Show 0 t DRW ON Russia Woos Iran TT IS NO secret that the key to r Soviet Russia's war-making war ability is oil oll It is also no secre secret that Russia does not have sufficient oil oll to continue a war for more than two or three months Thus she mus must get more oil before she starts hos hos- This is why the little country o of Iran a land of nomad tribes anc and vast oil reserves may be the key to future peace Should Moscow be able to take takeover takeover takeover over Iran's priceless oil fields she would not only have enough oil to towage towage towage wage war but would also have access access access ac ac- ac- ac cess to the Indian ocean through the Persian Gulf This would probably probably probably proba proba- bly mean that India Arabia and the near cast east eventually would become become become be be- come In view of this the uncensored news of what is happening in Iran today is extremely important This news is that Moscow is waging a quiet and extremely effective effective ef ef- ef- ef campaign to take over Iran by friendly infiltration Simultaneously Simultaneously neou ly the United States has so bungled its diplomacy Including diplomacy Including our failure to put through a loan that loan that Iran is on the verge of tossing aside its traditional friendship with the USA U.S.A. Unquestionably what Russia is aiming at Is envelopment of Iran by 37 peaceful means To do otherwise would ruin the oil supply For any armed clash over Iran would bring about bombing and the demolition of Iran's oil fields thus defeating Moscow's chief reason for taking over the country L L I. I The me lne Soviet OVIet strategy therefore is 15 isto isto to have Iran nationalize her oil oilfields oilfields fields ields then hire Russian experts to advise on oil well operation U U. U S S. S Bungles This strategy has made much more progress than most people realize and has been speeded up by y the following factors 1 When Iran faced a famine In 1950 1948 we hemmed hawed and delayed about sending wheat Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean- Mean while our reputation as a humanitarian humanitarian arian nation vanished 2 The Iranian Anglo-Iranian oil oll company owned by the British government has bas las operated as If it Iran were a colony olony 3 We have sent Iran considerably considerably consider- consider ably bly less military and economic aid than ban her neighbors 4 The loan extended by y the Import Export-Import bank had so many conditions attached that the Iranian ranian parliament will probably veto it it US U.S. Ambassador Henry Grady has bas las been pounding Washington corridors corridors cor- cor trying to pry loose the 25 25 in a hurry He is getting nowhere fast 11 d. d Meanwhile Iran has cut oil off the Voice of America has given free play lay to th the Voice of Moscow 7 and has las negotiated a new trade treaty with Russia giving favorable treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment to Iranian products In brief Moscow has found that friendship j pays ays and is working a at t it overtime Di i Salle Jibes Senators Jaunty Price Administrator Mike Di Dl Salle won the toughest committee commit commit- j tee ee in congress over to his ideas on n price control the other day Do you figure on controlling all prices rices or a few the mayor ex-mayor of Toledo was asked by members of the he joint economic committee Mike thought it over then relied replIed replied re re- re- re plIed lied I asked that question of a farmer farmr farm farm- i er r friend of mine a and nd he said his j t told d him When Ven you gr y o. o I cut ut a cat cats cat's s tan tall you OU should cut it I IoU the because if I oU off ff right at body you ou try to cut it off an inch at a aime time ime you'll have a sore tail taU and anda a mad cat I think hes he's right Asked by Senator Taft what he thought bought controls would do Dl Di Salle answered Its like driving along at t 60 miles an hour and suddenly you ou see a red light and you try to stop top You'll go 30 to 60 feet before you ou come to a stop Another time Di Salle was asked where he would get his staff stall to administer prices We get civil service as far as we ve can can replied Di Salle Then glancing lancing at politically minded solons who incessantly clamor for or jobs he said Of course some people eople In congress have been kind enough nough to recommend people to tos us s Before DI Salle left the stand he dropped a word of caution Were going to try our best but even with that lat and more we cant can't buy a asteak asteak steak teak in 1951 with the money we paid aid in 1938 Alienating Voters Here is how not to get elected re-elected A group of Montana farmers found Sen Zales Ecton himself a Montana farmer in a grumpy mood the he other day As they were were ushered into his office Ecton snorted snorted snort snort- ed angrily I wish you people would quit bothering me I wish you leave cave me alone so I can get c con con- n. n work done with some oJ of my fellow senators Without a n word the farmer farmerr walked out |