The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-30
Observations
Tokyo Announces
That Resistance
Still Exists !
BY HELEN EssARY

BY HELEN EssARI
Tokyo radio, just before Amer
lean invasion Of Leyte, complained
again that american gueTillas'
were busy in the Philippines cut
ting japanese lines OF communica-
tion.
The disclosure by the enemy
that resistance still existed in the
commonwealth after nearly three
wears of Jap occupation indicates
that some of the greatest stories OF
the war may be told now that Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's forces nave
invaded the islands.
At the time Of the surrender Of
Corregidor Il was known that Amer
lean and native units were operat'
ing boldly, especially in the north
ern half of important Mindanao is
land in the southern Philippines.
The Allied raiders often swept
down out OF the hills and jung
les TO hit isolated enemy outposts
and to ambush Jap columns. Mo
ros undoubtedly played part in
those actions. They are pledged
to fight side by side with the
Americans until the Japs are GUST
ed.
4 lot OF things are being kept on
ice in Washington until after the
election when a definite pickup IN
governmental activity is anticl-
pated
If F.DR. wins there are such
major questions as wages, the
Dumbarton Oaks peace plan, etc.
awaiting action. Moreover. F'D'R.
is expected to move swiftly to sew
up the accomplishments of his ad-
ministration. both in the domestic
and foreign fields, for posterity.
II Dewey wins Washington VIII
he transformed into a beehive of
activity as preparations are made
for turning things over to a new
regime. A conference or confer
ences between FD.R. and Dewey
probably would he necessary
The distribution of millions OF
copies ci ar anti-Rooseyelt address
by Rep. Fred r. Busbey tR) of
Illinois al government expense may
lead 10 restrictions on use OF the
congressional ranking privilege.
A House investigating commit
tee. led by Rep. c. T. Anderson
Cd of New Mexico may recon-
mend such action.
The largest number of the
speeches were mailed free under
the frank of Busbey, l,6S6,O0O in
all Others:
Reps. George J. Bates OF Massa-
chusetts. $4,000; Roy o. Wood
ruff OF Michigan, 100000; Daniel
A. Reed OF New York, 100000;
Clare Boothe Luce of Connect
cut. $4,000: Henry Q. Tale OF
Iowa. $4,000: Phil \. Bennett OF
Missouri. 100000; Carrier OF Ken
lucky, $1,000; John Taber OF New
York. 10000: Ed Rowe Of Ohio,
$4,000 Harold Knutson Of Min
nesota. $4,000; Meylin J. Mas OF
Minnesota, $4,000; Senator f. II.
Moore OF Oklahoma, $4,000.
Prices Commissioner COPELAND. of
Australia, startled Washington cor
respondents at a news conference
by relating some of the food prices
prevalent in his country:
First class steak 80 cents a
pound; butter, 26 cents; eggs. Is
TO 80 cents a doz IN lamb. 90 cents
a pound.
Then a newsman asked COPELAND
about Australian wages.
The average weekly earnings in
the country down under are only
500 a week, the University OF Mel
bourne professor said.
He agreed that the price control
assignment in the United States
was "a superhuman job. Report
ers were shocked when COPELAND
said he had met OPA Chief Ches-
ter Bowles and that hes full Of
beans. isn't he" Newsmen later
learned that 1t was an Aussie term
OF admiration for Bowles' person
ality, drive and ability.
Chances are il you walked up
TO police guard at the department
OF labor and asked for Mrs. Paul
c. Wilson, he'd say:
Who's she?'
Better ask for Madam Frances
Perkins instead. The little-krown
Mr. Perkins" is Paul c. Wilson
and he married the present Secre-
tsry Of Labor-who goes by her
maiden name Of Frances Perkins
in September, 1913.
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