The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-09
Observations
Friendship of
Ickes, Lewis
on Thin Ice
BY Helen Essary

Washington Capital observers
have long wondered how long the
love feast between gruff Interior
Secretary Harold l.. lckes and
equally-gruff John L. Lewis, United
Mine Workers president will last.
The two blunt-spoken individuals
have been on Damon and Pythiss
terms since Ickes took over the
mines last November and gave
Lewis the wage contract he could
not get from the operators. Then
lckes led the operators into a new
contract on the same terms.
Lewis, therefore. has reason to
be indebted to Ickes, but he recent,
ly squawked loudly because the
$40 retroactive travel time payment
due his miners, and approved by
Ickes. had not been made. At
conference with lckes and the OPP
orators, Lewis sounded off in no
uncertain terms.
Ickes' temperature rose rapidly
and he lit into Lewis. assaillng
him for being "bullheaded'. A re-
port OF the meeting was given a
couple OF reporters before Ickes
thought better of it and killed the
announcement for the rest OF the
press. The love feast very nearly
came a cropper.
Allied military and political lead
ers are watching the actions OF one
Of midas leading nationalists with
misgivings. He is Subhas Chandos
Bose, Cambridge educated Hindu
who is leading 1000 Indian turn
coats against Lord Mountbatten
Allied forces in Burma.
As the Japs hammer at the I'm
phal sector, Bose keeps up his
broadcasts to midas masses.
pounding away on the theme of
independence from Britain. Allied
authorities wonder just how sue
cessful Bosses appeals are through
out India.
They recall that the revolutionist
escaped 10 Japan several years
ago after being arrested by the
British. In Tokyo he organized a
provisional Indian government"
and began his radio talks. The
addresses emphasized the allega-
ton that India has nothing to fear
from Japan.
Military and civilian authorities
in India are watching constantly
for signs that India may react to
Bosses pleas and use the present
emergency TO force huge conces-
sions from Great Britain under the
threat OF aiding Japan.
Watch for a blash from a prom
inent New Deal Congressman on
the time and money wasted in the
House as a result OF the feud be-
tween Walter Winchell. columnist
and radio commentator, and sew
eral congressman, including Rep
resentatiyes Clare Hoffman (R).
Of Michigan and John Z. Rankin
Cd OF Mississippi.
ne view DNdl lES loldLOl 10 Gduy
to add up the time taken by Hoff-
man and Rankin in anti-Winchell
speeches and TO show how much
II has cost the government to print
the stuff in the Congressional Rec
ord. -
Representative Mckenzie I'D
OF Louisiana is advancing a sug-
gestion for helping solve the man.
power problem. The $4,000 esti.
mated night club entertainers made
jobless on account OF the new ca.
baret tax are offered work by Nc
Kenzie, who says farmers in his
home state cannot find hired
hands.
It will be all right with him. Nc
KenZie says. II singers and dane
ers 30 down on the farms
Col. John Allison, one of the or.
gsnizers and commanders OF the
air force commandos that invaded
Burma from India through the use
OF gliders, tells this one about In
dia's Ghurka fighters:
One detachment OF Ghurkas told
British officer: We are not
afraid TO go; we are not afraid TO
fight, but we thought We ought TO
tell you-that machine does not
have a motor"