The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-23
Observations
Schwellenbach Has
Beck Backing For
Labor Post

LABOR fosl
Dave Beck, powerful West Coast
boss Of the AFL Transfers Union,
IS reported backing Federal Judge
Lewis n. Sehwellenbach TO succeed
Frances Perkins as labor secretary.
when and II she resigns. Observers
here take this to mean that Beck's
boss. Dan Tobin. president OF the
union, is no longer seriously in
the running for the job, despite
ALL assurance that Tobin is still
the organizations only candidate.
Beck halls from Seattle and, of
course. is well acquainted with
Schwellenbach. who represented
the state in the Senate from 1885
20 1871. In addition, Schwellen-
bach is said TO have strong sup
port from the Railroad Brother
hoods and was close friend OF
President Truman when both were
in the Senate.
The CLIO hasn't proclaimed it.
self for any candidate.
The congressional committee
men who went TO Europe 10 view
Buechenwald and other horror
camps" had 10 he deloused before
they could return to the United
States. The dread typhus-carryipg
vermin were the common compan'
ions OF the regular inmates.
In disclosing this note OF discom-
fort. Rep. Dewey Short (R), Mo,
commented: Il was still scratch
ing myself three days after got
back. although 1t was just my imag'
ination.
"The filth. the stencil and the
horror Of those hell-holes was in
describsble. still have TO pinch
myself and ask, Can those things
] witnessed be true'?"
Short and Representative Thorn
sson (D). Tex, both suggested that
every storm trooper and Gestapo
agent should be executed
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Congress will tackle one OF its
toughest, as well as No. ] post
war legislative problems, when II
starts hearings on the long-post-
poned proposal for universal peace
time military training. The hear
ings will begin June ! before the
House committee on postwar mil
itary policy. Secretary OF war
stimson and Navy Secretary For
. ssstal will be among the first Wis
nesses.s Ao6ut 23s ~. H-sSs' ~
ligious and educational organiza-
tions have asked to be heard as
have several members of Congress
But Chairman Woodruff Cd. Va,
homes TO end the hearings in II
DAYS. The committee will report
only TO Congress. Actual legisia'
tion will be drawn up by the House
military affairs committee, which
will also hold hearings OF its own
High government officials say
that this country's unparalleled war
production has so depleted mineral
resources that in a few years after
the war substantial supplies OF
important minerals will have to be
imported. The situation is such'
they contend, that in time II VIII
be clear that the United States IS
not self-sufficient, and that u
will have to have self-defense lie
lines that reach TO outside coun-
tries. The contention will be wide
" used in argument for more I'D
eral foreign trade policy and the
lowering Of domestic tariff par
riers. High grade iron ore deposits
are expected TO be near depletion
in ~ years. copper in % years
hauxite in four or five years. High
grade zinc ore will also have 10
be imported from abroad they
claim.
The nation is going to be on
short sugar diet for the rest OF
1913. with sharp reductions in the
amounts Of candy. soft drinks and
cake available. In an effort 10
cope WIN tne sdsa4 oh''
OPA is reducing allotments 10
commercial users from 20 per cent
of their 1s41 amount TO IS or 81
per cent starting July l. This may
moan an even greater drop in the
amount Of sweets produced, since
manufacturers claim they may not
be able TO operate efficiently with
short supplies and assert the cuts
will force many out Of business.
Housewives, too. will not be able
to make up the deficiency OF candy
and bakery products at home. The
sugar stamp value has been cut and
OPA boards have been ordered to
tighten up on their home canning
allotment. Only 100000 tons have
been allotted for home canning this
wear as against 1000, 900 tons