THE MICHIGAN DAILY THE MICHIGAN DAILY ,' 5530'... -N Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 936-37 Published every morning except Monday during the Unesity yearand 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 rgts 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. RePRESgNTED FOR NATIONAL AVERTISIN NY National Advertising Service, inc. Clege Pablfserr Rerresetait 420 MADSON AVE. NEWYORK, N.Y. CHICAGO - DOSTON J SAN FRANCISCO * LOS ANGELES . PORTLAND . SEATTLE. Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR..............ELSIE A. PI!RCE ASSOCIATE EDITOR .........MARSHALL D. SHULMAN George Andros Jewel Wuerfe Rechardu Hershey Ralph W. Hurd Robert Cumins NIGHT EDITORS: Joseph Mattes, William . Shackleton, rving Silverman, William Spaller, Tuure Tenander, Robert Weeks. SPORTS DEPARTMENT: George J. Andros, chairman; Fred DeLano, Fred Buesser, Raymond Goodman, Carl Gestacker. WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT: Jewel Wuerfel chairman Elizabeth M. Anderson, Elizabeth Bingham, Helen Douglas, Barbara J. Lovell, Katherine Moore, Betty Strlckroot. Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER................JOHN R. PARK ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER . WILLIAM BARNDT WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER ......JEAN KEINATH BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: Ed Macal, Phil Buchen, Tracy Buckwater, Marshall Sampson, Robert Lodge, Bill Newnan, Leonard Seigelman, RichardKnowe Charles Coleman, W. Layne, Russ Cole, Henry Homes, Women's Business Assistants: Margaret Ferries, Jane Steiner, Nancy Cassidy, Stephanie Parfet, arion Baxter, L. Adasko, G. Lehman, Betsy Crowford Betty Davy, Helen Purdy, Martha Hankey, Betsy haxter, Jean Rheinfrank, Dodie Day, Florence Levy, Florence Michinski, Evalyn Tripp. Departmental 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- ited Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: WILLIAM SPALLER Front Populaire Against Fascism. HE POPULAR FRONT govern- ment of France has been more puzzling to a greater number of people since it took office almost a year ago than any other government. On Monday it is called communist, on Tues- day persons say that it is "going to the right," on Wednesday it expropriates munitions plants, and on Thursday it is granting business a "breathing spell." Rumors of collapse are fol- lowed by convincing demonstrations of its strength. Most of the confusion can be cleared up if one bears in mind the function of the Front Populaire-to stop fascism. When fascism threat- ened in February, 1935, when the Stavisky scan- dal broke a popular democratic demonstration of great proportions was the germ of what today is the Front Populaire. The consideration of next importance in under- standing contemporary French politics is the composition, of the Front Populaire-Radical So- cialists on the right, Communists on the left, and Premier Blum and the Socialist Party in the middle. No two can exist, as a government, with- out the third; the defection of one will bring the fall from power of the popular front, and political turmoil in France. With this in mind, we can look back upon the policies and decisions of Premier Blum and his cabinet, and evaluate more intelligibly their success and failure-by success meaning that which has strengthened French democracy and served to defeat fascism. First, chronologically, among the successes was the ascent of wages and the improvement of working conditions, provisions for which be- came law. Just demands were granted in a democratic manner to a section of the people anxious to support a democracy if treated equitably. Next must be noted the effective financial measures-the currency stabilization agree- ment with the United States and Great Britain, the recent provision for free trading in gold, and Bank of France reforms-which have con- tributed to French business recovery and internal stability. Conditions which breed fascism have been mitigated considerably. In the field of foreign policy one major suc- cess may be listed. The Franco-Soviet Alliance has successfully withstood attacks from at home and abroad and remains an impressive caution to militarist Germany. In other foreign affairs the Blum govenment, however, has acted in a manner to weaken de- mocracy. The foreign office, under Yvon Delbos, has. attached itself too closely to the policy of England's Conservative government. France has failed to discriminate between the popular front government of Spain, a govern- ment more in sympathy with its own ideals than any other, and