The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-07
Observations
Bowles Hopes TO
Have OPA After
German Defeat


Washington-The capital grad
uAlly ia learning. that oPA Admin
istrator Chester Bowles wants 10
remain Just that
All speculation that PoWles is
in line for other Jobs in the admin
istration when vacancies occur,
flops
Bowles. from time to time has
been mentioned for a number OF
other posts. but when the guess
work gives way 10 reality. Buwles
is still heading the price and ra-
tioning agency
And this is lust what be wants.
BoWles former advertising exec
utiye, seems 10 enjoy his skifmish
IS with Congress when he goes
up 10 Capitol Hin TO argue for
continuation OF the price control
act He vows many congressman
by his method OF producing big,
colored charts at committee hear
ings. 70 show what OPA is doing
His friends say that Howles
thinks OPA's activities will be Just
as important after the war, Tor
considerable time at least. as they
are now. They say he wants 10
stay in office 10 see his program
through the early months Of peace.
Bowles is genuinely concerned,
sources near him say. lest a slack
ening in price control and ration
ing after We day and the defeat o:
Japan should lead 10 the Wild in
flation that followed World War !
The highest political sources are
reporting that the Big Three
holding their rendezvous with his
tory at Yalta. set the date OF the
forthcoming United Nations con
ference at san Francisco clocSwise
with their best estimate OF when
Germany would collapse
President Franklin Roosevelt.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
and Premier Marshal Josef Stain
purportedly decided 1t would be
best for the Allies 10 have their
conference after organized Nazi re-
sistance in Europe had ended
A general discussion was said
TO have followed. in which the
chiefs Of staff repeatedly particI-.
psted. They foresaw Nazi down
fall around the first OF April.
Thus the Big Three the story
goes. set April % as the opening
date of the United Nations meet
ing.
They wanted. il was explained, a
few weeks grace for the general
pattern OF war-churned Europe to
unscramble They also banked on
the fact that the delegates would
be in session seven or eight weeks
and much diplomatic sand could
shift in that time,
The surplus property admins
tration is exploring the possibility
OF 'cannibslizing" excess warplanes
using their component parts
for Moonlight purposes.
Engines, for example, might be
used TO run farm pumps or re-
frigerator equipment
Two studies also are under wav
TO determine the best method OF
retaining the various metals.
Congress is again faced with a
10 hava n
on the accelerator 10 avoid getting
into a lam on deadline bills This
year, more than the usual number
OF bills will have 10 be passed by
deadhne dates II they are passed
ar all-and the naturalization la
bells each OF them a must mea-
sure.
On nearly all these bills hearings
must be held. and they must go
through the various legislative
stages. all OF which take time.
Heading the list OF urgent legis-
lstion is a bill continuing the ma
jor provisions OF the Selectiye Ser
vice Act. including authority 10
draft men for the armed services
all expiring May IL.
The bill extending the recipro.
cal trade agreements act. which ex-
pires June 70. has only been start
ed on its way through Congress.
1t faces a bitter and prolonged fight
over the proposal TO permit ~ per
cent cuts in the Smoot Hawley tar
III rates.
The price control act expires
June 90 A bill renewing authority
for the price and wage stabliza-
ton program il now under sharp
attack
Legislation continuing the lend
lease program. which has yet 10 be
acted upon by the Senate. faces
June 80 deadline. To top the crowd
ed schedule. all regular appropria-
ton bills must be passed by June
30, the beginning Of the new fig
cal year.
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