The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-04
Observations
Fear Felt That
Conference Nav
go Hollywood

Il would be tragic n the San
Francisco conference were to take
on the Hollywood manner. ! nope
the delegates 10 what is hoped 10
be the most important gathering
of modern times will not be in
tected by the moving picture virus
and behave like characters in a
d. W. Griffith extravaganza. San
Francisco may be too close TO Hol-
iywood for the good Of the post
war world.
SO far none OF the news that has
come out OF san Francisco has
had a tlnge OF reality. Imagine
500 delegates plus wives and sec
retaries, hundreds Of writer's and
scores OF lobbyists OF one sort or
another. Add the Russian vodka
and caviar" ship bouncing beside
the Golden Gate.
Imagine. too, the side trips" ar
ranged for the delegates. One-that
special train that bore a carefully
chosen group TO Hollywood for the
week end and back again in time
for the conference session on Mon
DAY,
Think OF the 500 delegates, most
OF whom do not speak each others
language, trying to understand each
others point OF view. or TO dehber-
stely not understand,
What conference table could hold
magic with which TO bring peace 10
the world out Of such a conglomer-
alton OF race. color. suspicion and
ambition?
How can any country whose
towns have been shot to pieces by
invading foe or rescuing friend be
expected TO meet the rehabilitation
plans OF the peacemakers with
cheerful cooperation? And a Ger
tainly, Certainly Well agree 10
your proposition. Don't worry about
our devastation and our murdered
families. We have forgotten. We
have forgotten all our own prob
lens. We think only of the world
as whole
This town Is a deserted village.
With so many important people
sizzling about San Francisco there
is a kind of woe begone air TO our
town OF the Potomac.
Actually you can get a table Al
q smart restaurant now. The lines
waiting outside the tobacco stores
on cigaret delivery day have short
ens3. ....a. ,-,s
There. is stIr pot enough meat TO
40 around .ke dinner tables. So far
the fish supply is plentiful. Indeed,
l. might say truthfully that the pre-
vailing perfume In the better homes
10 fish"
Fish" rs a perfume that can,
be downed. Once while proceeding
With intense dignity between rows
OF sold.braided aides TO a state din
ner at the White House. noticed
q pungent odor. Not OF roses and
lilies. But OF fish" The perfume
came from the kitchen where the
deodori1er vas not working too
veil.
There Is betting that former
UndersscretAry Of State Sumner
Welles will be returned 10 the
state Department Welles' close
friends say he would decline an
offer 70 serve at his old post were
such an offer made. suspect
Welles' first impulse would be to
say no" But on second thought
ne would welcome a chance 10 have
part in the peace.
A friend has written me OF what
she hopes is not one OF those shad-
ows cast by coming events. The
story concerns a Russian woman
who exercises her dog in the park
by Calvert Street bridge. Recently
the Russian called on 4 neighbor-
ing dog-owner and said, in effect.
Il am here to tell you not to exer-
else your dog at the same time
am out with my dog. The presence
Of your dog is annoying to me.
Good day. madame"
BY the way. the Molotov sent by
the Soviet at the request of PFesi-
dent Truman TO the San Francisco
conference used to have an alias"
al the Soviet embassy here. When
guests were invited to meet him
on semi-secret and unheralded Wis