The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-15
Observations
Cynics See Stain
in Drivers Seat
at Conference
BY HELEN ESsARY

Cynlcs are not especially agree
able 10 meet. They have seen too
much. They would not let you be
lieye in anything or anybody Fo.
example. the cynic met yester
day inquired
Don't you think It's pretty pan
lomime, this meeting OF Stain.
Churchill and Roosevelt? You know
the Asiatic conquerer, Stain, be
ing polite 20 the other two? lie
has little idea OF paying any at
tcutOu 10 the wishes OF the Euro
pean and the American He has
already made plans for his own
control OF Germany and the rest Of
middle and southern Europe.
There's no uncertainty in his war
aims But he is going TO give the
other boys the fun Of appearing 70
be important"
May be- May be" ! replied,
But do hope Mr.. Roosevelt
speaks up and says MARSHAL sta
lin. don't forget you couldn't have
done this without my tanks and my
guupowder So don't get too high
handed"
Regardless Of the cyuic's re.
marks about Stain | rejoice that
IL is the Russians who are getting
10 Ber.iu-frst. ! refuse to be wOr-
RED by the thought OF the adyant-
age this success will give the So
Wet at the peace table and in the
postwar world
Surely the most vital Job OF the
moment is 10 defeat the. Nazis. II
the Russians bear the bruut Of
the lighting AZ the siege OF Berlin.
this will mean that they and not
the Americans risk the greater loss
OF men
Casualty lists from the bulge
now crowd the pages OF the daily
papers. II We can avoid further
casualties by any honorable means.
don't let US deny the Russians the
credit they are paying for II with
such slaughter.
And here's another thought. II
II is the Russians and not the
Americans who adopt that new
brutalit OF war-"We take no
prisoners then II will be the
Soviet and not the United States
that inherits most OF the postwar
resentment Of the defeated Nazis.
HIS HOLINESS. POPE Plus XII,
is receiving many foreign visitors.
Indeed he is eager TO meet travel
ers. for II is from them that he
learns what the world outside the
Vatican is thinking.
dmiral J. O. Richardson, who
directs Navy Relief. recently had
an interesting talk with the Pope
and found him a delightful person.
Admiral Richardson was presented
by the United States emissary TO
the Vatican, Myron c. Taylor, much
as any caller is presented to any
executive.
His Holiness was seated behind a
big desk in a room like a business
Office. He spoke in charming Eng
lish without the aid OF an interpre-
ter and asked the sort OF intelligent
questions about the United States
only a well-informed man would
know how to ask
IF | WERE SHOWING A FOR
iEIGNER American democracy at
work I'd take him 10 see the House
OF Representative Just before a
vote on some issue Ike the Ma
tional Selective Service Act. Then
the stranger from abroad who must
necessarily have his doubts about
the existence Of democracy any
where. would have TO recognize the
fire the Independence, the fair play.
the shrewdness. the vitality and
the freedom OF speech that Is the
American democracy.
There are 423 men and nine wom-
en- in the House Most OF them
came out for the Selective Service
battle. Looking down on these
representative citizens OF this
strong nation. | felt proud Ger
tainly ! didn't mutter that whine
Of those who neither can nor will
hold office: Congress is made up
OF a lot Of fourth-rate politicians.
rejoiced in the scrapping. the
arguing. the yells Of mo, NO."
and Aye, Ave-" The uproar was
the voice Of America Walt Whit
man would have written a poem
about t.