The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-22

Wallace Might
Have Political
Aspirations
BY Helen Essary

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Frank Knox disturhs me. II out
shines in my minds eye those glow
ing postwar plans OF the vice
president
That is because the Wallace
Knox Embrace was so out OF char
acter Tor Henry Wallace II indl-
Gated that Wallace is playing poll
tics in a way not suitable for a son
OF Iowa. The rush OF fr.endliness
that knocked Secretary KnoXs hat
on meant Wallace Is driving him
self 10 undertake some unhappy
fourth term shenanigans.
The picture reminds me OF a
scene in the old stevens Hotel in
Chicago while the delegates were
assembling for the Democratic con
vention Of 1910 Wallace then the
eager Secretary OF Agriculture.
was walking through the lobby he
tween Two southern senators. lie
had an arm over each senator's
shoulder. and was laughing and
chuck,ing very noticeably.
What goes on here ! thought
When difident. self-conscious
Henry Wallace Tries chummy
embrace with political bosses,
something unexpected is certain
10 happen
Something unexpected did hap
pen. Wallace was nominated vice
president on Franklin Roosevelts
ticket Perhaps the v p wants
the Job for four years more.
TWO WOMEN-Mrs. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Churchill hear IL said
Aroun that the trip OF Mrs Roose-
Welt f. those strange and foreign
parts may change her present sta
tus as a party liability INTO a party
asset New Dealers have been
uneasy about Mrs. Roosevelt since
1870.
Before then she was an asset
When war threatened the United
States and she continued 10 write
and speak. il became more and
more difficult for the public TO &C
cept Ter as personality on her
own responsibility, rather than as
the mouthpiece OF the Administra-
ton.
In the years since the var began
many people have thought Mrs.
Roosevelt should retire completely
into private life. Now. with Aus
tralisns and their neighbors having
received the Presidents wife so
happily. it may be that Mrs Roose-
Welt may help smooth the bunny
road u international understand
in-
Mrs. Churchill Ia a charming and
cleve- campaigner al home and
abroad She has zestfully stepped
into the public life OF the United
States with interviews. photo
graphefs. sightseeing trips and in
formal little meetings with simple
people. Reports from England in
sist that Mrs Churchill is more ~
a liberal than her husband She
whites away steadily at certain
OF his conservative views BY the
way. members OF Churchin's stan
refer 10 him as the p. M
MANY PEOPLE wonder what
women will do after the war. VIII
they rive up their thousand and
one new Jobs and rush back to
bridge parties. ladies luncheons
and o.her kinds OF homework?
cant answer that question
do believe. however. that already
the war has changed the status OF
women. Certainly in the Ameri-
can world | don't mean that WON
en- have advanced" whatever that
is On the contrary believe that
women have slipped back into the
traditional task OF "helpmate' ~
keeping the home fires burning
while their men 20 of TO fight.
These new jobs OF women in the
uniformed services in the factories
and machine shops neither promote
women a. individuals nor as prima
donnas. Indeed many OF the WON
en- who are helping win this war
actively have given up spectacular
Jobs IN order TO undertake Office.
industrial and kitchen drudgery.
The warrior men meanwhile are
rushing OF dramatically 10 conquer
the foe. II is almost medieval
stun.
JUMPING SUDDENLY TO
EUROPE-Italy at the moment IL q
hot potato in the United Nations
hand Italy Surrenders' has =
thrilling sound Italy did surrend-
sr. Heaven be praised Yet for
the present we seem 10 have eT-
changed frightened Italians. com
plete with amiable grandmothers
and welcoming jugs OF red wine,
for tough NaEis ! shudder TO think
Of the thousands OF American lives
The winning OF Italy will cost
Rome. which has wl'hstood the
barbarism OF friend and invader.
the slaughter of martyrs and the