The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-08

can industrtaliStS, as happened az
ter theh last war. Senator Kill
gore wants to determine what
procedure, II any, Is being de-
veloped to insure that foreign
patents will be licensed to small as
well as big American manufac-
turers.
(4) Public information. One Of
the chief arguments major war
contractors, as well as the WPB,
War and Navy Departments, have
raised against awarding contracts
to small plants Is that they aren't
technically organized" to handle
government jobs efficiently and
speedily. The Kilgore commit
tee wants to lay the ground
work for q government technical
service, which viii make avail
able to little business information
about patents and techniques.
NOTE: Another thing Senator
Kilgore may probe Is the payment
Of royalties by the government
on patents developed with tax
payers money. For instance, the
government Is supposed to have
tree access to the patent pool Of
the Radio Corporation Of America,
but some war contractors who
deal In the RCA pool charge roy.
alties to the Government under
cost-plus contracts.
WILL ROGERS IN LONDON
Congressman viii Rogers Of
California, son Of the cowboy hui
morist, came back from London
singing the praises Of American
British cooperation In England.
American troops, which he de-
Scribed as the new Army Of Oc-
cupation." live off the fat Of the
land and are treated royalty by
the British. There Is nothing too
good for them. Only trouble Is
they occasionally take q girl away
from O British Tommy.
Wills father was @ frequent
visitor In London, and everyone
remembered him. SO 1t was like
old home week for the young Con-
gresham from California.
BRITISH IDLE OIL
Names eagle-eyed Sen. Brew
ster met Gen. B. 3. Somervell,
chief ofthe ArIny's Service Forces
on the Pacific island of Fiji, i'm
mediately tackled him on the dy-
namite-laden, all-important ques-
ton Of why the u. 8. A. was
supplying nearly 10 per cent Of all
Allied oil, though we have only rs
per cent Of the worlds oil reserves.
Fright around the Persian
Gulf" reminded Senator Brew.
ster, "the British have oil re-
fineries and limitless quantities
Of oil. why don't we get more
oil out Of the Near East instead
Of hauing 1t all the way from
Texas?"
I'VE are rushing refining
equipment to Arabia as quickly
as we can" replied Gen. Som
erveIl.
"Yes," cOuntered the Senator
from Maine, ''but why use preci-
Gus shipping space carting refin-
ing equipment half way around
the world when the British al
ready have q refinery at the
Gulf Of Persia. The manager
Of the Anglo Persian oil COM
pany told us that his refinery
could produce sixty per cent
more oil. Why not put it to work
instead Of exhausting our own
oil reserves.
Furthermore" Brewster con-
tinued, ''the crude oil from Per-
sian wells Is so good that it can
be pumped right into ships as
bunker oil without refining. II
we don't get busy and use IL,
Wen wake up after the war
TO find the United States with
no oil left, and dependent ON
the British empire"
MERRY-G0-ROUND
The -circling senators re-
ported thaht the British were far
ahead Of American ofElcials when
1t came to coordination and team
work. In Cairo, British Minister
for the Dominions Casey Corner
Minister In Washington sits down
every morning with the British
admiral and commanding general
TO work out the days program.
American commanding Of
ficers, dlpomats, DEW, Lend
Lease. and Relief executives, the
Senators reported, don't seem to
Tx cooperation. This 4 one rca-
son Jim Lands. retiring head OF
Civil Defense. Is going 10 Cairo
rs American coordinstor /. y. 8.
Senators brought back an eye-pop-
ping story from Cairo = how the
King Of Egypt refused 20 see the
british Ambassador. After the
Ambassador wasted several days