The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-23
Observations
Forgone Conclusion
Gen. Eisenhower Will
Succeed Gen. Marshall

II is a foregone conclusion in
Washington that Gen. Dwight d.
Eisenhower. supreme Allied com
mander. will succeed Gen. George
c. Marshall as the Army's chief Of
stan. There is reason to doubt.
however, that the shift is immln-
emit. Observers point out that IL
most likely will not occur until
the Pacific war ends. II is known
that Marshall, who is older than
the statutory retirement age for
service officers, would like to turn
his duties over to another man.
Both President Truman and the
late President Roosevelt have urg-
ed Marshall to stay at his post for
the duration OF the war.
General Eisenhower, whose pers-
onal popularity perhaps is the great
est ever enjoyed by a modern mill
tary figure in America, is deemed
to be a natural choice Tor the top
Army post, should a vacancy &C.
cur.
FRIENDS OF PRESIDENT TRU.
MAN are forecasting that Judge
Sherman Minton OF Indiana will be
the next Secretary of War when
Henry l.. Stimson retires. No time
is set for the change. The Presi-
dent recently askd Secretary Slim.
son TO remain at his war post.
f0 nf ~ old
Senate cronies. He was an ardent
New Dealer and follower OF the late
President Roosevelt. His was one
OF the Ave names mentioned on the
Roosevelt list last summer as &C
ceptable to the late President for
the vice presidential nomination.
1t never was submitted TO the Chi
cago convention, however.
YOU CAN WRITE 1T IN YOUR
LITTLE BLACK BOOK that travel
by train for pleasure will be out
for at least another year.
About 100000 American troops
must be transported from Europe
TO the Pacific within 10 months
This will require some 1900 more
sleeping cars than are in operation
+ now.
In addition, western railroads
which serve the hundreds Of vaca.
tion-paradises for American tour.
1 lists will be jammed far beyond ca
fpacity with freight destined for
the Pacific War theater.
IA The prospective situation is so
bad that President Truman threat
ened to invoke rationing plan. He
did not say how this would be ac-
complished, nor under what cOndi-
lions it would be imposed. He
made II clear, however, that until
Japan Is defeated, trains are pri-
marily for military use.
Moreover, II is noted that after
Japan is beaten the nations trains
still will be crammed with return
ing troops. The Office OF Defense
Transportation suggests that Amer
Y leans make the most OF its "Vaca.
tion-at.home" campaign.
4 AMERICAS RADIO STATIONS
/ hit the jackpot in 1914 earnings.
The Federal Communications Com
mission reports that total income
OF standard stations during that
year stood at 500 100000. This rep-
resents an increase OF 125 per cent
over 1912 and a per cent jump
over 1913.
ADMINISTRATION LEADERS IN
CONGRESS are in real trouble
over the extension OF the Price
Wage sterilization program.
The sterilization act. including
the Office of Price Administration
and all price control machinery.
will wash overheard on June 30
unless an extension bill Is passed
before that time.
But with the deadline drawing
near, the extension bill has pass.
ed the Senate with an amendment
which administration officials say
will wreck price control and the
House Banking Committee still is
holding hearings on the measure.
Committee Chairman Brent Spence
Cd OF Kentucky, discloses that so
many people are jumping at his
invitation to kick about price con-
troll that the committee cannot hear
them all. The controversial Sen.
ate amendment would require price
ceilings on farm products to guar.
antee cost OF production to farm.
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