Show I OR W ON Dust Bowl Dowl Menace ALBERT ALDERT GOSS LOSS master of th tin National Grange bluntly warned warn ed eel President Truman the other dal da that we are Inviting another dull dm bowl disaster unless we begin redeveloping redeveloping re reo developing the grasslands of ot th thI the WestI West I have Just returned from a trl trig to Wyoming and can tell teU you that thaI the dangers are very real report reported reported ed Goss GOSI There has been too much mud plowing up of the grasslands we de developed developed as Insurance against future dust storms The grange leader who nho Is the ablest farm spokesman In Washington WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington explained that the high prices and demand for wheat for domestic and foreign aid were chiefly responsible since farmers didn't want to maintain pasture pasturelands pasturelands lands when they could turn a quick profit on grain crops Most people take it for tor granted that we have bave licked the dust bowl bow hazards which caused such tragedy In the West some years back added Goss However dust can I blow again and will blow in my opinion within the next few years unless those grasslands are restored re stored a Oil OH Lobbyists at Work NO 1 INDUSTRY IN THE CAPITAL CAP ITAL has become lobbying Despite the lobbying act the hotels the cocktail lounges the corridors oi of o. o congress now swarm with more ol of these oleaginous back than during the war Standing out above the rest is the oil lobby lobby kingpin kingpin ol of them all The oil lobby has just scored one great victory victory Palestine Now it its Hj concentrating on perhaps the richest rich est eat of all aU prizes tidelands prizes tidelands oil olL Tidelands oil oU the great continental continental continental con con- shelf extending under the water off the Pacific and Gulf Galt coasts Is estimated by some gome as more valuable than Arabia and the oil oli fields of the United States combined Around billion barrels barrels barrels bar bar- lie He burled in these underwater underwater underwater under under- water oil fields as against only 20 billion Lillian barrels remaining In Inthe inthe the land dry-land oil fields of the United States The petroleum resources of the that continental shelf are ours to exploit whenever to exploit them becomes become worthwhile said Standard Oil in a c statement to stockholders Ant And since the supreme court now takes take a contrary view that the continental shelf belongs to the federal govern government government ment not the states the oil all lobby Is focusing all aU its power on a bill In introduced reduced by Senator Moore of Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa loma himself an oilman which would reverse the supreme court Having reversed th the United Nations Nations Nations Na Na- on Palestine the oil lobbyists lobbyists lobby quite openly boast that they can put a law law through congress reversing the highest tribunal oi of the land Ike the Democrat T THE H 11 E REPUBLICANS W WERE E ERE R Ii RIGHT in calling the turn on General General Gen Gen- eral Eisenhower's use of at army personnel per after his hi retirement from the army However its it's interesting interesting interest- interest ing ng that the man who called the turn urn was Congressman A. A L. L Miller of Nebraska spearhead of the MacArthur for MacArthur-for for for President move move- m o 0 v e- e ment These boys dont don't like Eisen- Eisen hower lower L I Also Its It's significant that other ower ranking high generals and admirals navy army-navy have lave continued to use pers personnel after their retirement For Tor Instance Admiral Ernie King now retired used not only a navy office but navy clerical personnel to o write a book And It If all the money spent on Gen John J. J Pershing during his retirement were added up It PershIng would woul total over a million lug Ing in although retired for years continues to be the second hl highest high high- h. h government official est cst paid drawing a salary of around 26 the Pr President of a year Only the United UnU d States tops him In addition Pershing has a colonel as an aide plus other army personnel personnel per per- at atWalter atWalter atWalter lived has bas and for lor years Walter Reed hospital Eisenhower has a staff of three assigned to him at Columbia Mal WAC WAG Robert L. L an aide Warrant Officer Margaret Hayes and nd Leonard Dry a chauffeur lIe He also draws draw a salary sal- sal ary ry of a year for life from the army In addition to his hil salary of Columbia university III as s president sity Note Note Pershing although appoint appoint- appointed the son son- ed d by br Woodrow Wilson Is law in-law of the ll chairman committee com corn appropriations of f the senate the late f rands E. E W Warren Warrent of t Wyoming the ib Republicans now consider Eisenhower r a Democrat Capital Chaff HENRY WALLACE Is II looking Michelson around round for a new Charlie mate mate- campaign with to o supply him tha that's s a iaL riaL Some Som people think doIng do do- Truman Truman's waste of time Harry Michelon Michelson Michel Michel- than Charlie better Job tag Ing a will willbe willbe wille leaders Democratic on son they find out that be e amazed when to sup up support support are arc going goin Oregon Democrats Democrat port Henry Kaiser against Truman Tt |