FOUR THE .MICIGAN 'DAILY SATURDAY, NOV. 7, 1936 THE MICHIGAN DAILY - 1 :t 6 --: 1936 Member 1937 ssocided CLeiide Press Distributors of Colle6iate Di6est Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matter herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N.Y. CHICAGO BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES . PORTLAND - SEATTLE Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR .................ELSIE A. PIERCE ASSOCIATE EDITOR ...........FRED WARNER NEAL ASSOCIATE EDITOR........MARSHALL D. SHLMAN George Andros Jewel Wuerfel Richard Hershey Ralph W. Hurd Robert Cummins Departmental Boards Publication Department: Elsie A. Pierce, Chairman; James Boozer, Arnold S. Daniels, Joseph Mattes, Tuure Tenander, Robert Weeks. Reportorial -Department: Fred Warner Neal, Chairman; Ralph Hurd, William E. Shackleton,rIrving S. Silver- man, William Spaller, Richard G. Hershey. Editorial Department: Marshall D. Shulman, Chairman; Robert Cummins, Mary Sage Montague. Sports Department: George J. Andros, Chairman: Fred DeLano and Fred Buesser, associates, Raymond Good- man, Carl Gerstacker, Clayton Hepler, Richard La- Mara. Women's Department: Jewel Wuerfel, Chairman: Eliza- beth M Anderson, Elizabeth Bingham, Helen Douglas, Margaret Hamilton, Barbara J Lovell, Katherine ]Moore, Betty Strickroot, Theresa Swab. Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER................JOHN R. PARK ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER . WILLIAM BARNDT WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER .......JEAN KEINATH Departnental Managers Jack Staple, Accounts Manager; Richard Croushore, Na- tional Advertising and Circulation Manager; Don J. Wilsher, Contracts Manager;- Ernest A. Jones, Local Advertising Manager; Norman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Falender, Publications and Class- ifed Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: I. S. SILVERMAN An Analysis Of The 'Maritime Strike. . THE WEST COAST has for a long time been the locale of one of the most clear-cut illustrations of the continuing struggle between organized capital and organized labor. Today, with more than 40,000 maritime 'workers again out on strike, the struggle has be- come sharper and more relentless than ever be- fore. And this strike is not the localized, though bloody, affair that the 1934 strike was. All along the American seaboard maritime workers have struck in sympathy with their West Coast fellow workers, achieving thereby a complete tieup of American shipping. Moreover, this sympathy strike is in direct repudiation of orders from the vested leaders of the International Seamens' Union. The fight, then, is not only one between capital and labor, but between the rank and file workers and the union leadership. In a situation of such complexity, analysis may be achieved only by an appreciation of the history of the- rise of this rank and file resistance. In 1919 and again in 1921. the Longshoremen of San Francisco struck for improvement in working conditions and for recognition of their International Longshoremen's Association, the I.L.A. They were completely beaten, and became victims of a bitter reprisal by the shipping com- panies. Company unions were created, and all workers required to possess "blue books" in order to be eligible for employment. Hiring was done on the docks, the worker losing much time by being forced to wait about while the wharf boss hired on a preferential basis. Criticism of these blue book unions was met by refusal to employ. No standardization of hours or working condi- tions was operative. Exploitation was complete and bitter. These were the conditions until 1933 when the NRA with its 7A section was effected. The long muleted longshoremen rushed almost immediately to join en mass. the newly reor- ganized I.L.A., which had been inoperative since 1921. Negotiations were at once attempted with the shipping companies, but they were met with absolute unresponse. Blue books were still re- quired. Finally, on March 5, 1934, the longshore- men struck. After two weeks, however, the strike was called off at the President's request. For a six-week period there was a truce, of which the determined shipping companies took advantage by arming themselves for the fight. Then the longshoremen resumed the strike, for absolutely no concessions had been made to them. After bloody and fierce fighting in the streets of San Francisco, the maritime strike culmi- nated in a general strike by all the organized labor of the city. But, though firm and united. labor was beaten by violence and a well dissem- inated flood of false propaganda. Led by