the outright fascist forces of General Franco. It has blockaded the Spanish Party, has assumed legality. As it has accepted without active opposition the intervention of Germany and Italy in Spain, so has it tolerated the activities of the Croix de Feu at home. The Front Populaire has demonstrated that it has the strength to pursue the decisive policies at home, and the stature to play a leading part in international affairs. Doubt as to the firm- ness of Radical ~Socialist support is plainly the major factor in Blum's unworthy Spanish policy, and hesitant dealings with Colonel de La Rocque. But a lesson can be learned from the history of the Social-Democratic party in post- war Germany. Because that party did not represent German democracy in foreign affairs, and because it did not defend German democ- racy with all its strength at home it succumbed to fascism. It is Premier Blum's task to present the laggards in the Front Populaire with the most aggressive leadership to \insure that Ger- man democracy's collapse shall not be repeated in France. THE FORUM One To the Editor: It is most unfortunate that Mr. Neal was forced to martyr himself that the students and faculty of the University might be made aware of a situation which seems to be completely out of line with the liberal ideas of education at times expressed by President Ruthven. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Neal stated that the position of The Daily in relation to the University should be made clear. This is undoubtedly true, but who will do it, and how? If Mr. Neal is correct in quoting Prof. McLaugh- lin as saying that a part of a story had to be deleted because "President Ruthven would not like it," is there any possibility of The Daily's editors making clear the relation between Pres- ident Ruthven, the Board in Control of Student Publications and The Daily?. Yet the students who read and support The Daily have a right to know whether or not the paper is just an enlarged Daily Official Bulletin. That the authority of the Board over The Daily extends to censorship is natural: any pub- lisher has the right to do as he pleases with the paper he owns. But that the Board will reg- ulate its own action by what President Ruth- ven thinks is neither natural nor just. It is in direct opposition to all ideals of a free press. Do the members of the Board hold their personal integrity, and the integrity of The Daily less than President Ruthven's personal opinions simply because he has the power to appoint the mem- bers of the Board? It would seem that they do, for even in the story announcing Mr. Neal's resignation, The Daily did not print the statement by Represen- tative Glass which Mr. McLaughlin ordered de- leted. May I be permitted to quote that state- ment from the Detroit Free Press: "Certainly I do not like the arbitrary measures which Gov. LaFollette was forced -to employ in order to bring the University of Wisconsin up to the liberal thinking and progressive ideals of the people, of Wisconsin. I sincerely trust that nothing so drastic will be necessary for the State of Michigan." As I understand it, the function of The Daily or any other newspaper is to print "all the news." Rep. Glass's statement was news, particularly in view of the fact that he had previously stated that he would oppose appropriations for the Uni- versity. It is possible that this frank statement might have proved offensive to President Ruthven. But does the power to appoint the members of the Board in Control, which is, in actual fact, a corporation independent of the University, give him the power to inflict upon it his personal prejudices? If so, why is not The Daily incor- porated with the University? As a body particularly interested in the well- being of the University, The Daily would seem to have severe and frank criticism as one of its prime functions. Otherwise it should be frankly recognized as just another University Publica- tion, on a part with the monthly bulletins and the catalogue. If the situation cannot be improved, it should be clarified, so that the students of the Univer- sity may know, how to interpret and under- stand the stories which they read in the columns of The Daily, and so that they may know whether or not The Daily is worthy of their support. -AAh Interested Student. To the Editor: With appropriate apologies to the author of the words of "Duna," I submit the following: When I was a grade-school lad, With a shy smile on my lips, Fain was I for taking One, two fingered trips; But now that I'm a college man, I laugh o'er all the land, For you