The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-23
Observations
Stiff Fight on
Dumbarton Oaks
Conference Seen
by HELEN EssARY

President Roosevelt Is sending
the agreements on an international
sterilization fund and bank to Con-
gress for ratification. They We're
drafted by many of the United
States and Associated Nations at
the Breton Woods. n. H., none
tary conference last summer.
All signs now point to "a stiff
fight of the proposals, and it's an
even money bet that the two agree
ments will fail of Senate approval.
Experienced observers think the
time isn't right for the submits
sion OF international compacts.
But the administration is Of the
opinion that the Senate will have
10 dip its toes into the interna-
tiohal pond" before long and 1t
light as we'll start now. With one
ear attuned to reports OF Big
Three" dissensiou, the administra-
ton is eager TO create confidence
among the smaller nations who are
still piqued over the Dumbarton
Oaks plan.
WASHINGTON CORRESPOND
ENTS have been accused since
Pearl Harbor of getting the bulk
of their news from government re-
leases, or handouts, which are writ.
ten by agency information spe-
cialists". Some newsmen consider
this method a blessing, others do
not.
Michigan's handsome, white
haired Senator Homer Ferguson is
aligned with the opposition. He
contends that the snowstorm of
government releases showered on
reporters has prevented them from
getting news by the direct-method
press conferences.
Ferguson reported that during
trips as a member OF the hard
hitting Senate War Investigating
Committee he found that publish
ers are generally dissatisfied with
government propaganda.
FARMERS AND LUMBERMEN
have one thing in common this
year: They are both looking for all
the manpower they can get or
their jobs just will not be done.
WIPE reports that lumber is critic
ally short and may seriously affect
some OF the most vital war pro-
grams. There is a feeling that the
lack of woodsmen to cut logs may
ultimately necessitate reschedul-
ing OF critical programs
simultaneously. War Mobili-er
James P. Byrnes' order for the
Reconsideration OF farm workers IS
through % is expected to reduce
the weight of the United States
bread basket. With 1915 food
goals set at an all-time high, farm.
ers will have TO search for more
labor. And you can look for the
importation CT more foreign work
ers because the job has to be done.
ALL PRESENT SIGNS POINT
to a total war cost exceeding half
a trillion dollars. And It may go
higher. President Roosevelt's bud
get message to Congress for fiscal
1916 submitted estimates which
would bring the total war cost TO
$50 billions. That leaves only so
billions to go to the half-trillion
mark.
There is plenty OF evidence this
can be d)ne. The new budget will
run its course by July /, 1c47, but
there are many quarters In Wash
ington that think Japan will still
be undefeated by that time.
THE WAR FOOD ADMINISTRA-
TgON is keeping a weather eye on
the meats which have been return
ed TO rat!oning. Alarmed over a
rs per cent drop In salvage fats
collections, they are hoping that
housewives will redouble their saw
ings of kitchen wastes. Meat ra-
tioning, WA said. may counter
the fats shortages which have been
induced by war optimism and re-
duced supplies of meats.
Fats are vital ingredient In eX-
Ilosives and the need for am
munition Is constantly mounting.
So WA appeals to all housewives
TO save all kitchen drippings for the
war effort
HIT BY WAR MOBlLIZER
BYRNES' BAN on all racing in the
United States. the mrlti-milllon
dollar horse racing industry Is now
seeking to care for its own EN-
pioyes. MANY of the 30 moo jock.
eys. swines. trainers. stable hands
and pavilion employees will go into
war industries or else. Bnt
there are hundreds OF weather
beaten. dunga-ee-clad oldsters on
the hack stretch who know nothing
but horses.