The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-15
Observations
Mrs. Roosevelt
in Spotlight at
UNO Conference
O.. rrr-T ~ rec AnX
BY HELEN EssARY

Let me see now MA'A vas -
hrst thought Of a national theme
souge I know. Il was al the end
OF the FIRST term. Before the second
term. the third term and the fourth
term had come upon US.
II was then / composed the title
OF the tune the United states and
the rest OF the world, too, II indi-
cations mean d thing would soon be
singing.
And the song here It Is: There
Isn't Anything You can Do About
decentralization a Roosevelt.
About Roosevelt. About
Roosevelt ... Tra-la."
Fiji in the lines TO suit yourself
with such localities as Teheraa'
Cairo. Washington, Timbuotoo,
Paris or Hyde Park as the geogra.
phical back ground for the dttty
And now put IN a new locale
London,
And there is a Roosevelt in Lon
don. Haven't you heard? And
once again There Isn't Anything
You can no About a Roosevelt.
us Eleanor Roosevelt now. And
according 10 news reports. cable
reports and soundphoto reports,
she is stealing a lot OF the show
in the old Roosevelt manner.
You do have to smile a little
when you think OF the preparations
these other United States delegates
made TO get the spotlight at the
United Nations Organization meet
ing in London.
II will be the Roosevelt name
that will sway that United States
delegation. The Roosevelt show
manship, the Roosevelt drive and
self confidence that will order the
course OF thinking OF most OF the
other delegations Unless, OF
course, there is a Churchill at the
meeting. II will be a long time be-
fore any other names will nave
the potency OF Roosevelt and
Churchill)
The London papers seem not to
have noticed that there are any
delegates to the UN0 other than
Mrs Roosevelt. The headlines in
Britain forget the other big shots
with such statements as Mrs.
Roosevelt Here as UNO Delegate ,
Mrs. Roosevelt Here, Also 10
ENJOYS.
when Mrs. Roosevelt finishes her
little chore In London, she may
have sold Hyde Park as the site OF
the mo. Hyde Park seems to be
in the bag, along with a score OF
scalps she has pierced with her
bow and arrow. A better huntress
than Diana, Is Eleanor Roosevelt.
You forget. Eleanor Roosevelt
IA a double Roosevelt. A double
Roosevelt. Think that over. And
don't be surprised some day very
soon II Eleanor Roosevelt is can
didate for senator from New YORK.
She plans to Jump from there TO the
presidency-maybe.
Anyhow, won't II be fun to watch
the commotion which her aspira-
tIons will cause? There are rum
ors that Henry Wallace means TO
run for governor OF New YORK
What a team! Roosevelt and Wal
lace. Once again. Roosevelt and
Wallace. Its been a long long
time!
Then conversation will brighten
with sharp criticism Of public OF
ficials. 1t has Jagged lately. Some
body said the other day: DO you
realize how dull Washington talk
has been since we have not had the
Roosevelts to get mad at! There
IS nothing lie good hate, real or
imagined, TO pep up ones life and
ones epigrams."
ON THE SUBJECT OF ENG
LAND, | wonder (you see. I've
slipped into the verbiage OF My
Day"), I wonder how many OF the
well-informed (meaning the entire
population OF the United States
capitaD realize what skillful dip
lomat yiscount Halifax is? As
British ambassador he has been the
iron hand within the velvet glove.
He has been gentle. gracious, con-
siderate, always charming. seem
ingly inadequste-almost helpless.
now and then. Meanwhile, for "a
hours day and night he has been
working. pushing. maneuvering, ex-
istinE-for Britain.
Viscountess Halifax has smiled
her way across the country and
back again. Together they've been
nagnifcent. So magnificent that II
you aren't. careful you'll find your
self hoping. with humility in your
heart, that Britain will do the Unit.
ed States the honor to accept that
$4,000, 900 900 postwar present from
the American taxpayers.