Show he Editors Editor's Note While Thile Drew Pearson Is on v vacation cation the Washington Round Go is being written by his old partner partner part part- ner ncr Robert S. S Allen Political Kettle Boils Pr THE T HE simmering long political kettie kettie kettle ket- ket tie tle has re reached the boiling point pointOn On the national stage the cooking started when Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey formally squared off of before Labor Day audiences Simultaneously Simultaneously Simul Simul- a number of equally exciting exciting ex ex- citing and significant state contests were joined To the smart these local battles are second in importance only to the big top melee For the poli poli- know that what happens in these st state 1 te arenas will profoundly affect not only the national contest but also the shape of ot things after after- ward The control of congress of powerful powerful powerful pow pow- erful organizations in key states and In the event Mr Truman loses of the national Democratic machinery are at stake in these tests Intensifying the concern of the political political po po- generalissimos are two factors factors fac fac- tors The great body of ot undecided voters manifest in every important poll and the spectacular upset of Memphis Boss Crump by crusading Rep Estes Kefauver To the pr professional fes- fes these two items spell uncertainty Anything can hap hap- pen The general public is itchy and new and sounding fresher voices have a s strong ong appe appeal Rank Surprise ranking High-ranking officers are arc in for fora a surprise when the report of the advisory commission on service service service ice pay is published The commission will recommend recommend mend increases for enlisted men and junior officers but none for forthe forthe forthe the top grades In fact they actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac may face a pay cut in the recommended elimination of tax deductions and certain allow allow- ances A previous committee of generals generals gen gen- and admirals had recommended recommended recommended mended pay boosts for all ranks with the top echelons getting the biggest increases Defense Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Forrestal didn't even bother both both- er to send this report to con con- gress Instead he appointed the ci civilian vilian commission to make a anew anew anew new study S S Shipping Ban Violated The U. U S. S still is shipping vital war material to countries behind the iron curtain And these shipments still are beIng being being be be- ing made with approval of the commerce commerce com corn merce departments department's office of international international international inter inter- national trade This is the agency that formerly was headed by Wilham William William Wil Wil- liam ham Remington leading figure in inthe inthe inthe the Russian spy disclosures of ot the house American un-American activities committee This astounding trade still la is going on despite the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's announced policy of banning banning ban ban- ning it despite the warlike aggressions aggressions aggressions ag ag- and provocations of Russia and also despite the world-wide world furor over the congressional congressional con con- gressional revelations and their attending fantastic This column definitely has established established es es- es the following facts regarding regarding re reo garding the continued export of war potentials to ruled Communist countrIes countries countries coun coun- tries The OIT OLT has secretly issued a li license license li- li cense for export of a large quantity quantity quantity quan quan- of ot ball bearings and steel balls for the manufacture of ot bearings to Czechoslovakia This license was issued to the Overseas Mercantile company N. N Y Satellite Czechoslovakia is today one of Russia's major munitions producers The great Skoda plant has been converted entirely to military mil mu- output Further ball bearings are a key essential in the making of ot war goods Two of the most costly air force Corce raids into Germany during the recent war were for Cor the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of knocking out bearing ball plants An official of ot the Overseas Mercantile Mercantile Mercantile Mer Mer- cantile company admitted that the ball bearings being shipped to Czechoslovakia could be used in war preparations S S S SEye Eye Poppers in Budget Preliminary budget estimates submitted by the army and navy for tor next year are eye The two services are asking for Cor approximately tely five billion dollars more than the 16 billion dollars congress voted them this year The navy wants more than 11 billion dollars and the army more than 10 billion dollars This stupendous 21 billion dollar dollar dol dol- lar total docs does not include air force estimates They are ure still to come and arc are sure to be not less than 7 Z billion dollars The 1949 budget is already in preparation It will be submitted to the new congress in January by President Truman whether he is elected re-elected or not If they win GOP leaders privately arc are planning to demand a 3 voice in preparation of 01 the budget |