the newspapers of the city, the publishers of which fTHE FORUM] Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous contributions will be disregarded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, the editors reserving the right to condense all letters of more than 300 words and to accept or reject letters upon the criteria of general editorial importance and interest to the campus. Farmer-Labor Party To the Editor: Faith in the idea of democracy has been sat- isfyingly refreshed by, the result of Tuesday's election. Reaction, whether in the form of the Landon-Hearst-Liberty League combination or in the Lemke-Coughlin group, has been unmistak- ably repudiated. The myth of an impartial press in America has been efectively shattered. The workers, farmers and professionals who make up the bulk of the American people are united as never before by their belief in the right of every American to liberty, security and work. But the question must be raised whether the nation is really in a position to cope with the problems facing it immediately and for the next four years. Most grave is the imminence of war which threatens to engulf the world almost daily. Equally important is the problem of un- employment which is still as serious as ever. Moreover, labor's demands have been consis- tently neglected and the maritime strike is but the prelude to a new round of strikes to gain a decent wage and the right of organization for the workers. The status of civil liberties in this country is still sadly uncertain as the in- cidents in Terre Haute and Tampa have shown. These are but four of the many problems to be met. To deal adequately with such problems requires a nation both fully aware of their significance and resolutely backing a party whose principles represent some adequate solution. But while the masses voted nearly unanimously as a class, almost for the first time in American history, they voted not for a party pledged to satisfy their demands but for the man who seemed to servative and the radical elements in the union. John P. Ryan, the president of the International Seamens' Union, of which the I.L.A. was a local, sacrificed the best interests of labor to the ship- ping interests. But, under the leadership of Harry Bridges, the I.L.A. repudiated Ryan's union, as well as his "settlement" and continued the" fight. And with the help of the federal government the I.L.A. was able to win a victory in the new settlement. They received: a 30-hour week, straight time pay raised 10 cents to 95 cents per hour and overtime pay raised 5 cents to $1.40 per hour,- which was retroactive to July 1, 1934. But upon the fundamental issue they accepted a compromise: the new hiring halls were to be controlled jointly with the shippers, through the hall-dispatchers, who have charge of dock as- signments, were to be chosen by the union. This settlement expired Sept. 30, 1936. For two years the shipping companies streng- thened their united organization to fight the unions. An the unions, for their part, did the same. Nine interdependent unions, including along with the I.L.A. the Warehousemen, the Teamsters, etc., united to form the West Coast Maritime Federation, which is, in effect, a large industr-1 union. The leader of this organization is Harry Bridges of the I.L.A., a rank and file longshoreman, but inspiring and dynamic, and having the full confidence of the workers. They have thus completely refused the reactionary leadership of John P. Ryan, who is unquestion- ably a union racketeer. Thus, when the settlement expired a month ago, both sides were prepared for the inevitable fight. The shipping companies are adamant in refusing the renewal of the terms. They want to break the union with its hiring halls, its de- termined protection of the individual worker from abuse, its maintenance of a decent wage; in short, they want to break the very idea of a union of longshoremen who express a common- ality of purpose and a determination to achieve that purpose.Butthe union refuses to be broken. The complete membership of the Fed- oration is out on strike, some 40,000 men. Added to these, Joseph Curran is leading the rank and file of the International Seamans' Union, called the Seamans' Defense Committee, against the racketeering of Ryan and his fellow officers, in a sympathy strike. On the West Coast and in the port of New York private shipping is at a stand- still, though Ryan is threatening to man the vessels and picket the rank and file picketers in New York and thus to break the S.D.C. The only mediating force in the struggle is the Federal Maritime Commission, which, under the leadership of Admiral Hamlet has been con- ducting, a sporadic investigation of the whole struggle. It is to be hoped that the Commission will exert pressure upon the three major ship- ping companies concerned, Dollar, Matson and American-Hawaiian, all of which receive large Federal subsidies. But peace cannot come about in any other way than through the efforts of the government; the struggle is too bitter and too fundamental. There are three aspects of this strike which should be observed by those interested in the future of America: 1. The strike as the most concrete example of the struggle between capital and labor in the United States today. The fact is definite and af- firmed by both parties. 