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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
ThURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936
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NIGHT EDITOR : WILLIAM SPALLER
only one political party, the Kuomintang, to
exist.
However, if Chiang were sincere about his uni-
fication plans he would have readmitted com-
munists into the Kuomintang party. This group
has for years been clamoring to reenter the party
to build a united front against Japan. As they
have done in Spain and France, so are they doing
in China. Their aim in all the instances men-
tioned is to retain the democratic form of gov-
ernment rather than surrender to fascists or, in
the case of China, to the predatory neighbor.
His constant efforts to annihilate their armies,
in view of their desire to unite with the Nanking
government to conduct an energetic campaign
to regain China's lost territories, was not unifi-
caticn, but civil war. The poverty-stricken Chi-
nese people, the great mass of them, along with
the students and even bankers and business men,
are willing to sacrifice all they possess if they can
repulse successfully Japanese aggressions.
Recent victories for Chinese forces in the five
critical North Chinese provinces-Chahar, Suy-
ian, Shantung, Shansi, and Hopei-indicate a
new and bolder spirit than the older one of
turning the other cheek. On Nov. 24, the New
York Herald Tribune reports, Pailingmao was
captured by a clever maneuver on the part of the
Chinese troops. The city was subsequently at-
tacked by Manchukuoan soldiers and successfully
defended by the Chinese.
On Dec. 8 the New York Herald Tribune re-
ported the retraction of demands and the re-
moval of 1,000 Japanese marines from Tsingtao
where they had landed to break a strike of 25,-
000 Chinese textile workers in Japanese owned
mills. Immediately following this incident the
Japanese Privy Council reproached its foreign
minister for having become involved in a situa-
tion which had hindered peaceful relations.
Japan cannot risk a war now when its population
is weary of maintaining the cost of invasion.
English journalists report Japan's loss of certain
markets to Czechoslovakia and other economic
losses.
Although we suspect Chang Hsueh-liang of
being an opportunist, intent on retrieving his
lost wealth in Manchuria, his anti-Japanese
movement is forcing the logic of events toward a
campaign against Japan. With a people de-
manding war, an armed force which proves itself
capable, China may soon find itself in the posi-
tion of honorable defender of her country and
her people.
Some. Chinese speak of being dead lions rather
than submissive beasts of burden.
THE FORUM
Changes In
Chinese Affairs .. .
N
C HINA, land of many incongruities,
victim of a predatory world order,
has at last reappeared on page one in the news.
Since 1931 and 1932, when she suffered humiliat-
ing defeats at the hands of Japan, this current
crisis has been gradually developing.
The Nanking central government passed
through the last four years with increasing
strength and unity. Under the direction of
Chiang Kai-shek the Republic of China has been
purchasing airplanes and military supplies in
preparation for a future conflict with her un-
friendly neighbor across the Yellow Sea. Polit-
ically, the nation was unified, resulting in the
control by Chiang of five of the most important
yuans or commissions. His greatest responsibil-
ity resided in his command over the army, navy,
and air forces of the republic.
As a primary objective in the unification of
China a war against the communists was waged.
In the eyes of virtual dictator Chiang the com-
munists were disrupting the unity which one day
might be a decisive factor in a conflict with
Japan. After pouring half a million men and
bombing planes into the war he failed in his ob-
jective to surround and destroy the communist
armies. The Chinese soviet forces were merely
chased &cross five provinces to a new and
stronger base.
However, complete unity was not achieved,
nor does it seem evident that unity will ever be
established until the nation actively resists fur-
ther Japanese encroachments on its soil. People
of evety class and conviction are unswervingly
opposed to Japanese aggression and this senti-
ment has been crystallizing into a force with
which the national government must contend.
Generalissimo Chiang has consistently main-
tained a conciliatory attitude toward Japan. At
the crucial moment when Shanghai was set upon
by Japanese troops in 1932 he removed his reg-
ular troops from the front, leaving a defiant, pa-
triotic 19th Route Army to defend the city. In
June, 1935, he permitted the signing of the Ho-
Umezu agreement, providing for the removal of
Chinese troops from Hopei which was threatened
by Japanese commanded soldiers.
