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Show THAT RUBBER CARTELCommon CARTEL CARTELCommon Common decency demands the same code of paLlIot patriot paLlIotIsm patriotism patnolism ; Ism from business busmess "men men " that it expects e\.pects e.pects e .pects pects ' \ . from the soldiei soldel soldier soldelThe soldierThe ] Tlie The American public pubhc has reason rea < ; on to ask a < ; k instant m"tant mtant in-tant in tant " - information 111 in 111fortna infortnatron fortna fortnatron vn a ab as to whethel wl1ethel whether that code has been violated vlOlatea III it IIIcaltel itcartel icaitel " caltel cartel agreements such as Thuiman ThUlman Thurman Arnold United Umted States StatesAssistant StateAssistant ; AssIstant Attorne Attorney General has alleged to exist e\st e st e\rst rst ' \ . ] between betweenthe bet " ee : the Standard0sl Standard Stand'U"d StandUd ' " Oil 011 0sl Company of Ne\ Ne Ne\\ New NeJersey \ \ Jersey and the I G GFarbenlndustrie CFaibenmdustne ; Fal Farbenlndustrie benmdustrIe 01 or German dye trust trustThis trustThis This ThS ] , it should sl10uld be noted is as yet J < et do an n unpro\ed unpro ed unproed unproved unpro\ unpro \ ed ac accusatlon accusation , ' cusabon cusatlon Press and ana public pubhc shouldlthhold should \ withhold \\lthhold lthhold \ judgment as asto ato " to the accuiac aCCUlaCJ accuracy < and portent of the charges until unhl the coirany com corn cornany any hashad has ha : . had an opportunity opportumty to piesent present ple < ; ent It its & defense defenc ; ( ' Thsame The Thesame same consideration co.nslderatlOn conslderatlOn colrslderatlon . s \ , ould apply to any other i 1 r eports of re restramts restraunts restramts i stramts straunts on Amencan Amel1can American business busmess by ties hes with Axis dommated dominated dominatedfirms dominatefirms A firms but Americans certainly certamly will want any such restnctions restrlc restric restrictlons hong tlons on war plOducbon production pi eduction lemoved removed if they e\.l e.l e .l l existAccording exist ' \ . < ; t Accoiding Accoldmg According to \ Mr 1\1r 1 1r 11Ir Arnold Arnolds s testimony tesbmony the Standard Standardcompan Standardcompany Standarcompany compan company developed a synthetic ' rubbel 1'ubbel 1ubbel rubber butyl whichas which whichacapable \\as as was wascapable \ \\acapable acapable \ \ ascapable capable of being bemg made in 111 America moie more mOl e cheaph cheaply and frora from froma a more plentiful plenhful material than the Germans had foi fOl for theIr theIrbuna theirbuna theibuna buna rubber ( some of the fOI foimulas formulas mulas foi fOl for whichlncl \ vhich which \ hICh mCI lncl mCIdentall lncldentally medentally ) dentall dentally weie wele were kept in m Germany as a military mhtary ] secret ) but butb butby bub b by agreement turned the but butyI I 1 piocess plOces process : , over to Germanwhile Germany Germanywhile Germanywhile while l Keeping KeeplJlg leeppng eeppng it out of production in 111 the United Umted StatesSuch StatesSuch States StatesSuch ; Such a proceduie procedUle procedure if of confirmedould confirmedwould confirmed \ would \\ould ould \ be in m peace peacetIme peacetime peacetime , tIme a disservice to American consumeis consumers Its contmua continua contmuabon continuatron continuation bon tron in m v/artime v artime wartIme / as a\ a aone ' \ one memoiandum memolandum memorandum indicated mdlcated it waintended was wasmtended wasintended mtended intended to be \ < , would ould if proved deser\e deser e deserve desen \ estern stern censUl censure censureand consuland e eand and correctIonChristian correction -Christian Christian - Christian Science Monitor Momtor _ - - - - - - - |