THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1937 THE MICHIGAN DAILY, ,4 m Edited and managed by stuents of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publicatibns. Published. every maorning except Monday 'during the University year and Summer Session 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 ~teserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan as second class mail matter. ,ubscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $400; by mail, $4.50. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1936-37 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING OY Naional Adverfising Service Inc. College Publtshers keiresentativ 420 MADisoN AVE. NEW YORK. N.Y. CHICAGQ - BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES . PORTLAND SEATtLE Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR. .....ELSIE A. PIERCE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ...MARSHALL D SHULMAN George Andros Jewel Wuerfel Richard Hershey Ralph W. Hurd Robert Cummins NIdI T EDITORS Joseph Mattes, Willam E. Thacketon, laing Silverman, William Spller, Tiure Teander, Robert Weeks. SPORTS DEPARTMENT: George J. Andros, chairman: Fredr DeLano, Fred Buesser, Raymond Goodman, Carl Gerstacker. 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 UUSINESS MANAGER . WILLIAM BARNDT WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER...JEAN KEINATH BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: Ed Macal, Phil Buchen, Tracy Buckwalter, Marshall Sampson, Robert Lodge, 83111 Newnan, Leonard Seigelman, Richard Knowe, Charles Coleman, W. Layne, Russ Cole, Henry Homes, Women's Business Assistants: Margaret Ferries. Jane Steiner, Nancy Cassidy, Stephanie Parfet, Marion Baxter, L. Adasko, G. Lehman, Betsy Crowford Betty Davy, Helen Purdy, Martha Hankey, Betsy Baxter, Jean Rheinfrank, Dodie Day, Florence Levy, Florence Michlinski, Evlyn Tripp. Departmental Managers J. Cameron Hall, Accounts Manager; Richard Croushore, National Advertising and Circulation Manager; Don J. Wilsher. Contracts Manager; Ernest A..Jones, Local Advertising Manager; Norman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Falender, Publications and Class- ified Advertising Manager. NIGHT IDITOR: JOSEPH S. MATTES Conservatives And The SpringParley.. . N MAY 7, 8, and 9, about 500 stu- dents and faculty members will gather at the Union in the seventh annual ses- sion of the Spring Parley to mould "A Program For Our Times" in three days of hot debate and panel discussions. From a religious symposium, in seven years the Parley has developed into an educational force that lifts the veil of dogmatism from the con- troversial problems of economics, philosophy, sociology and political science. Issues that ob- scure clear thought are thrashed out in the in- terest of constructive ideas. Nevertheless past Parleys have had their faults, and each succeeding year has seen real progress in their correction. An exceedingly persistent fault, one that was done away with to a large extent last year but not com- pletely eliminated, has been the dominance of liberal and radical groups whose enthusiasm prevents a well-rounded discussion. Accordiig to previous Parley committees this dominance has resulted because of the difficulty in securing conservative professors to serve on the panel to uphold that point of view. This condition has led many to the hasty conclusion that conservatives either do not have a strong and definable viewpoint or are incapable of de- fending their position. We do not believe this is so. The mistaken feeling that the Parley is a place where. destruc- tive criticism directed by liberals and radicals rakes those in disagreement is more to blame. To those who hold back their valuable serv- ices because of this fear, it must be made clear that "heckling of the faculty" on an emdtional and personal basis is a distinct rarity during the general sessions on Priday and completely absent from the smaller section meetings on Saturday, It is exactly this scientific spirit that President Ruthven commended so highly last year. The strong attempt this year, in addition, to making the Parley more constructive than ever through the phrasing of definite topics and the innovation of three introductory speeches of a conflicting nature to start the general sessions, explains why President Ruthven has come out so strongly in its support again this year. The District of Colunibia, Tennessee and South Carolina are the only political subdivisions in the United States that do not have laws controlling the sale of marihuana. THE FORUM ~maectrc Ftn Mail To the Editor: Having stuck my neck out in defense of Sheriff Andres,- I may as well keep it out there in spite of my fan mail in Thursday morning's Daily. To begin with, I will apologize to Mr. Lalond of the Carpenter's Union for being misinformed on the facts in relation to the recent strike on the downtown bank construction. I was careless enugh to set forth the facts as given in the tWo local papers, since I had not covered the story myself. Mr. Seiler told me yesterday after- noon that when the men went on strike he made application for union membership to settle the dispute, and that the men then returned to 'Work. As for Mr. Chapman's answer, we are agreed on the fact that the meeting was closed. Ad- mission was by badge, and I