2. The strike as the struggle between the rank and file and the vested leadership for control of union policy. It is Bridges and Curran, the I.L.A. and the S.D.C. against John P. Ryan and his henchmen. 3. The strike as the struggle between the them to have defended and would continue to defend their interests. In their zeal to defeat Landon, they forgot President Roosevelt's eva- siveness and indecision on matters of vital im- portance to labor, and the machine bosses and southern gentlemen of the Democratic Party. Despite the trust which the people have in President Roosevelt, there is absoluely no guar- antee that he will hold out against the clamor for increased profits or keep the country out of war. If the needs of the people are to be met, they'must bring to bear continuous and decisive pressure on the President but neither the Demo- cratic Party nor trust alone can be expected to do that. Only an organization designed to ex- press and achieve the people's demands can guarantee the jobs, security and peace they de- mand. The nucleus of such an organization is to be found in the Farmer-Labor party which, far from being radical, is yet aware that only inde- pendent action by the people can gain their ends. The way to preserve the fruits of Tues- day's victory is, I believe for the people to or- ganize into a national Farmer-Labor Party im- mediately wth the end in view of electing a Farmer-Labor bloc to Congress in. 1938 and a President in 1940. What the issues will be then is of course impossible to predict accurately but if the experience of Europe is of any account, then the preservation of democracy will be at stake. And only a united people will be able to save it. -H.W. Vandenberg Replies To the Editor: A recent letter which I despatched to Senator Vandenberg, and which appeared in the Forum, criticized the Michigan senator, among other things for the inconsistency in political action of supporting social security legislation at its inception and then repudiating it during the campaign just ended. Inasmuch as there are two sides to every criticism, the following letter of reply from Senator Vandenberg should be made known: "My dear friend: I am referring only to that portion of your letter which discussed your belief that I supported the Social Security Act and voted for it and then reversed myself in the recent campaign. I know you will be glad to have the facts. "I did support the Social Security Act because of its fundamental objectives-although I sharp- ly criticized some features of it at the time of its passage. I have taken precisely the same position regarding it during the campaign. I have continued to approve its general objectives -and I have continued to criticize some of its impractical features. I have not joined in any general assault upon it because-generally speak- ing- I believe in its fundamentals.-A. H. Van- denberg." -Art Settle. Our Loyal Adviser To the Editor It is characteristic of the person who writes in today's Daily commenting on Boake Carter that he should climax his febrile rotarianistic outburst by signing himself "An American." The question is not whether something could be done to improve the American system of government, but whether we should suffer an Englishman (who incidentally seems to have become enough Americanized to become a citizen) to tell us anything about how to do it. The only attitude less desirable than a servile worship of everything foreign is the sort of indignant provincialism dis- played by our "American"-a provincialism which assumes (doubtless because Mr. Hearst has had so much to say about the subversive influences that threaten the sanctity of our Constitution) that Mr. Carter's criticisms must be bad because they cone from a former English- man who is still un-American enough to think that there is some good in the English system of government. Nothing is ever accomplished by railing at comment on our government simply because it comes