The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-21
Observations
Fight to End
Draft Unlikely
TO Succeed


Look for a big-but unsuccessful
tight in Congress TO end the draft
without further delay.
Members have been deluged with
letters from constituents demand.
ing that the draft be ended, espe-
cially that boys OF IS and 10 be
exempt from further inductions.
On the other hand. thousands Of
letters have poured in on members
demanding that men now in ser
vice be demobilized without delay
and be permitted 10 return to their
homes.
President Truman and the War
and Navy Departments have warn
ed Congress that men now in ser.
vice cannot be demobIlized and an
occupation army maintained II In
auctions are not continued,
Members OF the House Military
Affairs committee have been patent
ly impressed by this argument and
indications are that no action will
be taken 10 end conscription-at
least for the time being.
ONE OF THE BIG unanswered
peacetime questions concerns Rus
sia's attitude toward permitting
commercial airlines Of Allied ma
~ al
Russias attitude in the past has
been one OF isolation. Whether
that position will be relaxed is
question airline officials would like
answered soon.
The United States is getting
slow start in the world airline race
because the Army has been hesitant
about releasing four.motored trans
port planes suitable for long over
water flights.
ATOMIC POWER has caused
the nations distinguished scien-
fists to revamp their studies. Mem
bers OF at least one group now
foresee the possibility OF a plane
which would fly from the east
coast to China without refueling.
This Is the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers gas.turbine
co-ordinating committee, which has
completed an optimistic report on
atomic power.
It's chairman. r. Tom Sawyer. a
recognized authority on Diesel en-
gines, said 1t may be possible to
create an atomic power unit of
more than 100000 kilowatts. He
thinks that coal and oil will be
used with atomic power to obtain
peak efficiency.
POSSIBLE BUYER RESTS
TANCE TO new 1896 automobiles is
a factor looming ahead in the auto
mobile picture which would work
TO cut down the expected rush for
new models and tend to hasten the
end of car rationing.
AS industry and government ex-
perts see II now, great many po-
tential car buyers have indicated
that they will move carefully in
picking a new postwar machine.
wait and see" attitude about the
first models TO roll off the assemb-
ly lines, preferinr TO watch actual
driving experience before making |
a purchase. Others are waiting |
until 1947 on the theory that new |
designs. performance and, perhaps. |
lower prices, may be available
then.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN, without |
any effort, is continually giving 'evi.
dence o. his preference for the |
simple life and creating the home |
spun flavor building up about him. |
At a reception given by Byron |
Price, popular censorship head. by
Washington correspondents at the !
National Press Club, Mr.. Truman
joined the festivities. He left ear
ly, however. A newspaperman
friend who covers the White House
asked why he was leaving so soon.
81 have to-" he said dolefuliy.
Were having company for din
ner." Then, as an afterthought, he
added:
Were always having company.