Show Round Merry-Go-Round By Drew Pearson and Robert S. S Allen WASHINGTON WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-By By all odds the most important important important im im- thing the American people must understand understand understand under under- stand about this war war and and understand quickly quickly- is that the axis is gambling everything on 1942 while the united nations are talking about victory victory victory vic vic- tory in 1944 1914 And the danger is that desperate ruthless dictators willing to stake everything they have including range long submarine attacks and landing landing landing land land- ing forces miles milE's from home conceivably may maybe maybe maybe be successful in 1942 After 1942 axis dictators know the industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial giant of the United States will swing into action After 1942 for the axis it will be too late This realization is why some Washington executives now are advocating more troop transports transports transports trans trans- ports and merchant vessels which can be finished this year rather than battleships to be finished in three years That is why an important all-important backstage debate now goes on between the navy nervy and win-the-war-now win boys about switching turbines turbines turbines tur tur- bines from 1944 battleships to 1942 troopships That is also why the win-the-war-now win boys x favor a stiff offensive As Secretary Stimson said last week carrying the war to the enemy's waters keeps their submarines out of ours Secret Map Joe Eastman of the interstate commerce commission commission commission com com- mission was holding a hearing on construction of ofa ofa ofa a badly needed pipeline for crude oil from Wichita Falls Texas to Savannah Ga Vincent Shinkle of Pipeline was holding forth He produced maps showing the field this pipeline would traverse traverse trav trav- erse finally came to a map showing the U U. S. S naval and air bases in the Atlantic area which this pipeline would supply Suddenly up jumped Brigadier General Walter Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter Pyron strode to the hearing desk ripped the map from the book That map contains military secrets he ex ex- ex- ex claimed Where did you get it From the National Geographic society replied replied replied re re- re- re plied Mr Shinkle They have printed more than thana a million million all all approved by the army Big Oil Companies Oppose It so happens that all the big oil companies are fighting this new pipeline The proposed pipeline pipeline pipeline pipe pipe- line will be a common carrier In other words like a railroad it will carry anybody's oil To get the significance of this it t must be re rem remembered remembered re- re m that pipelines are the means by which the big oil companies control prices and dominate the industry A major part of U. U S. S oil fields are pioneered and developed by independent wildcat wildcat- But after de developing eloping a field they can only market their oil through pipelines and those are in the hands of the big companies Even the new pipeline from Baton Rouge to Greensboro N. N C. C to be used for gasoline is owned 50 by Shell and Standard But the proposed new line from Wichita Falls Texas to Georgia will carry crude oil from any company Dewey and Communists Some members of New Yorks York's board of higher education are convinced that Crime Crusader Tom Dewey has made a political deal with the communists as a step toward being elected governor governor governor gov gov- of New York this fall For some time communist teachers have been beena a headache to New Yorks York's four big colleges es Queens Hunter Brooklyn and City of New York So a committee consisting of Ira Hirschmann and Lawson Stone son of Chief Justice Stone was appointed to give suspected communists a fair trial and if guilty oust them Hardest clamorer for ousting the communist teachers was Charles Tuttle active in Republican politics an opponent of F D R in the 1930 race for the governorship of New York and a 3 strong Dewey man Tuttle a member of the tle board of higher education has constantly attacked the board for not taking drastic action against the communists long ago The other day however Tuttle approached Chairman Hirschmann of the special committee on communist teachers and said Ive been talking with Mr X who wants to settle all this communist business And I think hes he's got a fine basis for a settlement Why is it your job to settle this asked Hirschmann Well VeIl I couldn't refuse to negotiate negotiate could I 11 When Hirschmann reported this to Lawson Stone the latter's comment was Dewey has made a deal with the communists Copyright 1942 United Feature Syndicate |