Very often at the request of Japanese officials
he has suppressed publications which, in their
fearlessly outspoken maimer, had demanded ac-
tion against Japanese incursions.
Anti-Japanese feeling is held down by a rigor-
ous censorship of the press and radio. Lin Yu-
tang, in an article on his native land in the
New York Times magazine of Nov. 22 tells of
seeing four persons with blood spattered on their
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Eyebrows Vs. Beard
To the Editor :
I am anotler member of the Economics Course
51,who feels that the examinations given are un-
fair. Perhaps other students think our bitter-
ness entirely unfounded. But take for instance
the first question on the last hour examination.
"Free capitalistic enterprise, resting as it does
upon an economy of scarcity, should be sup-
planted by some other economic order based
upon abundance, the result of technical prog-
ress during the last century."
Now when the question was explained it was
all very simple, but it was not explained until
after the test. It was as hard as deciphering the
Koran to understand what they were talking
about in that question and five others just like it.
I agree that when we later put economics prin-
ciples to use we won't find the facts stated ill
items-one, two, three, four. But I doubt that we
will face such questions as the above. In the
first place the Economics professors state that
free capitalistic enterprise does not rest upon
an. economy of scarcity-that was just put in to
make it hard. Even professors must cut they
little capers now and then!
Of course Dr. Ellis made A.M. a very unusual
offer. Dost thou think he has no bones of com-
passion? But it's always best to look at both
horses when you buy a team. This grand gesture
as N. explained has a great number of strings
attached to it. All that A.M. is able to do is to
let sleeping dogs lie and forget having roused
them in the first place. Dr. Ellis very kindly
suggested that the crow was there and it had
to be eaten.
I grant too that Economics is an interesting
subject and very worthwhile. But at the section
meetings each professor explains different topics
as to his interpretation. That is where the catch
comes in. When an examination is prepared it
is the work of all of the professors and each one
has a different method of questioning. Of course
it is not best that they all think alike. It's a dif-
ference of opinion that makes horse races. But
even in horse races there is a group of people who
know one certain horse better than the rest and
know from experience with that horse just what
its time of the mile usually is.
Students do not complain that the class
average is so low. Although it must show some
fallacy in the test questions or discussions in the
section. What they did disapprove of was the
inability of such a test to disclose their knowl-
-dge on the subject. Marked discouragement
was shown in the attitude of the students. They
concluded that studying the economics books
could not help on the examination-so why
study? The course didn't seem half as interesting.
Of course the retort is that all looks yellow to the
jaundiced eye. But that's human nature, isn't
it?
But who are we to rise in revolt. The eyebrows
of youth cannot compare with the beard of age.
Of course a "reasonable amount of fleas is good
fr- n rine cP., hm from mndi' nvor hai,'
BENEATH ****
~~IT ALL
s- -By Bonth W Gilliams
THE CHI PHI-PHI GAM FEUD over a stolen
Christmas tree threatened to develop into
a serious controversy late Tuesday when the
Phi Gam's had not as yet returned to redecorate
the purloined spruce as per agreement. At 7
p.m. the belligerents did put in an appearance
however and proceeded to carry out their con-
tract.
While the renovation was in.progress, however,
the Chi Phi freshmen had not been idle. They,
accumulated a considerable number of buckets
of water on the roof and almost drowned the
departing Phi Gams. Battle was immediately
joined on the lawn and bitter raged the conflict
with a spouting fire hose the objective of both
sides.
Exhausted, the Phi Gams bitterly withdrew
after some minutes and little attempt was made
to shield the resentment felt by both sets of
combatants.
Wiser heads in the Phi Gam house, disliking
to see a feud thus arise which might be perpet-
uated for years to come, ordered up a couple of
kegs of beer and invited the Whole Chi Phi house
over. Latest reports from the battle front in-
dicated that all forces had thrown down their
arms and that a merger, or Chi Gam House,
might be announced at any time.
