The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05
RESERVATIONS
Moscow Frowns on
Franco Government
For Spain
By Helen Esssry

OF the Russian bear; victory bouad
across the marshes, OF Poland. are
stretching southwark toward Spain
which Moscow considers not only
distinctly unneutral but 2 silent al
ly OF Adolf Hitler
Only the other day, the. Soviet
Information Bulletin, official pub
lication OF the Russian embassy
IN Washington. thrust truculent
criticism at the Madrid government
OF Generalissimo Francisco Franco
The semi-diplomatic incident
came on top Of the Russian, Polish
border disputed which the United
States and Great Britain have Of
fered 10 mediate.
II also followed Pravdas sep
arste. peace charge against Brit
ain-thus muddying farther the po-
litical waters OF understanding
among the Big Three" fighting
Germany.
The Bulletin charged that the
Franco government-wh!ch IS
fully recognized and on technical
" friendly terms with the Anglo
American Allies-is Hitler's cats
paw.
While American Ambassador 10
Madrid Carlton J. H Hayes Is do
ing his best in the difficult post
ton, the Bulletin said fatty that
Franco had lied when he stated the
Spanish Blue Division had been
withdrawn from the Russo-German
fighting front.
Since Spain is far removed from
the vast Russian front, the Bul!e-
tins charge was REGARDED as
plain indication that Moscow is
dissatisfied with the tolerance the
United States and Great Britain
have shown for Spain.
Now there are signs that Pennsyl-
vania Avenue and 10 Downing
street intend 10 take a sterner
attitude toward Spain and reports
to the effect they may force Fran
co TO break with the Axis by
threatening TO cut off all food ship
ments from the United States and
Britain. February oil shipments
TO Spain from both the United
states and Great Britain have been
cancelled.
One OF the big unanswered ques-
lions OF the recent railroad crisis
will remain unanswered-whether
II was necessary for President
Roosevelt to seize the carriers.
Union chiefs charge ii was mere
" a flare for the dramatic which
prompted the action. Tom Cash
en-. switchmen's chief. says there
was no excuse for II; that the Pres
ident could have declared an emer-
gency under the railway labor act
and frozen" conditions. for 90
days.
,Cashen adds that FD.R. did ex-
actly that u times in the past
seven years to avert a crisis.
Government officials are not so
sure, however. Section 10 Of the
act providing for such a move,
technically was set aside on the
basis Of labor's no-strike pledge
In wartime, they explain.
In lieu OF Section 10, F.D.R. Is
sued an executive order creating
a railway labor panel to which
the unions could appeal directly
in case OF a wage deadlock. The
executive order was issued on the
theory that no strike threat would
arise.
American Airline Companies are
looking forward TO a tremendous
increase in the cargo business fol
lowing the war as the results OF
lessons learned in helping the
Army and Navy transport critical
war supplies TO the fighting fronts.
While a great boost also is an
ticipated in the number OF passen-
gers on cross-country and trans
oceanic flights. airline experts
point out that the real profits In
postwar aviation will come from
carrying cargo and mail.
The average passenger. plus
baggage, weighs about 200 pounds.
That much freight would bring in
q great deal more revenue than is
obtained from a customers fare.
While cooperating with the
Navy and Army in moving mater
falls TO the war zones the airlines
also. have learned a great deal
about packaging goods to keep
down the overall weight so that
more pieces can be carried.
Look for great fleets OF planes
xfter the war which will run on
schedule but will carry nothing
but cargo.