The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-22
Observations
Criticism Made of
$4,000 Limit For
Contributions
By HELEN ESsARY

NhoN RNAh0Re NbA6ANe1 NANAAfNN' -
tight a ceiling on campaign eX-
penditures and that three million
dollar Limitation on a national com
mittee and the $1,000 personal con-
tribution limit are too low.
Opinion OF some observers who
are getting into the question IS
that in this campaign there We're
more contributions available than
could be used by regular party
Channels under the law.
So, as Robert T. Murphy, Senate
campaign expenditures committee
counsel, points out, there has been
"a mushroom growth OF the social
ed Independent communities" The
individual could give only $4,000 to
any one commttee-but he could
contribute the same AMOUNT TO
number OF committees.
Several committee members al
ready have announced they favor
Qualification OF the definition OF
contribution one, Senator
Homer Ferguson (R) OF Michigan.
asserting that 1t already is clear
TO anyone who wants TO enforce
it."
ALTHOUGH CIVILIANS will
continue to get sufficient shoes,
chances are they will be of low
quality from now until spring, in
formed War Production Board
sources point out. American fight
ing men, the WPT officials explain,
still take the bulk Of high grade
leather, keeping the hide situation
in the tough spot it has been since
the war started.
ARMY AND NAVY Department
suggestion that robot bombing OF
the United States was entirely
possible" lent additional strength
TO the widespread belief that Ger
many would use other nefarious
weapons, including gas, as a single,
desperate last resort.
While the Army and Navy en-
phasized that robot bombs would
have very little military effect on
the United States. some observers
have expressed belief that gas
could create momentary panic in
Europe and the British Isles before
the attack was quelled.
CONGRESSIONAL SOURCES
say government agencies still are
tagging in working out programs
for the disposition OF surplus war
plants, although there has been
some speeding up OF plans in the
last few weeks.
Nevertheless, decisions have not
been reached as to what plants will
definitely be regarded as surplus.
The surplus war property admin
istration repeatedly has made no
effort to dispose OF any plant IA
eilities up to the present time.
OPA CHIEF CHESTER BOW
LES has instigated a new policy OF
meeting monthly with the nations
top farm leaders and VIA Chief
Marvin Jones. They will discuss
all aspects OF the food question.
from production TO distribution and
rationing.
LOOK FOR A FLARE-UP any
day now on the old issue OF re.
conversion versus war production.
The controversy is back with US
and probably will burst out into the
open now that the election is over.
The National Association OF
Manufacturer called the turn by
pointing out that W0B recently
has begun soft-pedaling reconver'
sion in favor of increasing en-
phasis on tagging war output.
II is another chapter In the old
fight between Donald Nelson, for.
mer WPB chairman, and the mill.
tary over how far reconversion
should be permitted to go while the
war is still on.
PROSPECTS FOR A SHAKE-UP
in the cabinet, when the fourth
term begins, are believed to be
greater than at the start OF any
previous Roosevelt terms.
One reason is the fact that Sec
rotary OF Labor Frances Perkins
and Agriculture Secretary Claude
Wick rd have not handled big war
time programs relating to manpow.
er and food Reports around
Washington indicat that both Miss
Perkins and Wickard may step out
OF the cabinet.
In addition. Secretary OF State
Cordell Hull has been Ill for sew
eral weeks at the naval hospital
at Bethesda, Md. and unconirmed
rumors are that he has offered his
resignation.