The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-27
Observations
Germans Must
Fight Fiercely
to Survive
BY Helm Esssry

The ADMINISTRATOR Tow ltt4s o.
timistic enough about the initial
stages OF the Allied invasion OF
France 10 believe that Germany
may collapse before snow files
possibly before another Armistice
Day
But there will be no official
statement from the government
10 this effect until the end definite
ly is in sight For. above all, Of
ficials are convinced that there
can be no slackening OF the war
effort At home.
II is no secret that the Germans
now caught on three fronts, will
have TO fight desperately TO last
the summer months alone. Re-
liable military quarters go so far
as 10 predict a die-hard German
counter-attack this side OF Paris
In will be a battle where all is
a. stake. with German armor aud
remaining air power flung into an
Armag eddon.
II this fails they say, watch for
the end.
Two reasons have been advanced
for the surprising absence of Nazi
air strength in the Allied inva-
sion Of France.
At first the explanation was
that the Germans were conserving
the Luftwaffe for use when the
Americans, Canadians and, British
penetrated farther inland.
Now belief is gaining that the
Germans would like to bring their
planes into battle, but have been
unable 10 do so because OF pre-in-
vasion bombings of their airfields
by the Allies.
The return OF Sidney Weinberg,
New York investment banker. 10
the War Production Board staff,
as announced recently was inter.
preted by WPB insiders as move
on Chairman Donald NJ Nelson's
part to strengthen his fight TO re-
tain control OF WPB and direct
American industrial reconversion.
Weinberg long has been a per-
sonal friend of Nelson's and serv-
ed as a trouble-shooter and adviser
for him in early WPB days. His
first task presumably will be to
bring new industrial leaders into
the organization to replace top
flight men lost in recent months.
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reconversion boss, but appears to
be holding the reins firmly now
and intends, with Weinberg's help.
10 sol.dity his position.
Watch for a drive by Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's Allied forces In
the Southwest Pacific soon. The
new thrust will be aimed to aug
ment the Central Pacific campaign
OF Admiral Chester ". Nimitz and
70 provide the left prong of a gil
gantic pincers closing on the Phil
ippines and the China coast.
Best speculation is that Mac
Arthurs men will move several
hundred miles TO the westward pos
sibly TO Halrnahera island, which
would give them a good jumping
off place for the southern Philip
pines.
That ration.point holiday for
most meats. which started May 4,
probably will end next month.
The reason: housewives are COM
planning that they can't get choice
cuts now because they are all
gobbled up in the country's meat
production centers.
They want rationing back so peo-
pie in meat producing areas can
not eat so much and thus will be
forced to leave meat for other areas
in the nation.
Finland's reason for paying an
other hunk Of her World War
debt 10 the United States was
summed UP by a Finnish legation
spokesman here as simply this:
Our intention is TO accomplish
our duty"
Some citizens. puzzled by the
payment, thought II an attempt TO
remain in United states good grac-
es despite recent rebuffs by our
State Department
Elmer Davis. the Owl chief, de-
clsres that he's getting evidence
that L S. propaganda 10 Jap and
Nazi populations is working Most
Of the evidence is off.the-record
stuff, but Owl is convinced that
the policy OF telling the truth is
producing results.