The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31
Observations
Expert Political
Chefs Cooking up
Plenty Trouble
BY HELEN EssARY

The witches In Macbeth" never
encountered more toll and trou-
BILE" with their boiling cauldrons
when they began 70 bubble than do
Democratic and Republican politi'
cal wizards the boys behind the
scenes-when they really start
stirring the political pot in earn
est.
And that is what they have been
doing these snappy autumn days
in Misunderstanding on the
heat under the pot TO white inten-
sity. hoping that the roasting will
do TO a turn the great victory din
ner that will 90 to the winner OF
the presidency.
But It is a hard meal to cook
and It takes plenty Of careful bast-
ing here and there in the form OF
the right attack al the right mo-
ment, and timely ripples by either
party TO such verbal assaults as
the campaign speakers throughout
the country have been launching
currently.
The chefs OF the two major par
ties are men we'll versed in al
the tricks OF the game, from Paul
A. Porter, former Oklahoma and
Georgia pewspaperman In charge
OF Democratic press strategy and
his elder brain" and counsellor,
Charlie Nicholson, TO Godfrey Ham
mond, president OF the Popular
Science Publishing Company, who
is directing COP publicity. Ham
mond is being aided by William
Wight. manager ot the Washing
ton office Of the Carl Byoir Asso-
ciates. and a former wire news
service man.
These experts on political ma
neuvering that pa:s big dividends
are helped by larse stafts OF men
schooled in the best ways Of as
sailing political incumbents or
warding off such attacks.
sSs
At no time were the Navy brass
hats" in Washington worried about
the outcome OF the recent gigan-
tic sea-air battle between the Amer
lean and Japanese Pacific fleets
around the Philippines.
Admiral William F. Halsey's
Third fleet went out with "a chip
on it's shoulder" and 1t went out
with enough carriers, battleships,
cruisers and destroyers 10 take
on any armada the Japs wanted 10
send against him.
II has been no secret that the
United States for months has been
in a position to send out one task
force capable Of taking on the
whole Jap fleet.
Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher first
demonstrated that fact during the
American invasion OF the Marianas
last June when his Task Force 5S
smashed or put TO rout a powerful
Jap armada in the Philippine sea.
Later Mitscher took a task force,
joined Halseys Third fleet, and
the two proceeded to wipe out Jap
land-based air power in the Philip.
pines, Formosa and the Ryukyus.
When the final score in the re-
cent battle is tabulated. 1t may
show that the Jap fleet has been
whitfield down TO the point where
it never again will be a serious
threat to American sea domination.
Thanksgiving turkeys, on the
basis of present estimates, will be
scarce due TO large-scale military
demands, but government food au-
thorities expect the situation will
be corrected in time TO market an
ample supply OF the king OF fowls
before Christmas.
Government set-as!de orders for
Thanksgiving turkeys for the arm.
ed forces are estimated at about
80 million. This quota has not
yet been filled and turkeys will
continue TO be requistioned for
military allotment until the sched-
ule is complete.
Despite the seasons lack OF the
traditional fowl sufficient quanti-
ties OF chickens, geese and ducks
are expected TO be available TO fill