BUTCH JORDAN has hired the Caroleers to
serenade the Tri-Delt of his heart with her
favorite ballad, Organ Grinder's Swing . . . Fred
Cody made practical use of a large megaphone
when the Druids rode Monday night. He stood
proudly on the Beta lawn and yelled, "I'm a Beta.
all Chi Psi's are "; then, when he had su
ceeded in waking all the Chi Psi's he went across
the street and shouted even louder, "I'm a Chi
Psi, all Betas are ." Mass mayhem almost re-
suilted . . . The downtown beer taverns become
more and more crowded as the festive season ap-
proaches and the candid camera man is even
on hand to nail the boys with one too many ...
"Love on the Run" at the Mich. and "Sing Baby
Sing" at the Orpheum are two swell shows, espe-
cially the former . .. Tonight most of the houses
will be throwing Christmas parties and beer,
poetry, and drama will hold sway. Tonight is the
last night in Ann Arbor before vacation. Watch
everybody make the most of it.
ART SETTLE really put Danny Smick on the
spot the Other day. He was talking with
Danny and Ray Goodman, but Danny didn't
know who Ray was. Said Lefty joshingly, "Say
who does this guy Goodman think he is, a bas-
ketball expert. He's the cockist sportsvriter
I've ever seen."
Danny rose to the bait like a hungry bass and
added. "Yeah, he sure is pretty cocky, thinks
he knows an awful lot. He isn't so smart ...."
Then said Mr. Settle to the complacent Mr.
Smick, "Dan, I'd like to introduce Ray Good-
man."
Now this isn't intended to be any reflection
on Ray who is the best basketball writer The
Daily has ever had, but it certainly does go to
show the awful slips that reporters are contin-
ually forced to face and smile at.
George Cooke, sophomore flanker on Eddie
Lowrey's hockey team was talking to the United
Press correspondent the other day when he
suddenly broke out with, "Say who is this guy
Williams who is writing hockey for The Daily?
He's not half as good as the guy who covered
it for them last year." I guess decay has set in.
war as seen in "Bury the Dead"-more appeals
to the people which bring to their general atten-
tion the idea that is becoming more and more
acute: that war doesn't pay. It is the youth of
America, in fact the young people of the world,
who should be thinking about the uneasy state
of the world today.
Really I think there are few intelligent people
who are so stupid and narrow as to believe that
war is a desirable activity. It is true, however,
that certain people believe that war is inevitable
and necessary to solve the problem of over-
population-this positive method of reduction of
superfluous population is the solution offered iv
some countries among the aristocracy who do
not intend to fight themselves, but who, in voic-
ing such a proposal are thinking of some of Pe
less fortunates in the lower class of society. When
one glances at the papers, and views the scenes
in the news reels, one remarks some of the meth-
ods employed by a few of our continental neigh-
bors. It appears that the personal desire of
some of the leaders of government for a large
population is not for an aggravation in quality of
citizens, but merely more men for "cannon fod-
der." Many states of the world are stressing the
military aspect of government and are increas-
ing armed forces and military equipment. Does
this indicate that people have given up trying to
solve this problem of the maintenance of peace?
In the last war it has been calculated that the
price paid for the killing of each man was $25,-
000. What a price to give for doing away with
17,000,000 men; many of whom had not had a
chance to really live before they were shoved off
to battle thinking that as patriots they were
serving their countries in that "war to end war!"
Merely cursing the last war and all its mon-
strosities, and sighing with pity on the unfor-
tunate and horrible results is not significant. It
is necessary that we'reach some of the less intel-
ligent people who may be influenced by war pro-
fiteers, who glorify the idea of war for their own
interests, or by certain aspects of adventure and
thrill. To reveal the truth of war, we must act.
Public opinion must be stirred to such a point
that people are aroused and determined by one
Christmas Play
'HE VAGARIES of the theatre be-
ing what they are, it is not sur-
prising to learn that Two Hundred
Were Chosen has not closed as was
announced last week. The members
of the Actor's Repertory Company
who are playing in the show have
decided to carry on through the holi-
days without the benefit of outside
backing. This is gbod news. For a
personal reason, those of us who will
be in New York for the vacation
can see this interesting experimental
play. Secondly, it is always encour-
aging When a worthwhile play does
not have to be withdrawn as a failure.