and I can't go, Professor, Though we raise our whole hand, We cannot go to Lansing; Here we stand! -D. K. Arhar. Three To the Editor: Does Mr. Neal, by any chance, imagine that he has made a noble gesture in resigning from The Daily? The reaction of many to all his publicity this morning (and trust him to get it!) was: "Well, spoiled little boy won't play any more because he can't make all the rules.' When Mr. Neal has about ten more years ex- perience in newspaper work, he may come to BENEATH **** ++#+# IT ALL -- y Bonth Williams--- -- COLONEL BOB HENOCH was called from the depthsof a comfortable arm chair one eve-j ning last week by a bellowing from the library, "Hey, Colonel, on the phone.". The Colonel picked up the receiver leisurely with his suavest "Hello." "Hello, hello Bob, I'm just so glad to hear your voice," trilled the other end of the wide. I'll bet you don't remember me. What? You do, Oh Bob .. Oh, no this is Betty Guggin from Bad Axe, you know, me and Emaline . .." Henoch caught his breath in quick gasps and stammered, "Well, how are you, Betty old kid, I'm glad you called, it certainly is good to hear from you, how are things, how are you.." "Bob, you know you told me if I ever was going through to stop off, so I did. I'm down at the Restaurant, oh, I guess it's the Parrot. Do you want me to come over, or could you get down?" Visions of a fat farm girl with city airs stomp- ing into the House filled the Colonel's mind as he almost shouted, "No, you stay there, I'll be right down, this is certainly a big surprise. See you soon, bye, bye." The poor old Colonel threw on a tie, squinted at himself in the mirror and then rushed out of the house. Half way down the street, he had an idea and stopped at the Lawyer's Club. Y: 1 t4 3 "You remember her, Sharpy, a little fat girl in Bad Axe, I took to a dance. Maybe I did kid her a little, but now she's come, she's here in town, will you go with me and try to get rid of her, old man." Graf started to laugh, "Sure, I remember. Bo- dor had a date with Emaline and you took them to a dance and had a few beers and promised to show 'em Ann Arbor. Now you're really in it." "Old man, you won't let me down, you'll go with me, I can't do it alone, I don't even remem- ber what she looks like," the Colonel pleaded. "Good lord, all right wait till I get a clean shirt, she isn't so bad, just a little bumpkinish. She probably wants to marry you, you're the type, Henoch.' All the way over, Sharpe and the Colonel dis- cussed ways and means of getting the belle of Bad Axe back on a train to someplace in a hurry, "without anybody seeing her," as the Colonel put it. "How long's she staying?" Sharpe queried. "Lord, I don't know, you don't suppose she's planning to stay overnight?" "Probably, these farm people usually make long visits. You can have her up to the House for Sunday dinner." "For Lord's sake, Sharpe, it isn't funny. Here we are, look, you stand near the door and I'll look through the booths. What the hell does she look like?" Sharpe took his stand by a baffleboard in the front of the place and watched two fellows and a girl intently studying the progress of the bounc- ing balls. Henoch, hat in hand, made the circuit of the booths, peering into each one cautiously and finally gave it up. She wasn't there. As he re- turned to the door he saw Sharpe in animated conversation with a girl. The Colonel looked at Sharpe, the girl looked at him, and then Sharpy broke out, "Here's Betty, Bob,. you walked right by her.".. Henoch was visibly embarrassed at his own stupidity and apologized, "Gee, it's so dark in here I walked right by, how've you been any- way, Betty, you're certainly looking swell. How's Emaline?" "She's just fine, Bob, and Uncle Henry . . . ha, ha, oh Lord, ha, ha, ha .. " The Colonel looked at Betty in bewilderment as she broke out into great gulps of laughter; behind him he heard snorts and turning saw Sharpe in convulsions, supported by the two baffleboard enthusiasts-none other than Freddy George and Pete Boder. The whole place rocked with roaring guffaws and suddenly the whole thing downed on the Col- one.He had been royally hoaxed. upon his keeping his job, he will probably learn to take the bitter with the sweet and make the best of it. When that time comes, he will cease being a spoiled little boy and become a man. -C.F.H. Darlington, Mich. EDITOR'S NOTE: The letters printed above constitute the sum total of the corre- spondence on the subject. In reply to the request stated in the first letter, may we clarify the situation with the following facts: (1) The Board in Control