The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-10
Observations
Ickes Likely to
Remain at Post
in Washington


10 stay In the Truman cabinet as
Secretary of the Interior-or at
least TO be the last to have his res
ignation accepted with regret.
Former Senate pals OF President
Truman-who dis9laim any inside
observation-disclosures that lckes
and Secretary OF the Navy James
V. Forrestal. are the best bets to
come through the current cabinet
shakeups.
They point out that Ickes' repu-
tation as a self-styled "curmud-
geon" comes largely from his liking
''free-for-all battling with bombas-
tic invective,," OF which he is
master. He is a useful political
tool, who does an efficient admin
istrative Job, as well-a political
ally not worth while converting
into an enemy.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S CARE
FREE WAY of mingling with the
people and dining out is giving Sec
ret Service operatives work aplen-
ty. In olden times. II the Presi-
dent dined away from the White
House II was big news. Past presi-
denis seldom left the executive
mansion for brief respites among
intimates, except. OF course. when
they made set tours OF the country.
Not so with Harry Truman. He
pops out OF the White House fire.
Quen:ly on unannounced dinner
engagements with group OF
cronies, usually former colleagues
in the Senate. He dashes about
Washington as though he we're still
plain Harry Truman, haberdasher
from Missouri.
His intimates call him Truman
the Human. At a recent dinner
away from the White House attend
ed by the President the group
turned TO singing songs, Harry Tru-
man Joined with guesto. One Of
the group was heard TO say: "You
.may be President OF the United
States, but you are still Harry TO
us"
As vice president Mr.. Humans
nearest rival in recent history as
= party-goer was the late Vice
President Charles Curtis, OF Kan
sas. Kansas. 1t will be noted. is
next to Missouri on the map.
THE REVOLT IN CONGRESS
against the Office of Price Admin
istration is causing many members
to predict that the country will
experience a postwar imitation OF
considerable proportions.
They recall that the initiation of
World War /. which found many
prices much higher than they are
today, occurred for the most part
after the 1918 armistice. They
point out that the basic infistionary
pressures today are many times as
powerful as they were at the close
Of World War |. AS a result, the
potential initiation today is many
times as explosive.
The bitter fight against the OPA,
in the opinion of these members,
indicates among other things, an
impatience to throw of wartime
controls and allow prices. rents
and wages to fnd their own levels.
They believe that the OPA and the
entire sterilization set-up may be
abolished next year.
Some members Of Congress are
saying privately that initiation is
inevitable. Others portray the
horrors OF runaway prices in vivid
terms, and insist that controls must
be maintained until the country
passes through the reconversion
period.
Meanwhile. the OPA. ssddled
with too many unpopular jobs. is
the butt OF public resentment
against government control OF the
nations business life.
BURLY SPOKESMEN for the
glass workers union adopted
belligerent attitude about the strike
of 10000 OF their workers employ
ed by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass
and Libby-Owens-Ford companies.
The strike, which began June 81.
had tied up production OF glass
canopies for United States war
planes.
At War Labor Board hearing,
union officials received a suave
dressing down from War Labor
Board Vice Chairman Lloyd Gar
rison. Garrison has promised that
matters at issue would be thrashed
out at another hearing, July 10