It is a play that should especially
interest the large audience from out-
side the city that is always there dur-
ing the holidays as it is by a prom-
ising (and accomplished) midwest
playwright who has never before had
a play produced in New York. Fur-
thermore, it treats a subject of inter-
est at the moment. It is about a
group of mid-Western farmers, who,
having lost their lands and their self-
confidence during the long years of
the depression, go north with their
families to the government's colon-
ization project in Alaska. Of the
company, John Mason Brown says:
"These actors are as talented as they
are generous. They play simply and
expertly with an unfailing sense of
the ensemble. They perform as a
istarless complany in which every
member can lay claim to gifts that
would be welcome in stars." The play'
continues at the Forty-eighth Street
Theatre. Seats are inexpensive.
TWO PLAYS which are interesting
and worthwhile because of the
performances of leading players ra-
ther than exceptional merit of the
scripts are Reflected Glory which has
Talullah Bankhead and Matrimony,
Pfd. which stars Grace George. Mrs.
Isaacs says of the former: "It is cer-
tainly cut to fit the pattern of her
personality and her playing . . . If you
enjoy an exhibition of sheer technical
skill, both in playwriting and in act-
ing, you will find Reflected Glory a
thoroughly satisfying exhibit." George
Kelly wrote it. It plays at the Mor-
osco Theatre, West 45th Street. There
will be no performances from Mon-
day through Thursday next week.
$1.10 to $3.30 except New Year's Eve
when it will be $2.20 to $4.40.
Grace George's vehicle would seem
to be just the sort of play to see when
one wants to see that sort of play.
To quote Mr. Brown again, writing
in the New York Post: "Seeing Grace
George and A. E. Mathews on a stage
together is always agreeable. Both
of them are delightful players. Both
of them are experts at the happy bus-
iness of winning laughs. They can
ce counted upon to make an evening
charming. . . They are the evening.
They have little to work on, but they
make more than the most of it. In
their own rights they manage to save
' Matrimony Pfd. from itself. That is
no inconsiderable feat. What they
turn it into is a pleasant enough di-
version for those who, in these days
when theatrical diversion is woefully
scarce, happen to be in search of an
evening of very light entertainment.
Playhouse Theatre, 48th Street, East
of Broadway. 55 cents to $3.30. New
Year's Eve, $1.10 to $4.40.
STERLING NAMED PRESIDENT
John Sterling, Fresh. Tech candi-
date beat Almon W. Conrath, yester-
day, for the freshman class presi-
dency of the engineering college, gai-
the University: Your senior picture
deadline for the 1937 Michiganensian
has been set for Dec. 18. If you have
not arranged to have your picture
taken, do so today at Rentschler's,
Spedding's, and Dey's to avoid the
last minute rush.
The 1937 Michiganensian.
General Library: During the va-
cation period the General Library,
will be open the usual hours, 7:451
a.m.-10 p.m. except that on the daysf
before Christmas and New Year's Day
it closes at 6 p.m. and will remain
closed on both the Saturdays follow-
ing these holidays.
The Departmental Libraries will be
open regularly from 10-12 and 2-4,
Monday through Thursday, during
the two weeks of vacation.
Exhibitions
Exhibition, Architectural Building:
An exhibition of the Prize Winning
Prints for 1936-37 in the 16th An-
nual Competition of American Photo-
graphy is being shown in the wall
cases, ground floor corridor, and in
the third floor exhibition room. Open
daily 9 to 5 p.m. through Dec. 18. The
public is cordially invited.
THEATRE
Further -ew York Notes
The Hampstead Community Players
present THE TOWNELEY SECOND
SHEPHERD'S PLAY (circa 1400) in a
modern paraphrase with additional ly-
rics, musical setting, and dialog by
Harold Whitehall. Directed by Har-
od and Alice Whitehall. Musical di-
rector, Louise Cuyler.
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of th.