of Student Publications, as agents for the President of the University and the Board of Regents, is the publisher of The Daily. (2) The Board rests implicit confidence in the judgment of the senior editors, whom it selects, td determine the content of the news and editorial columns of The Daily, and will not interfere in the exercise of their judgment so long as that confidence continues unbroken. (3) The news columns of The Daily serve no special interest, and are edited with the sole consideration of what constitutes legit- imate news, and the editorial columns ex- press the opinion of only the students re- sponsible. Until the incident referred to, at no time this year (the only period about which we can speak from personal experience) has a member of the Board supervised an article before its appearance. In this instance, however, confidence in the particular editor involved had been lost and it had previously 'r..ardy, Ar.d toA r, ~liPVry himv, of t+1-, acnnn - BOOKS THEATRE Somerset Maugham Doubleday Doran $2.50. By MARY SAGE MONTAGUE The not-beautiful, but sophisticated and glamorous Julia Lambert pur- sues her well-defined course of ar- tistic wiles through some 292 pages *of Mr. Maugham's latest novel. It is purpotedly a story of "a woman's in- nermost life," the lovers, the domestic problems, the triumphs and defeats of a highly sensitized and very famous London actress. Julia was born of humble parents, and once her fame was assured, she took rather acid delight in telling respectable dinner parties that her father was a veter- inary; but she climbed far from her humble beginnings, and under the keen dramatic eye of first her man- ager and later her husband, she learned the art of knowing "when to pause and how long to hold it." On the stage Julia is a success. We know it; we are told repeatedly of the en- cores which follow her performances, of the queues that wait all day out- side the theatre, of the critics, plau- dits, of the autograph hunters. She could outact any member of the cast whom she did not like or was jealous of; she could reduce her manager, her husband, and her infant son to tears by her stirring performances. But once off the stage, Julia, as a character, ceases to live; and he feels that Mr. Maugham has suddenly come into the foreground. At times he seems to act the part of a catalytic agent speeding up the action, and again he is like a sieve through which all emotions must be strained before appearing on the printed page. And let Julia but get in bed with her lover, and.he is in the middle. After years of passionate adoration of her husband, who is apparently incapable of returning anything in like measure, Julia becomes enamored of a young accountant in her hus- bands theatrical office who has little to recommend him save physical charm, and a penchant for actresses. The affair develops inevitibly and pro- gresses to its bitter end, Julia being some 20-odd years older than he. One of the high points of the book is the description of a week-end spent in the country when Julia invites him down with the announced intent of having a companion for her son, and that is exactly what he turns out to be. The book comes to no definite end, nor is it intended to. Julia the Great lives and learns and, finally comes to the conclusion which the reader has reached long before, that her everyday life is not the real one, and that true reality can exist only on the stage. Her only aim and mission in life being the enactment of that reality befire a shadowy and sub- stanceless group known as the au- dience. Her son hits the nail on the head when he says "You don't exist, you're only the innumerable parts you've played. I've often wondered if there was ever a you, or if you were never anything more than a vehicle for all these other people that you've pretended to be. When I've seen you go into an empty room I've some- times wanted to open the door sud- denly, but I've been afraid to in ease I found nobody there." The writing is precise and clever. And if Julia, her husband, and her lover seem at times a little empty- minded, we can all agree that it is a fine thing Mr. Maugham is so handy with his tongue. These people have been endowed with sophistication, poise, wit, and glamour; and although realism may have been slighted a little, all the attributes are here which make for pleasant reading between the cocktail hour and din1mr. TUESDAY. MARCH 22, 1937 VOL. XLVII No. 124 Notices Students in the College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts: A meet-, ing will be held today at 4:15 p.m. in Rooh 