The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Observations
Columnist Has
an Idea For
a Political Cartoon
b. HELEN ESSARY
b. HELEN ESSARY

II / were q oArtoonist, I'd be
haunted by possible sketch OF the
three great powers. The sketch
would center around the piano the
National Press Club Just gave Pres.
ident Truman.
In my drawing. Mr.. Truman
would be at the piano. Playing
away with great gusto. The rap
turou- concentration OF the musi-
clan shining in his face.
In the foreground. Id put a
bear. A big. clumsy bear dane
ing on his hind legs TO the
tune OF Mr. Truman. The bear
would represent Russia. He'd
have a little OF the look OF
Premier Josef Stalin-ferocity and
the desire to please combined.
AS ior England. I'd represent It
with Prime Minister Clement At
tlee / think I'd make him the boss
OF the sct. In a mild way OF course.
lie would be shown taking up
collector as Mr.. Truman pounded
out a heavy crescendo finale and
the bea. bowed, with his teeth
showing, in a mixed smile and
growl.
/ haven't quite worked out the
fine details OF my dream-sketch.
But I'm sure I'd try TO picture the
bear willing to please. Indeed, Id
struggle TO show him making a
major attempt at purring. II some
body would just feed him a little
honey ard tell him what a hand
some. gentle fellow he was instead
OF forever sticking him on TO use
his fangs and his claws.
l hope an artist, clever with a
drawing board, will clear up my
slightly involved idea an put IL
down in line and caption.
For II must be evident TO any
body who is thinking with any OBJ
jectiv.t. at all, that We in this
country continue day after day.
week otter week. In our talk about
"Shall we fight Russis7" and
"When do we fight Russian" to
dare Russia 10 fight.
You big bully" We say in
thousands OF words in press, radio,
magazine and book. "Will you or
won't you come out and expose
yourself? Are you bluffing. or
not?"
In Washington, which Is the in
ternat,onal fountain-head OF silly,
dangerous talk, you hear the war
with Russia" chatted about as
blithely as the next Army-Navy
football game.
Actually. in the capital. our war
has become form Of party talk.
It's more amusing theme than
scandals used to be. Possibly this
Is because there are so many scand-
ais about that they cease to be
stimulating conversation. Merely
routine stuff.
They bring no lit TO the voice.
No sparkle to the eyes now. so
come on, girls what do you hear
about our next war? Oh. do tell me
the latest!"
SPEAKING ONCE AGAIN OF .
Prime Minister Clement Attlee,
his speech before Congress remind
ed me- Of the lines Of Robert Brown
ing In "Pippa Passes"-"God's in
His heaven, ais right with the
world"
The prime minister was a school
teacher. It's possible he was en-
doctrinLted with the Browning
mood
II certainly required an extra
helping OF poetic license to flavor
the goings on OF this muddled
world with the sweetness and faith
with which Attlee decorated his
statement OF Britain's position. So
cialism was made so innocuous II
melted IN the mouth like a whipped
mp egg white. You'd never have
imagined the British guns now be-
ing turned on the Javanese in
that pretty sentence-''In the col
onial empire we have the eight or