The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-05

Henderson recalls how he gained the reputation of being "America's Number One Heel,' but cutting down the American civilian consumption to almost zero.
 If I could only change all that" means Henderson. If the President would only give me a job for one week-just one short week - in which l could give the people back some of the things I took away from them. Then folks wouldn't think I'm such bad guy after all.'
 NAZI-U. S. CARTELS
 Not much has been in the pa- pers about it, but significant lawsuit is now being fought out in New York between the U. s. Government and Standard Oil of New Jersey. It involves 2,00G German patents, which the Jus tice Department claims were turned over to Standard by the Nazis for safe-keeping during the war. The government has seized them and Standard $ suing to get them back.
 The patents are some of the most valuable in the entire war effort. including those for mak- ing synthetic rubber, which Standard Oil held back from the American public until year and a half after the war start cd in Europe.
 One of the most significant oeces of evidence is a letter taken from the company's own secret files. It is dated October p, 1939, a little over a month after the war started. at which time Standards Frank Howard had gone to Holland to arrange various deals with I. c. Farben. This is the NaZi cartel with which Standard formed it's patent part nership.
 The letter, signed by Howard, told the home office how he ar ranged to take over the Nazi patents and hold them, apparent ly for safe-keeping, even if the United States came into the war against Germany.
 Howard reported:
 Pursuant to these arrange ments, I was able to keep my appointments in Holland where 1t had three days of discussion with the representative of the I. G. They delivered to me as signments of some 1000 foreign patents and we did our best to work out complete plans for modus vivendi which would operate through the term of the war, whether the United States came in or not"
 If this document is not suffi- ciently convincing, however the Justice Department has another ace up it's sleeve. he U. s. Army has captured three high-ranking official of I. c. Farben in Ger many. They are: President Her mann Schmitz and Managers Max Ilgner and Dr. August Von- Kneirim. Their testimony, if giv- en may be very interesting.
 NOTE-Not only are many in dustrialists watching the Standard Oil suit to see whether they get the I. c. Farben patents back, but. according to Attorney Gener- al Riddle, several companies are already negotiating with German industrialists to work out new cartel deals for after the war. DIPLOMATIC CHAFF
 The Arab Delegation to San Francisco which didn't expect the Conference to last so long, has already overdraWn more than it planned from the cash it receives from Standard Oil to defray ex- penses. This is no gift. but payment by the oil company for leases in the Middle East. |. Los Angeles is still irked because it did not get the United Nations Conference. As a result con- way in L. A. on a beautiful, eX- banded Civic Center which can house any future world conclave -. Correspondents refer to Sec retary of State Stettinius as Junior" Jan MaSaryk, Czechoslovakia's Foreign Minis ter, has been the most effective go-between in concluding Rus sian Western differences. South Africas Prime Minister Jan