The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-06
Observations
Washington Finds
Itself in Mood
For Thought ~
BY Helen Essery

different but is everlastingly the
same. is moping a little as the Po-
.tomac park crocuses announce
spring. Political Washington,
mean.
Military Washington is happy
over the victories at Truk and the
successful bombings OF Germany.
Military Washington also mods
ssgely and says, IT'S time we De.
gan 10 get somewhere in this war
when you think OF the men, cqu. -
ment and money VIC are expendiug
in the fight
Political Washington wears a
different mood Its face is almost
too obviously set in a company
smile as the next election time APP
proaches Many office holders are
wondering how much longer they
will be here.
DO you like me9'. the wife OF
WPB chairman asked an old-time
Washingtonian You do? Well.
better see a lot OF me, honey BY
this time next year We will ne
some place else. And there will
be a new crop Of people for you
TO have fun with
And the old-time Washingtonian
with a pretty resignation born OF
long living in the bubbling capital,
replied quite calmly. Yes, ] sup
pose you will be leaving But It's
been nice knowing you, dear"
! have a letter from an Abing-
ton. Va. correspondent......"This is
probably unWise of me 10 write
you, so please don't use my name.
I'm a government employe. New
Deal kind, but ! simply can't get
the idea out of my head that no
one should be president OF the
United States for Is whole years
u tell myself that Roosevelt
is the best known American name
internationally and that he should
be kept in office until the bows
come back home. But the same
thought still sticks. Not even Je-
hovah himself should be given Is
years OF power over this great
country and its 100000 peo-
pie. We voters haven't the right
to give anybody such influence and
opportunity
Il guess | belong to that one
six year term in the White House
way OF thinking. Maybe we Will
come 10 that next il Mr.. Roosevelt
is reelected. The pendulum is
bound 10 swing sometime. Just
imagine, can you how we would
have felt 90 years ago IL some.
body had told US that IS years
wasn't too long TO keep the same
man in the White House. Why, We
would have shouted. Treason 10
the republic and 10 the principle
on which. our democracy was foun-
ded
This isn't the first time you've
heard such an argument as mine.
But had 10 write in and tell you
! keep worrying about what viii
happen "a Hs-as a nation II having
broken the precedent for oue pres
ident We keep on giving third and
fourth and maybe fifth terms to
some other president
Have you heard this ONE II
you hsye-do not stop me. Messrs.
Roosevelt. Churchill and Stain
were supposedly discussing the
organization OF the postwar world.
President Roosevelt, the story
goes. said that in view Of his long
term as president OF the United
States, longer than anybody else
had ever had. IL would he sppropri-
ate to choose him as president Of
the new group.
Prime Minister Churchill said
that since he had so long an ex.
perience as chancellor OF the ex.
chequer in England he should be
put in as treasurer. Then they
turned to Premier Stain, politely,
and asked Is this agreeable IN
you?"
81 appreciate your interest said
the Russian premier. and ! thank
you. But shall not be able 10
use either OF you in my organiza.
ton
! hear from sources close 10 the
White House (good line when YOU
want TO get an idea over impress.
ively) that from now on there viii
be little censorship OF war news.
Looking back on the Pearl Harbor
disaster, perhaps censorship was
needed there. But those fearful
days are gone forever.
From now on the story Of both
victory and defeat will be relayed
promptly to the American people.
There will be certain plans and
events that cannot be told. Natur.
ally. But the hide.bound. short
sighted secrecy era is finished
1t is possible that the United
States wants 10 become as actopus
as the British empire used to be.
Anyhow, ! was little startled the
other day to hear the United States
Senate. while debating ON UNRRA
show concern about which Euro.
pean country shall be permitted
to exercise most control in Europe.