The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-19

Io..c,I N1o,,a,. job, he's having
a building erect
Cd FOR his own and his assistants
accommodation IN the very center
OF town. It's 10 be one of those
temporary frame affairs that are
going up, here, there and nearly
everywhere, to meet the emer-
gency's requirements Undoubted-
the entire aggregation Of en-
Will be replaced later by elegant
structures Of stone or brick and
mortar. but Just now they're need
ed in too much Of a hurry 10 per-
NIT that degree Of permanency.
This affair OF Lowelrs Is 70 be only
two stories high for the present.
but it'll cover a whole city block
with room in 1t for stable army
OF the boss deputies
Some critics say Lowell demands
bigger force than is necessary.
When he asked congress for an
/ spprop. alton to build his new o.
nee, the committee his request was
referred 10 turned il down pretty
unoeremoniously Being re-
sourceful chap. though, he did
bit OF fixing and finally squeezed
out a quarter OF million dollars,
Visitors Are at s"a
Personally l don't think he over
estimates his tasks proportions.
Washington simply swarms with
visiting out-of-town businessmen,
here in connection with war pro-
duction that urgently needs being
attended TO
The visitors. however, since they
are strangers, don't know what
functionaries they should call on,
TO get their questions answered
It's no wonder that they don't,
either Governmental bureaus
have multiplied az such a rate in
the last few months that they
themselves aren't very certain
which is which among en-.
This drives the visitors cuckoo
and materially hampers our war
effort. The out-of-townsmen seem
10 me entitled to insist on a head
quarters that can set EN- straight
on their errands That is Lowelrs
OUTFITS mission. My only doubt is
that even the Office Of Government
Reports is equal to dealing ade-
qustely with the problem The
mix-up's enough TO set any expert
guessing
There likewise is another Niger
in the Woodpile though.
Lowell Mellett is the hardest Of
fetal in Washington TO gain access
TO.
agree that information OBJ
tanned from one Of his subordinateS
should be sufficient for an inquir-
ing citizen-if the subordinate
able 10 give il. Yet there's an oc-
casional knotty issue that it's de-
sirable for the main boss to pass
on, and anybody who can horn into
that birds private Office IS curl
osity ! could get a friend a date
az the White House or Bucking-
ham Palace or an interview with
Chang Kai-shek with less trouble
than I can guarantee him admis-
sion to LowelTs sanctum.
And, mind you this
I've been well acquainted with
that guy for more than 90 years,
ard always have been on the best
possible terms with him. I've
worked on the same newspapers
with him. I've had him on my
stah, news gathering. I've board
cd in the same house with him
We've eaten daily at the same
table. Now and then We meet, by
accident. and is an encounter OF
old cronics.
No Ambulance
But DO you suppose I can get a
sde-kick OF mine so much as into
his official reception room with a
letter OF introduction from me?
Not so you could notice it. Out
they're canned as soon as their
credentials are presented I've
made the attempt several times. IN
deserving cases, have received
complaints from disappointed Gus
toners, have passed the complaints
along 70 Lowell, and, in each in
stance. the reply has been, "Ew-
IDENTIFY this was an accident. Tell
the bird 10 come again AM III be
reJoiced 10 see him And then
he's gone back and the incident
has been repeated. II gets agra
waiting with repetition
II isn't Lowell / know. It's his
secretariat.
That's the hardest boiled bunch
in Washington
It's TOO hard boiled. It's be-
coming unpopular.
Publicity that makes the public
sore Isn't a desirable form Of pub
lcity.
The fact Is that Lowell MeHett's
a newspapsrman. and q corking
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