The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-08
Observations
lie Havre Likely
10 be Goal of
Allied Drive
BY Helen Essary

hands, military sources in Washing
ton are looking for an immediate
drive by Allied forces deeper and
deeper into France in the general
direction Of Paris.
II was pointed out that the elm.
nation OF resistance on the Gotten
tin peninsula has freed many Allied
divisions for action against the
bulk OF the German troops in the
caen-Tilly area. and the next major
Allied move undoubtedly is planned
In this direction.
While the port OF Cherbough is
highly valued Allied prize, Wash.
ington sources have contended
since the drive began that the Al
he'd invasion force is so great that
more than one major port is re.
ouiTed 20 keep Il supplied. With
This thousht in mind, the strate-
K.Sts are noV looking toward the
huge port Of LeHavre, less than 80
miles from the eastern end % the
Allied beachhead.
This. however. vii! be a tougher
nut 10 crack.
High ranking Army and Navy OF.
fic!als are glad, meanwhile. that the
invasion OF the Marianas 10 we'll
under way because now they cannot
be accused OF conducting q costly
"island.;oiS,and" offensive in the
Pacific.
Even during the Marshall Islands
invasion, armchair S;rategis,s'
charged the Army and Navy was
committed 10 hopping from one 10.
land 10 another in q campaign that
might take years
All the war and Navy Depart
ments could say 10 the accusations
was that they never intended TO
fight such a war in the Pacific.
They couldn't give any more speci-
fic answers because II would have
revealed the master plan TO the
enemy.
But when Marines and Army
troops invaded Saipan, thus flank
ing powerful Jap bases in the Caro-
linas, IL was evident the strategy
called for LONG, daring hops to the
Philippines and Japan.
The Seventy.eiEhth Congress &C.
tually has done most OF its work
and made the greater part OF its
record. although It has recessed for
only five weeks.
II will reconvene Aug. !. but It
is doubtful q quorum will be pres.
ent In either house At that time.
There already 10 talk OF q further
recess until after Labor Day. II 10
. Generally acknowledged that no ma
jor business will be transacted until
then.
, But that II not all. The fact IL
Congress will be largely q sounding
board for campaign speeches In
September and October. The net
result, therefore, 10 that II will do
q minimum OF work from now on.
barring some unusual turn Ia the
course OF the war.
= Postwar reconvsrsion bills. de-
spite pressure for their passage.
will be put over until autumn.
There Is very little chance that the
legislature will enact q bill grant.
Ing insurance companies total ex.
emption from the antitrust laws.
While action on rsconvsrsion
measures will be delayed. release
OF a report By An advisory commit
tee OF business men highlishts tho
fact that the ForsiEn Economic
Administration 10 we'll aware OF the
immensely OF the task OF disposinE
OF millions OF dollars worth OF gov
eminent property which will be left
over abroad when the war ends.
The goods will include hundreds
OF consumer items and will be scat
tered from England and nor,hwsst.
ern Europe 70 che far reaches or
the South Pacific. The report en-
phAsizes these itsms should be
considered a VAluAble asset. should
be sold 20 the highest bidder in
competitive sale and should be let
10 FOR cash. or for credit only when
The credit possibilities are good.
The report does not tackle the
problem OF SURPRISES in this coun-
Try or what 10 do with plants, ships.
sircraft. etc. abroad. That's anoth-
Or problem TO be dealt with later.
Visitors at the mass sedition trial
!, may not know II, but they're getting
pretty careful looking-over by
deputy m.rshals at the courtroom
doors. Chief Justice Edward c.
Eicher ordered that brief cases and
parcels In the hands OF spectators
be banned. The order came after a
woman. jailed for 10 days for con.
tempt OF court, wrisked out OF
mundle a crude. incoherent oilcloth
paper anad began shouting at the
prosecutor.