The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-30
Observations
Japan Will Find
Road Back Easier
Than For Germans

Capital observers foresee an eaSi-
OF road back" for Japan than Ger.
many. The japanese will have less
70 rebuild.
The atomic bomb wrecked two
Jap cities-Hiroshima and Maya.
saki-but conditions in Tokyo, for
example. are much better than
those in Berlin where Russian ar
tillery finished OF what the Allied
air force left standing.
Moreover, the main occupying
forces in Japan will be American
whereas there are four zones in
Germany with varying policies. ia
pan, in the puppet emperor. also
will have a semblance OF central
government.
Economically, the japanese will
continue to till their farms; raise
rice and flowers; fish. and mako
silk and gadgets for world trade
The enemy may in peace become q
useful third'rate power.
THE NAVY is having trouble
selling its discharge system. under
which approximately 100000 men
out OF nearly four million-will
be released by mid-December,
Most OF the bad feeling among
enlisted men and officers stems
from the fact that length OF service
counts more than overseas duty.
Men who have been at shore sta.
tons may get out before others
who have been on active service
ahoat.
However, II is expected that the
points will be lowered once Con-
gress gets busy and determines the
size OF tn postwar Navy which
will be only a fraction Of what II
is now.
BATTERED AND BUFFETED
OWL may come through the liqui-
dation of war agencies with at least
some OF its functions continued In
definitely in peace-either under
the State Department or some other
auspices.
Owls European setup for dis
semination OF official texts of state
ments. speeches. documents and
background information on United
States events and personalities
seems likely to continue.
We don't want our story told
through Russian, French or other
eyes," an Owl source said
oPA ADMINISTRATOR CHES-
TER BOWLES, q target for sharp
shooting congressman and others
during the war, sees no letup in
the brickbats and headaches for his
agency.
Industry is mobilizing for an at
tack on OPA to relax price ceilings
to get reconversion underway.
Bowles Is equally determined, ana
he is backed up by President Tru-
man, to hold the line until the
law Of supply and demand can come
into operation again.
The auto industry. for example.
is said to want prices 80 per cent
higher than 1s41 levels on the new
cars but Bowles Is likely to limit
the boost to around II per cent
WHILE THE UNITED STATES.
generally, talks about unemploy-
ment, the State Department faces a
manpower shortage. Countries are
opening up all over the world which
have been closed for years and
more trained diplomats are badly
needed.
This situation Is behind a drive to
recruit 400 young career men from
the armed forces. Many Washing
ton workers may have to be sent
into the field and, II the problem
continues acute, II may be neces-
sary to ease the foreign service
examination.
THE NATIONS DOMESTIC AIR
LINES will get some Of the Army's
huge, four-motored transports in
about six months. They are cap
able Of carrying double the passen-
ger load Of current airlines planes
and will mark the beginning or
easement in civilian air travel.
Meanwhile, priorities will continue
on all domestic fights.
If THE CATTLE RUN material
ICES this month, It probably will
mean that beef. along with other
meats, will 90 of the ration lists.
However, Agriculture Depart
ment officials are worried about the
run OF cattle so far 1t hasn't NOV
ed as we'll as they had hoped. Mid.
September will bring definite know
ledge Of whether cattlemen are go
ing to dump" enough animals on
the market to boost civilian supply.