The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-09

and ahoat, in the face Of present
world conditions. There's consid-
cradle difference Of opini IN,
though, relative to the best sys-
TEN Of handling our near-infnity
OF desperately ticklish foreign re-
lationships.
OF course, a committee chair
man, in either house OF congress,
casts only his individual vote when
an issues balloted on. Neverthe-
less, he does exercise a good bit
more than the average lawmak-
er's influence along the line Of leg
islation that his particular COM
mittee is recognized as specialize
ing on.
Well, when Chairman Key Pitt
man of the senate's foreign affairs
committee died not long ago, Sena-
tor Walter F. George succeeded
him. Craftsmanship vacancies al
most invariably are filled on
seniority basis. 1t isn't an infex-
ible rule, but it's seldom disregard
ed. Senator Pat Harrison was
Senator Georges senior, but Pat
already was finance committee
chairman and preferred to remain
so, and it isn't customary for any
senator to hold more than one i'm
portant Craftsmanship.
So George got the post, being
next in line. He hadn't been New
Dealer, and for that reason there
was talk of sidetracking him, but
1t would have involved a meaner
fight than the New Dealers liked
to precipitate.
After all, though, George turned
out to be heartily cooperative
with the administration on all
questions Of foreign policy.
George Takes Over Finances
Then, very lately, Finance Chair
man Harrison died. Senator George
was due to follow him, provided he
relinquished his foreign affairs
Craftsmanship. He did so, and now
is finance chairman. Possibly 1t
was a slight come-down, tempo
rarily. But (goshD how important
he'll be when it comes to framing
tax laws, to meet the defense debt
we're piling up! Furthermore, aft
er the Axis is licked, international
relationships probably won't be so
mussy as they are today, and the
foreign Craftsmanship will be ma
terially Debated.
In the meantime, Senator Tom
Connolly has the foreign affairs
job. He inherited it from Senator
George. Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner was on the list ahead Of him,
but Bob's banking and currency
chairman and preferred to remain
so.
It's a dandy arrangement from
the administrations angle.
1t always has been a wee bit
suspicious Of George because Of his
past anti-New Dealerishness. But
it isn't afraid of him at the top OF
the finance committee. He'll have
to advocate taxes, whether or no,
to take care Of that defense in
debtedness-and he's pretty good
at financial legislation.
And Tom Connolly, while he's
differed from the administration
on few questions, is rip-snorting-
ly in favor Of all its foreign poll
cies. He's a first rate scrapper, too,
and can fight for EN- like fury.
Navy Chairman David I. Walsh
and Military Affairs Chairman
Robert r. Reynolds aren't so ad-
Enthusiastically satisfactory.
Two Headaches
Dave Walsh has held his chair
manship for long while. He's for
a humping big navy alright but
is pretty skittish as to some Of the
uses he surmises that the presi-
dent, as its commander-in-chief, is
liable to put it to.
Bob Reynolds gravitated into his
military leadership, by seniority
upon the death OF Chairman Nor.
ris Sheppard, not far back. He's
for whale-e f-an-a rmy,-bu,
strongly opposes Its employment
an inch outside Of the western
hemisphere. He isn't an enthusi-
asst for the administration'sforeig