The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21
Observations
Uncle Sam Keeps
Eye on Arabian
Black Gold
BY Helen Esssry

Nasllngt0n-L Little attenllOn mas
been given outside official circles
10 the present visit Of two royal
personages H. r. H. Amir Faisal.
minister OF foreign affairs for Sau
di Arabia. and n. r. H. Ami.
Khalid. his younger brother Botu
are sons OF Arabian King lbn Saul
clad in their traditional robes
and wearing gold-braided head
dresses, the TWO princes slipped IN
obtrusively into Washington. They
we're given quiet receptions and
dinsd al the White House, but the
public has heard little OF them.
Behind their visit lies vital
consideration affecting this conn
try's future. The little known de,
ert kingdom contains one Of the
worlds largest unexpected oil -
serves. Its value in the Coming air
age, IL the rapid depletion OF init
ed States oil reserves continues
cannot even be estimated Il is
the one Middle Eastern oil pool
not under British control and lii.
lie known faCt-Standard Oil Of
California and the Texas company
have oil rights there.
Uncle Sam is taking good care
that friendly relations with Arabia
continue.
Despite numerous American sea
air victories in The Pacific. Japan
main battleship fleet remains in
tact and all efforts 10 bring it into
the open so far have failed.
Bsttleships the Japs have lost
have been among their oldest-not
the $4,000 ton monsters the en-.
pire repeatedly was building he
fore the war. These have been
kept in hiding
According TO some sources re-
cent American raids on Marcus
Wake and the Gilbert Islands were
designed 10 serve q dual purpose
10 harass the Jap outposts and to
lure the Jap fleet into action But
the Nips made no attempt TO aid
their gsrrisons Look for NOR,
OF these raids in The future
Navy men who have been to
sea during the past six months say
that the newer Japanese battle
ships and carriers do not worry
officers attached to the Pacifia
fleet. Americas battleship and
carrier program is far enough ad-
yanced so that the United States
can risk ships in offensive action
without worrying too much about
possible losses.
No 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue is
getting the down-st-the heels look
OF an impoverished aute-bellum
mansion. The White House has
turned a gradual dirty gray. Huge
flakes OF paint have scaled off the
front poruco through which Prime
Minister Churchill and other
greats and near greats OF the Unit
ed Nations have passed.
Not since the summer before
Pearl Harbor has the White House
been given its usual yearly Goa
OF white paint. The President
feels that even this comparatively
small job should be foregone Ia
tue VI 10
the war effort. The White House
will get new coat OF Victory paint
when the Axis IL defeated but
not before
II the coal situation becomes a.
bad as some federal officials pes
simistically predict. millions OF
householders who use the fuel may
be asked TO follow The example Of
fuel oil users and cut home tenn.
peratuTes 10 SIS degrees
Officials are moving heaven and
earth TO obtain voluntary conser-
walton and boost production to
escape rationing coal For eX
ample. "dimouts '-long known TO
coastal cities-soon wiz become ia
milisr 10 inland residents under
the conservation campaign aimed
al saving fuel and electricity. Es-
Inmates are that four million tons
OF coal could be saved by reducing
electric power consumption
WPB cited Chicago's State street
as one OF the bright light areas
10 come under the shadow OF Wal
Merchants there have pledged CO.
operation beyond the point request
ed by the government and shop
windows and signs will reflect the
cut in electric power use.
But four million tons saved l.
just a drop in the bucket WIPE
says the real saving-some 30 mil
lion tons-could be obtained b.
getting householders using coal to
follow the example Of fued oil con
Surnar. and Laan famnaraturas al