The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-10
Observations
Congress Fears
War May End With
Members Away

House members with yen TO get
kck home for business or a RESI-
n the capital this week with their
myers crossed. One thing wor-
ed them more than anything else:
hat would they do or say II the
ar in Europe ended in a sudden
erman surrender during their alb
ence from Washington?
Regardless of how justified their
ips to their congressional dis
tets may be and in more cases
te-key House members shudder
the thought of the political dam
Re such a development might IN
bet on an individual congressman.
They look ahead two or four "
X years and can vision an oppon-
Il campaigning. with devastating
fect among voting war veterans,
b the sole issue that Representa-
We Blank was "at home vacation
z when the war ended in Ger
|any."
AS THE DATE for the San Fran
3sco meeting of the United Ma
ons draws closer il becomes evil
ent that, even with the big Four
greed in principle. there are many
hurdles to be overcome before
FACE organization can be ratified.
Latest difficulty TO crop up is the
ksistence Of the French that reg
knal pacts TO maintain peace be
ermitted to function whether or
BIT the overall peace organization
btes to act.
A similar stand has been taken
other nations who already have,
are contemplating, treaties call
kg for joint action by several reg
Snal nations in the event a would
aggressor attempts to break the
eace.
State department officials view
his problem as one Of the most
bntroversial issues which must &c
hrashed out at San Francisco.
Already, they are speaking in
krms OF affecting a compromise be-
keen nations holding this view.
nd nations which want the over
II structure to act on all matters
toperly within its jurisdiction.
Some far-seeing statesmen en-
Lsion a situation wherein a region
security organization may take
teps which run contrary to the
orld organization decision.
It is suggested, therefore, that a
bmpromise may be reached where.
the regional organization can. act
hly so long as the world agency
hs not taken positive action con-
larry to its determination.
THE MOST SUDDEN and une1-
ected legislative development Of
be year was the break In the con-
krence committee deadlocked over
kanpower legislation and the an
uncement that the conference
I'D adopted a compromise BILL.
Only three hours before the con-
brees acted, Representative Il.
wing Thomson (D) of Texas. one
! the House conferees, announced
b the House floor that an agree
lent was improbable.
Both House and Senate conferees
nd been saying they were hung
ry", and the deadlock in confer
bee was such that there was prac-
eally no prospect that a bill would
E worked out.
The sudden shift caused specula.
lon as to what had happened. 1t
generally assumed that word
las passed down the line from
bme high administration source
lat the compromise bill. proposed
Senator Edwin c. Johnson (D)
Colorado, would be acceptable 20
be Army. which has clsmored
lost loudly for manpower legisla-
ION.
THIS "a" CARD MOTORIST is
yen farther off from a possible
ew tire now than he has been in
be past. WPB says tire demands
ill not ease after We DAY and
lat civilian production must come
(st on the list.
Civilian tire output has declined
where OPA will have a near-rec-
I'd low number-one million-tires
give out in April. with only the
lost essential users getting them.
all the country's tremendous tire
reduction now were in the passen-
pr ear field. however. we could
bod the world with tires