The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-08
Observations.
HOME FRONT MAY
GET BREAK FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
By HELEN EssARY

Capital observers predict that
President Truman will soon order
a severe scrutiny OF military re-
quirements for the Pacific war 10
make doubly sure that the home
front gets its share OF promised
equipment after NE Day.
MIR. Truman. II lie pointed out.
will back the forecasts which for
mer War Mobilizer James F.
Byrn made before resigning.
Byrnes promised that war produc-
ton would be cut back about 40
per cent in the first year after We
Day. and said that the racing han.
browuout and curiew restrictions
would be lifted. too.
The Army officially placed itself
on record with a dismal picture OF
the civilian economy after Germany
10 defeated. II said that neither
food nor gasoline allotments are
likely TO be Increased. and added
that war production cutbacks would
probably be under present esti.
mates.
But the President. who as chair
man OF the hard-hitting Senate War
Investigating Committee, roundly
denounced the Army on such cost
" projects as the Canol pipeline, is
no one to accept military demands
lightly.
Observers frankly feel that the
White House will henceforth put
considerable pressure on the Army
and Navy TO cut their requirements
to a bare-but safe-minimum
President Truman will also see that
the civilian economy gets the re-
frigerators, radios, washing ma
ehines-and probably automobiles
ON schedule without interior
epce from the armed services.
THE CAPTURE OF the notorious
German foreign expert, Franz Won
Papen, points up the fact that the
Allies still are undecided about
what to do with war criminals.
High Nazis who are not already
dead may be convicted on charge
Of war guilt, but as yet there Is no
procedure for dealing with evil
lesser lights OF the Reich. Conse-
quently, IL is feared that thousands
Of Nazis may go absolutely free I'M
less the United Nations soon de-
eide on an adequate judicial basis
for their trials.
Naturally. the Allies will not re-
sort 20 desth-waIl methods used
sy .tha Gsrman., IN carrying out
Stch 6iGdS.
Won Papen, one Of GermAnys
shpperiest diplomats, Is sure 10
have destroyed any evidence which
would convict him under existing
international law. The Allies will
have to and some way TO bring him
and others like him 10 .lstice.
WE'RE GOING TO GET those
islands we've taken from the laps
permanently IL the high command
has anything to say about II.
Navy Secretary ForrestAl recently
hit the nal on the head when he
told q Congressional committee
that. 1T ia unthinkabie that those
Islands should not be part OF the
pattern of American security for
the Pacific" He was referring TO
the Mariannas group, which IN
cludes Saipan and Tinian. as well
a Guam. Forrestal thinks the
"inescaps BILE logic OF geography
will place the islands in our hands
for good.
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS
ARE DISTURBED and irked by the
way business lines have gotten
crossed during the war and threat
en- to remain SO.
Harry Woodhead. president OF
Consolidated Vultee UiberatorS),
thinks it would be a good idea II
the government "froze" all firms
10 their traditional line OF business
for about a year or two after the
war.
Woodhead says CONSOLIDATED pos
itively is not going to build refrig-
orators. 1t is going to stick to
planes.
Alfred Marchev, president Of Re-
public Aviation (Thunderbolts),
says that more than 80 per cent or
the present aircraft capacity can
be eliminated. The industry's post.
war problems will DO much smaller
when the auto nrms and stove
builders return to their original
pursuits, he says