University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the PresidaA
until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936 E ents Of Toda
VOL. XLVII No. 69 University Broadcasting: 2 p.m. An
Notices Art Pilgrimage to Famous Museums,
No 10. Miss Adelaide Adams and
By JAMES DOLL There will not be a faculty tea atiMiss-Marie Abbot.
R. WHITEHALL'S version of the the home of President and Mrs.
medieval play is an unusually Ruthven on Sunday, Jan. 3. The Observatory Journal Club will
fine piece of work. It should become meet at 4:15 p.m. this afternoon,
very popular as a Christmas play be- The Automobile Regulation will be in the Observatory lecture room., Dr.
cause of the charm, comedy, and feel-!lifted during the Christmas vacation Robley C. Williams will speak on
ing which his new interpretation or period from Friday, Dec. 18, at "Spectrophotometric Fyrors." Tea
rather rewriting give the story and noon until Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 a.m. will be served at 4 p.m.
incident of the original play.
The musical interludes and nci- To Members of the University Varsity- Glee Club: No rehearsal
dental music (except in the lullabies Senate: As the result of the vote tonight. Special rehearsal at 8 p.m.
and cioruses of the last scene), are taken at the meeting of the Univer- sharp on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Concert
an unsuccessful addition. It is not sity Senate held Dec. 14, the follow- at Port Huron Jan. 8.
that the music last night was not ing have been selected to serve as a Stanley Chorus: A change in time
leautifully done but that it interrupt- committee for the general purpose has been necessary for the Thursday
ed the play rather than blended with of studying the suitability of the practice, due to the lack of available
it. That always happens unless music University Council as a means for rooms. We will meet in the regular
is made an integral part of the play. the expression of faculty opinion in rooms.tWe:will meetyin egula
opinio room at 4:15 p.m. Any one with a
And the play as perfo'med last night the determination of University poli- 'Lab.' until 5 p.m. will be expected to
could stand no slowing down as it cies: Professors John P. Dawson,
was already played too slowly. The Charles W. Edmunds, Louis C. Kar- to sing at 9 p.m. in the ballroom. You
changes of scenes also interrupted the pinski, Roy W. Sellars, Wells I. Ben- will be notified by phone if any
flow. It needs to go along at a brisk nett, Ralph A. Sawyer, and DeWitt change is made in this schedule. Re-
pace without waits of any kind, it H. Parker. Professor Dawson, in member that prompt arrival leads to
seems to me. accordance with the terms of the eairly dismissal.
It was well acted, especially by action of the Senate, will serve as
Elena Vlisides, Carl Nelson, and Peter chairman. The first meeting of this 'Massachusetts and Maine Stu-
Badger.. I couldn't appreciate the committee will be held on Friday, dents: Those traveling in the special
Mazda star in the last scene. As Dec. 18, at 3 p.m. Communications Boston party Dec. 18, see Mr. Green
usual in such cases it would have intended for the committee's con- between 1:30 and 5 p.m. to-
been better left to 'the imagination. sideration should be sent to Prof. day at Randall Travel Service,
If a simultaneous stage had been use R. A. Sawyer, 4036 East Physics Bldg. Nickels Arcade in regard to return
throughout instead of only in one tickets and time for leaving.
scene the play would have had more .
continuity ad bout a half hour Notice: The Regents, at their meet-
co have abeen cut out of the play- ing on Dec. 4, declared Saturday, Dec. The Art Study Group of the Fac-
ing time e26, 1936, and Saturday, Jan. 2, 1937, ulty Women's Club will meet today at
holidays for all office employes of the 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Paul H.
Both in choice of play and in per- Jeserich, 5131 Park Road, Take
Sformancethis offering of the new University.
community group shows a tremen- Shirley W. Smith. Jackson Road as far as Mercywood
comumyrphos__temn-Sanitarium, turn left on Park Road
do us advance over their first produc- -wiisoppoit--eto ntarium.
tion this fall. Notice to Seniors in all colleges of whichis opposite to t Sa arium
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Coming Events
Students from St. Louis, Mo.: You
are co rdially invited to attend a
Michigan. luncheon at the Statler
Hotel, St. Louis, Tuesday noon, Dec.
