The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-18
Michigan in
Washington

By ESTHER V. w. WAGNER
You'll hear no loose.talk from
Senator Homer Ferguson, Just back
from the European war theater
where at least two other senator's.
| Wheeler of Montana and Hawkes. of
New Jersey. made some unfortun-
ate remarks TO American soldiers.
Wheeler is said to be bringing back
ayen more upsetting things to say
on his return.
While not prone to criticize his
colleagues, the Michigan senator
made a definite point OF mot talk.
ing about the ltra.confdential
findings OF the Mead committee.
whose Job is to investigate war
activities.
Meanwhile. the cloakroom OF the
Senate is humming with what
Wheeler and Hawkes. said. The
most quoted Hawkes. story con-
Germs his query to American SOL
diers In Rome. How do you men
feel, the great majority OF you
soldiers, who have fought the war
and been here long time? How
do you feel about finishing the job
by fighting the Russians?" Wheel
er, II is said, is collecting a bagful
OF atrocity stories OF French and
British origin, which II is feared
will offset the good of revealing
NaZi atrocities.
From May 18th. the fast travelling
senator has seen Bermuda. Paris,
Munich. Nurnburg. Cologne. the
Ruhr, London. Glasgow, Stockholm,
Oslo. Rome. Naples, Tunis. AL
giers, Casa Blanca. and held hear
ings in most of these stops. His
committee sought information on
bases, surplus property, lend-lease.
reverse lend.lease, and supply
routes. But about this he will not
talk until the full report of the
committee Is released
In Europe, he found three diff
ferent kinds OF problems arising
out Of the varying status of three
countries. Germany, Italy. and
France. Germany is a defeated I'M
conditional enemy country. Italy
is co-belligerant, III anyone
knows what that means" and is
floundering while awaiting the
armistice terms. France is an ally.
but more interested in rebuilding
her military defenses and normal
trade relations than worrying about
the war in Japan we must still win.
The people OF Europe are stun
ned, not yet adjusted, and have a
great tendency to rely on their
government. which in turn relies on
the United States government
They do not realize that we have
great war to fight and normally
comes after. not before Japan"
As to the boys, who are fidget-
ting from the let-down following
the victory. Ferguson was sympa-
thetic TO their daily cry. when
will IL be my turn to go home?"
He said that will be a great test
Of the fortitude OF the American
soldier.
The Junior senator came back to
desk piled high with papers all
mared Immediate, urgent. or
CONFIDENTIAL. His first committee
meeting -Judiciary-puth him in the
middle OF clearing up objections TO
the appointment OF Tom Clark as
Attorney General. On that first
day, Senate debate was furious over
the OPA extension and he had to
sandwich in hearing on the
monopoly of carbon black, said TO
be responsible for the curtailment
in manufacture OF automobile tires.
On his immediate calendar is
secret code inquiry" and high on
the list Is the consideration OF the
St Lawrence seaway, in which
Michigan Is vitality interested.
Michigan is one of the few states
in which women have not made an
outstanding record in the number