The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-06
Observations
Truman Missouri
Waltz Strikes
Potsdam Note
BY HELEN EssARY


It'appears to me that one Of the
few satisfactory situations IN this
|<s orld OF double dealing and delir-
ium is the emergenoe OF good sim
pie Americsnism. straightforward
Americanism without fuss or apollo
gy.
l am speaking especial OF Pots
dam and the goings-on there. The
goings-ol that we know a whin
about.
What, for example could be more
perfect Americana than the theme
song of Potsdam-? laughed and
] laughed when | read in the midst
OF European flub-dub ami evasion:
Harry S Trumen, of Independence.
L. 5. A., had sat down al the piano
and played The Missouri Waltz
While the nimble presidential
fingers were racing over the keys
on the late Kaisers piano lit may
have been the late Kaiser"s piano
anyhow il was an enemy piano.
and the stoutly shod presidential
toe was humping out the cords in
three-quarter time. two-thirds OF
the Big Three sat and listened I'd
love to know what Messrs. Stain
and Churchill thought as they lis
tened. Or maybe 1t would be bet
ter not TO know.
1.-THE Missouri Waltz" and the
playing thereof by the President Of
the United States possibly intro
duced a new era in international
diplomacy. II might seem from
this first step that The Beautiful
Blue Danube" and Britannia Rules
the Waves" might be dated.
We've got rivers and waves in
this country. And I'm mighty glad
Mr.. Truman keeps his mind on
United States geography when he
Is far away in the black forests OF
the continent.
Perhaps the great statesman
knew what they were about when
they closed the meetings OF the
Potsdam conference TO the press
which, OF course. is the public. How
ever, | think the joke is on the
statesmen. That item about THE
Missouri Waltz" revealed the tone
OF the conference more clearly than
acres of detailed news releases.
The stories about Potsdam thus
| far might have been written by
+ society reporters. mir. Truman
wore a brown suit" "Stalin was in
fawn-colored broadcloth with gold
star" Churchill wore fawn color"
After dinner a concert was given.
Among the artists playing were
$500.
Many wise people have said the
most important writing In Wash
ington is done by society reporters.
| Il would seem the same statement
is true of Potsdam.
Later, OF course, keyole stun will
trickle through to the public that
certainly has right to know
facts and no gossip about the sort
Of bargains being made with its
own goods and lives.
IN A RECENT COLUMN
wrote about the great deal OF rain
Washington has had this summer.
Now let me call your attention 10
the belief held by some people OF
moderate intelligence that this
peculiar weather we've been hay-
ing is the result OF atmospheric
changes caused by so much bomb
ing"
Ridiculous. says the Weather
Bureau. Bombings may cause dis
turbances OF the air, may rush the
clouds about and bring on slight
regional upsets. But you cannot
blame the unusual precipitation in
July on the war.
Maybe the Weather Bureau
doesn't know all there is 10 know.
Some military experts say you can
blame the unusual summer weather
on the war You can't explode mil
lions of tons OF gunpowder, they
say. without affecting the atmos.
phere II may even be possible that
the continual explosions have
blown the earth out OF its orbit.
Changed the seasons, changed the
wind and rainfall.
can't cope with the Weather
Bureau or with the military. except
to quote Plutarch who said, Eek
traordinary rains pretty generally
fall after great battles"
I can only hope that when this
dissertation gets into print the
sun will be shining violently. I'd
rather have you say. What ORWELL"
than what? Another drizzle'" Sor-
ry. know it's corny. I'm just
victim OF the rain.