The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-23
Observations
japanese Hopeful
of Cutting China
in Two
BY Helen EssAry

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Allied military men are concern
ed about the success OF the Japa.
nese drive in southern China.
Enemy strategy is designed TO cut
China in half, and II 1t succeeds 1t
may prolong the Far Eastern con
f1ict for many months.
Aware that United States land
and sea forces are poised TO strike
at China's east coast when the time
IL ripe, Japan has the cream of
her army deployed in China and
Manchuria in the desperate race
against time.
Americas ace in the hole is the
anticipated move into the Philip
pines-a drive that should cut ia
pan of from oil, rubber and tin
in the East Indies and Malaga.
Once American planes can oper-
ate from Philippine bases, virtually
all OF Japan's ill-gotten gains south
of the homeland and Manchuria
will be under steady attack. And
more important, Japan proper will
be entirely cut of from her con-
quered sources OF raw materials in
the entire East Indies.
1T is GENERALLY AGREED in
Official Washington that history
probably has missed one OF the
choicest tidbits OF all time-the eX-
preston on Adolf Hitler's face as
he received the running account
OF 1t Gen. George S. Patton's blitz-
krieg march through France.
Washington well remembers
newsreel shots OF Hitler's i'm
promptu dance" when the arms
tice ending French resistance was
signed in 1940 But ii suspects
that no cameramen are present 10
record for posterity the onetime
German army corporars behavior
as he was told the story OF the
1914 "blitz in reverse.
THE SPECIAL HOUSE COM.
MITTEE TO investigate food prices
armed with a $4,000 appropria-
tons stymied all for the lack OF
a lawyer. Congress has given the
committee the green light in its
probe OF the spread in food prices
between the farmer and consumer
and Representative Flanagan CD
OF Virginia has promised action
"in three or four days. But the
committee can't find a counsel.
You have no idea what a tough
Job II is finding really good man
10 act as counsel for u.s." one
member commented. "All the good
men have Jobs that we can't beat
with a seven or eight thousand
dollar year proposition.
THOSE WATCHDOGS OF CAPT
toll HILL-the Senate War In
vestigating Committee. formerly
headed by Senator Harry s. Tru-
man Cd OF Missouri, Democratic
vice presidential nomiDee-have
served notice they will tolerate
no monkey business either by gov
erhment or industry in the disposal
of surplus war goods.
The committee, now led by Sena-
tor James NJ Mead Cd of New
York, scarcely began its inquiry
into surplus war property disposal
when 1t bluntly announced a sur
vigilance plan which, in view OF
the groups past record, few per-
sons will care TO challenge.
The committee directed that
agencies must Ale with il detailed
reports on war plant or other
property sales, disclosing costs,
sale price, name OF buyer. and In
the case OF war plants what he in
tends to do with IL.
All reports would be open TO pub
lie scrutiny, particularly the press
and radio.
To those who have forgotten the
committees relentless exposures OF
the Canol oil project and Army
airplane motors, It dropped this
yelled hint.
Temptations TO profit materially
will be great"