The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-28

lawmaker) OF
the representatives aviation acct
dent investigating committee for
congressional creation of a federal
office of aerial traffic control.
Jack wants the head Of this set
up to have charge Of air lanes
throughout the whole country;
they're all congested, he says, es-
pecially in the vicinity Of landing
and taking-off ports. However, it's
over and around the District of CO.
lu.abia that he declares conditions
are the worst. He got his idea
from his observation Of the jam in
the capitals especial atmosphere.
Being unfamiliar with the situa-
ton as loftily above-ground as
Representative Nichols discusses,
I don't know how good a case he
makes out. I'll say. though, that
It must be awful, IL the airs any
thing like as crowded as Washing
ton is from the street level to the
top Of the tallest buildings in town.
A community likes to grow. II
Implies prosperity. Yes, an In
creasing population Is alright. But
a multiplying one, at a rate OF
thousands and thousands per
month, is an overdose. It's hope
less to try to state figures. The
gravitation OF newcomers into this
burg has been far too rapid to
keep track Of. Reports from other
emergency centers throughout the
land indicate that they're chockful
also, but Washington isn't merely
chockful; to say that it's overflow
ing is a masterpiece Of an under
statement.
Rental Roof, Maybe
OF course. rentals are skyhoot-
ing. There's talk Of putting a COM
pulsory roof on 'em, but the trou-
bic is, it's feared that, if that's
done. landlords won't rent.
You can scarcely get into a res
taurant or up to bar or find
transportation downtown in the
morning or home at night. Cow
eminent workers hours have been
staggered In an effort to relieve
the rushes, but it hasn't had any +
appreciable effect.
And that isn't all. There's been
a terrific crime outbreak. Slug
gings (many OF 'em fatalD occur
nightly, right and left. Outrageous
attacks on women, ending up in
stranglings in many instances, are
fairly epidemic. A huge army Of
girl workers are secretarilly en-
ployed by the government. Their
home folk, out in the sticks, afraid
to have their daughters stay in
such a place, are barraging their
congressman with letters on the
subject.
The Washington police are un-
der investigation, on grounds Of
inefhciency.
But the fact Is that a Washing
ton police force was provided for,
numerically, when the city was
only a fraction as large as 1t is
now. Today the number Of cop
pers is ridiculously too small.
They're simply swamped.
A lot OF Uncle Sans troops are
barracked nearby the District.
Congressman Michael j. Kennedy
Of New York is clamoring to have
plenty Of 'em assigned to police
duty in the capital. Even If they
don't turn out to be very good
sleuths, he says they can attend TO
jobs like bcssing traffic. relieving
professional cops for service at
murder prevention or catching the
murderers after they've done their
dirty work.
The only question Is, Can SOL
diers be so Employed" Mike Ken
nedy thinks they can.
Move EN- Away?
Congressman a. J. Sabath's plan
is 10 thin the capital out by scat
tering a good many governmental
agencies away from Washington
to Chicago this own home town.
and elsewhere.