Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
How Hitler
Gums Up Deals
For Rubber
QUITO. Ecuador.
IA, it gifts a drink"

~ out a whisky bottle TO the oin- clothed native.
The Indian didn't the white mans Palaver
the spoke language understood the
world He took swig gave slight shudder and
tipped the bottle again. The German grinned wisely
Another swallow and another The native his eyes no"
wide and white, and his face wearing foolish smile,
passed the empty bottle back
he pointed TO the bulky qunta Of crude rubber
that his feet and represented months work in the
steamng jungle, 10 mention ten-me trek TO the
trading post. Hatingly he asked: How much ~
The German ignored the question Instead he drew from
his hip pocket another bottle
Drink now" he said extending the flask Talk
The puzzled native took it and walked unsteady a
tree the far end Of the compound where ne sat down
resumed his drinking.
The German watched him for a moment Then he turned
ramshackle house behind nina tumble-cOwn affair
boring crldey ettered "Deutsches Reich Rubber
Trading santo Domingo de los Coorados Ecuador
and shouted: "FritzS' feow-German equally fat and
unshaven to the door.
Give me a hand Here's another hundred pounds"
The the crude rubber 10 a storage shed.
Meanwhile, the simple Ecuadortan continued to drink
Then dashed the empty bottle against nearby stump
tried to get up, staggered and sat down again
The thing the native knew il morning Hc
awole with a splitting head Steadying himself against
the tree he looked around score Of his compatrots.
all a drunken stupor lay all the compound
He awoke some others who not far gone
All told the story-they sell their rub
Der but had the proffered drink the promise 70
make talk later"
One of the natives spoke more English than the
selected talk the German trader. Tmdly, the
small group approached the house their spokesman N
front
The men went up to the door After few
minutes. the fat German appeared.
I'VE for pesos for rubber" the native spokesman
said.
Pesos for rubber" the German sneered You've been
paid You drank der money. Now gid oudt"
The German drew a heavy Lueger pistol Il said gt!'
The terrified natives hurried through the jungle to the
village where they told the chief OF the Color
Indian Tribe all about II.
To the chief it story The Germans had been
plying his with cheap liquor and robbng them Of rub
Der for months
1t was the Hitler method all again. The German
Ecuadorean trading post typical OF
the Reichs representatives throughout South America.
There nothing chief could but try and per-
suade young stay from the Nazi compound
This hard to because there no other nearby
place 10 trade their rubber
the way the situation stood until J. VI Shep
pard an American living the Ecuadorean capital OF
Quito heard their plight Knowing how badly the United
rubber Sheppard bought secondhand sta
ton wagon with cloth and trinket and sent his
native handyman, Armando saazer into the Colorados
country trade The response was immediate When
the natives found they could get far exchange from Ar
mando, they focked TO him
Armando hadn't been in the bush a week when he
into one the traders and in recent dispatch
TO Weekly Sheppard told OF that meeting
"Armando bringing the rubber out of the jungle
on burro The German approached inviting him 10 have
drink Armando this racket and refused the bottle
The German persisted Finally in disgust, Armando tipped
the his lips took big mouthfu and spat into
the Nazis face should send this to Hitler he said
THE German let out string Of cuss words, and
Armando. He came up pretty short though
when Arnando poked his raZor-sharp machce into the
Germans fat ribs hjo de perra walk into It, I'd
like to you reach the hit Still cussing the German
stomped away"
slowly Sheppard and Armando forced the Germans out
Of business Then Ecuador broke relations with the Axis
A decree was issued roundup Of all enemy nationals
The German traders at SPnto Domingo fed
Today Sheppard buying all the rubber The Colorados
Indians can gather his intention TO that none of
II finds it's way to but that Uncle Sam gets the
stuff by the ton.