The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
Observations
Room at Home For
More Generous
Attention TO Vets
By HELEN EssARY

Perhaps / do harp on the same
Nheme-but why not? It's theme
that is brought to my mind by other
people. Even when / try 10 escape
IL myself
II came, for example. on a post
card from Paris this morning. The
card was sent me by an American
investigator OF Lend.Lease IN
Europe. Like this 1t read:
After a few days In France,
am convinced that you were not
strong enough in your ideas on
French relief from the United
States. The French have done
NOTHING toward their own re-
Mobilization! They expect US TO
do It ALL"
When ! think OF the rehabilitA.
tion We are planning % 90 in
Europe. Africa and probably on the
planet Mars, | think of certain eco
Monies we practice at home among
our own people. For instance: We
are mighty saving on one postwar
necessity-wooden legs for ampu-
tees.
The artificial legs this rich gov
eminent buys for its own MANNED
veterans are both painful and in.
effectUal.
The man who lost a leg in the
service Of the country that prom.
ised 10 look after him-once II got
him into uniform and whisked him
of TO foreign soil to kill or be
killed-is in an almost hopeless
state unless he has $3.50 with which
TO buy an artificial leg that will
work and will not cause constant
pain.
We are able TO give away the
millions that other nations ask
without fear of cramping our ma
tiona. treasury. But we cannot af.
ford 10 furnish decent rehabilita.
ton for our own veterans.
Perhaps We are not so rich after
ell. Perhaps We are merely boast.
full.
HEARD SEVERAL BANKERS
talking recently about-well, /
might as well be honest-about
money. The gentlemen said some
thing like this:
IF the United States decides that
England and Russia must have the
billions they ask, for re-establish-
ing trade, then why not require
those neutral nations that made
such fine profits out Of the war to
'cut back share OF their new
wealth. Portugal, Switzerland.
Sweden and Spain could afford 10
donate a few millions"
But how make the neutrals
give up what they acquired by hav-
ing the sense TO stay out OF the
war;" ! inquired.
NO good answer to that" said
the bankers, almost as one man.
"Unless you follow the suggestion
made. supposedly as joke, by
several visiting economists. Tell
/. the neutrals they will have to pay
20 Join the United Nations. TEen
maybe the United States won't
have to shoulder all the bill for
grants to Britain and Russia"
Do / see any helping neutral
hands raised in sweet accord?
Count them!
IF YOU THINK the country is
not about to be run by its labor
unions. consider the request made :
by q Chamber of Commerce group
in one of the cities in which a
strike is raging at the moment.
The request was made Of a con-
gresham Nsnd said in effect;
please see administration Of
ficials and ask them II they will ask
the Clio to please negotiate with
us for settlement OF the tie up"
When the CLIO or any other labor
union has to be begged by the
government OF the United States
TO have a heart and talk things
over, then the nation IS in a state
Of confusion. Technical revolu-
ton IS a better phrase.
You would ordinarily expect the
government of the United States
TO order" any organization to do
what was thought necessary. l
don't Ike the picture Of the govern.
ment on its knees to any group OF
people.
And yet / can understand why
workers strike. Food, clothing, all
the necessities Of life are outrage
ously expensive. Initiation is with
us-and now. The working man
wants the comforts and some OF
the Injuries other cole are enjoy
ing. SO he is demanding the where
withal for the purchases.
When his wages 90 up. prices
will Jump higher And then.
well, let's get a wigwam out where
the cactus blooms. Hide from the
shrinking dollar and the expand
ing atom bomb. What a world!