The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-21
Observations
Sen. Vandenberg
Still Viewed as
in Running

Despite Senator Arthur Van
denberg's London statement that
he Is not a presidential candidate
for ls4s. It does not rule out an
outside chance that he might win
the COP nominstion-hor that he
would welcome H.
vandenberg has been catapulted
into the world scene as a UNo
delegate, and is the spokesman for
one trend Of foreign-policy thought
within his party. Oddly, he was
helped along by an administration
no criticized vigorously for Its do
tngs on the home front.
His pre-Yalta foreign policy ad'
dress so pleased the late President
Roosevelt that he named big Van
a delegate 10 the San Francisco
conclave. subsequently, President
Truman sent him TO London.
Vandenberg could hardly forget
the roar OF the crowds at the Phila-
delphia COP convention in 194O'
when he had a fair chance TO cap
ture the nomination that later went
10 the late Wendell Willkie.
In Chicago four years later he
was showed into the background
by Governor Dewey. But two years
hence It might be different-to
some extent depending on the sue
cess Of UNO and the part he plays
in II.
Observers figure the big scram-
BILE may be among Mlnnesota's ex-
Governor Stassen, representing
COPS left wing" in world policy;
Dewey, and former Governor Brick
er. Ohio conservative and 1914 vice
presidential choice.
II Stassen is beaten, II Dewey Ia
out, and Bricker comes a cropper
the waiting man in the background
would appear now to be big Van"
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S ORD
Err curtailing the use OF wheat in
whiskey and beer will not hurt the
drinking public too much.
According to those In the indus
try distilled spirits may suEer a
little in quantity but there will be
enough TO go around.
Distillers use chiefly the best
grades OF corn and rye. Wheat was
added as a stretcher during the
war. Thus, they figure they will
not be hit too hard.
There Is a possibility, however,
that spirits may be conserved for
the whiskey output and the pro-
duction of gin halted as II was dur
ing the war.
Beer brewers say they expected
n decreased demand for their brews
after the war, so they, too, are not
worrying much.
THE COMMERCE DEPART
ment wants the ladies OF the land
to know that their precious nylons
are not going overseas while stock
ingless legs are getting goosepim'
pies from standing in lines to await
the sheerest hose.
So Arthur Paul, director OF the
once OF International Trade, came
forward with the figures. He SAID
Less than one per cent Of Ameri
can nylons go abroad.
In 1945. he said. only $4,000 OF
the 10000, 900 pairs made In Amer
ica were diverted to foreign mar
kets.
THE GOVERNMENTS NEW
HOUSING PROGRAM calling for
1,500,O00 pre-fabricated homes in
1916 and l947 is going to have
some tough shedding unless some
prompt action is taken to insure
their construction.
The reason: "Prefabs" are an
athena in many communities. City
Fathers" do not want them and
building trades unions, along with
suppliers OF building materials,
are turning up their noses at them,
In fact, scores Of cities and towns
have city ordinaces which prohi'
bit such homes. And unions con
tend they drastically curtail work
ers' incomes. But the government
is committed to an emergency pro
gram of pre-fabricated housing
Numerous industries are ready
for mass production.
Wilson Wyatt, dynamic housing
eXpediter, is appealing to unions
and communities to remove their
barriers. II they don't there may
be a clash with the federal govern
ment, because the administration
IS determined TO take a long steI
forward solving the housing short
age quickly.