PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY T.. THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1927 * Published every morning except Mondayt luring the Universi year by the Board in Contrel of Student Publications. Members of Westera Confereace Editorial Asociation. The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or ftot otherwise1 credited in this paper and the local news pub- lished therein.t Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor,1 Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate1 of postage granted by Third Assistant Post-j master General. Subscription by. carrier, $3.75; by mail,1 $4.00. 4-Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- stard Street.1 Phons: .4itorial, 4925; Business2 1214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR sMITH H. CADY, JR. editor...............W. Calvin Patterson City Eio.. ......... Irwin A. Oliam NewsrEditors........... Frederick Shillito E Philip C. Brooks Women's 'Editor............Marion Kubik7 Sports Editor...........Wilton A. 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Tremble Harold Utley Herbert Varnutn Ray Wachter but expert planning and recommenda- tion to improve the economic and in- dustrial situation as much as possi- ble, but a shadow blotted out the diplomatic sunshine for a time when suggestions for a rearrangement of the debt situation were made-ob- viously for the express benefit of the United States. The cloud drifted away on the breeze of public disapproval.2 Kind words and thoughts flowed whenI the Soviet delegates made what wasz for them a sane and noiseless dem- onstration of their desire to come half way, or even the whole, in order that Russia might have credit and railroads. Then at the last minute,1 the surface was ruffled by the force- ful activity of British agents in a raid upon Soviet offices in London, and the result was a regression to the customary Soviet policy of boosting communism, and the request that it work hand in hand with the rest of the world. The outcome was an idi- Vtic and impossible compromise. 1 Now the Colombian representative has made the statement to those as- sembled that his country does not care for the methods used by the United State in assisting the develop- ment of the Colombian resources, and he has added that the rest of Europe would be welcome to try its hand. Perhaps the delegate and his country have forgotten the European aggres- sions which at one time called forth the Monroe doctrine. Even so he con- tributed little to the ultimate success of the conference by dragging inany continental dispute that might have been bothering him. It seemed like poor policy on the part of the partic- ipants at Geneva to jeopardize the prospects of that and other affairs of its kind by using an industrial and economic caucus as a ground for di- plomatic rock-casting. It would have been better to allow the experts to pursue their courses . untrammeled and reserve the floor for justifiable de- bate. VERY NICE Next month a naval conference of the great powers will be held at Ge- neva. Japan, England, and the Unit- ed States will confer there, ostensi- bly with some design of lowering the armaments of the world and thereby saving some of the tremendous cost of war preparation. One would expect that the nations represented at a meet of this kind would display nothing but the most broad-minded of attitudes, and at the Washington conference, a similar meet held-four years ago, one of the really monumental achievements of all times was made. Sometimes, how- ever, certain actions and expressions would seem to belie this attitude of cooperation, and the present intima- tions of Japan are the most note- worthy examples of this type of ac- tion. In the face of the fact that the universal tendencytof the worldtis toward disarmament and limitation, Japan is going to propose, she says, to raise her ratio above the 5-5-3 basis agreed upon at Washington. Disarm- ament is all right for other nations, in the opinion of the astute oriental emissaries, but Japan must sustain the pinnacle of preparedness. Among the other modest proposals that are to be made by the Japanese are the de-militarization of the Philip- pines, the neutralization of the Pan- ama Canal zone, and the maintenance of the status quo in Hawaii. The men from Tokio are not the least bit bashful about suggesting concessions by other nations, and it would be in- teresting to note the reaction that; they would make to a proposal to de- militarize Korea or neutralize Port Arthur. This is not the limit of the temer- ity of the Japanese, even, for they also have a suggestion for England. They ask that the plans for the Sing- apore naval base be abandoned imme- diately. The next step will probably be a proposal to transfer the United States department of state and the British foreign office to Tokio, where