The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Observations
United States May
Remain Aloof in
Spy Probe

The United States officially has
remained aloof from the Canadian
espionage ring investigation, but
significant deyelopme in Wash
ington show that the nation has
been thoroughly alerted TO the
dangers OF international snoop-
ing.
The important Senate atomic
energy committee, headed by Sens-
tor Brian Mcmahon (D) OF Con-
necticut, has plunged into a study
OF the old Espionage Act OF 1917
to determine whether its proyi'
sions are sufficiently strong 10
guard Americas great atom secret
In closed chamber sessions at
the 7apitol, the committee Is con-
ferring on i subject with such
experts as director ]. Edgar
Hoover an isn. Leslie X.
Groves, Al Of the war
time A-bom
Other exp az being called
by the committee Tor advice, in
GLIDING James Mclnerney. chief of
the Justice Department espionage
section.
Whether such precautions will be
extended TO the Army-Navy tests
of the A-bomb Nin the Pacific in
May remains to be seen, but OBJ
servers have predicted virtual war
time security regulations over the
experiments.
This of necessity would extend
to members OF the United Ma
lions atomic energy commission,
whom President Truman and Sec
rotary OF State Byrnes wish TO
invite to witness the tests.
The House Rules Committee has
Just approved the bill permitting
the use OF naval We els In the
test.
This measure includes a strong
provision barring the secretaries
OF War and Navy from disclosing
any test results 'prejudicial" to the
best interests OF the United States.
Groves has warned OF ever-in-
creasing leaks on the bomb secret
during the last month, but has ex-
planned that his admonition was
based on loose talking in this
country and not on events in
Canada.
RUMORS ARE SPREADING
through national agricultural cir
cles that Clinton P. Anderson's
days are numbered as Secretary OF
Agriculture.
The former New Mexico con-
gresham. the rumors say. is fast
losing votes for the administration
in rural areas, where the admins
tration needs votes.
His assertion that this admins
tration's commitments to the
farmer are not any more sacred
than the Presidents commitments
to hungry Europe brought angry
growl from the Republican Mid
west and the fringe" farm states.
The political strategists maintain
that once Bob Hannegan, postmas-
ter general and chairman OF the
Democratic national committee,
swings out to the farmlands prior
to the coming congressional cleo
tons, he will discover the anti
administration feeling among the
farmers.
To make amends, they predict,
he will be forced to relieve" the
party at the source OF the trouble.
Anderson has said publicly that
the administration may have to
back down on its price ceiling and
support commitments to United
States farmers. This is dynamite
In the farm belt.
Furthermore, these sources point
out that the nations food picture
is not so good from the long range
point of view.
While people are eating we'll
now, there are indications that tre-
mendous demands on the food
supply at home and boosted re-
quirements from foreign nations
will bring on a food shortage COM
parable TO that experienced during
the war.
All OF which BODIES Ill for Ander-
son, the rumor boys say.