The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-24
Observations
Halsey Expected (
TO Again Make A.. .
Headlines Soon r., q,
BY Helen EsSAry

! Look for Admr. William F Hal.
sey, Jr.. TO make headlines again In
the near future. Nothing has been
heard about his activities since H.
was named commander OF the Third
Fleet, but you can be sure he hash {
been idle.
The Jap high command would
give anything for an inkling OF Hal
sey's plans but the fox OF Guadal-
canal will show his hand only
with guns and planes in a new
war zone on the road to Tokyo.
Oficers close to Halsey say that
the admiral's greatest worry is that
America might permit the Pacific
war 10 end without smashing the
Nipponese war machine complete
~. Halsey wants TO see American
fighting men marching down the
streets OF Tokyo,
Hasey and other Navy men are
afraid that the japanese might W.
fer the. United States alluring
peace terms in the hope OF getting
a breathing spell in which 10 pre-.
pare for another war with the
United States.
The Third Fleet undoubtedly will
play a big part in the next major
invasion move in the Pacific, and
the new "D-day" should not be too
far away
WOMEN ADVOCATES OF a pro-
posed equal rights amendment to
the Constitution are busy lining
up votes now In Congress as the
climax 10 a 2l-year fight.
For the first time in more than
two decades they feel they have
good chance TO obtain consression-
al APPROVAL OF the proposed add.
ton 10 the constitution.
A joint resolution, sponsored by
- Democratic and Republican sen.
ators. is now awaiting a vote, eX-
pected lin a few weeks"
Miss Alice Paul. chairman OF the
National Woman's party, leading
hacker OF the proposed amendment
hailed the action Of the Democra-
tic party in including an equal
rights plank in its 1914 platform as
tantamount 10 victory for the
cause.
II the amendment is approved by
Congress it will OF course, have
20 be ratified by three-fourths OF
the states 10 become law Many
governors already have promised
support;
THE WPB is STILL HUNTING
for the man who made an unauth-
orizsd promise OF priorities to
plumbers called upon 10 Ak up old
plumbing and install new bath
rooms at the big Washington Hotel
az Breton Woods. y. H, scene OF
the recent international monetary
conference.
Somebody. nobody knows who,
promised priorities TO the plumbers
in material. but when the stuff
came there was only enough 10 pro-
vide about one-tenth OF the need
ed pipe. WPB was called in and,
in a huff threatened to seal up
the bathrooms. but was persuaded
Sa desist. The production board,
however, has set out TO find how
the priorities order got Issued.
THE Ov.f HAS MADE AVAIL
ABLE in Washington the official
stenographic report OF the Oct Is,
1910, meeting at which Benito Mus
soini decided upon the Inflated
Italian invasion OF Greece. The
report. published in II Tempo an
independent Rome daily, disclosed
that the braggart Italian leader ex-
pected 10 overrun Greece in three
months with about % divisions OF
men.
Here is an interesting excerpt
from the report:
II Duce Now one thing more.
Having Fixed the date, we should
know how We may give the appear
ance OF reason TO this operation
OF ours. A justification OF general
character would be that Greece is
an ally OF our enemies who are
using her bases, etc. But, more
over. We need an incident which
should allow US 10 assert that we
enter the war 10 establish order.
II you create such an incident, IT
is very good; otherwise 1t does not
matter"
Lieutenant General Jacomoni:
IL can do something on the from
tiers; create incidents between the
population Of Ciamuria and the
Greek authorities
General Visconti-Prasca: we
have placed some French arms and
bombs for a make-believe attack"
II Duce. For me all this has
very little value. 1t means nothing
more than a smoke screen. How
ever, it is well IL you can manage
TO bring about a good excuse be-
fore launching the bomb-hell.
Count Ciano when do you wish
the incident 10 take place.
II Ouce: The Path"
Count Ciano: ION the oath there
will be the incident"
ENn nIIDHI