The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-30
Observations
President Knows
Trick of Walking
on Eggs
by HELEN EssARY

The skill with which President
Truman is walking ON eggs, inter-
national and domestic eggs, Is as
founding well-its astounding
The word
BY George, that man hasn't
made mistake yet, Democratic
leader was telling me. Il knew
Harry was a completely honest,
ightforward man. But ! swear
] didn't think he was as able and
clever as he is.
Hes made It clear at every turn
that he had no strings tied 10 him.
II owed no pay-off 10 anybody
The neatest touch OF all, sheer
genius ! call IL, is the way he is
making il clear that he has had
nothing whatever to do with Halta
rference and the commitments
made there.
That business Of calling in Mrs.
Boettiger and Elliott Roosevelt to
find out what Mr.. Roosevelt had
said TO them about Yalta,is so bril-
liant il knocks me speeches.. By
doing this President Truman proves
TO the universe that he is untouch-
ed by any of the recent mistakes
of Mr.. Roosevelt. He, Mr.. Truman,
IS trying TO do the best he can in
q mighty ticklish situation. You
cant blame him for any OF the
Nalta mistakes. Not il he doesn't
know what Nalta was about.
tell you, being free Of YRlta is
something to thank his lucky stars
for.
Think how many kinds Of
Americans are pleased with Mr..
Truman! People and publications.
who wouldn't speak 10 each other
in the New Deal era, are now join
ing hands and rushing out TO find
new adjectives with which to
praise Harry. l swear the man is
superhuman.
THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING for
. long time that the Big Fighting
man, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, is
the best diplomat in Allied Europe.
Now | learn that the versatile fell
low is also hominy expert.
A friend out in Montgomery
County has sent me a picture OF
the general looking vistfully with
an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" eX-
preston at a plate on which, a
Sew zESNafsS betoTss VAS a. niGs,
white mound or the deleeisf8p
grain. This particular hominy
mound came from Montgomery
County. Maryland, by way OF the
Farm Womens market out Bethse-
da way. Mrs. James ID. King cook
ed the hominy. Mrs. Roger White
ford, who is active in Montgomery
County goings-on. collected it from
Mrs. King and passed II on to Mrs.
L. W. Lsudick, wife OF the deputy
rent commissioner.
Next the hominy paused a while.
carefully canned and wrapped at
the White House ONCE OF Stephen
Early. Then made a hop. skip and
jump TO the War Department and
10 the Supreme Headquarters OF the
Allied Expeditionary Force.
AND SPEAKING OF FOOD
AGAIN: said a British officer quite
calmly:
You Americans aren't nearly
out OF the woods on this rationing
business. Nor will you get back
10 normal when the war is over.
Why? Well. you see. my dear, 1t Is
going 10 be your Job to feed the
rest Of the world for quite while.
You're the only people who really
have anything.
What will England be doing:
oh, England will be re-esta5-
fishing her fiances. Looking after
her trade. That sort OF thing We
won't have the time nor the re-
sources to do what you will quite
properly realize as your duty.
You're a fine, generous nation"
Indeed we are a fine, generous
nation, say /.
A GUEST at the superb party
which Mrs. George Mesta gave the
irrepressible Trumans stood at
genteel distance from Mrs. Wood
row Wilson and surveyed the hand
some widow OF the World War I
president. "This is a thrilling eve
ming to me" said the guest. Il lived
through World War /. Pretty close
10 It, in fact. was proud OF the
part Woodrow Wilson played.
Il still am proud to hear his
name. ] am a newcomer to Wash
ington. Most OF these people you
are so accustomed to are strange
10 me. don't know how you felt
bout Wilson. But believe me !
get a great kick out OF seing Mrs.
Wilson. There she is Look at
her. A bit Of history, sitting on a
Sofa "