'1 1Y11t,.,I"1 '4t . EXECUTIONS AND RECONSTRUCTION, CHIEF RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WORK !. OFFICIAL BULLETIN IL FRESHMAN ENGINEERS! It Has Come! Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received until 3:30 p. m. (11:30 a. m. Saturday.) Vohnme 3 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1922 Number 13 Senate Council: The first regular meeting of the Senate Council for the year will be held in the President's office Monday, Oct. 9, at 4:15 p. m. R. W. BUNTING, Secretary. College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: The attention of all students is called to the Rules Relating to Ab- sence, printed on page 23 of the Announcement. The Attendance Committee for men will be in the Registrar's Office every Tuesday fron 1:30 to 2:30, and every Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30, beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 10. W. R. HUM PHREYS, Assistant Dean. Amherst Memorial Fellowship: The authorities of Amherst College ask me to draw the attention of those who may be interested to the Amhers Memorial Fellowship. It is tenable by graduates only, highly prepared in one or other of the social sciences.- Its value is $2,000.00 per annum, tenable for not more than two years. Application may be made to lme for further particulars. R. M. WENLEY. Reserve OfRcers' Training Corps: The following class rooms in Military Science are announced. All rooms are in the Engineering Building unless otherwise stated. Course Course Course Course Course Course Course 3,' 3, 8, 15, 15, 27, 27, Section I, Section II, Section I, Section I, Section II, Section I, Section II, 9 1 11 9 1 1 3 MONDAY o'clock, room R. O. 1. C. o'clock, room 222. o'clock, room 220. o'clock, room 105. o'clock, room 105. o'clock, room 330. o'clock, room 330. ROBERT ARTHUR. (By Mail)1 Riga, Sent. 27.-The cracking of the' rifles of squads of executioners con-, tinues throughout Russia, and may be heard simultaneously with the tattoo of workmen's hammers engaged in the actual repair and reconstruction of buildings throughout the land. That reconstruction has begun and is slowly continuing without import- ant assistance from foreign countries,' and that the Soviet has not changed its unrelenting and ruthless policy to- ward its political foes, are two out-1 standing phases of the Russian situ- ation evident to the correspondent of The Associated Press who has come to Riga after an eight-month's stay in Russia. Kiling, Building Simultaneously Hardly a day passes but somewhere in the country the death sentence for political offenses is made effective, but but at the same time no day dawns without the beginning of some new task, the purpose of which is to put in order buildings and streets that were wrecked during the revolution. Prisoners doomed to die look from their windows out on bustling street scenes and, smiling people who have forgotten politics in the pleasure of building new fortunes as trade opens up. There have been no changes in the fundamental policies of the Soviet gov- ernment, but its tactics now seem to be strikingly summed up in the phrase of a foreign observor at Moscow: "As- sist or wink at anything which ulti- mately helps us in the reconstruction of Russia; relentlessly crush anyone who dares to raise his hand against us politically." Speculators flourish, but the gov- ernment is busy devising means to get their money away from them. These men pay heavy taxes; dine at stupen- dous prices in tax-burdened restau- rants, and play baccarat for high stakes at night in the casinoes from which the government takes the lion's share of the profits. To the specu- lators the government is like the Gods of Olympus, permitting its children to play at business, but threatening them with a thunderbolt if they dare to take part in the political game. Content Under Despotism The government makesno secret of its dictatorship, and the people are becoming accustomed to this and are even happy in their daily lives under it. Under the iron hand of dictator- ship the existence of the masses In Russia is beginning to ran smoothly. While the correspondent was in Mos- cow he was assured by government leaders that no political' freedom would be granted Russia. But this seems not to worry the people, and tiredof war and strife, they now see ample food before them, coupled with the possibilities of personal advance- ment. Throughout SovietRussia there is not today, nor has there been for' months, a single important uprising. The Communist control is tighter and more complete than ever. The Con, mittee of Investigation is outweeding, trying, and convicting various minor officials who accepted bribes, and is thus endeavoring to build up a bur- eaucratic machine which will operate strictly in accordance with orders from the Central Government. Police Powerful The old Cheka has been abolished, and in its stead there has come up the organization known as the Political Police. The latter does not interfere in men's private Jives, but in politics they are omnipotent as ever. At one time the political police could shoot people first and try them afterward. Today the method is to have a court trial first and then carry out the ex- ecution, or to send suspects into exile without trial. To foreigners in Russia the leaders make