Show SEEN u HEARD around the National Capital Capitala CARTER FIELD FIELD a By HIgh ranking naval II confident that as a result o cerI are study of ot con con- d f at wall all p plus certain n other conr r dIlO guts guts' rations already w well under understood tood OIlS congress confess sub sub- he will m o urge e on 00 bim I bf for tor Improving ot of lIa Hawaii wall defenses the the path smoothed to eventual independence of the Philippines these t out Hawaii becomes become our ocen important outpost especially me of great at strategic value In 10 any poule poul- poul with Japan Japan- conflict u te incidentally however deplorable It tte actions of certain people were reference to the establishment of ofas 11 eth I. I reserve In Hawaii at the naval as oil 11 0 base s at pearl Harbor there is II not a officer who does docs not oot thank thankeD wren beaten eD It was accomplished It Is Just Justi the i d difference between the navys navy's beto beat be- be to at able rite to operate with Pearl liar liar- bor vr is II a base and being compelled to toH tobIe H base bIe really on San Diego San Pedro ff or orsome some other point along the Pacific coast It la I. not lIot just last a question of getting the il oil 00 to they point out It L II necessary for It U to be there at the ak of hostilities After that tanker making the 1500 mlle over o the open sea from the Pacific Pa Po die coast to the Islands would Id be In of ot submarine attack the attack the more w to because as developed In the World ear nt speed Is an essential In avoiding submarines whereas all ta tankers kers are ared aref r d f necessity slow boats Few of ot them tAte cite over 12 knots and most of ot them barely 10 For Kor Is It practical to make them last tat To do so would necessitate te so EC such space for tor additional engine and additional oil for tor fuel tuel that the quantity of oil they could carry as cargo would be cut down too modi How Japs Japi Did It Interesting In this connection Is s the of ot building DP up the Japanese oval oil supply after the earthquake of 1 1921 1923 The Japs established what mounted amounted to a packet line of ot four tour tinkers takes They carried oil from rom San Pedro the port of Los Angeles to lapin They were all slow and aud coal toners They stopped on each trip it at HawaII to take toke on coal coat As every UTa officer and every one connected slit steamships ships know a terrific price priceL li L paid aid for tor every additional knot of ofa n a boat The most economical pact pace Is II 10 knots Every additional list knot an all hour means an Increase in fuel consumption In virtually a geometrical rial dal ratio It Is not a question of ot In naval operations It Is a ot of how much cargo can be by the tanker or supply ship at t the end of ot a voyage of given length The Japs went to the extreme of ot biting their tankers burn coal and regaling re re- galing en ea route so that they could arry more of ot the precious oil 01 needed to build up op that great grent reserve which lid hid been dissipated ted by the earthquake lit Mr Roosevelt the naval experts point M out Is familiar with all this from tJ hiJ experience as assistant secretary t d the tie navy for tor eight years Including tie the World war tie He knows the therefore of protecting lIa Hawaii wall I ud lid d especially the naval base at Pearl Harbors Harbor It 11 win will be his first trip to the Islands ul lid the Important naval base there MM nee the succeeding administration ill Us hll cousin Theodore playing an part waded through the sell ea of ot the oil leases and obtained obtained toe tanks and started to get an oil 01 The leases teases It so happens vve re cancelled before any oil 01 was put k II the tanks under onder the terms of ot the lase But lint that has been taken token care tt It dace Hawaiian Problems Is plenty of ot serious work for for tor i President on the Islands when he d U Ia enjoying the their famous sport Jap Japanese nese problem with be da day y fast tast approaching when the born the JaPanese able to vote will O a majority of the entire There Is the naval base at hart h Harbor Barbor arbor with with Its wireless eless towers I Perfect landmark for tor an attacking feet to o use In training their guns It key J re S are the oil 01 tanks built by Domoney DoJ Do- Do Dokey money as a result of the famous lase f elSe case lb be There Is the bitterness of 11 sugar trea growers over their fitment I d In t the e sugar allotment bill nallY there Is lI tJ the e agitation tot toe to ake e i Hawaii awal a full fledged t o state with Senators if tee and a couPle of ot me members bers hones te ot of J representatives not to n r tour four electoral votes In theStal the Stal Seon t of ot Presidents St Jf the United pokes That is II one ODe e of the cases where apt 1 to Words and written words are be 1 to different t. potential Confidential ad- ad 0 tb III men the thet writer rIter are that most moat of ot the uthe p e will see while of at urge him riot not to back the It In statehood for tor Hawaii wall and not lIal elt crease se In any w. w way her present The r a. a n iJ f to which h again is the e ote foie 0 When be tie the cruiser oat Ilea cruiser steams past pad d 4 von on her wa way back to sill b halted States the these apse have ave a mss mass man of documents various of er tt problems and nd a head told ec ona as I to what he lUe was was' I tUt la II Ua wa 11 j o hI bile Il he as I there he Is going to tobo bo much as M any school i III Ight be d there III ti'S on vacation nC is J bave N pyres ru I f f Roosevelt laden ladeD with Ith lei ies and Roosevelt paddling an tan rut cut t. t rigger canoe E Especially if U the canoe cam turns over OTer- which Is too much for tor the photographers to hope for for- foru It u seldom m happens Oil Men Mea Worry h the Fear oil n of a very verl serious condition In la Industry due to failure of ot the oil control bill bl