The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-18

Senate Control
After 1914 Not
Yet Practicable


Who will control the Senate after
the 1914 elections is a deep mys-
terry that only the ballot box can
solve. Almost anything can hap
pen. That's how close the Senate
control fight appears likely TO be
when the 18th Congress is organic
ed in January, l945.
November's otf-year elections,
with the strong Republican upturn
in strategic states, forecast sub
stantial gains in Republican sena-
torial seats.
The terms Of 80 of the % sena-
tors expire next year, leaving g.
followers Then there is SSrd
seat TO hll-the two-year remand
er Of the unexpired term Of the late
". Warren Barbour, New Jersey
Republican.
The Senate as constituted today
has IS Democrats, 81 Republicans
and one Progressive. Up for cleo
tion next year are II Republicans
and q Democrats, plus the New
Jersey short term now held by a
Democrat
The Republicans should hold all
OF their II seats while the only
seats the Democrats are sure 10
bold are those in the solid South
and Arizona and Nevada in the Far
West.
This means that II seats are in
debatable- .erritory-states which
showed strong Republican trends
in 1912. 1913. or both years
Should Republicans take these
seats and recover the New Jersey
seat, the Senate score would be 80
Republicans to IS Democrats and
one Progressiye-Robert VI. La Fol
lette OF Wisconsin.
The COP must recover New Jer.
sey and get 10 or the IL debatable
seats to total As. half OF the Sen
ate With La Toilette voting with
the Democrats. the Senate then
would present a tie for the next
vice president TO break With La
Toilette voting on their side the
Republicans would have a majority
OF one
GRAND OPERA.
NeWsp in Washington
were pleased and satisfied with the
way Admiral Chester W Nimitz
handled the coyerage OF the recent
American invasion Of the Gilbert
Islands. Prior 10 the invasion,
Nimitz ordered his commanders in
the field to cooperate fully with
war correspondents assigned 10 the
Central Pacific.
Following the successful inYa-
sion. a newspaperman assigned 10
the Navy put the following waggish
tribute 10 Nimitz on the bulletin
board in the Navy Department
press room:
Central and South Pacific thea
ter, Chester W. NimitZ, manager;
international dateliner. a Gilbert
and Solomon production: positively
The last appearance of Hirohito IN
The Mikado". Also Toe Joe as
sisted by Parry Kari in The Pr
ates'
SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS are
the major bottleneck In the way OF
more new washing machines and
electric refrigerators, WPB officials
disclose. Reason-they are tied
mp by the aircraft industry. After
all. you can't slow up production OF
planes TO make a few washing ma
chimes" one WLP expert observer.
AS a result WPB has no en-.
couragement for the housewife as
10 when she will be able TO buy a
new washing machine or refrigera-
tor.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT has
disclosed the development OF an
all-purpose. all-weather gasoline de-
signed to meet yo round comb
requirements I all Army ground
forces vehicles from ieeps to tanks.
Specifications for the new gaso-
line insure maximum operation ef-
hciency at temperatures ranging
from zero to extreme heat, thereby
eliminating the necessity OF diff
Terminating between summer and
winter grades. Slightly different
requirements are specified for fuel
for use in extreme cold climates.
MRS. JOHN GUNTHER. wife Of
the author-Yar correspondent, was
testifying before the House Foreign
Affairs Committee in support ot
legislation to promote the rescue "
oppressed Jews in Europe. As
treasurer OF the Emergency Com
mittee to Save the Jews OF Europe.
she was appealing in a low voice
for congressional action 10 support
the cause. Suddenly. the hearing