The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-31
Observations
Current Headlines
Have Columnist
in a Whirl
By HELEN EssARY


columnist a holiday, however brief.
II you let the poor slave out OF
the writing nut. you'll be sorry"
am afraid the advice is good.
For here I come after few days
out OF harness. not refreshed. nor
clear headed after a vacation from
thinking out loud on a typewriter.
Actually ! am more confused than
ever about the state OF civilization.
Especially am | muddled about the
dilemma In which women find
themselves in this glorious post
war world. Truly / can think Of
nothing else.
Take the headlines in the days
papers:
"PoEe Urges Political Life for
Women. Tells Women They Can
Have No Hope in Capitalistic
World"
Wife Whose Husband Beat Her,
SAYS She Loves Him Dearly.
Little Woman Puts Salve on
Wounds Made by the Legal Lash
That Punished Spouse for Brutal
ty."
state Department Chief Says
American Soldiers Being Convert.
ed to NaIism by Wicked, Knowing
Frauleins."
MRS. Roosevelt Says Country
Must Contribute to Salaries OF Field
Workers Needed Abroad to Protect
CTS From Enemy Propaganda"
(Frauleins again.
10000 Geisha Girls Being Pur-
chased by Tokyo Manager for En-.
tertairment Of els"
wives OF Servicemen Abroad
Demand They Be Allowed to Join
Husbands"
Military Heads Say Wives
Should Stay Home"
Lady Pirate Takes over Vessel
in China Sea. Joins Up Later
With Two Lady Pirates-Manned
Sampans."
don't know what you think af-
ter you have read these contrary
goings on. What think does NOT
make sense, either. But here II Is:
Item 1.-The case of the little
woman who loved the man who
beat her presents situation that
would make an out and out femin-
list jump of the Brooklyn Bridge in
despair. direct proof of the vaiue
OF old adage decried by advanced
female thinkers, "A Dog, q Wom-
an. and a Banyan Tree, the More
You Beat EN- the Better They
Be-"
Items 2 and 3-The evil power
of the frauleins plus Mrs. Roose'
velt's request for money to pro-
tect against propaganda workers
-. How do you know that frau
lein is not q trained worker! And
vice versa? II It il necessary for
this pcverty-stricken nation to pass
the hat for funds to protect our
boys" then why not use the money
thus collected to send the wives Of
the naive GIs to look after their
menf l think we have had enough
trained workers who had no &C
quaintance with family life loose
in the jolly old world.
As for. the plan to train the
geishas for the entertainment OF
the Yanks-study 1t with that other
plan that recipe for the redemption
Of Japan-the execution OF the
japanese war criminals. Season
the resulting stew with the recent
pictures of American soldiers dane
ing with Geishas.
Now tell me, honestly, don't you
think this Japanese-American dish
proves the insanity Of war more
completely than any tract you've
ever read! What was the war
about, anyhow? Who actually
hated anybody else? Truth 8. we
only hated those we were told 70
hate. The geisha girls and the
frauleins and the lady pirates know
this. Especially the geishas and
the frauleins.
Maybe the pacihsts should sign
up the geishas and the frauleins
They are better peace makers than
the firing squads.
Well, I've talked a lot. and I've
got nowhere. What do you suggest
as a cure for-well for other peo
pies peculiarities?
7 close with Nst item thai
again proves nothing at all-except
the versatility of WOMEN. It's ar
unadorned statement Iof one wife'l
effort to do the best she could by
her dear husband. the general.
Nine hours she took. nine hour
out OF her own life she labored with
needle and cotton and stuck fngerI
to sew her mans decorations or
his new suit so he could appear II
shining glory In welcome home
paradel
Pax Vobiscum.