The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22
Observations
Harry Trumans
Make Most of
Capital Life
BY HELEN ESSARY

I've mentioned this before tbut
its worth many a notice. that IL
is a pleasure indeed 10 see people
enjoying themselves as much as
the Trumans ! mean, OF course.
the vice presidential Harry ).
Humans
The vale Of tears known as the
Earth is especially dank at the
moment The vice presidential
Humans are managing to extract
some pleasure from its gloom. And
Washington is loving them for the
EFFORT they are putting into their
n. roles.
This Harry Truman is a new
type OF vice president ! am quot
iug several astute Republicans
sharply on the other side OF the
New Deal fence He is determined
10 make the vice presidency a real
Job He believes the JOB is far
more than sitting at odd times on
the big presiding chair Of the Sen
ate with a gavel in one hand aud
a newspaper in the other.
I
dent he has a definite duty. He
must be the liaison officer between
The Senate and the White House
Not only does Truman believe that
this is his duty. he puts his theory
into practice
Regularly he interpretS the Sen
ate 70 MI Roosevelt. You're off
he will say in effect 70 his chief
What is the point Of making, So
an-So mad And he is mad Also
mis- constituents CO.. You are push
ing the issue too far there. Nj.
President. You will never carry
your views across . Personally,
sir. think you are dead wrong
Trumans frankness in dealing
with his boss is, / understand. so
great that II sometimes alarms his
friends Don't he quite so much
OF No Man they advise Don't
be = YeS-Msn rubber stamp all
the time But would not 20 too
fsr IN telling the President the
truth"
Why not tell him the TRUTH
answers Truman Some body has
20 He can't fire me II isn't as T
were a cabinet member who had
10 be polite The only way | have
10 be in fairness 10, the President
and to the Senate. is 10 be honest.
Il is my sponsibility TO let the
President know what the Senate IL
thinking. Especially IN such a
national and world crisis as We
md ourselves today The Presi-
dent deserves TO hear the truth
from me
Truman has An excellent idea.
Its truly novel II should help the
President. the country and Tru-
man One OF the reasons for the
continued success and popularity
OF Winston Churchill. so an Eng
lishman told me yesterday. is that
daily, sometimes hourly helis told
the attitude OF parliament. Bluntly
he is informed OF the reaction OF
commons to his own plans and be
liefs Commons, OF course, repre-.
sents the people.
What his faithful informers tell
Churchill influences mis- nationsl
and International behavior This
back OF the scene guidance is one
OF the reasons it can be said OF
the Prime Minister has the
people OF England behind him
EVERY TIME | SEE ADMIRAL
WILLIAM D. STANDBY. former
United States ambassador TO the
Soviet he scolds me thusly.
Why don't you write something
really constructive he says You
cannot have forgotten completely
what ! keep talking 10 you about
the necessity Of streamlining the
government OF the United States
Our processes 81 government are
as out OF date as the horse and
buggy
Actually the horse and buggy is
fast going by comparison We are
more like the pack horse and sled
Do you realize that We are al
tempting 70 run nation bv a