Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Oil Exports 10 Spain
Draw Fire and Win
Praise in Congress
Reynolds Coils Action
Outrage; May Save
Lives Hill Declares
Earlier Story on Page AID

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By the Associated Press.
Disclosure in Barcelona today
that the United States has been
exporting stores of oil, cotton,
food and other products to aid
Spain in development of peace
economy drew widely divergent
congressional reaction.
Chairman Reynolds of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee termed
the expectation of large quantities
of oil "a damned outrage" but Sem
ator Danaher. Republican. of Con-
necticut, said he thought it lis
most essential that we maintain the
economy of Spain as a necessary ad
junct to the war effort"
Their comments to reporters came
after United States Ambassador
Carlton J. H. Hayes told of the ex-
ports in an address at Barcelona
earlier in the day. Mr.. Hayes said
petroleum products were available in
Spain in amounts considerably
higher than the present per capita
distribution" to people on the At
lantic seaboard of the United States
Outrage Says Reynolds.
1T is a damned outrage that we
are shipping to sunny Spain fuel so
badly needed to warm the people
and maintain their morale in this
country in winter weather" Sem
ator Reynolds declared. The time
has come when we must consider
not only the preservation Of Amer
lean principles, but the preservation
of American health.
IT'S not, going to be up to Spain
to say what she does in this war,
but up to the Axis nations. The
more oil we ship, the more Ger
many will seize when she gets ready
to invade Spain
Senator Reed, Republican, Of
Kansas. asserted with sarcasm, the
people of the Midwest whose fuel
conditions are now being inveStigat-
ed. will be glad they can be assured
the oil that is taken away from
them is being devoted to the COM
fort of the people of Spain-question
mark"
Senator Hill of Alabama. the Dem
ocratic whip, applauded the state
ment, asserting: Spain Is on our
flank in North Africa. If we can
save the lives of American boys by
the shipment of goods to Spain,
I'm for shipping the goods
Senator Butler. Republican. of Ne
braska said it was his information
that Spain was only one of many
countries receiving such aid from
the United States.
What I would like to know he
added, is how much Of that oil,
cotton and food is going on to Hit
Ter after it gets into Spain
/ Others Comment.
! Other comment included:
Representative Gearhart, Repub-
lican of California: IF it is appease-
ment that the State Department has
in mind, I hope that they will not
forget that food, fibers and petroleum
products are munitions OF war. If
we should permit stockpileS OF these
/ items to be built up in Spain so
/ high as to become military menace
our sad experience with Japan might
be repeated. Let us be practical,
Just once"
Representative Robertson, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia: The action Of
our Government in making certain
/ essential raw materials available to
. Spain is in keeping with a sound
public policy. which has proved its
worth in South America and in
North Africa and to some extent in
the Far and Middle East. 1t saved
thousands OF American lives and
advanced by months our North
African campaign, by gaining
through negotiation free or sub
stantially free access to areas for
military operations against Ger
many"