Sewnty-Second Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITy OF MICHIGAN - UNDER~ AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN~ CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS "where Opinions Are Free STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. 0 ANN.ARBORMICH. U Phone No 2-3241 Truth Will Frevail" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1962 NIGHT EDITOR: GERALD STORCH GOP Presents Tired Platform To American Voters THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S campaign to capture Congress has gotten off on the wrong foot. In its campaign manifesto issued June 8 the Congressional Republicans spotted many weaknesses of the Kennedy administra- tion, but offered only tired and unimaginative answers to them. It easily spotted foreign policy failings in Cuba, Laos and Berlin, yet suggested no ap- proach or program to meet them. Instead, it repeated old phrases which are hardly relevant to a modern complex foreign policy. "American strategy," the manifesto stated, "should be tested by the following standard: If it advances the cause of freedom, do it. If it injures that cause, reject it." THIS IS A GRAND IDEA, one which is basi- cally sound and should be instilled into the consciousness of the State Department. Un- fortunately, in the atomic age, this is not the way the world does business. Freedom or its absence does not often figure in the day to day dealings of the United States. Rather, the question is one of power, interests or propaganda; a rule of thumb, incidentally, that the Republican Eisenhower administration followed with more alacrity than the current Democratic one. Any attempt to conduct for- eign policy on such a black and white basis is naive and certainly would get no further than current foreign policy. What do the Republicans offer? A few polem- ics against "Communist slavery," "the bandit leaders of Red China" and "the tragic timidity" of Administration officials during the Cuban invasion. Then, under the heading "psychologi- cal warfare" it suggests "America should take the offensive in psychological warfare through an information agency more willing to attack Communist weaknesses and to speak affirma- tively, not apologetically, of freedom. The power of the bountiful American economy should be used to promote the goals of foreign policy." T HE ONLY "OFFENSIVE" measure proposed in the sections that follow is that "vigorous action to expand markets overseas is needed." Otherwise, it suggests such forward moving measures as tight U. S. fiscal and wage policies in the hopes that these would expand Ameri- can trade abroad and stringent controls on foreign aid so that it would ease the "pressing needs of freedom's friends." In dealing with the underdeveloped nations of the world that are becoming more pivotal in the struggle against Communism, all that the GOP urges is that the United States must help these na- tions while at the same time remembering not to sacrifice "the trust of old friends in Europe." Domestically, the manifesto does little better. By calling attention to "the solid progress in the field of human rights during its adminis- tration," the Republicans seem to criticize the pace of Kennedy's action in that field. Yet the only civil right that the manifesto discusses specifically is protection against vote fraud. It decries the "hoax" of the Democratic stand in immigration legislation, yet points vaguely to its own 1960 platform stand on which it has done nothing. THE MANIFESTO pays lip service to the in- creased demand for federal actionon medi- cal aid for the aged. However, the Republicans only warn against a "legislative bulldozer through the structure of voluntary health in- surance and private medicine" and suggests tax relief whch would only aid those who already have money and don't need the assist- ance. Thus the Republican manifesto rambles through many of the major issues of the day, repeating old slogans and suggesting methods that have failed in the past or are impractical. It does not realize the errors of its own administration which gave aid, for example, to such "freedom's friends" as Nuri As Said, Mar- cos Perez Jiminez, or Fulgencio Batista, or ne- glected Africa and Latin America, or lavished $3 million a year on Laos and does not suggest way to make American aid more meaningful. THE REPUBLICAN proposal for psychological warfare does not jibe with its past record of hobbling the United States Information Agency, nor with other sections of the mani- festo itself which seem designed to give aid and comfort to the world business community and no one else. The statement "Expansion of free world trade benefits all free nations" typi- fies their single-minded approach. At home, tax relief seems to be their pat reply to all demands for federal programs. The Republicans tend to forget that tax cuts mainly aid the men who already have money, but not those who have little or none to give to the