The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-12
Observations
China Considered
Perennial World
Problem
BY Helen Esssry


gossip as a weapon in the presi-
dental campaigns OF several gem
erations ago. Whisperings around,
for example, that the opposition
candldat7 for the White House had
an Legitimate child or two was
regarded as a pretty method OF
getting your own hero elected 10
the highest Office this country
offers.
Such crude SANDER is happily
outmoded. II is illegitimate ideas
that are the menace and the ammu-
milton. TOO, in election years. Since
most people are terrified Of illegiti'
mate ideas-call them unorthodoX
If you prefer-the candidate who
is bold enough TO think outside
the realm OF the conventional pat
tern is offering himself as tar
get for the opposition.
A new idea, born outside re-
stricted thinking, brands a man
or woman as a crsckpot. Sex NOR
tality has grown a trifle vague for
the duration. There are many
agencies to look after unfortunate
illegitimate children.
But the producer Of illegitimate
ideas-ah, there Is villain. Or
villaiu-ess Make way TO the
ducking stool certainly for the
woman who doesn't think with the
crowd.
This little homily brings me TO
the point OF ny story-to my own
unorthodox thinking-why year
after year, life time after life time,
must we continue TO worry about
China.
I'll venture to wager that you
who are reading this. were asked
when you were a child In Sunday
School TO put your pennies in Il
mite box 10 help China. BY all
means let us help China. But don't
let us lose sight OF the fact that
China should also concentrate on
helping herself.
Right now, according TO some OF
the conferees who are worried over
the delay in reaching any important
agreement at Dumbarton Oaks, IL
Is China which is the stumbling
block in the plans for peace and
reasonable security In the postwar
world. the much hoped for post.
war world. that somehow gets farth-
er and far-Ier away. The beauti-
ful postwar world Is likely just a
mirage. We run up to its calm
oasis. And IL is there at all.
But TO return to Climatic rep
resentatives OF China at Dunbar
ton Oaks, according to my excel
lent authority. insist on an inter.
national postwar police force.
China wants TO be protected from
Japan.
Protected by whom BY what
countrys police force? Shall the
International police force be made
up OF English policemen? OF tia
lians, since we are again their
friends? OF Russians? OF Central
Europeans? OF Americans? OF
the French?
To date, no suggestion made by
the representatives OF Russia, Bril-
tain and the United States at Dunn
barton Oaks as to the-shall we
say personnel-ot the police force
which China demands be allotted
for her protection. pleases China.
II is a curious fact that in Wash
ington when an idea begins TO
spread, when a truth once con-
cealed is permitted, even encour-
aged TO lift its dropping head, you
suddenly find the same thought
popping out in seemingly unrelated
groups.
For example, at Mrs. Roosevelt's
FIRST press conference since May,
she revealed an unexpected atti-
tude toward China. She was
speaking OF Madame Chang Kali
shek. She said that she admired
Madame Chang very much-per.
sonally.
But-she found It difficult TO IN
derstand the route by which the
Chinese mind, as evidenced in Ma.
dam Chang. reached conclusions.
Mrs. Roosevelt said that she her
self might have the same goal and
quite often did, that Madame
Chang was trying TO get to. But
Madame Chang although educat-
ed In the United States, had quite
naturally reverted TO the Chinese
way Of thinking when she returned
10 China.
Now Madame Chang was again
In the United States. Mrs. Roose-
welt had seen her in New York and
thought she looked quite badly
though she was not desperately
Ill. Madame Chang, so intimated
Mrs. Roosevelt. was continuing 10
approach problems by her own ma
tive oriental route.
! thought these remarks OF Mrs.
Roosevelt very significant Per.
haps they were one OF those trial
balloons which the wife OF the
President so cleverly unleashes.
II may be that the Administration
is getting bored with China's help.
lessness.