The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-21
Observations
Many Dumbarton
Delegates Favor
Roosevelt Plan
BY Helen Essary

Delegations representing the big
three" Allied powers at the Dunn
barton Oaks conference are report
ed TO have accepted in the main
President Roosevelt's plan for the
general outline of a world security
organization. At least IL Is the
American plan" TO which the
President has given his personal
blessing
The delegates have gone further
than that They are filling In some
OF the wide gaps in the general
structure. These gaps, incidental
~. are the important and trouble
some parts OF the proposed organi-
zation. They constitute its sinews
and substance.
The composition OF the council Of
the new League OF Nations calls
for in the American plan has been
agreed upon by the delegates. The
plan is 10 have the big four" Allied
powers the permanent members OF
this council with certain other ma
tions sitting in from time 10 time on
a rotation basis.
All participating nations would
be represented in the assembly,
which would he a kind OF interna.
tional Hyde Park" where spokes-
men for the small nations could
give vent to the views. But, from
all present appearances, the big
four actually would run the show.
One feature OF the American plan
which threatens to cause consider
able controversy in the Senate Is
the proposal to permit the Presi-
dent 10 move against an aggressor
without a declaration OF war by
Congress
Under this plan. II is said, the
President could take initial action
against an aggressor In the "Ameri-
can sphere" il a majority OF the
council approved this course and
the American delegate voted for II.
What the american sphere would
be has not been clearly defined
4 "HYDRA.HEADED MONSTRO-
SITY' is the way Rep Carter
Manasco Cd Of Alabama describes
the four.member board and admins
traitor tentatively approved by
House and Senate confrees on the
surplus war property disposal bill.
Manasco. chairman OF the House
conferees, said the Senate con-
ferees insisted on a board while
the House stood firm for a single
administrator and that's what re
suited
ManasCo said that. under the
plan. both the administrator and
the board would issue regulations
for the disposition OF surplus war
property. II the board disagreed
with the administrator, 1t could
overrule him. But the administra-
tor could appeal to the director OF
war mobilization and reconversion,
who could override the board.
THE NAVY is predicting the Pa
cifc war may end in December.
ls45, but makes no prophecy about
the end OF the European conflict.
Rear Admiral James II. Irish. IN
charge OF Navy surplus material,
says
We (the Navy are assuming
that the war with Japan will con-
tinue until at least the end OF l945.
but the Navy has no prediction 10
make on the end OF the war with
Germany
ADMIRAL WILLIAM F. HAL
SEY. Jr.. Is one OF the bestowed
officers in the Pacific. The officers
and men under him really love and
respect Bull" Halsey. Here Is a
story that has come out OF the
Pacifc-and whether true or not 1t
demonstrates the mans character
and why his men revere him:
An unidentified naval officer
was scheduled to get two medals
for heroism at Halsey's headqu-r-
tiers. The night before the presen-
tation, the hero and some officer
friend celebrated little too vigor-
ously. In the morning the officer
appeared before Halsey all spIc
and span but trihe shaky on his
feet.
Hslsey eyed the oficer and noted
that he was trying hard to appear
in the best possible parade form.
Halsey read the long citation. then
pinned the first medal on the heros
blouse The admiral then read the
other long citation. and when he
finished he reached for the medal.
lnnked AZ the officer. and unmarked