The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-04
Observations
Friends Believe
Wallace Will be
Rewarded
BY Helen Essary

Henry Agard Wallace may have
been dumped as President Roose-
yelt's running mate for the fourth
term, but his friends are predicting
he will turn up smiling in an i'm
portant government post II the
Democrats are victorious again in
November.
Berths mentioned for Wallace
include the Enthusiastically to
either Russia or China or some row.
ing assignment for the President.
Despite Roosevelt's failure to
give strons support to Wallace at
the Democratic national conven-
ton, the vice presidents support
ers are certain that the shaggy
haired, idealistic Iowan is still
White House favorite and would
command much attention in the as
signment OF an important wartime
or postwar diplomatic post
Observers recall that Wallace
has been virtually hound dog faith
full to the President even in the
face of biting White House criti-
cism OF some OF his statements and
they also remember that Roosevelt
has given Wallace a double en-.
dorsement in recent months.
First was the sendoff accorded
Wallace by the President upon de-
parture for Russia and China. Sec
ond was the White House letter to
the Democratic convention in
which the President said;
'If I were a delegate, etc"
THE POSSIBILITY of a sudden
German defeat has left many
Washington observers wondering
whether the Allies have a full
nedged plan for occupation and
control of Germany in the wake OF
unconditional surrender terms.
Some. fear that Germany, now
admittedly in the throes Of its
most important internal crisis OF
the war, may be plunged into the
same confusion that overlook Italy
that war.guilty criminals may
escape, temporarily, as did Musso-
lini. and that anarchy may rule the
land
The situation is one OF the most
pressing which besets Washington.
THE BATTLE OF THE LAWY-
Frs. in the governments mass Sc
dition trial. continues undated in
Washington's sultry wartime sum-
mer.
Nerves are getting thin, and no
end is in sight for the legal battle
royal being fought in Justice Ed
ward c. Eicher'I bandbox court
room. Rest bet is the trials will
drag on late into the fall.
IN ALL THE TALK Of cut
backs" and reconversion, one fact
has gone unnoticed. This is the
increase of nearly one billion dol
lars in the Army's supply schedule
for 1914.
tue " al hluSo VI NlC
tsry that production goals have not
been met. For the first half of the
year. only IS per cent Of the Army's
schedules were achieved.
WPB's glowing accounts OF pro-
duction performances the military
says, are based on firstof-the-month
predictions as TO what can be at
tanned in that month. They are
not based on the Army's needs and
do not reflect accomplishment
measured against the overall pro-
gram laid down at the beginning
OF the year.
High military officials are con-
cerned because they know that
the final grand assault against
Germany will consume war ma
terials in unprecedented :quanti-
ties. They warn that the small
month.to-month lags in production
are cumulative and are not being
made up.
For example, truck production is
expected to fall $4,000 vehicles
short OF Army requirements II the
present lags continue for the re-
mainder OF the year.