The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-26
Observations
Hopes For Labor
Advisory Council
Not Too Bright
By HELEN EssARY


SECRETARY OF LABOR SCH.
WELLENBACH still hopes to have
a labor advisory council but nobody
has yet defined how 1t will be set
up and how IT is going to function.
In view OF the split in labor's
ranks-CIo, ALL, United Mine
Workers, stc.-some union chiefs
believe It would be extremely diff
fcult to get q group together that
would function tremendously.
1t has been suggested that Sch
wellenbach continue seeing the rep
resentatives OF the various labor
units separately. During his nrst
two weeks in once he called them
all in individually and got their
ideas.
Sehwellenbach previously has
stated he does not have any idea
that he can end labor's present
split. He said he was going to keep
hands OF" the AFLrCIo feud.
YOU CAN EXPECT those new
l945-4s passenger automobiles to
start rolling Of the assembly lines
in something akin to peacetime
fashion starting in September.
WPB thinks that not only will
there be enough material for the
industry to begin mass production
next fall, but that supplies will In
crease so that the car makers can
turn out more automobiles than
originally planned.
Steel is the great factor, OF
course, and WPB 10 hopeful that
this product will be available TO
back up its rosy outlook on the fu-
ture OF motoring.
The new cars will have a num-
Der OF substitutions which will not,
however, be noticeable TO the eye
of the consumer, or AFFECT perform
ance.
For instance. substitutes for war
scarce tin must be found by the
industry.
Nickel will be substituted for
chrome IN the bright work. There
will not be any burlap for q while
in the upholstery. And there win
not be all types OF upholstery fab
rio OF peace years, but the avail
able material will be adequate.
BRITISH PRESS sPECULA-
TON that the Earl OF Halifax will
not return to the United States
after his forthcoming vacation visit
home is not being taken too SER
iously BY the British embassy IN
Washington.
As a Tory, Halifax might not be
reassigned in case q labor govern
ment comes into power In England.
His succession to the able Lord
Lothian in the post after the lat
ter's death was regarded here and
there as a stepdown after serving
as foreign minister and In the war
cabinet.
But Halifax has arranged for q
speaking tour in the United States
that will take him into mid-October.
So, at least he must be planning to
return.
THE COMMANDMENT OF
NORTHERN JAPAN by American
battleships was not q hit-and-run
affair.
There will be more Of the same In
the coming months and Japan's
coastline railroads will be a prime
target. German generals admitted
that the collapse OF Nazi armies
was fastened by the smashing OF
communication SYSTEMS
japan has the double task OF NOV
ing her population out OF bombed
cities and transporting food and
war materials. From now on she
will be given little time to repair
shattered factories and railroads.
Hydroelectric dams also will get
their share OF attention from the
fleet and Army and Navy air
forces. Japan depends greatly on
such dams for her power.
BY the end OF summer. Japan's
teemink millions. probably will be-
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