The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Michigan in
Washington
By ESTHER V. W. TUFTY

By ESTHER V. w. TUFTY
The part that Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg will play at the San
Francisco parley seems destined TO
grow in Importance. World strate-
gist Franklin Roosevelt is dead
The new President will noe attend
This does not mean that Harry
Truman is taking a "hands-off"
policy. but II does imply that he
delegates more power TO the Ameri-
can representatives.
The Michigan senator is the
only longtime student OF foreign
affairs in the American group. Sen.
ator Tom Connally would not chal-
lenge that claim, anymore than
Vandenberg. would challenge the
Texas chairman's prowess as
master at rough and tumble debate
to get a Foreign Relations issue
through the Senate. Connslly
doesn't grapple with world prob
lens to ind a solution. He leaves
that TO others-for IL years to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But he
has whipped those ideas through
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee and then the Senate.
Representative Sol Bloom OF New
York, and aging Charles Eaton of
New Jersey, the other Congress
sional members, are international
minded but limited as 10 the extent
OF their intimate knowledge Of
world affairs and politics.
Astute Secretary OF State Stet-
tinius is no Hull" and is a new
hand at an. old game. The only
woman. Virginia Gildersleeve. is an
educator and academic in her know
ledge. That leaves Harold Stas-
sen, the brilliant Minnesotian who
can not be discounted. He is an
Idea" man, sound as a nut. but
has neither Vandenmerg's long ex-
perience on the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee, or lifelong
record OF dealing directly with in.
te-national matters. The former
Governor has the prestige to put
over a point, but not the Vanden-
berg-kind OF power inherent in his
which must ratify the emerging
treaty.
The lack of big brains" in our
delegation is a SOLDERING thought.
Remember only one member Of our
delegation will represent the Unit
ed States on each of the vital COM
mittees which will be set up at
San Francisco. It is safe to pre-
dict that as the members struggle
with the world baking problems
they will more and more lean on
the senior senator from Michigan,
who knows whereof he speaks.
Just how much the delegates lean
on him will probably never be
known, because the State Depart.
ment has placed the delegation I'M
der a secrecy oath.
Many educators will come to
Washington next week to give sup
port to the federal aid to educa-
ton bill on which hearings will be
held by the House Committee on
Education. Prominent will be John
X. Norton OF Columbia University
who will report on two year study
which includes specific evaluation
OF the program Of financial support
in every state.
Among the Michigan persons
are: Esther Taylor. president OF
the Grand Rapids Teachers Club;
Philip f. Baird, president, Teach
ers Club OF Detroit; Francis W.
Beedon, president OF Michigan
State Teachers Clubs OF Muskegon;
Edgar D. Down, president OF Michi.
Michigan, Education Association
and superintendent OF schools at
Ferndale; Mrs. Charlotte Richards
OF Ferndale; and Ruth Hickman,
Royal Oak Teachers Club.
Congressman George A. Dondero,
Royal Oak, is the ranking Republi-
can member Of the committee.
Former Senator Prentiss NJ.
Brown and former Governor MUIR
ray D. Van Wagner were in Wash
ington this week. Brown attended
a dinner party honoring former