Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-09

Sol DlNE llolllN lbl 'il'ili-
selves. why don't YOU take
their profit by buying the
bonds yourself?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 Free
w dom oEtAe air has aePped.
The Original notion that land
ing fields of the new air world
be. opened 10 free-for-all traffic
has dropped quietly into the
limbo of impossible ideas. Also.
we don't wish 10 open our do
nestle fields and business TO
every nation in the world.
Instead, the inner government
policy is developing behind a
plan SET forth by Chairman L.
WEIGH Pogue Of the Civil Aero
nautics Board. in little noticed
speech 10 the New York Herald
Tribune forum
Mr Pogue wanted the new
air world set up on an interna-
tional agreement among nations
to allow gasoline reserNicing ia
cilitieS al all airports but re-
Stricting the commercial busi-
ness tlanding and taking on
passengers TO tWO-way agrce-<
ments between individual ma |
tons
-SeNpFpiRFrt y 81 ha-ftiif and
over the business thereby would
bc retained ny e7Ch nation TX
Cept as specifically modified by
mutually beneficial agreements
ENEN less observed was the
II unofficial response Of Lord
Beaverbrook that thiS seemed a
good way of going about the
problem There The matter now
rests with no negotiations yet
under way
F33ravrrhrUuk WIS reported
secretly IN this country some
weeks ago, bUj If he Was here
n was on a personal mission not
connected with this matter
At the core Of the problem is
. sensational lobbying struggle
Of Pan-AWCrican AirWays 20 ret
a monopoly on an foreign Amer
ican business IN this postWa. air
world.
DEP SHEPPARD tD' Of CALI
IL fornia gave some ~ thc ln-
side % this IN a speech Feb 3.
Sheppard charged that Pan
Americans dynamo president.
Juan Trippe has made connec-
tons throughout this govern
mcnt
tForeign Economic Admins
TRAITOR Leo r. Crowley Is on
Trppe's board as is Robert Leh-
man a partner of Lehman
Brothers. and State Jndorsecro-
tary StattinluS is Trippe broth
cr-in-lawl
Sheppard told Of a lobbying
entertainment house lavlShly
maintained here by Trippe
All that Sheppard implied
about Pan-Americau's hold on
the government is true TriDpe<
built up Pan-Amcrican fror
nothing by tho use Of go,ernS
ment money, subsidies and Dip
lomatic power But be seems
now heading into popular de-
mand for postwar air COMPETE
ton.
THE leading domestic lines
i American Anyways. TWA,
EASTERN have all filed applica-
tionS 10 extend their lines into
foreign service after the war.
They may produce just as much
power from interested senators
and congressman as Trippe has
welded formerly Pah-Ameri-
can does not function within
the borders Of the country.
They do Ny guess is Pan
American will be beaten
Necessities Of competition for
the people are obvious. Scarci-
ties. and government controls
have eliminated competition in
serving the public during the
war. Look al the results IN
railroad service, restaurant serV-
ice. or IN any line. I'm a CAPT
tahStic system. competition is
essential for public good; mo-
nopolies are repugnant.
If Mr.. POGUE wins, this gov
Il eminent probably viii enter
agreement with Britain for a d.
vision of mutual commercial
business. The British want 10
allow US only $3.50 rating with
their comparatively incense
auential Imperial Always, but
obviously we must insist upon
carrying American originated
business 10 the fullest possible
extent.
Furthermore, the simplest So
luton with the British does not
even seem to be under consider
alton
II is unthinkable that sout
Pacific airports bathed in Ma :
rine blood or built by american
Scabees on British possessions,
tGuadalcanal, etc. shall return
to exclusive British commercial
or military use after this var
cspeciallv as Britain will owe US