The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Observations
Dittmar's Peace
Feeler May be
Repeated
BY Helen Essary

1t. Gen. Kurt Dittmar's intima-
lon that Germany will accept com.
Fomise peace terms are expected
b be followed by other peace feel.
Irs as the Allied soldiers start
ireathing hotter down Hitler's
Seck.
But, like the German propagan.
lists left-handed request for a com.
Promise, all Nazi feelers will be "e.
ected until the Germans accept un-
Conditional surrender.
The position of the Allies was
klade clear TO Germany by Secre-
airy OF State Cordell Hull who said
he Nazis must give in completely
Ie was backed up by both Demo
rats and Republicans in Congress
this issue.
officials in Washington not given
o rash predictions now expect Ger
many to collapse within the next 80
avs II not sooner They believe,
however, that the German fold-up
will come through decisive defeat
N the battlefeld-not through sur
ender OF the country.
REMARKABLE ALLIED MILL.
FAIRY PROGRESS has relieved
american business leaders who
lave been viewing the unprecedent-
ID cost OF modern war with con-
,iderable concern.
They say that the estimated cost
" the war will enable a free en-
erprise economy to pick up and
AIRY on-provided the taxes and
expenditures Of the government are
placed on a sound economic and
business basis, free OF dilettantism,
pork barrelism, novel experiment.
alton and vote-enticing spending
sprees.
This, business leaders declare,
will mean that the federal budget
will have 10 become absolutely
ousiness-like within the narrowest
limits that postwar conditions will
permit. A budget of from % to
% billions is realistically anti,i-
pated. This will preclude. they say,
hog-wild extravaganza on WPAism
and grants TO war workers and
veterans.
ALTHOUGH JAPAN HAS BEEN
her fighting planes
for the about aerial battle for the
Philippines, China and the Japa.
nese homeland there Is no indica-
tion that she has improved the
quality of her flyers.
Navy Secretary James Forrestdl
told newsmen recently that our
naval aviators face tough going be-
cause Japan has been able to add
speed, maneuverability and fire
power 10 carrier and land-based
planes.
Earlier in the war however, ia
pan had both numerical superiority
and speedier planes than American
pilots. Despite this advantage the
japanese were outwitted and out
fought everywhere by well-trained,
smart American pilots.
The biggest handicap OF the jap
anese high command is that Nip
ponese youths are less mechanical
ly-minded than American boys.
United States flyers are also given
better basic schooling and training
when they are accepted for pilot
Most American flyers who have
fought the Japs believe that Jap
pilots are brave but stupid.
GOV. THOMAS E. DEWEY'S
CAMPAIGN PLANS call for a
thorough lambasting OF Sen. Harry
s. Truman's record as a part Of
the Pendergast machine.
There is a general feeling in par
ty councils that blows at Truman
will come in retaliation for Demo
cratic tactics in smearing the Re.
publicans as "pre-war isolation
lists, however.
AS soon as the cries OF "isola-
tionism" and vested interests"
become loud enough the Republi.
cans will let go. They may do so
before then.
In any case inside reports indi.
cate the Truman ice will be broken
by Dewey's running.mate. Gov.
John W. Bricker OF Ohio At best
Truman will be depicted as the
creature" OF a corrupt machine
There will be no attempt to link
him with the deals OF the big boss