29, sponsored jointly by the St. Louis
alumi club and the Michigan alumni
attending the convention of the Na-
tiQnal Association of Teachers of
Speech. Send reservations as soon $s
possible to Glenn R. Winters, 320
Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 511 Lo-
cust St., St. Louis, Mo.
Glenn R. Winters, Secretary,
University of Michigan Club
ox St. Louis.
There will be a motion picture re-
garding the recent development of
Chinese Aviation shown in the Michi-
gan League on Friday, Dec. 18, at
8:45 p.m. All interested are cordially
invited. Room number to be posted.
Chinese Student Club: The annual
Christmas party will be held at 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18, at Lane Hall. There
will be entertainment and refresh-
ments. Each person is requested to
bring a small gift to exchange.
Air Raid On Madrid
Louis Fischer in the Nation 3
MADRID, Dec. 6. (By Cable).
ENERAL FRANCO, the supreme
Christian ruler of reactionary
Spain, is not inexperienced at his
strategy of attacking a defenseless
civilian population. He has regis-
tered many victories over the women
and children of Madrid. Air bomb-
ings of the residential quarters have
become so regular that one looks at
one's wrist watch and says: "Four
o'clock, hm. They haven't been here
yet."
I've heard many raids and seen the
machines which were making them. II
have visited the spots where the'
bombs had fallen. I have watched,
the rescue work in the smoking ruins.
But on Friday I was in such a raid,f
and I can declare that there is noth-
ing so harrowing and so criminal in
all the world.
I was riding in an automobile just.
before 2 o'clock in the afternooni
when I noticed people running. Soon
the streets were empty. I could now
detect the roar of airplane motors.
Suddenly there was a crash, and be-
fore one could think, a mountain of
smoke rose above a five-story build-
ing down the street. We turned the
corner; there was another deafening
bang, and the bricks of the cornices
mixed with wood and glass separated
from a huge apartment house and
fell across our path about 300 yards,
ahead.
We stopped the car and rushed in-
to an entrance. A bomb whistled as
it approached the earth. It made
one cold all over. "Where will it hit'?'
I tried to force the door open to seek
better protection, but a column of
air struck the door and made me re-
coil. The bomb had crashed into the
third house from the one where we
had sought refuge.
At the same moment, another bomb
landed. From the low pitch of the
report, I guessed it had fallen on the
pavement. Half a granite block,
hi CJ ni c i , b t he ',, n rci r-y m
port the wounded. He was com-
mandeering all automobiles for this
purpose. Presently they began to re-
turn with people who had lost limbs
or parts of their faces. In such
moments, one hates violently; the
hate remains.
From the lower floors of bombed
houses women, old men and little
children started to creep out. All was
white; while hair, white faces, white
clothes - powdered by crumbling
plaster. A girl of 13 retrieved a
canary bird in its cage. A woman
carried a milk bottle under her arm.
A woman with a nursing baby, both
howling, the mother's dress black
where she held the child. A wrinkled
old woman wrapped in a blanket,
every feature on .her face trembling
uncontrollably, stood on the pave-
nent dazed and asked repeatedly,
"Where can I go?"
I walked back. Streams of home-
less strayed through the streets, car-
rying now an overcoat, now a bundle
of clothes, now a child's mattress.
Women stood in groups wringing
their hands and swaying from their
waists in the rhythm of despair. This
has gone on for weeks.
I went through streets where not a
single window pane was left intact.
Whole sections look like an earth-
quake city. Yet people go on living
there. "Where can they go?" The
Spanishagovernment, with every re-
source absorbed by war, hasn't the
trucks or busses, or food or money
enough, to evacuate the civilian pop-
ulation of Madrid, and from outside
comes no help.
Where is the world which answered
the call of Belgium? Where is the
humanitarian heart of the millions
who go to chuch and pray to God, or
of the millions who call themselves
idealists yet go about their business,
signing letters, having manicures,
seeing cinemas, while a city of cul-
ture and beauty is being ground into
dust?
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