government anyway. There are more voters in the latter category, and they can be counted on to remember unmet needs. Thus the Republicans bein their Congression- al campaign with a negative and unappealing statement. Perhaps the best thing the GOP could do is forget it. -PHILIP SUTIN SPAIN w ~ 'w' , i' -=^ ,GG ,Eh S' -, 3i- >; "I rrc j C Y 1~ " . J i'za zz/ I - 4"47~z - ALGERIA wke ~'e MALI Comj. azrsozz- s _- = { --- -E-R Western iizritedJ'ta/es 1f04V' ALGERIAN LIBERATION: Problems of Nationhood (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sec- ond of a two part series dealing with the future of Algeria.) By PHILIP SUTIN Daily Staff Writer THE T"NEW, independent Algeria faces all the problems of most former colonies as well as several unique ones resulting from the bit- ter eight-year war for independ- ence. It must convert a revolutionary movement into a stable civil gov- ernment, develop the country from the mess the French have left it, and fend off border claims made by neighboring Tunisia and Mor- occo. The French and "pied noirs" are fleeing the country in a great panic created by fear of Moslem rule and terror of the Secret Army Organization, which is attempting to demolish everything of value in Algeria. * * * WHEN the Secret Army fin- ishes its work and when the last of the French have fled, the new Algeria will find itself in great eco- nomic trouble. The French devel- oped and ran the country with its prosperous farms and ports: They also maintained the efficient civil service vital to any successful country. The Algerians will have to supply the economic and civil management needed for prosperity and the capital to build up the country, especially in the rural areas. Further, the Secret Army, has destroyed valuable public buildings and records in its "scorched earth" campaign. These must be rebuilt and restored. The Algerians have some natural assets. They will receive a cut from oil revenues produced by the French in the Algerian Sahara. In that same region there are deposits of iron ore and other minerals that are still unexploited. THE French have also prom- ised economic aid to the new Al- geria, but the bitterness of war may hinder its effective use by making the government sensitive to using it. The new Algeria will have to defend itself against border claims made by Morocco and Tunisia. In a gesture of pan-Arab solidarity, these neighbor states have post- poned pressing border claims until Algerian independence. Now that it happened, both states will press their demands strongly, possibly even with armed force. Morocco's claims are the more extensive. As part of its dream of a "greater Morocco," the country claims the southeastern corner of Algeria, all of Mauritania, and the Spanish enclaves on the Atlantic as its rightful territory. More than grandeur is at stake, as the desert regions of Algeria and Mauritania are rich in unmined minerals and oil. * * * TUNISIA has smaller claims along the southwest border of Al- geria and Libya. Pressed by the economic prob- lems, Algeria faces the political problem of organizing itself into a stable democracy. The outlook does not appear bright. Already the FLN is factionalizing and once in power a power struggle will de- velop between the various factions. SUMMER PLAYBILL: 'Boys from Syracuse'- Shakespeare Modernized HE BOYS from Syracuse," as revived by the University Players, is hardly the restaging of an old-fashioned show but rather the exciting rediscovery of a sure-fire hit that has been too long ignored. The musical-comedy adapted well to Trueblood Auditorium's semi- Shakespearian stage, for it is based on Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." The orchestra playing in the "inner above" was out of the audience's sight-line and gave the dancers room to romp on the various levels and revolving stage. The Players are to be commended for utilizing the small orchestra only for accompaniment, not as a blaring focal point as has been true in some recent student productions. i The Con-Con Dilemma IP RIAD PROBLEMS arise in November for the Republican and Democratic parties if the Michigan courts decide that the new con- stitution is to be placed on the ballot for voter approval at that time. The Democrats violently oppose the new con- stitution. They have taken an uncompromising stand on many of the issues and refuse to move from their position. The Republicans have created a document in their images, both moderate and conservative, and for this reason stand staunchly behind the new document. GEORGE ROMNEY, the Republican candi- date for governor, and a past convention delegate, is closely allied-with the document. As leader of the Republican moderate group in the convention, he had much to do with the shaping of the document into a form accept- able to both wings of the party. His close alliance with the new constitution will, undoubtedly, be his major campaign is- sue. However, the Republicans are taking a