The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-28
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van Wagner Tutty

Despite the unfortunate stories
that leaked out OF the first attempt
Of an oifihe-record conference be-
group OF Congrsssmen. a second
try Is TO be made this week
only eight senators will meet
with tho Secretary this time. A
bl partisan group out OF the big
Foreign Relations Committee The
motiyatinE reason for the session
10 TO find Common Front" in this
country on which 10 build q basic
postwar policy. us expected 10 bs
the first OF many talks that viii
cover the formation and structure
OF an organization to preserve The
peace OF the world
Certainly. many shades OF inter.
national thinking are reflected in
the selection Of tho eight men by
Chairman Connally OF Texas
Predictions are risky, but many
arc saying that the outcome Of
these conversations will he a mid
dle-of-the-road policy. In other
words. q "Vnndenbers" policy. 70
anyone who has followed the
Michigan senator that means
thu recommendation OF this group
Will not 20 far beyond the commit.
ments made in Mackinac. Certain
ly, no world organization will get
his blessing ~ II conflicts with tho
basic structure OF the charter.
Meanwhile, ELY CulbertEon came
to town with peace plan In hiA
pocket as startling az his bridge
system once was He lunched with
a select congressional group carly
this week. Culbertson made no
grand slam with those august gem
tlemen, who prefer writing the
peace plan themselves, but lie did
intrigue Thorn. especially the
Wee President who asked the most
questions
After all, he was specific. Maybe
hats the greatest virtue OF the Gull
bertson contribution. Il isa def.
mite plan. not a collection OF gen.
eralities. Something to aim al 10
chew on. even to discard II 1t
blazes the, trail TO better plan
Later that same day. had tea
with this amazing man. who made
a fortune with his hobby OF bridge.
but regards the Plan his true lifs
work.
He said. We must be specific.
II the mothers OF America fed
their children with the same vague
policy about food formulas and
diapers. as the State Department
feeds It's people crying for a peace
plan, then the children would die"
What Is this plan? Too brief TO be
iair. he proposes a world federation
on the American pattern. A worli
president On sly appeal TO Re
publicans he said. That's one way
TO get rid ofS'that man in the
White House, A constitution pro-
vldlng for three branches, eIecu-
tive, legislative and Judiciary. But
his is not a Union Now" a super.
government, because his blueprint
would limit the powers TO the right
10 wage war and the right 10 be de-
Tended against aggression" To that
extent only does his World Fedora.
ton OF II regional federatlons
the American would include the 81
Latin'American republics) give up
any OF their sovereignty.
SO Mr.. Culbertson isn't very op-
timistic about such meetings as
the eight senators with Secretary
Hull. He says these planners, and
others, seek unity 80 avidly that he
fears their results will not be spe-
cific enough 10 win the peace
Mr. Culbertson has some mighty
friends In tho capital Even RFC
Jesse Jones who consistently loses
a. bridge because he plays "ths
Jones system" against the expert.
Culbertsons friends are helping
him tell the key people about his
plan for making a grand siam at
peace making.