The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-12
Observations
Eight Million in
Jap Army Despite
Heavy Losses

An authoritative source IN Con
Eress has revealed that the Japa-
nese still have an army OF 100000
men. despite their tremendous
losses during the war years.
He is Rep. j. Buell. Snyder CD
of Pennsylvania, who, as chairman
OF the appropriations subcommittee
on the War Department has close
connections with Army officials.
Snyder was NOT optimistic
about ending the war in the Pacific
within a year.
Japan still has about 100000
soldiers, about 100000 in the is
hands and about 100000 in Man
churia," he stated.
Il can say that ] can see a war
of possibly two or more years
against Japan
SENATE DEMOCRATIC leaders
think they see the light under a
dark cloud OF trouble hanging over
the tariff reduction bill. 1t may be
an illusion, they admit, but they
think they have a chance OF getting
the bill through the Senate intact
As far as the Senate Finance
| Committee is concerned, they con-
cede that they may be beaten. But,
| IL so they hope 10 have the COM
mittee oyerriden on the Senate
| floor.
And they believe that they will
be stronger on the Senate floor
than in the committee. In fact,
two Republican senators-Charles
/ W. Tobey OF New Hampshire and
George d. Aiken OF Nermont-are
reported to have promised Presi-
/ dent Truman that they would sup
port him in the tariff bill tight
The real fight is over a provision
OF the bill authorizing the presi-
dent TO cut existing tariff rates so
per cent. There is no strong oppo-
sition TO the provision extending
the Reciprocal Trade Agreements
at.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY is
hoping that Mrs. Harry S. Truman
WI make a quick job OF getting
the furniture in place At the sum-
mer White House in Independence,
Mo
Society folk. especially the John
ny Come Latelies", are not so much
interested in the appearance Of
Mrs. Humans old home as they
are on the date Of her return TO
Washington.
They are competing for a chance
to entertain the first lady and be
entertained. A gilt-embossed White
House invitation is the magic car
pet TO social prestige in party-lov-
ing Washington.
Mrs. Truman said that she was
going to put her l4-room house in
order for her mother, who has been
homesick in Washington.
The First Lady's return will be
the signal for round of festivity
in the capital. Whether she will
accept invitations is yet TO be seen.
The period of mourning for the
late President Roosevelt only re-
Gently ended. Since then, Mrs. Tru-
man has given but one tea. On
that occasion she by-passed official
dom's wives to entertain the ladies
Of the press.
AS a wave OF perfumed women
washed against the receiving line
on that occasion, one guest, her
eye on the cake and candy-laden
tables, was heard TO exclaim:
1T looks like Mrs. Truman is
going to feed us better than Mrs.
Roosevelt did"
LOOK FOR A SHAKEUP in the
Agriculture Department when Rep.
Clinton Anderson Cd OF New
Mexico, takes over as President
Humans new secretary.
Anderson has done a bang.up
sob as chairman OF the House Food
Committee and. as a man with
ideas. he has the backing OF the
President to put them into effect
He has privately told newsmen
that his door will be open at all
times for questioners, and that he
plans to make the department one
OF the top active agencies OF the
government.
Anderson will have a much larger
job than his predecessor. Secretary
Claude Wickard, who has been
nominated TO be Rural Electrified.
ton administrator. Under the new
set-up, the department and the War
Food Administration will be lump.
ed under his direction.
This duality had split Wickard's
authority and focused most OF the