The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-22
Michigan in
Washington
BY ESTHER VAN W. TUFTY

BY ESTHER VAN W. TUFTY
Don't write your CONGRESSMAN
for an invite to the first Fourth.
term Inaugural on Saturday. He
has only two and he has a wife.
Even Fala Is going 10 have a tough
time crashing the first backyard
FUSED 10 be the front yard) cello
bration OF Franklin Delano ROose-
welt.
The entire ceremony will last
about IS minutes. The President
will take the 81 word oath which he
ought to know by heart. II is: Il do
solemnly swear Cor affirm that I
will faithfully execute tho office OF
President OF the United States
and will. to the best OF my ability
preserve. protect. and defend the
Constitution OF the United States"
The Vice President. Harry Tru-
man. comes first for once and takes
his oath before outgoing Vice Pres
ident Wallace. The President gives
five minute speech and that's
that
The Rooseyeits asked a lot OF
people to lunch. At a press confer
ence the President said We could
expect chicken a la king. sand.
wlches and coffee. This is about the
only expense about $1,000. OF the
SiS. 800 made available. But no n
augural ball. Sentries walking up
and down the fence will supply the
only martial note and the Marine
Band inside the fence, the only
| flourish.
The President wanted simplicity.
Why Increase the travel and hotel
| shortage? It's almost as simple as
the inaugural OF Hayes who took
the oath OF office privately in the
red room after nosing out Tilden
in the House.decided contest OF
| 1877.
The President. when he steps
out on the back porch. may be
thinking OF his other inaugurals.
The first was staged in the middle
OF the depression The crowds were
hystcrical seeing frantic hope in
the New Deal. Tho man who led
the parade was General Douglas
| Macarthur.
The second brought out a crowd
who laughed at the bone-chilling
| rain. Tickets sold as high az 500.
The third came when war was
around the corner. Down famous
Pennsylvania Avenue marched the
first draftces. picked troops from
the growing armed branches. fear.
armored equipment Just of the as
sembly lines.
The Fourth on Saturday will not
limo the streets with people. Few
In Washington will have the days
work interrupted by the brief noon.
time ceremony. There's war on.
AS this is written. no word has
been received from Governor Tho
mas T.. Dewey OF New York or
Harry = Kelly Of Michigan whcth-
or they will be among the governors
attending. All were invited
Michigan II taking over tho lead
ership Of the campaign for the
Great Lakcs-St. Lawrence Scaway
this week
Senator Homer Ferguson and
Representative George A. Dondero
will see Assistant Secretary OF
State Dean Achcgon within the next
! days TO confer on what form the
agreement should take. The first
step. they knew we'll, is to elm
mate any phraseOlORy that smacks
of treaty" even by implication
between Canada and the United
| States.
Some Representations say a brand
now agreement must be nrgotiat'
ed. but that would take years and
| dangerously delay uthOtizauon.
Probably this can be avoided
on Monday, the Royal oak Re-
publican introduced new bill In
the House. It differs from the old
| Aiken bill mainly In relation 10 tho
sale OF power to the state or New
York. His provides that a report
| be made TO Congress on agree
| ments entered into between the
| federal government and the state or
| New York In relation TO the power
features Of the bill Dondero asks
| that the method OF the work bo
approved and that the costplus
provision be eliminated.
Among some supporters OF inc
seaway there IS a growing desire
for more simplificd bill 20 delay
discussion Of controversial details
until after the authorization. Also
this would throw the proposed leg
islatlon into the more friendly
hands OF the Foreign Relations
Committee rather than tho Conn
mcrCe Committee.
The most hopeful sign Tor sea-
way Is the more forccful efforts
being Initiated by MICHIGAN men TO
discover strategy that VIII win
| enough votes for the seaWay when
the timing becomes right for anota-
er test vote by Congress.
| LONDON ms - The German
people were called upon today by
a spokesman Of the German Ma
tional Committee in Moscow To
overthrow Adolf Hitler before It
is too late. The spokesman OF tho
Soyiet.sponsored German Nation