The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-18
Observations
Post War World
May Become Too
Highly Polished
BY Helen Esssry

am beginning 10 worry abou'
the postwar world. II is beset by
dangers. Not from enemies. BIZ
from orerzealous friends.
Every magazine. every public
speech and private conversation
mas a plan. THE plan. THE PLAN
or ALL PLANS. to- slick up this
troubled globe ain beginning Ca
fear that so much polishing Will
take the starch OUT Of our weary
planet and put 81 among such ter.
restial has-beens as the mOoH.
DO the best We can with the heaN
euly body on which We temporarily
dwell. BY all and every means do
the best We can. Bur don't let's be
so unnarurally good so aSeptiC.
that We shriyel and w.they away.
This is what happens 20 all kinds OF
animal matter including human
flesh II IL is made 100 sterile
The postwar world needs feN
besettinF sins 10 keep it scratching
for lie and progress. David liar-
nm dog remember. had 10 have
f.eas TO keep from thinking abou.
being a dos
In addition TO loving one and all
Hottentots included. every instant
OF me day and night. We who sur
Niye this war must be prepared 10
skim through The air on some ad-
yanced type OF flying trapeze We
must use happily electric gadgetS
Yet unknown 10 man or woman. We
must eat dehydrated foods
We must work with exquisite iu-
spiratiOn with business. agriculture.
labor. private enterprise: govern
ment radicals. government con
seryatiyes. communists. reformed
Fascists. sharecroppers, ballet dane
eEs South African diamond miners.
East Indian snake Chsrmers. war
Neteiaus. dress designers. radio
commentators spiteful columnists
jobless generals. fleetiess admira $,
cause-less ladies' unneighborly
good neighbors. dollsr-s-year men
minus the dollar, Asiatic immi.
grants and millions OF unemployed
Add 10 this conglomeration a VIC
lent.influx OF plastic This and plss-
u That Wei need TO develop plas-
tic personalities in order to survive
the beautiful postwar world.
Speaking seriously now. very ser
iously. Hitler has Just threatened
mass executions Of his own people
once again he proves himself =
from the beer paflor from which
he first shouted his followers into
war
Isn't IL hidsous that this almost
Eelf-confsssed maniac should have
been permitted 10 sacrifice the lives
OF millions OF people. not only the
lives OF his enemies but the lives OF
his countrymen whom he drove on
with false hopes OF victory? What
. tragedy that German scientists
do not justify their belief in the
killing OF undesirables by the sud
den determination OF this insane
psper-hanger,
Washington military strategists
tell me that there Is no possibility
OF Germany ever becoming the
great world power it hopes to be
regardless OF the might and per
Sistence OF the German military
machine Germany is so situated
geographically that II must first
cut its way through Central Europe
10 the sea before il can begin TO
compete with England Russia, and
the United states. nations with
broad coast lines and water outlets
The word Subsidy pops into al
most every governmental converse
ton today. II is a word that has al
ways confused me. In the diction-
sry. subsidy" is "a gift by way OF
financial aid" In the doubling pub
lie mind subsidy hasn't a good
sound II indicates TO many people
something for nothing" A some
thing moreover that tends 10 lower
the morals and the morale OF its re.
Cipients.
When you talk about subsidy in
lN~ idPltOl ihlS NOFSuiO tI you gen
orally PREFIX the word food " For
one OF the biggest fights OF the now
rebelllous Congress will soon cen.
ter on the food subsidy"
Briefly. the battle will storm over
whether or not the government will
pay subsidies 10 food producers in
order TO keep prices down for con
sumers. The administration. mas
culine and feminine branch. is in
tent on food subsidy Farmers
who want more money from some
where. say the phrases food sub
sidy' and farm subsidy should
never he used Actually. the pro-
posed subsidy will be consumer
subsidy
The farmer. who undoubtedly
does lot OF complaining il never
theless at the base OF our national
existence. We simply can't get
along without food. Somehow we've
got TO manage so that the farmers
are paid enough for their product 10
keep producing.