The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-04
Observations
Marshall's Position
Believed Strong in
Allied War Circles
BY Helen Esssry


World War will be the role OF his
own choosing,
This is the belief Of top ranking
Army officers in Washington
General Marshall will not be
shunted aside or up or around be
cause of the preference Of anyone
for another commanding officer in
Europe, Asia, Africa or the United
States.
II General Marshall remains as
chief OF STAFF in Washington while
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower proceeds
as commandments for the
Western European division, ana
Lord Louis Mountbatten carries Oh
as Allied supreme commander In
the Southeast Asia theater aud
Gen. Sir Henry NJ. Wilson takes
over the command Of the Mediter-
ranean. such alignment Of responsi-
bility is because OF the wish OF
General Marshall himself.
And why is this? II is because
General Marshall is In a position to
ask for what he wants and get Il.
More, he only has to hint what he
wants-and the hint will be made
a reality-or so gentlemen with
star.studded shoulders tell me.
General Marshall's strategic po-
sitiou in war councils comes from
two causes:
Among all the commanders IN
all the war thcaters, there is no
one else who has more talent for
smoothing out the differences OF
opinion that always exist among
the commanders themselves. Mar
shall is sort OF natural born
equalizer lie can call together
two men with such divergent pes.
Qualities and such divergent plans
for combat that they are ready TO
fly at each other instead OF at the
AXIS and work out OF the conflict a
much needed and useful harmony.
Marshalls is the wise touch that
Smoothcs the warriors themselves.
Nobody knows this better than Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill
General Marshall has had
valuable and successful field ser
vice. Add to such experience pres
eut wisdom. Add to both these.
the confidence OF the people and Cf
the fighting men aud you have a
man who not only cannot be re-
placed. you have man who can
write his own ticket.
George Marshall is my candidate
for president OF the United States
after the war is over. think
Mrs Marshall would look mighty
nice in the White House, too.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH Is a
splendid kind OF liberty" Cuban
diplomat told me recently. But
sometimes it is a liberty that takes
heavy toll
Then. explaining his cryptic re-
mark. my friend said
One paragraph OF singing criti-
cism OF a Lstin.American leader IN
magazine can undo the good
neighborly efforts OF years. A mas
~ personal adjective such as pot
beddied' or 'hump.backed or 'foN'
nosed', when applied to president
or a prime minister, can destroy
the results OF years Of planning
and the spending OF hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars to promote
understanding between the United
States and the countries below the
Rio Grande.
81 often wonder" sighed my Gu
ban friend, why North Ameri-
cans do not realize in dealing with
us. kind words are very, very
helpful. You do not seem to realize
that your magazines have a very
wide circulation in Latin America.
They are also well distributed
They reach my country for example
as soon as they arrive here.
ITO many Latin-Americans these
publicans are the voice Of the Unit
ed States. And yet you who are go
ing in for such intense censorship
in some ways let such fragrant
dangers get by you Without the
slightest opposition"
SPEAKING OF SCALP HUNT
ERS-or were wet is rather
remarkable that after all the swish.
ing OF knives and cutlasses nobody
has yet got the scalp OF Labor Sec
rotary Frances Perkins.
1t is possible, that Farnces Per
kins is a lot smarter than some
people like to think. Certainly
she has a great tenacity. and will
not be changed from a course on
which she is set
Take, for example the course Of
the tricorne hat mean naturally
Miss Perkins tricorne hat. Any
woman who can be faithful to the
same type OF hat for two score