The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-31

which hike the taxpayers
70 shows that Germany actually
controls some Of The patents most
vital 10 the Army and Navy ana
W making this country pay
through The nose for them, Also
" shows That some American buBi-
ness men have been cooperating
WIN Germany IN ROuRinR the
Army and Navy, FINALLY, " shows
that the u, =, Government has
been W09fully negligent N break.
ing up these m0n0DOlIoB and IN
pcaecLlm0 preparation 70 secure
vital wartime materials,
Take, for instance, the giant
Kfupp munitions firm OF Ger
many, The War Department has
found that II controls no less thnn
22B American patents for military
equipment And " tho u. y, Army
wants 10 use them " must ~
pay tho price set by the Germans
IN cooperation with American
firms, and ~ reveal vital StatIB-
tics regarding amounts Of military
equipment ordered, Thus Ger
many always has definite lnlormn-
ton regarding the armed strength
OF the United States,
~ would not DO possible for
KrUpp or other German firms TO
hold most Of these patents we're u
not for The C0nnlVAnGe OF Amerl"
can business, IN many eases
American firms take out the pa
tents for them, IN fact, the
Justice Department has uneafthed
u letter from DR., EngGIhardt OF the
giant BlomGnB- iIAIBk0 A, q, 10 tho
Metal and Thormit corporation,
W. American agent, asking DR., j.,
", HlrBehlHnd Of the Metal and
TbGrmlt Corp, 10 take out patents
IN the name OF that company,
Furthermore, many Of Tho. Ger.
man patents are weak and could
be broken, But American firms
have preferred 10 cooperate With
Germany md IN some eases hold
up the u, +, armed services, rather
than contest the patents,
S0UEEZE TIE ARMY
Here, for instance, ~ letter
from on American manufacturer
OF important military equipment
who uses German patents Dated
November ~, 1920, the letter reads;
~ great many Of the patents
that VIZ are operating under are
very weak and " WE wished 10,
VIZ could break them ourselves
and not pay royalties, but good
business Judgment, ! believe,
JUstIfics the Idea Of paying roy.
aItIea even on weak patents In
order 10 maintain % price con.
troll picture that IN helpful"
IN other words, the price con-
troll" " "helpful" In keeping tho
price up 10 the u, =, Army and
Navy.
Whether through luck or fore
sight, The Germans have reached
into some OF the industries most
vital 10 American national defense,
For instance, berylllum Is n metal
OF great Importance IN the manu-
facture OF airplane parts. Yet the
American patents for bcrylllum
are controlled by SlemenS-Halske
Of Germany through the BeryIlium
Corporation OF America,
Another Vital military alloy IN
ai.uas.ais.s.a s.faAinU EDhkah In saa0A
In rifle barrels and machine
guns. But the American patents
for II are controlled by Ger
many, and the Justice Depart
meBt has evidence that detailed
information regarding the num-
Der Of rifles and artillery In the
possession Of the United States
are passed on by Germany 10
other European countries.
Meanwhile, American munitIon
companies have sold or leased
their patents on q wholesale
basis 10 Germany and other foreign
military establishments. Most Of
the Nazi airplanes now raining
death on the cities and battlefields
OF Allied Europe are built from
basic American patents. "Details
regarding this will follow In a sub
sequent Merry-Go-Round column)
WHO PAYS FOR RUBBER?
Unfortunately, German COM
psnies are not alone IN holding
up the u. s. Army and Navy. III
1898, more than 5000 bids 70 sell
supplies 10 the Army and Navy
were identical. The companies
Ind got together In advance ano
decided 10 rock Uncle Sam,
The Antitrust Division Of thu