The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-06
Observations
Bridges, White House
Split Over Poland,
Ship Deal
BY Helen Essary

not so long ago when energetic
Senator Styles Bridges (R) OF New
Hampshire, and the White House
saw pretty much eye-to-eye on for.
eign policy.
Bridges, in fact, was one Of the
fayorite Republicans in the eyes
OF the Executive Mansion in those
dark days when Great Britain
stood and fought alone.
He backed lend-lease and every
other means of aiding the Brit.
fish. He raised his voice in warn
ing of imminent war long before
the japanese sneak-attack on Pearl
Harh0r.
B4t Bridges, who does not seem
10 mind, now is in the White House
"dCs house.
lie has championed the cause Of
Free Poland. and asked repeatedly
on the Senate floor what the In
tentions OF the administration are
toward the Poles and the other en-
shaved peoples who are TO be freed.
Recently, the senator wrote a
letter 20 the President, suggesting
thst he arrange for a commission
OF Allied and Axis military repre-
sentatives, TO supervise the demil-
itarization OF Rome under neutral
auspices The aim was TO spare
the Eternal City on the banks Of
the Tiber and have It declared an
open city in the midst Of about
war.
The White House referred the
letter 70 Secretary OF State Cor.
dell Hull, who replied politely to
Bridges. saying the suggestion was
appreciated and everything was be-
ing done TO save Rome.
The other day Bridges disclosed
the United States has turned over
a cruiser to Russia. That irked
the White House TO the point OF
implying the senator was using
floor privileges to disclose military
secrets.
The governments sometimes
spectacular mass sedition trial of
20 defendants charged with con-
spring TO bring Hitler here is
scheduled TO drag out all summer
long.
Invasion will be under way in
Europe the nominating conventions
will be in session in Chicago, the
world will he whirling onward at a
giddy, CORY pace. But nothing will
stop the trial before stern-faced
Chief Justice Edward c. Eicher.
Bets are running fairly even the
defendants will be found guilty,
and that the United States Su-
preme Court eventually will reverse
the verdict and order a new trial.
But those are only bets.
More feminine footsteps soon
will resound as echoes to the lusty
boots Of men that tramp up and
down the Capitol steps.
Two new candidates, one of
them from Hollywood, appear like
ly to Join the growing delegation
Of ladies in Congress.
These are Helen Gahagan. stage
and screen actress and wife of
Movie Actor Melvin Douglas, and
Mrs. Paul Douglas (no in-law
whatever). who Is the daughter OF
the famous sculptor dorado Taft.
Miss Gakagan has survived the
California Democratic primaries
in a normally New Deal district
and looks in.
Mrs. Douglas, whose husband is
DR.. Paul Douglas, of the Univer.
sity of Chicago faculty, looks like
ly in her Illinois congressional dis.
trict.
The United States is expected
soon 70 recognize the revolutionary
government Of Bolivia, which was
set up last December.
Ambassador Ayra Warren. who
IS making a survey Of conditions in
Bolivia has just reported to Wash.
ington. The survey is expected 10
Lead TO United States recognition.
A woman member Of the legisla.
tive assembly Of British Columbia
watched action in Americas House
OF Representatives on the "GI Bill
OF Rights" the other day and voiced
amazement at the informally" of
members on the floor.
She was Mrs. Nancy Hodges
nrst woman ever elected from Vic.
toria. Canada, to the British Co.
lumbia assembly.
We are much more formal in
British Columbia" she observed
But you are more colorful.-