The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-13
Observations
Nine. Chang, Mrs.
Luce TO Travel
Together
By HELEN EssARY

Two extremely interesting ladies'
will set forth for China, come the
first part OF September: Madame
Chang Kai-shek aud Madame Clare
Boothe Luce.
Prima donnas (o- is II primadon-
nae?) both. Youll seldom find
more fascinating pair OF travelling
companions. Representative Luce
On her first trip TO China, 1t is said
inspired the wife OF the Chinese
Generalissimo to come TO the UNIT
ed States. Now to finish the bar
gain, the lady frolD Connecticut II
escorting the lady from Chungking
back home.
l would love TO see the two
ladies together. In one, the guile
and wit of the Occident. In the
other. the lure and wisdom OF the
Orient. What a fascinating study
for the student OF people. And for
the camera!
other news from Connecticut
way: Not so exciting but pleasant
to hear. Senator Thomas Hart,
who lately laid aside his Navy blue
and admirars uniform, stars for a
senatorial toga, lives in recess
time on a dairy farm stocked with
about hundred fine mich cows.
But nary a drop Of milk or cream
does the senator have for lunch,
dinner, breakfast or nightcap.
Why Mrs. Hart, who runs the
farm, ships most Of the product TO
market. And the rest she donates
to several children's institutions.
often have | said that one OF the
causes OF war is the dizziness OF
peace. Yesterday ] received rep
rimand for these statements in a
letter from Richard s. Rice, a pa
tent in Walter Reed Hospital since
December, when he was wounded
in Germany.
Il almost fell out OF my chair
when l read your opinion that war
Ia exciting and peace dull wrote
the veteran. And then to top
this wild remark you added, How
fiat by comparison must be the
old home place and it's safety, and
even the home folks.'......
How in the world could you ever
think, much less print a thing like
that! / know a hell of a lot OF
young American boys who love ad-
venture, sports and everything a
man loves, but I've never found one
yet who had the slightest idea that
war is exciting and peace dull
Il lost my right leg above the
knee. I saw some of my closest
friends blown TO pieces. They, like
myself, have loved life. Many OF
them have lost their lives forever.
Here I am having to start living
all over again in a new world. A
world in which / have only one leg
of my own. l am learning to drive
a car, play golf. swim and do
thousand things that you do auto
matically every day and never give
second thought to. Each one.
like walking up stairs, standing up
and sitting down, is something very
special to me now.
IT married before went over
seas, and we recently rented an
apartment. We've got TO get a
home started. Pick up where we
left off two years ago. Start on
our real married life. II you think
that is DULL then you have an
other guess coming.
The old home town isn't shat.
tered by bombs and artillery, but
that doesn't make it look dull TO
me by comparison with bombed
towns abroad.
THE home folks you mention,
the home town you mention-are
the things l fought for. The things
/ gave my leg for and would have
given my life for, II my number
had been called.
The person who said war was
exciting must have been some jok-
er sitting in Washington or any
place where he was safe at desk
job.
That fellow never was at the
front line. There is still no better
description of war than the one
General Sherman gave"
A since. Thoughtful letter, this one.
But stick to my original statement
which was: Unless peace can be
made exciting all the charters writ
ten by momentarily repentant
statesmen will not prevent wars.