The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-11
Observations
Dumbarton Oaks
Conferees. Would
Avoid Politics
BY Helen gsssry

at Dumbarton Oaks conference
have agreed lin principle on the
part that the large and small pow
ers will play in maintaining peace
during the postwar years
That such far.reaching agree
ment has been reached is a tribute
TO the desire on the part of Russia,
Great Britain and the United States
to avoid the kind of power politics
that has led TO two world wars
within a generation.
However. il must be borne in
mind that the Dumbarton oaks
agreements are preliminary and
pertain only to the technical prob.
lens of a postwar organization to
keep the peace.
Before any such organization be-
comes a reality, il must be APP
proved by the many little nations
which so far have had nothing
10 say as 10 the part they will
play in the organization And, even
after concurrence of these smaller
powers, the Senate must ratify the
agreements.
1t remains long, hard road-a
. road beset with problems on every
side, and not the smallest of these is
the fact that such an organiza-
ton is in the throes Of formation
during a political campaign year
in the United States.
RUMORS AND PREDICTIONS
as to the future of War Production
Chairman Donald Nelson, now in
China on a presidential mission,
are flying thick and fast on the
banks OF the Potomac.
II is considered almost certain
that the former Sears-Roebuck exc
cutive will not take over the WPB
reins again when he returns TO the
United States.
Nelson's associates consider II
highly probably that he will remain
in government service in some ca.
pacity. however, and just what
that will be has Washington play
ing guessing game.
Some sources suggest that Mel.
son will replace War Mobilizer
James F Byrnes, who repeatedly Is
going 10 resign his post after the
November elections.
Other rumors say that Nelson
will be rendered some foreign post,
perhaps that Of rowing ambassa-
dor for the president.
His mission 10 China marks the
second time he has been given
foreign duty" by Mr. Roosevelt
His first foreign assignment was
his trip 10 Russia last year.
ORGANIZED LABOR suffered a
heavy defeat in the passage in the
Senate OF the George bill for post
war rehabilitation, a defeat which
was accentuated by the refusal OF
the House TO liberalize its provi-
sions for employment and jobless
insurance during the war-to-peace
transition.
In fact. a coalition OF Republicans
and conservative Democrats on the
House Ways and Means Committee.
further restricted the federal gov
ernments role in postwar recon
version by slashing the George bill
practically in half.
Regardless OF what action finally
is taken on the bill by Congress.
new attempt is expected 10 he
made 70 enact more liberal legisll-
ton 10 take care OF unemployed
war workers.
AT LONG LAST the storys out
but Representative Paul ]. Kilday
Cd, Texas. kept it hidden a long
while. Klday, a member OF the
House Military Affairs Committee.
which drafted the Selective Service
Act, received his first draft CLASH
fication and was electrified when he
saw that he had been classed as a
conscientious objector.
Btu it was all a mistake, Kilday
explains hurriedly. His local
draft board had erred slightly but
a Congressional reprimand resulted
in Kilday's reclassification into Alb.
THE RUMOR BOTHERING the .
Treasury Department these days Is
that the Republicans mean to spot
light War Bond selling procedure
in the forthcoming campaign
The chief complaint undoubtedly
will be about federal workers being
high.pressured into buying more
bonds than they can possibly afford,
and then cashing them in after
their nnnias have heen reached