Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Oil Industries Aid

THE varied interests which constitute the American
oil Industries have been assigned important role
in the war and have accepted it in audable spirit and
have been fulfilling IT in a credtabe manner
The recent rubber salvage campaign was the re.
sponsbity of the oil industries in considerable part
Service stations throughout the country served as col
lection agencies the Petroleum Industry War Council
through its able chairman Mr. William f. Boyd, con-
tbued to the of the program major
The basic war services of the oil industries however,
have been more intimately related to successful
effort.
THE American public familiar with the heroic
i ices of the tanker fleets in the Atlantic and the
Caribbean since entry into the war.
Hundreds of them have been lost, and the casualties
among their crews constitute of gravest
losses.
They have been compelled operate with inadequate
convoy protection at all. And still they have
stuck doggedy to the hazardous task of maintaining
service vital to the nation.
Long before the American entry into the war the
tanker fleets the war sustaining losses but sup
porting the nations with which the United States
ultimately to be allied.
1t has indeed been said that the continuous and ade
quae flow of American oil SAVED England the early
years of the war.
. UT primarily it is own American interest which
- now, and it is in the serving of American
interest that the oil industries have attained exceptional
and commendable efficiency.
They have pooled and expanded their technical and
scientific with complete disregard of previous
competitive conditions to equip America formdaby and
superlatively for this
They have given American aviation high octane
motor fuel of quality equaed by few nations, and in
tremendous quantities possessed by none.
They have given American mechanical warfare
superior lubricants adaptable to all extremes of weather
with attendant advantage the enemy nations
They have eliminated ineffcencies, Implications and
waste in transportation and distribution.
Ii of these important things, and many others, have
"A been accomplished by the oil industries in co-opera-
ton with governmental agencies and according to
tonal needs, by what is perhaps the most impressive
utilization of free enterprise to be found in whole
program.
The federal government has been singulary fore
sighted in its utilization of the oil industries for
purposes.
Under the capable direction of Mr.. Ralph Davies,
deputy petroleum co-ordnator it has entrusted the
ganization of the oil business for the to who
KNOW the oil business
And in consequence, it has had maximum of eff
cent production and dstribution-in such favorable
degree in fact that serious instance has there been
failure to meet the minimum needs of the
T is high credit to the government and to the admins
tratve agencies concerned with the oil industries that
such constructive has been made of major unit in
the American system of free business and industrial
enterprise
And it is equally high credit to these important and
indispensable industries that they have met their respon
sibiltes well.
An obvious object lesson is thus afforded. The gov
eminent should make MORE Of existing and available
Free American Enterprise and should pattern it's broad
policies of production and service after the COM
mendabe and sound policy pursued profitaby with the
oil industries
The greatest American advantage the enemies
Of the United States rests with existing and available
free institutions related to production and supply,
Our greatest of victory should be found
and surely must be found in adequate employment of
the resources which possess abundantly.