big chance by pushing to have the new document placed on the November ballot for, at this time, the Democrats can bring out their greatest strength. If the Democrats do, in fact, succeed in pulling large numbers of their members to the polls, the constitution, and with it, Rom- ney, may well go down to a humiliating defeat. THE OTHER HAND, the fact that Rom- ney is allied so closely to the new constitu- tion may aid in bringing out greater numbers of Republican voters who may overwhelm the Democrats at the polls and sweep both their gubernatorial candidate and their new consti- tution to victory. If the Democrats are forced to wait until the spring election, due to an adverse court deci- sion, they may not be able to draw as many voters and the new constitution may pass. If the Republicans wait until that time to attempt to put over their document, they will lose a vital issue on which their candidate for governor wuold campaign in the fall elections. ' The great mass of Democratic strength throughout Michigan will certainly be able to overcome the Republican candidate for gov- ernor and the Republican constitution regard- less of whether these two issues appear in the same election or in different ones. -MARK BLUCHER The traditional triad of left, right and center is beginning to form. On the left extreme, other than the Communists, who have not been an important factor in Algerian politics, is Mohammed Ben Bella who has spent the last five years in French jails. He leads the militant faction of the FLN and has a good deal of army sup- port. With Ben Bella in power, Al- geria will be a highly nationalist- ic Arab state. * *.* FORMING the center is the cur- rent Algerian provisional govern- ment, now in Tunis. Headed by Ben Youssef Ben Khedda, this government negotiated the set- tlement with France and is will- ing to make accommodations with it providing its hard-won inde- pendence is not compromised. Unlike the extremists, it is will- ing to give special guarantees to the French who remain in Ageria. On the right is Belkacem Krim, the first premier of the Algerian provisional government, who lost his job on charges that he was "too moderate." Krim is as much French in outlook as he is Moslem and, in fact, speaks better French than Arabic. With his wing in control, relations with France would be on the smoothest terms. His faction is small and far from power. * * * -THE breakdown of revolution- ary unity will probably not occur immediately, but should occur when elections are held. The tenor of the revolution has never been democratic and there is great dan- ger that one group may take over in a coup, setting up a dictatorship to replace the French one that just left. The new government faces many trials. It has had limited po- litical experience and begins its in- dependence in an atmosphere of hatred- and bitterness. If Algeria is to succeed, the new government will have to gain the Europeans' loyalty at least long enough to train Moslems to replace them in key civil service and industrial posts. However, the Europeans have panicked and the Algerians are left to build their nation alone without the technical aid of the Europeans. Foreign aid and United Nations assistance may be of some value, but it cannot replace the civil servants who knew the work- ings of a government machine. Thus, the new Algeria faces many challenges, but like many a nationalist revolutionary before him, the Algerian says, "These are our problems and we will solve them ourselves." cause of the difficulty in finding men who look enough alike to play the sets of twins, the problem has been resolved-dress them alike. It works. ASIDE from Lorenz Hart's de- lightfully risque lyrics and Rich- ard Rodgers' excellent tunes (in- cluding "This Can't Be Love" and "Falling in Love with Love"), the outstanding features of the pro- duction are the nearly professional performances of Jack O'Brien, Jeanne Lucas, Michael Robbins and Linda Herric. Jack O'Brien gives his best mu- sical performance to date. He combines the stage-presence he showed in "Kismet," the tour-de- force of "Land Ho!," and the vaudville timing of "The Red Pep- pers" into a performance that earns applause at nearly every exit. Jeanne Lucus belts a song as if she were Ethel Merman- and going one on Ethel, Jeanne dances. Michael Robbins' rich voice was an oasis in a cast of generally less than adequate male singing voices. Linda Herric used her pow- erful musical-comedy voice to evoke tenderness in "Falling in Love with Love"-which is a treat when one is used to seeing shoot- ing stars on stage when Linda lets loose. THERE WERE too many delight- ful performances to mention them all. Certainly, Tom Jennings, Carl Schurr and Judith Propper are gifted comedians. The rest of the cast made up for its lack of pro- fessional polish with great energy and enthusiasm. If the dancing at times seems too elementary (certainly a chorus can do more than skip), the in- genius "Big