The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-12

Island Hopping
Maneuyers May
be Abandoned
BY Her.n tssary

Military observers in the capital
are convinced that The present
island 10 island campaign in the
Southwest Pacific will end with the
successful conclusion OF the eurreu
Macarthur offensive
once the last Jap strougholds i'm
The Northern SolomonS New GU
nea. New Britain and New Ireland
are cleared. the real test OF Amer.
can and Allied startegy will come
The United States and United
Nations high commands then will
have 10 decide in which direction
10. concentrate their next major
blows against the Rising Sun
There are TWO theories on the mat
ter.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur
ides is to drive into the Philippines.
possibly 10 the southern island OF
Mindinao. and thence northWard
10 Manila
Once the Navy has enough
aircraft carriers and ships fo-
large scale movement Il probably
viii want TO strike into the heart
Of Japan's inundated Islands
II MasArthur should have his
way. the Navy would have 10 puf
powerful naval forces under his
command 10 carry out his military
ideas as he sees n
However Navy men have made
no secret OF the fact that once
the South aud Southwe>t PaCltD
csmpa gns are over. the war
against Japan will he largely n
Navy show with = Navy man d
recJing the operations.
THE HOUSE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE. which orig
mates all tax bills, has adopted
The dodge OF not taxing record
votes on tax proposals The IN
concealed purpose is 10 prey eut The
public from fnding ont how mem
bers vote on tax increases
II all began when Rep Donald II
Mclean tRJ OF New Jersey was
publicly mentioned as having voted
10 increase The liquor tax from
So 10 $40 a gallon Mclean SkuaWk-
ed a. a secret session OF the com
mittee. complaining bitterly thai
The liquor interests OF his state
kept him on the telephone half the
preceding night
Chairman Robert l. Doushtou
Cd OF North Carolina also was
lrked, feeling that some commit.
teemsn had been discourteouS .
him by taking the liberty of dis
closing how Mclean voted Dough
ton made all committee members
VOW TO leave future public an
nouncements 10 him.
Subsequently. the chairman re-
fused TO reveal how members vot-
81 in rejecting a general sales
Tax. despite an unprecedented let.
ter from reporters demanding the
information The reporters in
sisted secrecy violated the demo
cratic principle OF bility
OF elected officials TO their consti-
tuents
The committee held q hush-hush
confab on the matter but stood
firm behind DouEhton Then il
developed thar the group was not
taking record votes TO make douDly
sure that the ayes and noes
OF Ne members are kept secret.
NEWSMEN IN WASHINGTON
got a break on the recent an
nouncemsI { OF the Moscow pact
owl Director Elmer Davis and
& Censorship Chief Byron Price
squelched an attempt TO "censor'
The United States press Oddly
enough. the Censorship proposal
ca me from their American reporter
isl colleagues in Moscow.
The Moscow reporters. feeling
that they ought TO be allowed TO
write the fnsl climsctic chapter
10 the conference Of foreign minis
tiers. asked TO- seven hours leewsy
10 transmit their stories and also
a stipulation that N the news was
picked up in transition by German
radio. no United States paper
would use any story which the
Nazis might broadcast
Davis and Price promptly turned
thumbs down on the latter idea
at a conference with Acting Sec
rotary OF State Edward StettiniuS.
Moreover, It va agreed TO re
lease the stories simultaneously
in Moscow. London and Washing
ton three hours after reporters IN
those cities were given the text
OF the agreements