The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-13

ed Tor action-not Supertluous
garget was in sight Not a donkey,
stamp box, picture. or rose We had
grown used TO seeing every Tues
day and Friday. Just the papers he
was working on and his memos
for the press. Any busy executives
desk.
Behind him is the desk Of Harry
Truman, the man. Simply framed
are pictures OF his wife, his moth.
er (center) and a family group in.
Guiding his daughter, Margaret.
Some flowers graced this desk.
Two things were on that desk never
10 be found in Roosevelt's office
when reporters were around. A
stack OF late newspaper editions
and a tall pile OF congressional
records, which as a senator he
must have read daily.
The conference began by the
President briskly popping up from
his chair. This was impossible for
the crippled Roosevelt, but it
makes a hit with the always stand
ing reporters since IL brings a
more eye-to-eye encounter. Others
have described Humans method
as brisk and that's just what it is.
With ease and good humor he
ratified of a list of appointments
that day that kept pencils flying
He has no side or pomp and always
seems TO be remembering land you
like this) that he wasn't elected
president, but he'll do the best be
can and hopes you'll help him.
No Roosevelt, the past master
with the press, could have been
more diplomatic than he was in an
nouncing the resignation OF Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, OF the Vet
Grams administration. He said the
usual niceties, and then gave a rea-
son that must have been heart
warming to the retiring general.
With so many more World War II
veterans coming home, II is only
proper. the President said. for the
head OF their veterans bureau to
be one OF their own generals, Omar
Bradley. With a sideways grin.
he added that as veteran Of
World War he would not have de-
sired a Spanish War veteran TO
have been in Hines post during the
last years. That was a face-saver
for Hines and the hierarchy which
has run veterans affairs up to the
time OF the Truman new deal
One OF the Presidents greatest
assets is that he knows his own
limitations. He has no pretense.
He doesn't look like a president.
Neither do his clothes. But some.
how he's adequate and that's a lot
when it is remembered Just how
big a job the presidency has be.
come.
And It's fun to watch him do
something about certain things and
people the Democratic party have
been urging passionately for some
time yet, he never violates the
spirit or the letter of the broad OBJ.
iectives OF the man who picked
him as his running mate and pos.
sible successor.
No longer will the White House
conference be "the best show in
town. but no reporter worth his
salt can afford to miss the: Truman
spills the news. After his par.
ticular conference the front page
OF the morning Washington paper
had five Truman stories and two
pictures despite heavy war and
murder story competition for the
headlines.
President Truman endeared him.
self aagin to his old comrades on
Capitol Hill by bravely declaring
the need to boost congressmen's
salaries anywhere to $4,000 up
wards te $4,000. From his own
experience he knew this was neces-
sary and made a laughing refer.
ence to the press flashing he took
during the campaign for putting his
wife to work in order TO add to