Evening star., 1943-06-22
lckes Pleads for HeIp
From Governors in
Conservation Of Oil
Warns of Possibility
Of Further Restrictions
On Midwest Gasoline
By the Associated Press.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 22.-Pe-
troleum Administrator Ickes asked
Americas Governors yesterday TO
help us in bringing about an under
standing of oil in war-help us,
plead with you, to persuade every
one to understand that oil Is pre-
cious, that it is, in fact, ammuni-
ton"
He said he believed no one would
take issue with him If l base my re-
marks upon the proposition that
this is an oil war and that it cannot
oe won without oil-oceans of it."
Mr. Ickes' prepared address was
read for him at the Annual Gov
ernors' Conference by Deputy Pc
troleum Administrator Ralph @.
Davies when the recurring coal dis
pute caused Mr.. Ickes to remain in
Washington.
No Relief for East.
Mr.. Ickes described the Nation S
efforts to increase petroleum trans
portation facilities to the Eastern
seaboard and reported some head
way through expanded us of tank
cars, new pipelines and barges
Yet, he asserted East Coast areas,
for the duration of the war cannot
expect any increase in petroleum
products beyond essential require
ments
Furthermore, he added. the in
Of oil nth
tions to the East indicates the pos
sibility of further gasoline restric-
tions in the Midwest.
LAS we drain more and more from
the Midwest" he said. 1T is quite
possible-indeed, would say prob
able-that the supplies in this Sec
ton will decline to the point where
consumption will have to be cut
below the present level. When that
time comes, we shall, without hesl-
tation, recommend the imposition
of such restrictions"
Wants Speeders Punished.
The administrator urged Gov
ernors to take action in their re-
spective States against speed law
violators. He said, IF the selfish
citizen persists IN disregarding the
rights of the unselhsh one, then he
should be brought to sharp account"
A brief furry of sectionalism
swept through the conference, at
tended by 35 chief executives, after
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declared
New York dairy interests purchased
some grain from Canada because
of a shortage of available grain in
other States.
This scarcity, Gov. Dewey blamed
on a Government theory that it
would be a good idea to repeal the
natural law of economics that corn
and hog prices are tied together"
AS a result. he said, farmers are
feeding corn to hogs instead of plac-
ing it on proceeding corn
market.
Gov. Henry F. Schricker of In
diana said the Hoosier State has
probably more pigs now than ever
and asked if Gov. Dewey would
advise us TO kill our pigs" and
market the feed grain.
Il would advocate the immediate
execution Of your pigs which are
with my cows for corn"
said Gov. Dewey. Smilingly, he
added: But I would advocate eat
ing them and not blowing them
under"
Gov. Robert S. Kerr Of Oklahoma
took exception to New Yorks pur-
chase of grain outside the Nation.
&If the Northeast gets another
source of grain, the Midwest will
arrange to change it's industrial buy
ing habits remarked Gov. Kerr.
Gov. Dewey, in reply to question
on food from Gov. Leverett Salton-
stall of Massachusetts. predicted
milk rationing in New York City
by october, unless conditions radi-
cally change" He added he could