no effort to conceal their policy. They are not ashamed. They have confidence in the policy of doing wrongthat good ultimately may come, and they apparently are succeeding, slowly and painfully, in reconstruct- ing Russia, but along their own lines, and without any important sacrifice of principle. The evidence of reconstruction in the land is more superficial than really deep-seated. Streets are being repaved, buildings reconstructed, and railroad passenger traffic is becoming normal. Industrial plants, however, if in no worse condition than a year ago, certainly are in no better shape. These plants need foreign capital, but lack- ing this on terms to which the Com- munists can consent, the government is ready to wait until it has a surplus of exports from agriculture. This it hopes for in 1923, and then and there- after it sees money with which it will be able to establish industries itself. "'I~ ilr ot ivi A1riat M~anfusir " "IANt4OS THAT BOX to contain your supplies for Course 1 in Drawing . 35c WAH R'S UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORES A lic'higan Institution -11 Iv- Women's Debater Those who are to compose the Ohio-Michigan debate squad will meet for a few minutes Monday noon, October 9, to learn the details of the try- out scheduled for next Saturday. Room 302, Mason Hall. RAY K. IMMEL, Intercollegiate Contest Director. Exhibition of War Portraits: Under the auspices of the Ann Arbor Art Association an exhibition of pportraits of American and allied war leaders is being held from 1:30 to 5 p. m. daily, from Oct. 5 to Oct. 26, in the West Gallery of Alumni Memorial Hall. The gallery will be open Sundays. BRUCE M. DONALDSON. Tryouts fior Play Production Plays: Men wishing to take part in "Much Ado About Nothing" and other plays to be presented by the class in Play Production may try out on Tuesday, Oct. 10, and Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 4 o'clock in the Auditorium of University Hall, or may confer with me by telephone. R. D. T. HOLLISTER. To Choral Union Tryouts: Tryouts for membership in the Choral Union will be continued at the School of Music at the following times: Monday at 4:15; Tuesday at 4:15. E. V. MOORE, Acting Director. HERE is a rich resonant singing-quality to the tone of the A. B. CHASE PIANO - a quality that is second onl to the intrinsic worth and aristocratic beauty of the instrument itself. 3 0HEN you select an A. B. CHASE PIANO for your home, your good judgment is con- firmed by the most discriminating musicians of mu- sic in America. I I Choad Union Rehearsal: First rehearsal of the Choral Union Tuesday, Oct.'10th, at 7:00. All former quested to report at this time. will be held, at the School of Music members and new tryouts are re- E. V. MOORE, Acting Director. Economically Better Off In the meantime, with evidence at hand of enough food to feed practic- ally the entire population; with a fuel supply exceeding that of last year, and with textile, works producing a con-. siderable amount of clothing, the gov- ernment expects the population to be fed, and warmed, and clad, not nec- essarily very well, but still well enough to weather another year with- out foreign loans. Nikolai Lenine, Premier of Russia, though far from strong as the result of his recent illness, has been the guiding mind In these general poli- cies. it. Oro . . tAut W~tiliam at !aptarb ". Zit IIiume of 1ir~iiat ~user. A I 1 They Did It In The In terests Of Public Safety Always Be Careful. In this slogan, say University au- thorities, can be found the raison d'etre of the aluminum-embossed, three-foot steel barrier which now stretches across 'the northwest base of the diagonal walk. But the student body is giving little credence to this explanation of the in- novation, questioning has disclosed. The solutions offered to the new cam- pus mystery are many. "It's the work of the Athletic de- partment," declare.d one student. "They want to develop hurdlers and they have devised this heinous, insid- ious scheme to uncover latent jump- ing talent. Studlnts lato for eight o'clocks wvll invaribly take the bar at a flying la:). f they make it, an Athletic ass)calteon eiial hiding in the near-by s.i ubb cry will pounce upon them and s g. them uT) for the= cross- ountry r,-i. If they fail, the official will merely stay :, hiding to await the p:,carance u better mater- Another seeker of crudition offers a different explanation. "T'h: barrier was put there through the influence of the bloc of castern coast students," he said. "They want the Michigan campus to be called 'tle Michigan yard.' That's the custom at Harvard, as everyone knows. A stranger at Cambridge seeking the 'Harvard cam- pus' usually meets the rejoinder, 'Oh, you mean Hawvahd yawd.' A yard pre- supposes a fence. he twenty-five foot bar is just the beginning." Office Hours Evenings by 9-12 A.M. appointment 1- 6 P.. IRVING WARMOLTS, D.S.C. CHIROPODIST Foot Specialist 706 First Nat. Bank Bldg. Phone 1746-J '11111!lt1!!Iillltlltlll111!!!1l111!!1lllllillll ' Announcing - New Chop Suey Restaurant VARSITY INN r Now Open for Business - OUR We are Offering a Real Bargain A $1.00 Safety Razor for 39c ON DISPLAY IN OUR WINDOW 205 SOUTH MAIN Try us on your Wants in Hardware, Electrical and Tool Supplies. 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