1025 Angell Hall for students in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and others interested in future work in music. The meeting will be addressed by Prof. E. V. Moore of the School of Music. Students in the College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts: A meet- ing will be held on Thursday, March 25, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 259 W. En- gineering Building for students in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and others interested in future work in engineering. Dean A. H. Lovell of the College of En- gineering will be available for in- dividual conferences. The next meet- ing in the vocational series, to be held on March 30, will be addressed by Dean S. T. Dana of the School of Forestry. Students, College of Engineering: The final day for dropping a course without record will , be Saturday, March 27. Courses may be dropped only with the permission of the clas- sifier after conference with the in- structor in the course. Summer Work: Additional regis- tration will be held this evening, at 7 p.m. in Room 205 Mason Hall, for all students interested in summer ed- ucational and recreational camp po- sitions. This will be the last regis- tration period for this year, and is intended for those students who were unable to be present last Tuesday. - T. Luther Purdom, University Bureau of Appointments. Summer Registration: Students registered for summer positions may report for Personal Interviews as follows: A-F, inclusive, 4-6 Wednes- day, March 24; G-M, inclusive, 4-6 Thursday, March 25. Dates for oth- ers will be announced next week. In- t:rviews at Bureau, 201 Mason Hall. T. Luther Purdom, Director University Bureau of Appoint- ments. Bronson-Thomas Prize in German (value about $30.)-open to all un- dergraduate students in German of distinctly American training. Will be awarded on the results of a three- hour essay competition to be held under departmental supervision about April 1, 1937 (exact date to be announced two weeks in advance). Contestants must satisfy the de- partment that they have done the necessary reading in German. The essay may be written in English or German. Each contestant will be free to choose his own subject from a list of at least ten offered. The list will cover five chapters in thede- velopment of German literature from 1750 to 1900, each of which will be represented by at least two subjects. Students who wish to compete and who have not yet handed in their applications should do so immediately and obtain final directions. Students who are interested in vreparation for teaching: Harvard University is now offering the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching in nine fields of study. Descriptive leaf- lets about the new program of train- ing for teachers may be obtained in 11210 Angell Hall. peasant paintings, sponsored by the Institute of Fine Arts, at the Archi- tectural Bldg. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p. m. except Sunday through the months of February and March. Thti public is cordially invited, Exhibitions, College of Architec- ture: An exhibition of the architec- tural competition drawings for the New York World's Fair of 1939 and a collection of photographs of work from the Alumni Association of the American Academy in Rome are now being shown in the third floor exhibi- tion room of the Architectural Bldg. Open daily 9 to 5 through March 27. The public is cordially invited. ;vents Today Physics Colloquium: Dr. R. L. Thornton will speak on "Some Re- cent Experiments with the Cyclotron" this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. in Room 1041 E. Physics Building. Botanical Journal Club: Today at 7:30 p.m., Room 1139 N.S. The pro- gram will be in charge of Dr. C. A. Arnold and will consist of reports by Mr. Roy Chatters, Mr. James Merry, Miss Lois Lillick, and Mr. W. E. Atkinson. Adelphi meets this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Adelphi room. The top- ic for the freshman debate will be discussed. It'is: "Resolved, that the use of the sit-down strike is a justi- fiable instrument of labor." The meeting is open to all who wish to take part in the discussion. Those in- terested in the work of Adelphi are especially invited. Varsity Glee Club: Rehearsal to- night at 7:30 \p.m. followed by re- freshments and smoker. Please bring all words to songs. The Freshman Luncheon Clubs will meet as usual at 12 noon in the Union. Girl's Swimming Club: Will all the girls who are signed up to swim in the meet tonight please be at the Union by 7:30 p.m. The Deutscher Verein will