from someone who was not reared in Mis- souri and nurtured on Hearst. Let us answer criticism, if it is to be answered, with reason and analysis. Nothing is less constructively Amer- ican than the attitude of the 100 per cent Amer- icans. Your "American" correspondent could surely spend his time to better advantage exam- ining the problems of our government than in trying, with more heat than light, "to repudiate our loyal adviser from the British Isles." -C.C.W. Lonely Illini Bandsmen To the Editor: The sight of lonely groups of Illini bandsmen walking up and down State Street Saturday night suggests that upon such occasions in the future it might be a gesture of hospitality for some campus group to sponsor a dance to which people need not come in couples and where in- troductions might be performed by the time- honored Paul Jones. -Harold Thompson. Poem To the Editor: The following, by 'Ted Robinson, in the Cleve- land Plain Dealer, is pertinent at this time. If I could find a country where People were few and speech was rare, Where printed books did not exist, And newspapers were not missed Because such things had not been heard of- Where there had never been a word of Sermon or drama or oration, Lecture or speech or recitation- Where movie films had never been, Nor mail bags ever entered in- THE ATR E By JAMES DOLL Political Farce Coming HERE will be another comedy at the Cass next week-American in- stead of the very British Call It A Day which closes its run tonight. First Lady is American not only in; style but in subject matter inas- much as it deals with activities among faculty-wives (excuse me, wives of politicians) in Washington just be- fore a presidential nomination. In- stead of substituting the traditionalI group of men in a hotel-room for theI national convention, the play substi- tutes two charming women-more or less-over the silver tea things in a drawing-room. The two authors are Katherine Dayton, a Washington newspaper- woman and radio skit writer, and George Kaufman. Miss Dayton was unknown to the Broadway theatre1 before this play opened but Kaufman is known for a long series of col- laborations. He wrote Once In At Lifetime with Moss Hart, June Moon with Ring Lardner, the earlier Beg-t gar on Horseback and The Butter and Egg Man with Marc Connelly whoj has deserted the field of farce and light comedy for subtler things like The Green Pastures. Kaufman's play, this season is Stage Door, which like Dinner at Eight was written with Ed- na Ferber. First Lady although it attacks cer- tain amusing Washington backstairs manners ,does not go at the subject hammer and tongs in the way that Kaufman and Hart annihilated Hol- lywood's unique mores in Once in a Lifetime. It is pleasanter, more sense of humor, more suited to the mood of elegance with which its star, Miss Jane Cowl, always manages to sur- round herself. Jane Cowl appeared in Ann Arbor a few seasons ago in Twelfth Night1 and Camille. Although her name has often been associated with serious matters (she holds the New York record for number of. consecutive per- formances of Juliet) her style of act- ing is better suited to comedy as aI comparison of her performance of Viola and Marguerite Cautier will1 show. Miss Cowl is always at the1 center of things in any cast and man- ages to keep things going-off stage1 as well as on. You can read about her activities during rehearsals in Josepht Vernor Reed's book, The Curainf Falls,in which some of her more or less quaint person characteristics aret more thoroughly discussed than those of any other contemporary actress. Mr. Reed in partnership with Ken- neth Macgowan presented Miss Cowl in Twelfth Night in New York as wellI as in Penn Levy's Art and Mrs. Bottle.1 This is the very bad play in whichI she played a one night stand at the1 Whitney Theatre in the spring of 1931. Her last appearance on Broad- way, previous to First Lady, was in S. N. Behrman's Rain from Heaven. First Lady opens Monday, Nov. 9,e at 8:30 p.m. and plays through the week with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. CALENDAR Cass, last performales this after- noon and tonight: Gladys Cooper and Philip Merivale in Call It A Day, the comedy by Dodie Smith. Reviewed here yesterday. Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, last two performances today: The Great Waltz, the musical spectacle with music taken from the works of the Johann Strauss,' father and son. Cinema Theatre, Detroit, now play- ing: The Youth of Maxim. One of the most important pictures to be made in the Soviet Union. Unitarian Church, tomorrow at 5 p.m.: Rev. H. P. Marley will discuss Irwin Shaw's vigorous and original anti-war play, Bury the Dead. It will be Play Production's next offering. NOT PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED The Art Cinema League will bring G. W. Pabst's production of Don Quixote, the moving picture with the great Russian basso, Feodor Chalia- pin. Mendelssohn, Nov. 20 and 21. With it will be shown Three Little Pigs in French and a Donald Duck cartoon, The Polo Game. President Gets Hero's Ovation At Washington DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. (Continued from Page 2) First Methodist Church, Sunday: Morning worship setvice at 10:45 a.m. Dr. C. W. Brashares will preach on "Life and Death." First Presbyterian Church, Sunday: Masonic Temple. 327 S. Fourth Ave. Dr. W. P. Lemon, minister. At 10:45 a.m., "In God's Stead" is the topic upon which Dr. Lemon will pream at the morning worship serv- ice. Music by the student choir. At 5:30 p.m. the Westminster Guild will hold its supper and social hour Armistice Day will be recognized at Bethlehem Evangelical Church in the I morning service to be held at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Theodore Schmale, pastor, will preach on "The Peace to Come. In the evening at 5:30 p.m. the Youth League will enjoy a supper and fellowship hour. First Congregational Church, Sun- day: 10:45 a.m., service of worship, Rev. Howard R. Chapman will conduct the service. Prof. Preston Slosson will give the first of a series of Lay-Serm- ons on "False Gods," his subject be- followed by the meeting at 6:30 p.m., ing "The Infinite is God, or Wor- which will be in the form of a stu- shipping Nature." "- . ".. ....... iT{. A - -C / -3 f dent symposium on "My Idea of God .- Harris Hall, Sunday: The regular student meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in Harris Hall. Re- ports of the Provincial Student Con- ference in Chicago will be given by the delegates who attended as rep- resentatives of the University of Michigan Episcopal Student's Guild. All Episcopal students and their friends are cordially invited. Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Sunday: Services of worship are: 8 a.m., Holy Communion. 9:30 a.m., Church School. 11 a.m., Morning prayer and serm- on by the Rev. Henry Lewis. 11 a.m., Kindergarten. First Baptist Church, Sunday: 10:45 a.m. Mr. Sayles will speak ori Sincereity in Religion," in a series on Sermon on the Mount. 12, Student Fclass in Guild House. Mr. Chapman will lead discussion on "A Christian Society." 6 p.m., Students meet at Guild House. Special Armistice Day pro- gram. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sun- day: Liberty at Third, Carl A. Brauer, minister. Public worship at 10:45 a.m. The pastor will speak on the topic: "What Price Christianity." Student supper and fellowship hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Prof. Arthur L. Cross of the History Department of the University will give an address at 6:30 p.m. on the topic: "England To- day." Every one interested is invited to attend the service and the lecture. Church of Christ, Disciples, Sun- day: 10:45 a.m., Church service. Rev. C. M. Yocum, Secretary of the Foreign Department of the United Christian Missionary Society, will speak on "The People of the Orient." 5:30 p.m. Tea and social hour. 6:30 p.m. Address by Rev. Yocum on the topic, "Some Foreign Friends of Mine." Rev. Yocum has traveled extensively and has been intimately associated with the people of many races and nations. Student Fellowship at 6 p.m. this evening. Following the supper Rabbi Heller will speak on "Europe As I Saw It Last Summer." All students who are interested will be welcome. Trinity Lutheran Church, Sunday: E. William at S. Fifth Ave. Services will be held in Trinity Lu- theran Church at 10:30 a.m. with the sermon delivered by the pastor, Rev. Henry Yoder on "And He Said 'Follow Me'." Choir will render "Holy Art Thou" by Handel. Lutheran Student activities will be held in Zion Lutheran Parish Hall at 5:30 p.m. The Lutheran Student Club: Mr. Fred Benz of Ann Arbor will show some moving pictures taken on his last trip around the world. The pic- tures will include scenes from New Zealand and Fiji Islands. The meet- ing will be held at Zion Parish Hall on Sunday, Nov. 8. Friendship ahd supper hour at 5:30. Forum hour at-6:30 p.m. All Lutheran Students and friends are urged to come. The Hillel Independents will hold an important business meeting, Sunday, Nov. 8, promptly at 8:30 p.m. After the meeting, Professor Blumer of the University of Chicago, who is now visiting our university, will address the group. All are cordially invited. Come, and bring your friends with you! Hillel Tea: There will the Hillel Foundation from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. are invited. be a tea at on Sunday All students Graduate Education Club: The Graduate Education Club will hold its second meeting of the academic year, Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. in the library of the University Elemen- tary School. Dr. Guthe of the An- thropology department of the Uni- versity will speak on, the subject, "Anthropology and Education." An opportunity will be provided for ques- tions and discussion after Dr. Guthe's talk. All graduate students interested or taking work in Education, as well as their friends are cordially invited to attend. 