The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-21
Observations
Joe Davies May
be Next to go
to England


Joseph Z. Davies, recently spe-
cial American emissary 10 Soviet
Russia and England. has been OF.
fered one OF the most priced OF
diplomatic possible ambassador.
ship to Great Britain.
Mr.. Davies has been slightly hes.
itant about accepting the post ten.
dered BY President Truman. but
his friends believe he will be the
next U. s. representative at the
Court OF st. James.
Mr.. Davies very much wanted to
be Ambassador to Britain several
years ago when his good friend
Mr.. Roosevelt was in the White
House. But Mr.. Roosevelt offered
him Soviet Russia instead. At Mos
COW, Mr.. Davies and his beautiful
wife we're successful and dramatic
representatives.
Mr.. Davies continued hoping that
his next diplomatic post would be
London. Instead, the next step was
Belgium. Again a disappointment.
After these two diplomatic posts.
Mr.. Davies returned to this country
and to the practice OF law.
Mr.. Truman has sent him on
special missions-one 10 London
for the purpose OF smoothing the
path that the United Nations Char
ter and the Potsdam Conference
must take.
So effective was Mr.. Davies as a
one-man emissary that Mr.. Truman
decided he should represent his
Administration in London.
Mr.. Davies hesitation about ac-
cepting the post has resulted from
a lingering chagrin at his earlier
disappointments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davies would do a
skillful and gracious Job at the
Court o: St James. Mrs. Davies Is
beautiful and clever and has great
wealth. Mr.. Davies has already
proved his ability as a diplomat,
The appointment would be a popu-
lar one.
There's a chance that meat ra-
tioning may be lifted soon. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Anderson, as
handsome and alert a personality
% the Truman cabinet boasts, be-
lieves in giving US rationless meat
Say about the middle OF next week,
But Pirce Administrator Bowles
wants to stick TO ration points
until around Christmas time. When
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Bowles have
talked the prospects over thorough
~. we may find a compromise that
will lift the ban midway between
now and New Years.
This next paragraph was not in
spired by Secretary Anderson-for
which let US all be very grateful.
But did hear one person OF author
ity say:
when Japan surrenders, TO find that
we will have to feed the Japanese
people. Poor creatures! The war
was not really OF their making. II
IN our responsibility. perhaps, to
look after them as we mean to look
after the Germans.
.Re-deployment" is a word grown
out of this war. IL is applied In THIS
particular moment to the move
ment about OF troops and war sup
plies.
II seems to me that the word
might be applied also to the results
we have achieved in our fight to
save humanity. We have succeed
ed principally in "re-deploying'
misery and hate and hunger and
fear.
A symbol OF the good" we have
brought about is that delicate SOU
venir OF our fight with Japan: "A
Jap Burns"
Perhaps you saw "A Jap Burns"
in the movies! Or In the newspa-
pers or magazines.
The first glimpse Of this example
OF the observation-disclosures we prom
ised the world shows a flame
thrower aiming at Jap. The flame
hits the mark. The Jap's clothes are
on fire. He is on fire. He Is with
ing on the ground, burning alive IN
death agony. Finally he is finished
and still, a dead cinder. Meanwhile
n Signal Corps photographer grinds
and grinds his movie camera The
world today-and posterity, too
may see what viciaous stuff con-
ouerors are made Of.
"A Jap Burns" is the most horri-
BILE picture OF the war. Its aetuallty'
itz taking and its publication make
the worst indictment Of all todays
indictments OF the human race.