the dip- lomats who seek to guide the destinies of all mankind could have a closer check and more definite control over their actions. The attitude of Japan is extremely narrow, to say the least, for a nation entering what is presum- ably a progressive meet with the world's great powers; and a sign of cooperative good intention on the part of the Japanese would be the most en- couraging thing that could befall the conference at Geneva. PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE Colonel Caroi A. Thompson, who knows and understands the Philippine, situation better than anyone else just now, logically summed up the argu-1 ments against independence in those! islands while speaking last week in Toledo. TO~sE, LL' A NEW COUNCILL Old and new members of the Stu- dent Council met together last night, and the new members were formally initiated into their new duties. School may close any time, now. It seems a shame that the new members are forced to listen to the parting words and advice of the de- parting. They ought to be given a chance to make the badly-needed fresh start. * * , There was a time, it is said, when the Student Council was an important organization in student affairs. Per- haps, according to Dean Cooley, they're just getting old. * * * A revival may be expected when the members are affected by con- science. * * * The congratulations of Rolls are extended to the new members. Our only hope is that they will do better than the last bunch. At least we'll do all we can, in our own way of course, to help them. * * * COUNCILMAN RETIRES Photograph of an active member of the Student Council. (Nott: Taken several years ago.) LANTERNS GO OUT They didn't have a Lantern Night after all. The rain was a little too heavy, and they were afraid it would put out the lanterns so they called the event off for a few days. Better luck next time! Tradition has been receiving some mighty tough breaks this year. * * * TICKETS? SURE! When we read the story of the football ticket allotments we thought perhaps they had changed their mind about building a new stadium. * * * To make sure there wasn't a mis- take we called up Harry Tillotson to find how many extra tickets would be allowed for the Ohio State game. When he said, "Just one," we could hear him smile right over the tele- phone. So far as the students are concern- ed, they might just as well be holding the games at Ferry field next year. And maybe President Little's home and home plan wasn't so bad after all. * * * But it's too early to start grieving now. By the time Harry gets through turning down applications we may be lucky to even get our student tickets. * * * ANYWAY, we had a good laugh at one particular alumnus who used to usurp our seats last fall. He came to Ann -Arbor last Friday to see CapNight. * * * SHADES OF BABBITT Mayor Ed Staebler of Ann Arbor left for Ostend, Belgium, last night as a delegate to a Rotary club con- ference. We hope the mayor manages to visit Paris and get some impressions of student life there. If the stories we hear are true, he wouldn't be so harsh on the boys and girls back home when he returns. A few more outbursts from these music and drama experts and we'll consider resigning this job. We have to expect a certain amount of slush on one side, but when it starts roll- ing in from all directions it's almost unbearable. Something ought to be done about it! * *f WE SUSPECT that the music and drama editor has been publishing some of those objectionable reviews just to prove that somebody does read his column. One of the Detroit reporters almost made another break yesterday. He. thought Lantern Night was going to be held last night and had his story all written up-in advance of course- as all good Detroit reporters do. And it was a good story, too. i * 5 " Mu A Dra MUSICAL COMEDY NOISE AND TEDIUM With the waning of the 1egitimate drama in New York, the thumping of revues and musical comedies throbs louder and louder through the barren spring evenings. Some of them have been current since the beginning of the year-notably "Oh, Kay!", "Queen High" (held over from last season) and the "Scandals," although the lat- ter show will leave in approximately three weeks. "Rio Rita," the last Ziegfeld production, will probably last through the summer, and "A Night in Spain," the new Shubert show, seems settled for a run; Gene Buck, having refused to submit "Yours Truly" (the show he opened in Detroit early in the year) to the price slash- ing of Mr. LeBlang, has taken it into the provinces. Other than this a dozen new titles appear: "Merry-Go-Round" (which will be produced by Richard Herndon, who also did "Americana"); "Pad- locks of 1927" (the Texas Guinan revue); "East Side, West Side" (in which Eddie Dowling hopes to repeat the success of "Honeymoon Lane"); "Talk About Girls!" and a dozen others. At the same time