The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-24
Observations
Post War Fate
Of Germany Still
Post War Problem

Germanys postwar fate has be-
come the source OF great concern
in Allied circles in Washington. In
fact, some observers openly express
belief that unless Britain, Russia
and the United States soon agree
on an interim program for Ger
manys reconstruction. peace in
Europe may be seriously delayed.
7 is pointed out, as the war IN
Europe grinds TO its bloody mex
orable end. that there is no definite,
ciear-cLt policy on Germanys H.
ture status.
German industrialists whose
plants have escaped unscathed
from Allied bombings. frankly tell
Allied officials they can resume pro
Guction Immediately and perhaps
for World War III II they sren
closely ;atched
But. thus far. the Allios have not
settled on the economic plan for
post war Germany. Russia is public
Is on record with. demands for GER
man slave labor and a yigilant
check on all German industry. But
Britain and the United states are
still silent
ONE OF HITLER S GREATEST
BENEFACTIONS 10 Germany-the
sutobahn, or superhighway-has
come back 10 plague him in the
diving days o. the Third Reich
Il J.. "a
the not too subtle purpose of insur
ing complete mobility for the mech.
snized Wehrmacht. these highways
we're speedily used in the early
1905 when the German Army in
yaded France and the low couu-
tries.
These ribbons Of concrete criss
crossing the Reich in all directions
are now filled by Allied tanks and
military trucks paced by darting
jeeps for an almost continuous
mechanical parade Their capture
cut off the main forces OF the Ger.
man defenders and forced them
TO take cover on secondary roads
GERMAN ATROCITIES IL
NOLYING AMERICAN prisoners
Of war meanwhile are going TO bs
avenged
The great number Of recent news
stories about savage mistreatment
of American troops in the Reich
are being carefully noted by the
United States Government.
Germans in authority at prison
camps and prison hospitals will be
oalled TO account for such horrors
forced marches. beatings, starva-
ton and similar cruelties in VIC
lation OF accepted rules OF war
fare.
Every account is read by the
War Crimes Office in Washington,
esta blished last autumn by the
Army and State Department. The
Office already has a long list OF
names OF German and japanese
barbarisns and the new crop OF
atrocity-stories is adding 10 the
- Whenever new iudignity is un-
covered. men are put az work inter
viewing survivors. taking attidayits
and getting the names OF enemy
personnel responsible.
DURING THE WAR Congress .
has. been in the habit OF getting
into a legislative IAN in the late
spring This year promises TO be .
no exception
The reason the am develops Is
that there are a number OF deadline
bills that have 10 be passed in
the late spring.
All the regular appropriation
bills have 10 be passed by June 80,
the last day OF the fiscal year. and
bills have 10 be passed renewing
major wartime powers. many OF
which expire each year in the
late spring.
This year. although the session
is three months old, Congress still
has to pass nearly all the major
appropriation bills. And more than
the usual number OF wartime laws
expire Up to this point little pro.
gress has been made on these bills
except on those Of a less contro-
versial nature.