understand, al- though I cannot vouch for it, that even certain badge numbers were being turned away. But we differ on the question as to whether or not I was present. Let Mr. Chapman ask the young worker who 'Was acting as doorman whether a persistent rporter spent a large share of the evening just ouside the door, which was open for a considerable period, and which was not very thick. In addition, when the door was not convenient, the windows opening into the alley at the side of the Labor Temple were available. I was there, not in any spying capacity, but be- cause I am paid to get news stories. We are apparently deadlocked on whether there was any talk of strike, but while Mr. Chapman cannot be documentally refuted since there were no records, both a colleague of mine who was present and I distinctly remember the student who urged the workers to sit-down at the hospital. I have had a telephone conversation with Mr. Neafus of the S.W.F. and we have arrived at this solution of our differences: the man I quoted as claiming a CIO offer of 5,000 Detroit workers to effect a local sit-down was, at the time I talked with him, two or three weeks ago, an authorized CIO representative. Since then, Mr. Neafus in- forms me, he has been fobidden to use their name. Still with Mr. Neafus, I admit that the other two statements in that case came from the plant management, but after all, not being an adherent of either side, I am supposed to get both sides of the story, and not pass judgment on one or the other. As for R.K.C., there is a misunderstanding in some direction. My letter was intended to show that local officials have some fear of outside organizers getting the local workers into a type of strike with which they are not in sympathy. I am not opposed to organized labor and can think of several places in town, at one of which I worked for two years, which would be fit ma- terial for legal organization and strike. My re- porting of the hospital wrkers' meeting was neither from "second-hand stories" nor "hear- say," as I pointed out above. A final point: Sheriff Andres does not have to "try to cling to his job," as he can get at least a two to one majority at the pols in this county any time he feels like it, and has done so three successive elections. -C.B.C. A Cmservative Southerner's Stad To the Editor: In recent issues of The Daily there have been printed lett&s anent the racial question, regard- ing in particular the rights of the Negro in the North and the South. I do not wish to become involved in the discussion as to whether or not, race distinctions should be set up in the North, that is imfaterial to me. However I do desire to ekplain the social status of the colored race in the South, and to give the reasons for this basis. Like the much-criticized W.B.O., I also speak the thoughts of a Southerner. Perhaps the term "restriction" is not exactly conducive to the complete comprehension of the relations between negro and white man below the Mason-Dixon line. I substitute "segrega- tion" in its place. And the point upon which I take issue with Messrs. Griffey, Lindsay, etc. is the spirit with which the colored man regards this "segregation." Apparently some people misunderstandingly believe that the Southern negro wishes to break down the barriers of race distinction. Nothing is further from the truth. Your typical Dixie darkey will take any and all privileges that are mistakingly offered him, it is true. But in his heart he despises the white person who attempts t'o put the two races on an equal social basis. Furthermore, he will take advantage of any letdown in the race barriers to presume upon his benefactor to an unbelievable degree. This is not mere hypothesis, it is a statement drawn from actual fact. I have seen many Northern vacationists relax their discipline over their colored help to such an extent that soon the negroes were literally doing as they pleased about working or taking days off. I make an exception in this ease of the few remaining old- sters who were born and brought up in slavery- their sense of loyalty to their master is so strong- ly engrained that no amount of spoiling will shake them from it. In his recent letter published in the Daily, C. B. Lindsay had a few interesting remarks to make concerning the impositions laid upon the Southe'n Negro, such as the "pill box" rail- way coaches in which he had to ride, and the schools supported by his own taxes which he dare not enter. I have traveled on a great many railways in the South and I have yet to find BENEATH **** #+*. # IT ALL By Bonth Williams INTERCOLLEGIANNA Down in Columbus where they think nothing of fracturing po- licemen's skulls, the rah rah boys have turned over a new leaf and are seriously considering support of the April 22 Peace Conference . . . Evidence that not all of the O.S.U. population is playboy minded is substantiated by an official survey which reveals that 36% of the male en- rollment work their way through school, at least in part. . . Lantern Sports Editor, Lou Goldberg, agitating for a new Field House mentions the fact that fewer Buck athletes would catch pneu- monia if a properly heated sports palace were provided. . . Purdue's Daily pulp, which appears to rank among Conference papers in about the same spot as the Boilermaker track teams, runs a Daily column called The Bold and Black