Mr. Zieg- feld's "Follies" will open in Atlantic City in August, and Mr. White's "Man- hattan Maru" will try the mettle of pre-season theatre-goers a little lat- er. Perhaps the farthest cry from slapsticks and mammy songs is a new burst of Gilbert and Sullivan revivals. "Ruddigore" with Craig Campbell, Violet Carlson and William Danforth will open at the Cosmopolitan tomor- row night, and "Patience" with James Watts and Vivian Hart was presented at the Theatre Masque earlier in the week. * , , ,* Locilly such activity as there is seems directed along the same line. The opera choruses are daily splitting and hoofing in and about Mimes the- atre in tentative and limb-torturing routies. The direction this year is by students; Roy Hoyer, who usually sets the routines in the spring will not arrive in Ann Arbor until the fall, since The Stones are still play- ing to good business in Boston and won't close for sone time. The general nature of the produc- tion is usually prophecied rather early, and predictions might be made even now. It will be musical comedy of the intimate type-a type which has been approximated in the past and it is hoped will be realized next year. The comedians will be featured, and even the supposedly serious roles will be burlesqued in ruthless fashion. The laughs will be plugged within an inch of their lives, and a general at- tempt to humanize the staid action of former operas will be made. * * . THE STUDENTS' RECITAL A Review, By Gerd Aage Gillhoff The uncertain weather and last week's orgy of music did not prevent a fairly large audience from attend- ing Miss Olson's graduation recital at the School of Music yesterday eve- ning. Verdi's famous aria, "Pace, Pace, mio Dio," from "La Forza del Destino" opened her ambitious pro- gram, and this was followed by French, Scandinavian, and English songs. Miss Olson was especially fine in songs requiring dramatic rendering. At no time did her interpretation leave anything to be desired. Un- fortunately her voice often sounded strident in the small auditorium; but only when she sang loudly were her tones clear. Her voice has a tend- ency to vibrate, which is apt to spoil the desired effect. This vibrato re- sults in a lack of pitch which was frequently disagreeable, to say the least. For this reason Miss Olson is much more enjoyable in such num- bers as the two Scandinavian folk songs, which she sang with a pro- nounced sense of humor, than in the delicate and tender "Le Miroir" and "God Morgen." Whenever the so- prano overcame the disadvantages of her voice, as in "Tears of God," her singing was altogether delightful. Miss Kaiser and Miss Case played a Bach concerto for two violins with energy. There was a lack of mellow- ness of tone, however; the playing was mechanical at times, and a less difficult work might have been chosen. There was a noticeable absence of! feeling which made the effect monot- onous. Miss Donna Esselstyn was the ex-I cellent accompanist of the soprano, and Miss Ruth Moore played the piano score of the Bach concerto adequately. ;1 a You will want one of asderrspens for exams. Why not get the use of it now? It has 6 to 12 times more ink capacity, always works and will outwear several pens of any other make. 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THOMAS McKEAN CITY GOVERNMENT It is rather a queer anomaly that a city which contains a great univer- sity should have an obsolete govern- ment; especially when that University boasts one of the finest departments of political science in the country, and has trained scores of men for im- portant posts in city organizations. It is only natural, also, that Professor Reed should take occasion to com- ment on this form of government, when the occasion arises, and that his proposals should be both practical and sound. If an admiral should use a ferry boat as a flagship it would be ridicu- lous, but no more ridiculous than for Ann Arbor to continue with its pres- ent mayorality system. If the city were only used as an experimental labora- tory for ideas of the political science department it could scarcely do worse than the fiascos that have recently been enacted under the guise of ciiy government. The city of Ann Arbor should be the first to try a new idea, and the quickest to give up an out- worn one. It is failure to do this that has caused the present situation, one in which it is necessary for pro- feVsors of political science to stump the city in the interests of reform. KILLING PROGRESS The omens of benefit, which seemed to pervade the earlier sessions of the Geneva economic conference h a d their wings clipped to some extent in the latter part by the activity of the wrangling element. Progress alongf well-defined lines no sooner gets un- der way than it is retarded by inter- national attacks of an insidious sort. 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