The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Observations
L. S. Soldiers May
be Fighting Soon
in Philippines
LIZ Helrn EssarY
Gy Helen Esssry

III D. AAO1A ItbHAt AHfAAs ANNNNAAN
Developments in the Pacific high
Iientcd the fact that Admiral Ches-
ire ". Nimitz is cutting a supply
channel through Japan's mapdated
Islands leading directly 10 the enc
-1y-held archipelago.
The possibility of Emitted States
attack on the Philippines was seen
in the heavy assault on Japanese
held Palau. 500 miles away, and
the disclosure by Navy Secretary
Frank Knox that all enemy ships
anchored three atolls in the
western Carolines have been sunk
or damaged.
And. once the harbors Of Kayieng
and Rabaul are in Allied hands,
our forces can carry out a two
pronged thrust into the Philip
pines which will leave large Japa-
nese garrisons isolated in the East
Indies.
DO not discount the possibility
that important action may be forth
coming this spring in the North
Pacific. possibly against the Kur'
les
THE DRAMATIC RESIGNA-
lion Of a Russian official from his
post with the Soviet purchasing
comission H. Washington has
churned up the already muddy wat
ers OF American-Russ relations.
Victor A. Kravchenko, described
as a captain in the Russian Army.
quit in protest over what he term
ed his country's two-faced foreign
policy
While Kraychenkos resignation
may have been his personal salts
faction, no one believes it will pro
mote an understanding between
Russia and the United States over
foreign policy.
Russia still holds the whiphand
in Europe. and there is no indica-
ton that she ] tends TO relax her
hold during the war or afterwards.
Her diplomatic course IS not clear,
her detectives are not known and
her postwar position Is matter
Of conjecture.
Some diplomatic quarters blame
both the United States and Great
Britain for Russias attitude. They
point out th1t the two Allies have
failed to fore, the Soviets into
clear, definite statement OF foreign
policye
A BESPECTACLED GOVERN
MENT SERVANT bids fair to be
the main issue when Congress
takes up leg lation providing ma
chinery for cancellation and settle
ment of war contracts.
The govern .ent servant, Comp
tr~lier Gel. Lindsay {. Warren, has
creates enmity on all sides by ac-
cusing Army and Navy procure
ment officers OF gross waste, and
demanding that he alone should
have final review over war con-
tracts.
But two congressional commit
tees now considering the subject of
war contracts are completely unde-
cided on what his role shall be-
The Senate postwar committee
would leave him out OF the picture.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee. however, would give the
general accounting Office generous
authority in pre-auditing contracts.
THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT
PRICE CONTROL ACT which cx-
pires June 80 under existing law
is due TO be tossed right into the
middle OF he political cauldron.
Reason: Congress las dilly-dal-
lied over a resolution TO renew
OPA for another year. The Senate
Banking Committee Just began
hearings, and is faced with long
list of witnesses when IL resumes
its sessions soon.
With consumer and producer
subsidies as one of the main issues,
Republicans and insurgent. Demo
Gratis are certain 10 prolong con-
sideration OF the measure until II
becomes a major factor at the COP
convention in Chicago in June.
N addition, the House Banking
Committee is not slated to start
its hearings until May y, thus
cutting the deadline for Senate and
House consideration TO a minimum
before the political parties cor
vene in Chicago.
REPRESENTATIVE ADOLPH
SABATH'S BLAST at cocktail
hour Army officers who sit
around with nothing to do brought
an immediate reaction after il hit
the headlines. The response came.
OF all places, from retired or about.
to-be-retired officers
They deluged the 7s-yesr-old Ill
nois deans Office with telephone
calls offering TO substantiate his
charges. Their fire was directed
at civilian appointees who receiv-
ed Army commissions and replaced
veteran West Pointers.