Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Gillette Asks Probe
Of War Shipments
From u. 5. 10 Axis
Americans Sending Oil
To Germany and Jopon,
Iowa Senator Declares
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Declaring he had received reports
that American companies had sup
piled war materials to the Axis
powers in scores and scores" of
instances, Senator Gillette, Demo-
crat, of Iowa said today he would
press for establishment of a Joint
congressional committee to investi-
gate.
1T is strange thing" Senator
Gillette said, that We are spend
ing such vast sums to aid one side
in the war and that We still allow
vital war materials to go to the Axis
countries. The people are entitled
to know the facts about the situa-
ticn."
The Iowa Senator, continuing ar
interview, asserted that the most
fragrant reported abuses have been
in the petroleum industry" and
added:
Motor fuel supplied by United
States companies has been leaving
Latin American ports for Germany
and Italy.
Japan Gets L. S. Aid.
The Dutch East Indies recently
have increased their ALLEGATION OF
petroleum to Japan and this is be-
ing refined and transported by Brit
iSh and American companies. West
Coast shipments of petroleum t
Japan have increased tremendously
since the first of the year. and the
Japanese now are running virtually
a ferry service to get it across"
In some instances, Senator Gill
lette declared, American companies
have worked through foreign sub
salaries to send materials to the
AXIS countries or have acted as
American agents for German CON-
panies.
We now are paying royalties to
Germany on every inch of the Spe-
clal glass used in the manufacture
OF our warplanes," he added. 1--WE
also are paying royalties to Germany
on substance used in making air.
plane wings"
Gillette already has introduced a
resolution to create a Joint inveSti-
eating committee composed of five
Senators and five Representatives
Formation of such a group has been
approved by the Senate Commerce
Committee.
The investigation would be fl
nanced with $4,000 appropriation
and probably would be undertaken
in cooperation with Justice Depart
ment studies of connections between
American and foreign firms which
might affect the national defense
program.
Lee and Nye Dispute.
Foreign policy debate broke out
anew on the floor of the Senate yes
terday, with Senator Lee, Democrat,
Of Oklahoma declaring that the
United States lis sleeping while Brit
aims lifeline is cracking" and SEN
ator Nye, Republican, of North Da-
kota asserting this country will be-
come the most hated and despised
of all the nations" after the war.
1T grows increasingly evident"
Senator Nye asserted, that men au-
thorized and accepted as spokesman
for our Government have played
sic EN- in Europe and helped to
lead countries to their death with,
first, promises of help we didn't have
in our possession to give, and, sec
ond, with threats of United States
enmity toward them if they didn t
go to war"
In his address, Senator Lee shout
ed that the Versailles treaty that
ended the World War was "too lady,
like" and that the big mistake" was
failure of Allied forces to invade
Germany, the spawning ground of
war"
Britain is asking our help, calling
for it," Senator Lee added. Has
American lost her soul, her spirit?"