The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-22
Michigan in
; Washington
By ESTHER V. W. TUFTY

Washington nations CAPT
tal-tried to let Ike" Eisenhower
know how it feels about him. The
Monday schedule was from noon to
midnight...bu at 9 o'clock peo-
pie had taken their places along
the curb on the streets which have
seen many a parade.
The day was hot and the enthu-
siasm was hot, too. My own first
impression of the Supreme Allied
Commander was. Gosh, how Amer
lean the guy looks" AS the moth
er OF a son in the fighting forces,
l felt a warm comfort that such a
man Gust the modest Midwest
type) was his leader.
But war years are long years,
and our Ike" looks his 55 years
and tired. His contagious friend
illness lifts. Every inch a fighter,
his crooked smile is captivatingly
tender.
The Congress in Joint session
turned out to thank Ike land
the general, in turn, thanked every
one on the home front-from the
factory worker to the Congress-as
representative of his men,.
The Capitol groaned with It's load
Of hero-worshippers. Tickets were
at a premium. (Mrs. Eisenhower
couldn't get five extra for some
personal friends not in the party)
One telling remark should stir all
those who have a hand in making
or ratIfying the Peace Charter.
Said the general, LET me attempt
to express a thought that l believe
is today imbedded deep in the
hearts Of all fighting men. It is
this. The soldier knows how grim
and dark was the outlook for the
Allies in 1871 and 1912. He is
fully aware of the magnificent way
the United Nations responded to
the threat. To his mind the prob.
lens of peace can be more diff
cult than the one you had to solve
more than years ago. He pas.
sionately believes that with the
same determination, the same op-
timistic resolution, and the same
mutual consideration among al
lies that marshalled in Europe
forces capable of crushing what
has been the greatest war machine
in history, the problems OF peace
can and must be met"
Many congressman brought their
children to the historic session.
Bartel Jonkman Of Grand Rapids
held on his lap his grandson, Rom
aid Beuker; Fred Crawford Of Sag
NAV had his son, BILLY; and
George O'Brien of Detroit, his
namesake, George, Jr.
Michigan's former governor, As
sociate Justice Frank Murphy, sat
Just in front of Senator Homer Fer
guson. and greeted him with a
handshake.
The generals press conference
was terrific. He's a man who can
look so like the good general he
Is and still give the impression that
he would be the kind of man who
would stop to pat stray dog.
| asked him about atrocity stor-
les. He's glad the American peo-
pie are getting the facts. He said
the first victims he saw himself
had been so bestially treated that
It filled him with new hate for the
enemy. With grimness, he said,
"An hour-long movie was made Of
some OF the camps and prisons and
the Germans, many Of whom claim
ed ignorance, were forced to see
It,"
For a few weeks, was attached
to Ike" Eisenhower's staff in Lon
don as a war correspondent. Then
and now, he has a happy way with
the press. Informal, no side. and
a fine appreciation OF their Coy
erage" problems, he is a good news
source. A British war correspon-
dent, Phillip Jordon, then of the
London News Chronicle, tells a
story about Ike which shows why
he was equally popular with the
British. French, Australians. and
other allies. In tense moment.
Eisenhower was trying to find the
right man for a crucial mission. A
certain name was proposed. Fine"
said Ike. But one OF his staff de-
INJURED. But he's a French off