meet to- day at 8 p.m. at th Michigan League. The committee has planned a "ge- muetlicher Abend:" Members of the organization are urged to be present and to bring a friend. The meeting is open to all who are intersted. Polonia Circle: There will be a get- together party on this evening at 7:30 p.m. at Lane Hall. Games and danc- ing. All Polish students are invited. Sigma Rho Tau: Prof. C. W. Good, Asst. Director of the Engineering Re- search Department, will speak at the meeting today at the Union at 7:30 p.m. All students in public health nurs- ing: There will be a meeting at 3 p.m. today in Room 20, Waterman Gym- nasium, to hear Miss Virginia Jones speak on "The Function and the Silver Jubilee of the National Or- ganization of Public Health Nurs- ing." Bartered Bride: There will be try- outs for all parts in this operetta to- day at 2 p.m. at the Laboratory Theatre. Everyone interested please be sure to be present at this time if possible. Faculty Women's Club: The Tues- day Afternoon Play-Reading Section will meet this afternoon at 2:15 p.m. in the Alumnae Room of the Michi- gan League. Christian S e i en c e Organization meets tonight at the chapel of the Michigan League at 8:15 p.m. Stu- dents and faculty members are in- vited to attend. Cnting IEvents Luncheon for Graduate Students on Wednesday, March 24, at 12 o'clock in the Russian Tea Room of the Michigan League Building. Pro- fessor Preston W. Slosson of the His- tory Department will speak informal- ly. on "The Political Situation in France." A.S.M.E. Members: On account of the Union Open House, the eliIina- tion reading of the Chicago Confer- ence papers will not be held until Thursday evening, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Michigan Union. A good attendance is urged to help judge these papers. Mechanical Engineering magazines for March and past months are avail- able in the Mechanical office, Room 221, W. Eng. Bldg. Contemporary: Brief but import- ant meeting of assisting staff and tryouts at 4 p.m., Wednesday in the Student Publications Building. Phi Tau Alpha: There will be a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdayeve- Ling, March 24, in the Michigan League Building. Excerpts from DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the Vnversity. Copy received at.the o1fe of the AsslitAnt to the Preaideaz unil 3:M3; 11:00 am. on Saturday. Academic Notices, 90 Providence History 12, Lee. 11, Midsemest Thursday, 10 a.m., March 25: M Stores Closed Slosson's and Mr. Reichenbach's 101 Economics. All others in N Byl tural Science Auditorium. CIActiono General Strike Hits All But Nelson Eddy Concert Postpone On account of 'recurrence of lary Food And Drug Stores; gitis, Mr. Eddy has been compelled ,er, [r. in a- i: rn- to t f l t 1 1 r postpone his March concerts, includ- ing that announced for Ann Arbor. (By The Associated Press) The new date will be made public Major department stores and scores as soon as arrangements are made. of apparel shops in Providence, R.L., were closed Monday night to pre- Lectures Easter business as officials strove to U end a day-old city-wide store strike., University Lecture: Prof C. U. Ar- Withonl foo an dru esab-iens Kappers, Director of the Central With only food and drug estab- Institute of Brain Research, Am- lishments exempted by John L. Lewis' sterdam and Professor of Compara- Committee for Industrial Organiza- tive Neurology in the Universisryf tion in its announced dive to enroll Amsterdam, will lecture on "Vegeta- the 12,000 Providence store workers, tive Centers in the Brain" on Mon- approximately 90 of the city's 1,400 day, March 29 at 4:15 p.m.,' in Na- stores already were under lock andl key. The shopping district presented something of a holiday atmosphere with smiling pickets, including many women parading in front of all open shops until one after another closed their doors. Gov. Robert E. Quinn, in efforts to effect an early settlement, called the disputants together and told them the public must be considered first. After several hours deliberation the store owners agreed to grant pay for hnliravc and A anln,.4-.,-mnrrl-.fnr *n. tural Science Auditorium. The lec- ture will be illustrated with lantern slides. The public is cordially invited. Chemistry Lecture: Dr. R. C. Wil- liams, of The Ironsides Company, Columbus, Ohio, will lecture on the topic "The Physical Properties of Lubricant Films" at 4:15 p.m. today in Room 303 Chemistry Bldg. The lecture is under the auspices of the University and the American Chemi- cal Society. It is open to the public. French Lecture: Prof. C. P. Merlino