The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-16
Observations
Women Make no
Progress After
Entering Congress
BY HELEN EssARY
by HELEN EssARY

by HELEN EssARY
Rep. Emily Taft Douglas (D) OF
Illinois, predicts It will be a long
time before a woman would be
wise to run for president
The number Of women voted into
office in the last election decreased,
Mrs Douglas pointed out-althougb
women did 90 per cent OF the vot'
ing
There Is one more woman in
Congress this year. But Mrs. Doug
las said that "only puts the number
back 10 what It was 10 years ago"
Few women, she declares, are
entering national politics. zone
reason Is that this career Is hard
10 combine with being a wife and
mother" she explains. 1T man
is elected TO Congress. his wife
moves TO Washington. But the hus-
bands business makes II impossi-
BILE for him TO trail along II his wife
Is elected"
Further, she says, women are not
willing gamblers. A political ca
reer does not offer the security
the average woman wants.
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Midvestern neighborliness fairly
radiated from the White House
when President Truman invited
1885 and 1914 Republican candi-
dates Alfred f. Landon and Thorn
as f. Dewey to visit the presi'
dental mansion.
Prefacing the conference be-
tween President Truman and for
mer President Herbert Hoover on
the world food problem, White
House Secretary Charles Ross made
public the chief executives invita-
ton to the two Republican NOM
inees TO drop in TO talk at any
time they care to-
Cupid appeared TO be in a slump
as the Commerce Department re-
ported eight per cent less marriag'
es for April than IN the same month
Of 1914.
Only 3e,725 marrige licenses were
issued in April, compared with 49,
0s2 the year before and 45,7sS In
April. 1913.
Rejecting Cupid's current de-
featist attitude, the department re-
port added. morosely. that obvious
ly. not all licenses will result IN
marriages"
It's a little bit too early 70 talk
about Christmas, but not for man
ufacturers who already are think
ing about Santa Claus next visit.
In Washington moves have got
ten under way 10 make Christmas,
1s45, somewhat brighter than those
OF other war years.
wPB has removed restrictions
on making new tree light sets.
and this is expected to remove n
shortage OF bulbs which has ex'
listed for the past several years.
II is probable that new electric
trains will be available, for WPB
plans to help the toy train indus
try to get scarce metals to resume
limited output OF the toy-for the
first time since 1912.
Some bicycles may be available.
as WPB has removed manufactur-
ing restrictions provided the pro-
ducers can get materials. But do
not look for tricycles for smaller
children. The WPB's toy division
says that wheel goods manufac-
turers are still tied up in war work
and will continue TO be until 1916
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Look for a point system OF dis
charges for the Marine Corps in
the next 80 days. Plans are only
being formulated, but some system
is to be worked out.
The reason behind II is that.
although the war in which they
have best shown their abilities is
still on, there afen't so many places
left for them TO go.
They have borne the brunt OF
amphibious landings in the Pacific.
The Marines are trained historical
~ to go ashore, delivering smash
hits TO establish a beachhead.
They are not equipped TO move
far inland, and don't have the sup
ply equipment to conduct inland
operations.
So there are few places left for
them to go-only the Asiatic main
land or the home Islands OF Japan.