the serious problems of furnishing sa .factory dozen years. But ... and sufficient tires to the truck and bus held. Because the public saw huge synthetic rubber -- FTS' plants shoot up almost over night, and heard that trres as soon as they transportation. synthetic rubber was in large-scal- e production, they So remember this while the treads of pres-- figured the tire headache was almost over. Though not all civilians will be able to get syn- - ent truck and bus tires are vitally jnportant, the thetic rubber tires in the near future, you may be carcasses of these tires have a value to our truck 2ofO' & UrtMWUl: one of those who will. Therefore, you should know operators, and to the nation, that is beyond price. ' fl" ... and remember ... these facts: Unless these tires are made to last and last, there i3 This is the situation today-t- he rubber supply . . almost certain to be a breakdown of truck service. crisis is past, but the long predicted and anticipated Every one of these tires must be recapped the tire shortage is with us. C " T ABOUT very minute it needs it before any damage is Why is this so, when thousands of tons of Gov- - JJ I .""l done to the carcass. Speeds must be cut down, ernment synthetic rubber are now being made? PASSENGER CAR TIRES especially on hot roads. Overloads must be . ,,,.,,. eliminated. Proper inflation is a necessity. Why is this so, is pro- - ducing a tremendous tonnage of rubber products and 1 Operators, garage men, drivers, all have a heavy l, more airplane and truck tires than ever before? The synthetic rubber tire is not yet an improve- - responsibility that they cannot now avoid. Inese Twouoe foresa- w- " ment but it will keep your car rolling through the are straightforward statements. The warning must n, the fact'that It, cou7b made untU we emergency. not go unheeded A new tire warranty recognize, had our synthetic rubber supply well on the many respects, the new synthetic rubber tires these conditions, but the real job is conservation! way, resulted in millions of tires going out of arg an unknowri quantity. j service without replacement and those re-- SA rtW UttWiOHM maining have less mileage in them. Inventories How they would behave at the phenomenally w of prewar tires are gone. high speeds of prewar days is purely academic. The W positions as thev are and synthetic rub- - patriotic citizen knows that h.gh speeds wear out his Because our mUitary needs are way beyond any-- . one's anticipations. Se"ddn Warranty has become necessary and has been adopt- - Because the rubber companies must use a lot of ed. It applies to all tires. Under its terms, injuries their manpower and machines to make bullet- - , Under-inflatio- n, driving over rough roads, and sucl as bru;seg) body breaks, cuts, snags, and heatj sealing gas tanks and hundreds of other rubber otber abuses are bad for all tires but today's evi- - failures, as well as tread wear are not subject to products for war, in addition to tires. dence ;s that synthetic tires will stand less of these adjustment consideration. L Because half of today's requirements are for abuses than the tires you have been used to. or faiures which result from x ''Hi'LnC' But, since these tires will be rationed to you in tire care or misuse or abuse. This includes 'ZlTX rrust for the nation, it wUl be your duty to take faiulreP as a result of overload excess speed, im- - needs and finally . . . every possible care of them, and to prevent mis-- proper inflation, or other conditions. ., ' use and abuse. Or when tires are used on rims not conforming to Because the manpower shortage hangs over the . . Standards. tire industry as it does over all industry, and there As we gain more experience with synthet.c rub-- A ire and Kim Association are iust too few hands for the job. ber tires, more and more things will become known Remember-t-he tire industry, the Rubber Di- - about them, and the public will be kept informed. rector, everyone is working together with all their Stifao -- k, If you use Vnthetic rubber tubes be sure they properly installed. They should be put into the These problems will be licked when our enemies tire, then inflated, deflated, and inflated again. And Do your part-t- ake care of the tires you ve are licked. Meanwhile, we want to tell you frankly they should never be mounted on rusty rims. got now! THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC. for the followina comaanies ... Dunlop Tir. Rubber Corporation Tho B. F. Goodrich Company McCr.ary Tlr. Rubb., Co. P. nn.y lv.nl. Rubb B,un,wlckTir. Th. Phar,, Tlr. and Robber Company nr Tubb.r Company Th. Fall, Rubb.r Company Th. Goodyear Tir. Rubb.r Co., Inc. Miller Rubber Company The Cooper Corp. Federal Tire. Hood Rubber Company Th. Mohawk Rubb.r Company Th. Pol.on Rubb.r Company Corduroy Rubb.r Company The Firestone Tire & Rubbe'r Company n,and Rubber Corporollon The Monarch Rubber Company The Richland Rubber Company Cupples Company Fisk Tires The Tir. Company Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporate Sears, Ro.buck and Co. Th. Dayton Rubb.r Manufactunng Company The General T,r. Rubber Company Corporation Th. Norwalk Tir. and Rubb.r Co. Th. Unit.d Tir. & Rubb.r Company sz.;.:r ompany 2:rsr Rubb" c-- Th. nd co. 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Mli free. n. 4o.Pag.. ,..-- . .ok-- ..r u j ItiiJfc a; ' U'jmH i vN..fl. ';'-- 1 MUvilffLmLMH - n-- NLruscmentJ B R I E F S by Baukhage More than 10,000,000 servicemen per year visit USO clubs in this hemisphere outside continental Unit-ed States. According to the Swiss newspaper Journal de Geneve, cigarette butts are at a premium in Berlin and an increasing number of persons may be seen collecting them on the street. The Nazi - dominated Jugoslav press recently disclosed the estab-lishment of a "propaganda school" in Jugoslavia to teach techniques for spreading German propaganda. The slave labor system which the Japanese have imposed along with military conscription on the men of occupied Manchuria in the name of Asiatic prosperity entails a day, week and the study of the Japanese language during tree time, according to a Nazi reporter who broadcast to Germany. Five hundred Cuban youuis are fighting in the armies of the United Nations, according to General Beni-te- z Valdes, special Cuban delegate to Mexico. Ten thousand Mexicans are fighting in the U. S. army. Fourteen and school boys are being used to man anti-aircraft defenses in Germany, it is said. The Japanese-controlle- d Bangkok radio in a domestic broadcast re-ported to the OWI warned Tha dand-ers to raise more food or face star-vation and then urged them to in-crease the population as quickly as possible. . , The underwear industry says that unless federal agencies move quick-ly to stem the loss of manpower in this business, civilian requirements cannot be met and the situation is more and more rapidly growing serious. |