The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-15
EIsENHoWER AND RUSSIANS

Gen- DWight eisenhower, rear
diplomat. has been making progress
toward friendship with the Russians.
but got a setback the other day.
U. S. officials entering Eisenhow.
er's ONCE found him respondent
He was holding a copy Of Time mag
aLine.
Look at that" he said. "Six
weeks work gone"
Eisenhower pointed to q picture
Of a female entertainer in a Berlin
night club standing on her head.
legs apart, holding a picture of
Stain between them. Time had re-
produced the picture.
"And just as ] was making some
progress with Marshal Zhukov."
Eisenhower mourned. First he
would scarcely see me. But re-
Gently We have become pretty good
friends. When 60 into his ONCE he
says. Here's to Ike"
Eisenhower went on to tell how
Zhukov was blazing mad over the
Time magazine picture. He had just
come from seeing the Russian COM
~snder who had demanded:
what are you going 10 do
about this?"
Nothing" replied EISenhOw-
er.
what! You let the American
press make mockery Of the mar
shAl?" exclaimed Zhukov.
That's what we fought the
war for-the right TO criticize,
the right for people to say what
they please" said Eisenhower.
Eisenhower went on to explain to
the Russian that because one news
paper or magazine published a pic
ture Of Stain. it did not reflect
the sentiment Of either the Amer
lean government or the American
people. and that the American gov.
eminent scrupulously refralned from
censoring the press on matters Of
this kind.
However. the Russians continue to
be sensitive. II is hard for them TO
understand the difference between
a regulated press as In the Soviet
and a free press as In the U. S. A.
NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
President Truman really let his
hair down with Senator Burton when
he called him in last week TO tel
him he was being nominated to the
Supreme court.
Catching Burton Just before the
Ohio senator was about to leave for
Cincinnati, Truman told him that
he had actually promised the Su-
preme court Job to another man.
Robert Patterson. now secretary Of
war. but changed his mind.
Harold" said Truman at the
start of the interview. I've made
up my mind to appoint you TO the
Supreme court.
"You were always my first
choice" Truman continued. but
had some vscillstions. / considered
appointing Phillips Of Denver. Park
er of North Carolina and Patterson.
Finally I decided to appoint Pat
terson and told him I was going to
appoint him."
Truman then explained that II
was better to leave Patterson In
the war department TO replace
Stimson as secretary Of war.
'One of the things that disturbed
me about your appointment" Tru-
man continued. was the probable
claim that might be playing poll
tics in order to get a Democratic
senator from Ohio" truman had
in mind the fact that Governor
Lausche Of Ohio. a Democrat. now
can appoint a Democratic senator
TO replace Burton. a Republican,
80 I talked It over with Alben
Barley" Truman explained, land
he advised that II l was convinced
you were the right man. / should
appoint you and let political eonse-
quences 60 hang"
Note-Truman had picked up
Senator Barley at Paducah,
KY, the evening before and
flown him back TO Washington in
his special plane, at which time
they had conferred regarding
the Burton appointment. Tru.
man, incidentally. seems to be
leaning more and more on sage,
sTnerienced Barley for advice.