The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-18
Observations
japanese Peace
Overtures Likely
After Invasion
BY Helen Esssry

once Allied forces establish a
beachhead in western Europe. Ana
that possibility has high-ranking
Navy men plenty worried. They
want to crush japan thoroughly
this time so that she cannot stage
comeback In another % years
or so.
Some war experts believe japan
will give up much OF her stolen en-
pire il she is allowed to keep part
Of China. all of Manchuria and a
few other outposts which yield vital
materials.
Top.ranking Navy men hope that
the American public will turn a
deaf ear 10 all Jap peace moves.
They just do not trust japan ana
there is plenty in the enemy's
record TO justify this distrust
The real test OF Japan's willing
ness 10 continue fighting will come
sometime this year when Ameri-
can bombers finally begin a syste-
matte bombing OF her most import.
ant cities.
once the Allies can switch mos
OF their naval strength from the
Atlantic and the Mediterranean 10
the Far East Japan will be cut
of from raw materials and SUP
plies in the East Indies. When
those islands are useless to her,
she undoubtedly will be glad TO
trade them TO the Allies for anotn.
er breathing spell.
HEADS OF THE ARMED SER.
VICES are reported to be gener-
ally satisfied with the present level
OF war production. notwithstand-
ing announcements from time 10
time indicating that output is faii.
ing behind because OF a critical
manpower shortage.
Authoritative gov ernm. n I
sources say that, considered as a
whole, the main production sche-
dulles are, being met This does
not mean that in spots output is
not up to thu levels desired. But
Army and Navy chiefs generally
are well pleased with production Of
aircraft an other highly import
ant items.
What really has happened is that
production OF munitions and sup
plies has increased while the to-
tai number OF workers has been de.
Ginning This has been due to SUCH
things as Improvements in produc-
ton. a reduction in the number OF
changes in design OF war tools ana
supplies, and correction OF situa.
lions in which labor was being
boarded, or in some way was noe
properly being utilized.
Since last November. employ
ment in munitions industries has
been declining at the rate OF 100.
900 per month. This trend is ex.
pected to continue, although per
haps not at this high rate
The armed services still are anx-
ious to have Congress enact Ma
tional Service legislation of some
kind. But what they are said to
be worried about is not so muca
increasingly critical labor shortages
as a stampede OF workers from
the war plants when the end OF the
war is believed in sight.
To guard against such a disas-
trous contingency. they would like
to have Congress enact legislation
freezing in warjobs men who have
been deferred from the draft be-
cause OF such employment.
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A Ma
TION-WIDE DISTRIBUTION sys-
tenn has been set up with head
quarters at Chicago, for dispensing
the so-called miracle drug. peni-
cillin, is good news in the medical
world
It discloses that production now
has reached the point where IN
billion units a month may bs
spared from military and other
needs for he home front.
WPB revealed that production
has risen from 425 million units
last June 10 record IS billion
units in March.
The War Production Board sees
hope for wide civilian use ahead as
the result of X million dollar
program under which 10 American
and two Canadian plants have been
rushed to completion A year ago
almost all penicillin was reserved
for military needs.
The drug has been found etfec
tive in treating INFECTIONS which
do not respond to sulfa drugs or
other remedies.