The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-17
Observations
Brazil Candidate
Once Was Not Keen
Over United States

Leao PEDRO Nelloso, brazil
amia BILE foreign minister, told this
story about his friend, Eduardo
Gomez, now candidate for the
presidency of Brazil to succeed
President Vargas
Gomez, as chief OF police OF Rio
de Janeiro, used to look askance
at a very handsome red-white and
blue marquee in front OF the Pan
American Always building, which
adorned the business section of the
Brazilian capital.
As a patriotic Brazilian, who liked
TO see more Brazilian color and
commerce in Rio rather than for
eign "ostentation" Gomez took Of
Tense at the attractive marquee
which many Brazilians genuinely
admired. In fact, he considered II
lan "eye-sore', Velloso related.
Accordingly, Gomez announced in
the newspapers that he viewed the
Pan-American marquee as an "inya-
sion of Brazilian territory and
would take official steps to GUST the
Americana" penetration, in his
pacity as police chief.
But the Brazilian citizenry simp-
ly laughed off Gomez threat and ex-
pressed even greater admiration
for the famed marquee Gomez
retired in sheepish disorder. Vello-
so reported, and has since profess
ed his personal regard for Yankee
enterprise.
1T LOOKS AS IF The BURDEN
Of the rubber program will be car
ried by synthetics for a long time
TO come. Only a tiny fraction of
the Pacific natural rubber produc-
bng area has been liberated from
the Japs as yet-Mindanao Island,
n the Philippines.
Even after Malaga and other big
producing ?reas are, freed il will
be couple of years before natural
rubber imports will come up 10
Synthetic production in this coun-
try.
Britain, the Dutch and the United
States have been working on the
problem of resumng natural rub
Der imports u this country from
these big producing regions. Mean
while, WPB reports that the
amount OF natural rubber in the
United State1 is now below the
hoo. safety mark and may
go lower.
A NEW TYPE OF LOBBY has
made its bow on Capitol Hill and
some congressman believe there
is a connection between it and the
CIO.Political Action Committee.
The new group appeared for the
first time to fight for confirmation
Of Henry Wallace in his new job
hs Secretary OF Commerce, and
came back to press for contirma-
Zion of Aubrey Williams as Rural
)Electrification Administrator.
Many groups have appeared in
the past to fight against a presi-
3ients nomination. But this is the
'6rst time, say veteran senators,
that a group has waged a campaign
in behalf Of presidents choice.
CONGRESS HAS BEEN BATTL-
ING UNSUCCESSFULLY for more
than a year 10 eliminate a mo
mans land along the shores OF
The Potomac River. situated be-
tween the District OF Columbia and
The state OF Virginia.
It's a fantastic situation" in
the words of Alexander Holtzoff,
special assistant TO the Virginia
attorney general.
"The situation today is deplor-
|bble," he told congressional com
'mittee which is trying TO settle
The boundary dispute between the
Federal government and Virginia.
mo one knows what police should
make an arrest. who should prose
cute, or what court in which case
should be tried"
Included in the dispute is juris-
Election over the important National
Airport, part OF which Is now in
the District Of Columbia and the
rest in Virginia.
A bill under consideration would
place the airport entirely within
Virginia. while retaining federal
jurisdiction. d. c. Commissioner
Guy Mason favors this. but at least
bne congressman-Karl Stafan
R), OF Nebraska, insists the entire
IMPORT should be placed in Wash.
ngton.
There the matter stands, with
no early solution in sight.