The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-17
Observations
Censorship Leaks
TO be Aired Soon
by Senate Group
BY HELEN EssARY

NlNlcn hellemSi hntl-NeW Deal
Westport, Conn, manufacturer, is
Expected 10 be the star witness be.
lore a Senate investigating COM
mittee hearing into censorship
leaks when Congress reconvenes
Following its prediction recess.
The investigation has been dor
mant for several months, but Sen
htor Clyde NJ. Reed (R) Of Kansas
has said he planned to ask the
committee TO resume hearings.
Reed is a member of sub-commit-
tee OF the Senate committee on
post offices and post roads which
is conducting the inquiry.
Miss Kellems has promised 10
present proof to the committee that
Count Karl Won Zedlitz, with whom
her name has been connected. is
not a Nazi At previous hearings
Testimony was introduced showing
she wrote 10 Won Zedlitz in Bue-
noe Aires, Argentina, who has been
placed on the black list OF both
the American and British govern
ments
Portions Of her letters TO Won Zed-
litz. intercepted by the Office Of
| Censorship. were read in the House
of Representatives by Represent
tative Coffee Cd of Washington,
leading to demands for an inyes-
tigation to determine the leak.
s@s
Although an out-of.cOurt settle
ment has been discussed. there is
no immediate prospect OF settle
ment OF the governments antitrust
suit against western railroads. The
suit, probably biggest Of its kind
in railroad history, charges west
ern roads with engaging in various
monopolistlc practices, such as fix
ing rates without the approval OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. as required by law.
Robert Young. chairman OF the
board OF the Allegheny corpora
ton. has talked over terms OF
possible out-of-court settlement
with Attorney General Francis Bid
die. But Young is the only big
railroad man who has made over
lures toward a settlement. The
Allegheny corporation is an import
ant owner OF railroad securities.
Other conversations have been
sparring matches between attor-
neys for the defendant railroads
and Justice Department officials.
Whether a settlement will be
worked out still is undetermined.
There is said TO be a possibility
that, in the course OF time, some
thing OF the kind may develop. But
a great deal of feinting and fenc-
ing Is expected before anything
like that happens.
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The Commerce Department has
received so many requests for in
formation from soldiers all over
the world who are eager TO set
up small businesses Immediately
after the war that it Is preparing
a series OF booklets, each covering
a different line OF business.
Letters pouring in from soldiers
stationed in China. the Pacific IS
lands, England and France, the Aleu-
tians and other distant points,
show that not only are they eager
TO get started at the earliest pos
sible time, but also that they are
interested in an infinite variety OF
subjects. some in which they have
had no previous experience.
In cases OF lack OF experience,
the Commerce Department is rec
ommending that instead OF imme-
diately opening a business, the
servicemen first seek employment
in the field in which he is interest
ed so that he can eavn an income
while finding out what he needs
to know.
From all indications there will
be nothing done about the Pearl
Harbor issue for some time.
The Army and Navy inquiry re-
ports are still under study and It
probably will be several weeks be-
fore any decision is made.
Senator Homer Ferguson (R.)
of Michigan says he is going 10 In
troduce a resolution for a congress
sional investigation after Congress
returns.