The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-07-12
Observations
Navy Brass Hats
Fretful Because
of Overconfidence

One thing that is worrying Navy
brass hats is that the American
public will begin TO feel we no
longer need y gigantic feet now
that the japanese navy has been
virtually wiped out.
The Navy fears that the same
thing will happen that occurred
after World War when Navy
appropriations were cut TO the
bone.
That, undoubtedly. was behind
the recent press conference held
by Secretary Of the Navy James
Forrestal at which he had one bat
tleship admiral. a carrier admiral
and a high-rsnking admiral from
Pacific feet headquarters explain
the big job that still lies ahead for
the Navy.
Army officers and fighting men
agree with the Navy on two counts:
% that batueships are mighty
comforting things to have around
when they invade an island: (G
that there is noting like Navy dive
bombing planes to take out bother
some enemy gun positions.
ARMY GEN. DWIGHT D. EISEN.
HOWER'S contention that the Ger
man general stan should be COM
pletely eliminated is likely TO be
translated into concrete action as
Allied occupation OF the Reich pro-
crosses.
As American member OF the ALI
ed Control Council. Eisenhower will
be in a position TO put forward his
views and, as things shape up
now. there win be no one opposed
to them.
Principal American foreign AZ.
fairs specialists endorse the gen.
erals views and Sumner Welles,
former Undersecretary OF State,
long has agitated to the same end.
Russia also is ready for the elm
ination OF the German militarists
and every one OF Germany's neigh
bors-even those that peacefully
got along with Germany most OF
the time-now are anxious to stamp
out the Prussian strain. Polish &C.
quisition OF East Prussia Is
step in that direction.
AN INDICATION of the over
whelming public sentiment behind
the Breton Woods monetary agree
ments was uncovered by the House
Banking and Currency Committee.
During hearings by that group,
petitions. letters and postcards
poured IN by the thousands.
When the communications were
counted. II was found that approx
mately $4,000 had been received
favoring ratification by Congress
OF the Breton Woods agreement,
while less than so opposed It.
CLINTON P. ANDERSON, new
Secretary OF Agriculture, is keenly
interested In agricultural econom-
les: in any new by-products which
will build up agriculture.
Reporters who met with the cabi-
net officer on his first ultra-busy
day in ONCE were surprised to find
him looking over carton Of chew
ing gum. He explained that It was
q new agricultural by-product.
The former congressman laugh
ingly denied that II was made from
synthetic rubber.
VETERAN SENATE newsmen
disagree with Majority Leader
Alben Barkley's estimate that there
will not be more than q half dozen
votes in the Senate against ratihca-
ton Of the United Nations charter.
Many of the reporters believe
that there will not be a single mo"
vote registered. Pressure OF pub
lie opinion is so great. they ex.
plain, that senators who want to
vote aye" either will absent them.
selves or merely vote present.
SECRETARY OF AGRICUL-
TURE ANDERSON is In the spot
of a man asked to put up or shut
up He vigorously critized the
nations food policies as chairman
OF the House Food Committee. but
now finds himself running the
show.
This explains the House rampage
that altered the OPA extension bill
to make Anderson food czar Qater
canceled).