The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-01
Observations
Kentucky's Governor
Willis to Succeed
A. B. Chandler?

washington Senator A. b (Hap-
py) Chandler IS stripping his Sen
ate office Of all persona. effects.
prior 10 resieninl his seat as SCI.
stor from Kentucky Friends say
his resignation will be dated Nov. !.
Chandler has decided 10 devote
all his time to being high commits
sioner OF baseball His headquar
tiers will be in Cincinnati, with a
branch office for the time being
in Chicago
COP leaders in Washington eN-
poct Republican Governor Simeon
). Willis will resign and accept the
appointment as Chambers success
or Reports from Kentucky say,
however, that Louisville business.
man Will be given the interim ap-
pointment and Willis will seek elVc-
tion next year to the unexpired por-
tion OF Chambers term. Happy
was elected in 1892 for six-yea~
term which expires Jan. 3, 1919.
The inside story behind John l.
Lewis announcement that he had
called off the coal strike in the
public interest" IS that he never
wanted the ahortive walkout-at
least not at this time.
Lewis contract which has a no
strike clause, runs until next spring
Hence. Lewis was in no position TO
go TO the mat and defend the walk
out OF the mine foremen which
later spread 10 the rank-and-file NJ
the United Mine Workers Union
and closed nearly 1000 mines.
Soft coal GENERATORS came close
TO filing suit against the UNIV
charging break OF contract.
Most observers believe lewis
chose merely to let the unarthor-
lied strike run for a few weeks.
give the miners vacation and. CO.
incidentally. underscore the inef.
fectiveness of the governments n
Dor machinery.
The Agriculture Department
promises that there will be enough
turkey for the holiday seasons.
Barring any inroads on the tur,
key supply by the armed services.
civilians will get about 600 million
pounds this wear. compared with
about 425 million pounds in 1914.
The department apparently is so
sure that turkey supplies will be
adequate that it is high.pressuring
the public into buying more poultry,
especially during the forthcoming
heavy marketing season.
There IS slight reason at this
time for expecting appreclably
greater postwar tax reductions
than are provided for in the tax
bill now moving toward final pass
age bv Congress.
Another tax bill will he passed
next year, but Canitol Hill observ-
ers believe that will be more OF a
tax readjustment than a reduction
bill.
The bill NAV be sugar-coated with
minor reductions, these quarters
saw. but the frosting is likely TO be
thin.
Look for activity 10 pick IN on
The Latin.America Diplomatic front
now that Spruille Braden, former
ambassador TO Argentina. has Off
eiallv become assistant secretary
of state for American republic af-
fairs.
Braden Is best known for his
close acquaintance with Argentina
but his knowledge OF hemisphere
problems extends TO most OF tho
other Latin and South American
republics.
Braden is expected to move only
after more mature deliberation
than marked the actions of some Of I.
his predecessors. But once he
charts his course, it will be fol.
lowed with firmness and directness. |
Braden has made clear that he
will not act without consultation
with other powers in the current !
Venezuelan situation before recog-
nizing the new revolutionary re-
gime BY that time, however, the |
sincerity OF its democracy may |
have been established.