Brother Ballet" is a clever use of people who are not accomplished dancers, and creates an excellent effect. It would spoil the surprise to describe how the dancers appear and disappear in the "old time movie" style. The fun of the "ballet" is well worth an evening in the theatre-even without all the other hightlights of the production. After the 1938 opening, Sidney Whipple wrote, "I believe 'Boys' will be regarded as the greatest comedy of its time." If not the greatest ("Pal Joey" came two years later), "Boys" is a master- fully entertaining show and de- serves all the enthusiasm and tal- ent that the Players lavish on "The Boys from Syracuse." -Milan Stitt BERGMAN: Old Film Sp'arkles FOR THOSE who have been wondering why they missed hearing about Ingmar Bergman's "new" film, "Secrets of Women," which opened at the Campus yes- terday, let it be known that this delightful work dates from 1952 and has only recently been brought to this country as part of the Bergman boom. Pre 'ious conscientious efforts to unearth the work of the Swedish director prior to those films for which he has gained his present reputation have frequently proved somewhat embarassing. Happily this is not at all true in the case of "Secrets of Women." * * * THE FILM fairly sparkles with a whistful charm and a comic ingenuity which affords a delicious insight into the uncluttered hu- manity of its characters and situa- tions. As such, it is refreshingly removed from the ponderous doubts and mystical confronta- tions of Bergman's later films. In fact it is somewhat of a wel- come relief that we are for once freed of what has perhaps been an excessive obligation imposed by the director to ponder the in- scrutable enigmas of God. The story conicerns three wo- men at a country estate who, to while the time away while await- ing the arrival of their husbands, recount (or confess) the tales of their "affaires" leading to, oc- curring during, or concerned with matrimony. The three resulting Bocaccesque interludes which occupy the major part of the film are alternately gently humorous, romantically poignant, and utterly hilarious. PARTICULARLY VIVID are the last two episodes. The second takes place in Paris and the City of Light seems to have enchanited and inspired Bergman to an amorous ingenuity coupled with a brilliance and sensitivity of tech- nique which would leave many a present-day French director cry- ing in his nouvelle vague beer. The third episode is an uproar- ious tour-de-force in which a much too married couple redis- cover their sex life in a jammed elevator. Most of the familiar Bergman troupe is on hand and give their customary f i n e performances. Gunnar Bjornstrand especially and always is superb as the erst- while incarcerated lift user. -Peter Goldfarb s I TODAY AND TOMORROW: Change in the East DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Has Romney Gone Conservative? BY A STROKE OF LUCK (for him), George Romney has filed without opposition for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Draft candidate L. Montgomery Shepard refused to let Berrien County Chairman George Evers file petitions in his name, and Detroit businessman Jim Dalzell was unable to obtain a sufficient number of valid signatures. In a way, this is too bad, for Republicans will not be able to determine Romney's real strength until November. By then it could be too late. The future however is not bleak. The threat of primary opposition made an impression on George Romney. He has reversed his tax stand. In essence he has repudiated the unpopular platform of his own Citizens for Michigan. The Associated Press reports that Romney is now calling for economy in every possible quar- ter. He says that he would never approve an income tax for Michigan unless there is no other way to economize. This was the platform on which Evers sought to draft Shepard: A return to conservative spending. nedy spending program becoming more unpop- ular by the minute, Romney's successful pro- gram of drastic economy might well appeal to the voters. It remains to be seen whether Romney will rbalize this course of action and follow it. Hopefully he will, for if he were to lead Michi- gan out of its financial mire, there would be no doubt about his heroism in the eyes of the nation. He could conceivably be heralded as a modern-day Franklin D. Roosevelt-a white knight with a program of proven success. BUT ROMNEY'S COURSE should be clear. If he is to win in November, he will have to appeal to the Shepard forces, and if he is to be a success in the next two years he will have to cooperate with the conservatives-both Demo- crat and Republican-in the Legislature. Only success at the task of reforming Michigan-a state the entire nation has held up to ridicule- will make Romney the miracle Republicans will need in 1964. By WALTER LIPPMANN THERE IS NOT likely to be any serious controversy in this country about supplying food to the hungry Chinese. There is