l to pass Pa In ln tt the Closing days of congress I is II ope openly nIl expressed by administration Om officials lal here Gu Gasp line prices In the mid-continent mid field began hegan sagging lagging steadily Just before ad- ad Jobbers realized more the than bill a week before adjournment that would not pass They a heavy decline with the collapse col col- lapse Jilt ot of f the price ot of crude oil and so withheld orders so 10 that they could take advantage of ot expected lower prices Failure of the bill Is blamed by Administration Administration Ad- Ad ministration officials on 00 Chairman nay Rayburn burn whose dilatory tactics are said to have made passage of t the bill Impossible Up to the last lat few tew days prior to adjournment It had bern been hoped that some compromise would be reached somewhat similar to the compromise compromise compromise com- com promise on 00 the housing bill In that case the powerful building and loan association lobby which had hod the bill practically kilted killed was placated by amendments satisfactory to It Largely because of ot Mr tactics however no such opportunity for tor compromise was ever worked out on the oil bill It u so 10 happens that there Is no oil In the fourth congressional district of Texas which Mr Ir Raj Rayburn naburn burn represents He lie was Influenced In his actions by a friendly feelIng feeling feel feel- Ing for some of his colleagues In whose districts hot bot oil Is produced The oil men In those districts naturally natural natural- ly were very anxious that the regulatory regula regula- tory measure desired by the President and Secretary Ickes should not pass As matter of ot fact tact the accomplishment accomplish accomplish- ment went of Mr Rayburn In det defeating the oil 01 bill while not net nearly nerl so 10 spectacular spectacular spec spec- as the action of Huey Long In Inputting Inputting inputting putting through the farm tarm mortgage moratorium bill was really a more difficult piece of work A senator In the closing days of the tha session when everybody Is terribly anxious for tor ad I has the power by threatenIng threatenIng threaten threaten- Ing lag to talk without limit to obtain almost almost almost al al- most any reasonable concession No such power lies lles In the hands of ot any member of ot the house Dig Dir for Eor Facts Mr burn Raj-burn used his control of his bl committee In the house bouse to win his hll point Just as Chairman of th the house banking and currency committee commit tee was able to force torce all kinds of concessions concessions' from the administration due to his control of ot his committee In Iu lieu of ot the bill desired by the administration to regulate the oil Industry industry In in- a committee appointed by Mr Hr Rayburn Is II now at work and will continue continue continue con con- through the summer Investigating ing lag the situation It will determine whether In hi effect the quota restrictions restrictions Secretary Ickes desired are war war- ranted Just what facts this committee commit tee will be able to develop which are not already well known Is II the subject of humorous comment but Representative enta tive Cole Cule of Maryland was duly named to conduct a hearing and compile a report Eventually the house committee may write a bill but this leaves the oil administration out on a limb until the United States Supreme court fortifies fortifies forti forti- fies its assertive authority under NnA over state intra operations The Th show down will come next fall tall unless General Johnson again prevails upon Attorney General Cummings to postpone postpone post post- pone the case In which an adverse decision decision decision de de- would knock over the wobbly provision of ot many other codes Until the Supreme court finally rules on 00 this question every trick In the lawyers' lawyers bags Will be used to badger the oil administration Dry Drys Not Through Senator Sheppards Sheppard's plan pIau for revising the Constitution to give congress absolute absolute absolute lute power over alcoholic liquors liquor to create legal prohibition at any time or enact any halfway measures which might appeal promises that prohibition prohibition prohibition tion will wll continue to be an Important Issue from now on In every federal election election election elec elec- tion whether It be for tor a member of ot the house a senator or a President For there Is no doubt that the drys are getting ready to fight and that they have profited by many of their mistakes In the past As AI told In a previous dispatch they now regret bitterly that they ever enacted the amendment They wish they had put through when the dry wave swept the country In the World war days Just such an amendment to the constitution as Senator Sheppard has now now proposed Then the recent wet wave would merely have resulted In congress repealing repealing repealing re re- pealing the dry law low And the only problem that would now confront them would be to obtain again a dry ma majority majority in both houses of congress Now the they have bue a much harder barder fight They must attain at some lome time In their fight if U they are to succeed P n two thirds dry majority In both house Then they will face after Ing that hurdle burdle the necessity of win win- fling ratification of ot the new amendment amendment amendment amend- amend ment In 30 states After Aner that the Job of ot getting etting a dry majority in both house and senate enate would be simple Their best chance chanc of co course rae lies In the disintegration of ot the that fought so eo hard hari for tor repeal reveal With anything i like an effective ration fighting them providing the organization or or- In 20 question had bad no connection tion with the liquor interests and con coa- would have have the stand standing ng that the late association t the prohibition amendment had their ta task K would be Impossible 1 |