The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Observations
Sen. Vandenberg
Gets Assurances
of Free Hand
BY HELEN ESsARY

People are saying around about
that:
The assurance OF Freedom OF
Action" at the April Is San Fran
cisco peace.meeting sent to Arthur
Vandenberg, chairman OF the Sen
ate Republican conference, was re-
ceived in writing In very definite
writing.
So determined was the Michigan
senator not TO be put into the posi-
tion OF having TO support a precon-
ceiYed plan for peace-making that
he awaited letter from the Presl-
dent assuring him he would have
a free hand as a delegate and not
be bound TO support commitments
about which he now knows nothing
When the White House letter ar
rived, the senator planned 10 ac-
cept the invitation for the confer
ence.
SINCE THE CONQUEST OF most
} OF the Philippine Islands by Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. you are likely
10 see the much -fouEhtover islands,
in your minds eye as glorious
spots made up OF patriotism, smi.-
ing Filipinos. radiant Americanos
and strong, triumphant soldiery.
Such is not the case. so ! hear
from people who know their South
Pacific bases Actually, the Philip
pines are a shambles after the
lighting and destruction Food is
incredibly scarce. What food there
/ is is OF such poor quality that prac-
, tically everybody is suffering from
malnutrition.
There is great danger from the
diseases that always flourish with
war. And that isn't all-polttically
| the islands are in terrible fix.
! Every little guerrilla captain wants
! to be president. Many OF the as
pirants are prepared TO fight for
! th1 chance.
JERRY KLUTZ HAS WRITTEN
l THAT EACH 256-PAGE volume OF
! the new 100000 Census Bureau
publication on women and child
bearing weights at least a pound.
When learned that Mr. Klutz
mad taken to the scales in com
putting the value of government
treaties. / hurried the handbook
just got out by the United Ma
tional Clothing Collection 10 my
own scales and carefully watched
the dial. Promptly the hand swung
TO a shade over Is ounces Six
teen ounces Of valuable Cor what
supposed was valuable) paper.
printing, charting and illustrating.
! bound carefully in some sort OF
transparent plastic. all to be used
as a handout IN the UNRRA cloth
ing collection drive.
I've often wondered where GER
tain people get the paper that Is
said TO be so short" Various eK-
lied foreign governments. includ-
ing Belgium, the Netherlands and
Norway. distribute elaborate ma
tional magazines regularly. Quite
noticeable, these issues. They are
done in expensive print on expen-
sive paper and are extensively IL
| Illustrated
The booklet OF the United Ma
tional Clothing Collection organi.
ration of which Henry J. Kaiser,
ship builder and promoter extra
ordinary, is national chairman is
really something quite special. II
is a gem OF a booklet
I've never seen any booklet OF
more elegance or greater eKpendi-
ture. Clever charts are done in
four colors Color printing. every.
body knows. costs money. SO does
the art. work that goes into the
drawing Of the CNCC charts and
their figures.
The binding OF the booklet as
said before. is really colossal and
must have added enormously 10
the cost Of publication. I'd really
like to know how much the bSok-
let did cost The pocket on its
back flap containing a little nest OF
folders must have used up more
than one or two pretty pennies.
Certainly give your old clothes
to war victims. ! can think OF no
vorthier charity. hope the drive
beginning April and running TO
April 30 for Overseas War Relief
has the success II deserves.
But do question the wisdom OF
any relief organization spending
as much as this booklet and like
fal de rails must cost Such lavish
Roings-on naturally confuse the
simple citizen While so confused
he is likely to wonder. "If the
UNCC can AFFORD to spend so much.
what help can they possibly need
from me-"