The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-09
Observations
Meeting in San
Francisco Will
be Successful

The much ,herslded United Ma
tons meeting in San Francisco ia
April will be a success because u
must be. But don't expect 100 pei
cent approval OF conference actions
by ali - nations involved.
Many countries. particularly the
smaller ones. nave peace interests
contrary 70 the preliminary pro
posals made by the big Four
Nations al Dumbarton Oaks Bnt
because the League OF Nations did
not work. the larger nations are
unwilling 20 be encountered with
an organization Of that kind this
lime
So. at the Insistence OF the big
countries. the future peace OF the
world will lie largely in the hands
OF the United States, Russia and
Great Britain plus France and
China.
The smaller countries. however
are expected 10 fight for larger
representation az whatever in'erna-
tlonal peace table is decided upon
Latin America especially feels that
il must have some way OF pro
fecting itself against economic
pressures which might arise as the
big powers battle for South Amer
can business after the war.
There is a belief in Washington
that the final answer will be found
in a compromise.
MILITARY MINDS \ r p
AGREED that the war against Ger
smany will be prolonged by bitter
sNazi guerrilla lighting in the thick.
Nv wooded mountain section OF the
southern Reich. Calls on the Ger
man people by their leaders for
last ditch fight have been accomp-
anied by lavish preparations to-
ward this end
Authoritative reports from Stoca-
holm and Switzerland relate thar
big under ground cities have been
CONSTRUCTED TO carry on the hight
land that mountain hideaways are
being prepared in Austria for the
iNazi leaders. This all adds up TO
lbitter fghtiug against the Allies
latter the principal German cities
sal.
MOST WASHINGTON FEUDS
are between individuals. but the
lSenate is offering a new one these
ldays. This is d battle between the
commerce Committee and the In
,terstate Commerce Committee OF
the upper house Both want 10
handle legislation on postwar civil
ian aviation.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mittee has before Il a comprehen-
sive bill on this subject which
1.-THE Commerce committee would
bike to vrest from the others pos
lsession The Senate will have 10
decide which group will have juris-
.diction.
DIR. HERMAN BARUCH, newly
appointed ambassador to Portugal.
was discovered wandering around
the halls OF the State Department
and darting into individual door
ways recently. What he was look
ling for was advice on Portuguese
las il is spoken in Portugal.
Before leaving for Brazil as eco
lnomic advisor for the old Board OF
Economic Warfare more than a
year ago. nr. Baruch had mastered
Portuguese with the aid OF Bra
lillian tutor But Brazilian Portu-
lguese is no passport TO the affec-
tons OF the European Portuguese.
ialthough it is a must in Rio de
lJaneiro
Finally. the state Department
recommended q tutor who could
.change Dr. Baruch's Brazilian ac-
cents acceptable 70 Lisbon
THE LATEST LEND-LEASE
REPORT almost failed to get
publication release in time 10 catch
Afternoon papers for which It was
intended Because Mr. Roosevelt
was out Of the country at the time
there was mix-up on the way the
STORY was released to the press.
with the result that only 2 frantic
last-minute call by press associa-
ton editors to FEA headquarters
got permission for publication on
time