The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-19
Observations
Congress Nears
Settlement of
Reconversion
BY Helen Essary

Congress will buckle down and
settle that reconYersion problem
quickly, is the opinion OF the be
hind the scenes people at the Capt.
toll. There will be certain amount
OF fireworks and maneuvers, but
not as much delay as you might eX-
pect from the goings on al the open
ing OF the debate OF the Kilgore-
Murray bill and the George amend
ment thereto.
The reason for this is that too
many members of Congress, OF the
Senate especially. are mad about
something. when you are mad, or
defeated as this present Congress
has been here and there, you do not
want to daily around. You want to
whack out your job. Get IT over
with and go on home and play in
your own back yard.
The Senate, as | looked down on
its debate on how to peaceably con-
vert workers. fighters and indus
trialists TO a peace-time world when
the war Is ended. gave as complete
a picture Of legislators with a mad
on as you will ever see in the mer-
curisl town.
The mad was not visible TO the
naked eye, even from the galleries.
II was concealed behind a polite
public manner. But you knew II was
there, IL you remembered only a
little OF what has been happening
In politics and government in the
past month or so.
High in the teachers seat, watch
ing the class carry on, was Henry
Wallace who wanted to be vice
president again and was told at the
last minute that he wouldn't do. la
the group below was Senator Hat
tie Caraway. defeated for renomin-
alton in Arkansas. Mrs. Caraway
must have been mad inside. But
she had camouflaged disappoint-
ment with a cascade OF frills, dou-
ble-rufflng down the front OF her
V.neck black dress and at its short
sleeves. This Is the first time since
Mrs. Caraway has been in the Sen
ate that | have seen her solemn
black relieved by touch OF white.
Maybe Mrs. Caraway is celebrating
her release from the legislative
struggle.
Senator Harry Byrd around whom
Virginia wrapped her hopes OF
presidential candidate was on the
Democratic side though nobody has
called him a New Dealer for years.
Claude Pepper OF Florida who had
faint hopes of beating Truman for
the vice presidential candidacy was
talking out loud in support OF the
Administration. Alben Barley who
would not have minded at all beinf
the vice presidential nominee was
speaking up now and then. Senator
Robert Taft on whom the Dewey
toga might have fallen was busy
watching the Republican plays.
didn't see my old friends Sena-
tors Bennett Clark and d. Worth
Clark. recently defeated for renom-
inaton for the Senate. Bennett and
Worth will be greatly missed.
Speaking OF the faces on the Sen
ate floor and not particularly OF Its
blasted presidential and vice presi-
Dental hopes, there sat Senator
Harold Burton OF Ohio working
away with pencil and papers. Just
as he generally does while the Sen
ate is in session. Senator Burton
sends out a report to 5000 OF his
constituents every six months. He
explains that he spends one-fourth
OF his time on the floor, one-tourth
in his office, seeing constituents.
one,fourth visiting the departments
and one-fourth answering mail.
Turning to the ladies-seems to
me that those rival glamor girls.
Congresswoman Clare Luce (R),
OF Connecticut and Congresswoman
Candidate Helen Gahagan CD OF
California are clever in their pres
emit silence about each other. And
still more on the ladies-Bertha
Joseph, secretary de luxe to Sena-
tor George Radcliffe Of Maryland
has plan-when she comes to
Congress- (Miss Joseph Is going to
run some day. to ask for a Wom-
ans West Point and Woman's An
napolis. Miss Joseph believes land
very soundly too, think that
women are in the services to stay.
The WACs, the WAVES, the
SPARs and Lady Marines are show
ing such efficiency it is unlikely
that the Army and the Navy will
want to get on without them.
So, argues Miss Joseph, establish
proper training centers for the fu'
ture women officers in all branch
cd OF the services. Just as you have
for the men. Give the women the
advantages the men have. Place the
schools on the West Coast or In
the Middle west. Those areas have