The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-15
Observations
Doubts of Invasion
Plan Expressed in
Washington
BY Helen Essary


is this-the Allied invasion OF the
continent will never take place.
The beaded D-Day will never come
TO pass
AT least a dozen people-most
of them regular Army men-.haye
expressed this astounding idea:
Perhaps IL is only bunch and
the Army should never have
hunches-but | cant chase this par
ticular bunch away just don't
think there will be an invasion"
The Allied strategy will be some
thing different, these officers are
saying And what is the basis of
this conclusion? Well, it isn't logi-
cal 10 talk about an invasion as
much as the leaders have talked
about this one if more than talk is
actually intended.
For months there have been
promises: We shall invade when
the spring thaw sets in.
The spring thaw does set 1t.
There is no Invasion But more
talk. such as this.
We shall Invade when spring
is farther advanced.
Spring advances, comes gallop-
ing up and almost by. There is
still no invasion.
Setting the season and almost
the hour of the big push in the man
ner the Allied forces have been
following is rather like saying TO
burglar: IF you really want to rob
my house, ! shall be away next
Tuesday night at II o'clock.
Thought you'd like to know, so
you could make your plans
What the future holds for ma
tons and individuals. naturally, no
one knows. But. regardless OF
the plans that are being so obvious
ly made for D-Day there is indeed
a belief in Washington that there
will be no D-Day
! LISTENED IN ON A DISCUS
SION of the anxiet.r that must be
-menting Roosevelt, Churchill
and Stain on the eve OF the in
Vasion. Some Of the takers griev-
ed over the weight OF responsible
~ the three leaders are carrying.
What must be their thoughts as
they tried to sleep, OF the death
and suffering their word 60"
would bring to millions OF people?
One member OF the discussion
group had contrary approach.
ut doesn't matter in the least
how troubled Roosevelt, Churchill
and Stain are What really mat
ters are the thoughts OF the boys
who will have to throw themselves
ct the enemy. They must be afraid.
terribly afraid, as they stare into
the prospect OF death.
You're wrong" came another
opinion. Each soldier thinks he
will escape, just as you yourself
think you will not be hit by an au-
tomobile. This is certainly the
attitude OF the green troops.
The men who have been
through several campaigns have
worked their fate out on a law OF
averages. They say that in every
engagement a certain proportion
OF men go down. When their num-
Der comes up It just comes. There
is nothing to be done about it,
they add philosophically. SO
what"
THE COUNTRY REALLY ISN'T
INTERESTED in the next presi-
Dental election, so returning travel
ers report. The people honestly
do not care much who will be in
the White House next. You al
most never hear any political talk
spun on trains in the good, old
way.
What people really want to know
Is. When do you think the war
will end?" Politics is old stuff, pref
ty much the same old cast play
ing it. too. Other things more i'm
portant to think about. This. ! am
told, is the opinion OF the average
person.
AND A SHORT SKETCH OF Mrs.
Douglas Macarthur from a colonel
who knew her and the general in
the Philippines. There's a wom-
an who knows how to make other
people feel successful" the colonel
sad. She has a talent for putting
you at ease. No. she's not pretty.
But she's got fine eyes and a big
smile. Mrs. Macarthur takes
pains with all kinds OF people.
Whenever she went to a party in
the IiveIv pre-war DAYS she made
the hostess think she wouldn't have
got through the day II she had
been left out. And can she handle
a conversation? I've seen her keep
four officers going with talk and
back talk for half an hour at
stretch"
Sounds proper wife for a gen
eral.
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