'Veritas'a.Harvards Great f C.ontribution To America The following article, written by Dr. Stephen Duggan, director of the Insti- tute ofnInternational Education, is re- printed from the news bulletin of that organization. By DR. STEPHEN DUGGAN DURING the past month the alumni and students of Harvard Uni- versity engaged in a great celebration to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of its founding. Thou- sands of non-Harvard men and wom- en throughout the country viewed the celebration with sympathy and re- joicing, for the tercentary was a na- tional event ofthe greatest import- ance in the history of higher edu- cation in the United States. During those three centuries Harvard gave the natioh many of its leaders in politics, literature, science and phil- osophy. It provided guidance and assistance to many of the younger colleges throughout the country by its example and by means of its grad- uates who taught and administered in them. The record of its contribution in every field of research is most im- pressive. Every intelligent non-Har- vard citizen will want to express to the oldest college in North America con- gratulations for its past achieve- ments, and sincere and confident wishes for its future. Were we to stop here we should vard authorities to dismiss a profes- sor accused of teaching radical doc- trines. But the administration at Harvard stood adamant against such suggestion. The Harvard faculty has always maintained a sensible atti- tude in the matter of academic free- dom. Harvard's motto is Veritas, Truth. Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, "What is Truth?" At least it is not deliberate falsehood. Neither is it propaganda. Whenever the aim is not an honest search for the facts of a situation and a fair, honorable, and objective in- terpretation of those facts we have not truth. With increasing insistence Harvard seeks to realize its motto, to discover and diffuse truth. It is for that reason that a hearing is given to what is considered hereticfl. That was once needed primarily in reli- gion'and it resulted in religious toler- ance and the separation of Church and State. Today it is needed pri- marily in the field of social relations where it is just as difficult to main- tain objectivity as it was in the do- main of religion in the seventeenth century. The Harvard tercentenary cele- bration was not only a national event of great importance, it was interna- tional in its influence, Leaders in scholarship from every country in the world assembled at the celebration. They freely discussed problems of the deepest significance; not only prob- lems of physical nature but of so- ciety. In this day of intellectual sup- pression over so large an area in'the world, it was heartening to follow their untrammeled discussions. The Harvard celebration thereby rendered an inestimable service to the cause of WASHINGTON No ( v. . -~(A" )-lose the chief significance of the Welcomed as a conqueror by a cap-;- Harvard celebration. Harvard stands ital that takes presidents for granted, for freedom: freedom to undertake Franklin D. Roosevelt swung into with energy and courage the research his post-election tasks today in jolly that will advance the boundaries of humor and feelingfit.knowledge; freedom to engage in umra eg untrammeled and enlightening dis- While reporters crowded about his cussion that alone will prepare men desk in a manner reminiscent of his as educated citizens for service to a "horse and buggy" press conference democratic state; fieedom to advocate after NRA had fallen, but in an at- and unpopular cause that ought to be mosphere contrasting with the ten- sustained. Freedom at Harvard has ,I sity then, he lightly brushed aside! questions pertinent to the SupremeI not gone without attack. As early as the days of the Salem Witchcraft, democracy and liberalism every- where. Universities and university- trained men must become leaders of mblic ninion mn reand mor TTn.