The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-20
Observations
NJ Arthur Viewed
as Likely Choice
For Invasion

The odds are now greatly in IA
Vor OF Gen Douglas Macarthur TO
lead the drive into Tokyo as the
fighting fronts move closer and
closer 70 Japan.
President Roosevelt limited in his
report 10 Congress that Macarthur
would get the nod for the posi- and
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz iust
about clinched il when he said that
the invasion OF the enemy home is
lands viii be an Army function
While Washington remains mum.
the iittery Tokyo radios two CHIEF
guesses are that American forces
will strike next az the Chinese coast
or the Japanese homeland. one
thing the Japs can bank on Is
stepped.up bombing OF their IN
dustrial potential.
Despite the heavy majority by
which il passed the House, the
nurse draft bill faces rough going
in the Senate. Senators generally
are no more enthusiastic about
drafting nurses for the armed ser
vices than they have been about
drafting labor to work IN war
plants
As a result the bill is expected
10 undergo painstaking scrutiny in
the Senate military affairs com
mittee and on fine Senate floor.
The House has been disposed to
20 along with the military on home
front mobilization legislation. But
the Senate is Inclined TO question
the Judgment OF the military on
such matters.
Look for much OF the past ami
mostly between the White House
and Congress 20 disappear as the
pumbarton Oaks proposals and var
ious treaties are submitted 20 the
Senate.
The tip-otf was President Roose
velts prompt appearance before
iolnt session OF Congress 'mme-
diatelv after his return from the
. Crimea conference 10 explain the
Yalta decisions.
Senator Robert A Taft RI OF
Ohia said He didn't tell me any
thing | didn't already know. But
Tafts criticism was mild as com
pared with the raging anger In Con
gress a wear ago. II merely indi-
Gates that Republican wrath has
subsidized considerably In fact
many Republicans Joined most OF
The Democrats in Congress in prais
ing.Mr. Roosevelt's discussion.
sss
A. the European war approaches
victory. more and more congress
men are expected TO slip quietly out
OF the country for a personal IN
spection OF affairs on the other
side Of the Atlantic.
Representative Clare Boothe Luce
RI OF Connecticut, New Englands
blond contribution TO the House
has fitted 20 London and will visit
Italy before returning 10 Washing
ton.
As Mrs Luce departed. Repre-
tentative Albert Gore Cd OF Tenn
lessee returned after spending three
months overseas incognito with the
Allied military government. Rep
rssentative Everett VI. Dirksen tR)
,o' Illinois has siZable travelling
fund given him by his constituents,
who want him 10 keep Informed
through personal travel.
Despite the agreements al falta
for the postwar policing OF Ger
mapv. Army officers are still deep
" concerned over the policies
which will dictate the kind OF
economy that nation will be allow
! ed 20 have in the future.
The overall goal. OF course. is to
keep from the Germans the means
70 embark in the future on any ma
Tor struggle with their nelghbors,
but the methods 10 be used IN
reaching this objective remain TO
be determined
The offlCers DeneNe that Soho
lutte suppression OF all German In
dustrial production is not the ans
wer. but in itself could we'll SOW
the seeds for future wars. Instead.
thew contend that a middle ground
must be found under which Ger
many will be allowed the means OF
keeping her civilization alive.
They favor a program for close
supervision OF German pos war
industry and science until the Nazi
blight has disappeared from me ma
tons thinking.