a great surplus of food here and the stories of hunger and misery have aroused immediately the old American feeling for the Chinese people. Our disputes with the Commun- ist regime and its virulent cam- paign of hatred have covered, but they have by no means extin- guished, the sympathy, one might also say the affectionate pre- judice, that goes back to the days of the clipper ships and the mis- sionaries and the exchange of students. This country is able and willing to help and few if any among us are willing to exploit the misery as a weapon in the political conflict. Mercy and char- ity, we feel, are their own best reward. There is, however, some discus- sion as to whether we should take the initiative, whether we should offer to sell and give food to China, or whether we should wait for an invitation from the Red Chinese government. THE POSITION at the moment .is that the President in a recent press conference all but invited the Chinese government to send us an invitation. His intentions could be made clearer through diplomatic channels. But the Pres- ident can hardly offer food to the mainland Chinese government un- l1C. h knowsfhat the offer will China will for some time be hos- tile to all its neighbors while it is engaged in a ruthless struggle to make its economy a going con- cern. If this is correct, it is useless to woo Peiping or to threaten it. It will not be deflected by the woo- ing and it will only be made more violent by being threatened. The right policy is to contain Red China to prevent it from expand- ing and to avoid provoking it. It may be years before China has evolved to a point where a dif- ferent relationship is possible. * * * OUR OWN China policy has matured during the past ten years. For one thing, we have given up the notion that mainland China is going to be reconquered by an offensive staged from Formosa. That standing provocation has been reduced to zero, and the Ad- ministration has every intention, I believe, of keeping it at zero. Secondly, we have learned the lesson of Gen. MacArthur's disas- trous march to the Yalu River in the Korean war, which is that the Red Chinese will react vio- lently and convulsively to the presence of United States military power on their frontier. The changes in our policy are running parallel with changes in the relation between Red China and India on the one hand and between Red China and the So- viet Union on the other. This change manifested itself last autumn in the United Nations debate abouththe admission of Red China. The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3564 Administration Building before 2 p.m., two days preceding publication. THURSDAY, JUNE 28 General Notices Staff Parking Permits-The expiration date on all 1961-1962 Staff Permits has been extended one week, through July 7, 1962. New permits are available in 1053 Admin. Bldg. Events 'Thursday President and Mrs. Harlan Hatcher will host an informal reception honor- ing the Summer Session students on Thurs., June 28, from 8 to 10 p.m., 815 South University Ave. All Summer Ses- sion students are cordially invited to attend. Lecture Series: Prof. Delos D. Wickens, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, will speak on "Considera- tions of the Implications for Classroom Teaching of Research and Theory in the Psychology of Learning," on Thurs., June 28, at 2:00 p.m. in Aud. A, Angell Hail. Events Friday Degree Recital: Jo Ann Curlee, so- prano, will present a recital on Fri., June 29. 8:30 p.m. in Lane Hall Aud. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Music. he will be accompanied by Rebecca West, piano, and assisted by Celia Weiss and Susan Bastedo, violins, Janice Hupp, viola, and Elizabeth Sugg, cello. Open to the general public. Around the World Series every Friday at the International Center from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m, The United States of America is first on the series. The program consists of movies: The Idea of Michigan, Whit Thunder-'Niagara Falls' and Canyon Country. It will be followed by a short talk by Prof. Malm of the Music School on American Folk Music. American folk songs will be heard from the sound of Herbert David's guitar and Elwood Bush will demonstrate American folk dances. Around the World Series in the coming weeks will feature India, China and the Middle-East. Doctoral Examination for Donald Gene Henderson, Music; thesis: "Hans Pfitz- ner: The Composer and His Instrument- al Works," Fri., June 29. 808 BMT, at 4:00 p.m. Chairman, L. E. Cuyler. P aeem en t EDUCATION PLACEMENT: The Los Angeles City School Districts will be interviewing for teachers in the fields of Biol., Sci.. Engl., Girl's FE, Math, Spanish, Phy. Sci., & Gen'l. Elem. on the following dates: Detroit, Mich. at Wayne State Univ. on July 2. Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State Univ. on July 3. Chicago, Ill. at Conrad Hilton Hotel on July 7, 8 and 9. For additional information contact l9 k A