which is most appropriately named . . . It takes my only acquaintance on the Purdue. Campus, a Grand Rapids gent named Carl Peth, for one of those extra dirty rides . . . I suppose they must have some sort of an emotional outlet in that god- forsaken neck of the woods, however, where the only compensation is a bar called The Blue Blazer . . . Out at Iowa a circus much like the Michigras will be thrown in the Field House this week . . . In the Pitt Skyscraper the turmoil never ceases between the fraternities and the independents for the balance of power in the student government . . . which could never hap- pen here because neither side would have enough incentive to work for . . . The University of Min- nesota Union reports that it annually shears a hundred pounds of Gopher hair . . . and I'll bet 85 of that 100 pounds is blond . . . Speaking of peculiar schools, the Minnesotas open their cur- rent ball -season April 16 with the strong Gus- tavus Adolphus nine . . . The Daily Pennsylvan- ian plays the fraternity bridge tournament as a lead story on the front page . . . Chicago has virtually the same ruling as Michigan in reards to the passing out of handbills on the campus. Five students were recently suspended for dis- tributing circulars which condemned support of the Pontiac Varsity Show, the first of which took place here in Ann Arbor last winter . . . At the University of Colorado they still call inde- pendents Barbs . . . Manush is leading the slug- gers again with a .483 average, but it's not Heinie. This is a boy named Art who plays left field for Iowa and has banged out 15 hits in 31 trips to the plate .. . TWO OF THE BEST around the publications building are riding it out in a stretch duel in a race where the winner takes all. Bud Lun- dahl and Johnny McFae, both Sphinxes and both tops, are battling and scrapping for Frank Dannemiller's job as managing editor of the 'Ensian-and they both can't win. Johnny is in the tough spot of having family traditions to uphold. Brothers Ben and Bill held the job before him and naturally he wants to make it three in a row. Bud, Phi Psi, and aces with everybody, is fight- ing the McFate dynasty and putting up a real battle. Both he and Johnny are on the best of terms and fully realize the situation. Lots of luck to both of 'em. A ND SPEAKING of younger brothers I can't . help thinking that some of them are dropped into pretty tough slots. Elder brothers before them have made Phi Beta Kappa, been football stars, or publications men of note, and the next in line, because they bear the same name, are supposed to attain the same heights. This year's crop of freshmen has brought a lot of younger brothers close on the heels of elders who either through exceptional ability or a good share of the breaks got to the top in a particular field. Paul Park, Johnny Park, Daily Business man- ager's kid brother, is a freshman. Jack Kleene, little brother of the famous Tom, Daily editor, is following in the Alpha Delt footsteps of Blimp. Gus Dannemiller, fresh from Canton, is out for the 'Ensian and the job Frank now holds. Gib James has a kid brother who will try to emulate the great record the sly Canadian has set here as a ranking hockey player. There's a younger Fesenfeld in School. Vic Heyliger's brother plans to enter next fall, and so it goes. Bill Heston, Jr., found the strain of his fa- ther's name too much for him here. The pres-t sure was on every time he took the ball. The papers played up "a second Heston" whenever he donned a uniform. Bill couldn't stand it. His brother Jack, came along without all the shouting and turned into a high-class halfback. Names are a tough thing to buck, and lucky is the freshman who enters Michigan a$ the first of his line without any family tradition to up- hold. If he succeeds, swell, if he misses, he's just unlucky and what of it. Everybody takes the success of a great name for granted, that's what's so tough about it. THIS, My CONSTITUENTS, being the last is- sue of The Daily until after the ten-day glad making period, I tender to all best wishes for a swell vacation and remind you that, accord- ing to authentic reports, a third of all liquor now being sold is bootleg. To all of us who are going to spend the ten days in search of some form of employment for the forthcoming graduation which looms not too far distant, I wish added success. Also, if any of your fathers run newspapers which are in dire need of new talent, I would appreciate 'the good word.' Don't fall off a train, anybody. Southern Negro is quite satisfied with his pres- ent condition. The disastrous Reconstruction David Lawrence Opposes Proposal To Change Court EDITORS NOTE: This is the second Icumstances and to apply his plan to of two articles representing the affirm- ative and negative points of view on an existing situation in Which his the Court proposal as presented in the own administration has fared badly columns of The Quill. David Lawrence a is the editor of the United States News at the hands of the Supreme Court. The affirmative was presented by Ray- Says Charles Warren, eminent his- mond Clapper. torian, in his recognized work on the FOR 150 years under a written Con- Supreme Court: stitution theAmerican.pople The real grievance felt by the have worpped at he alar of Court's critics is not the number sportsmanship.. of justices who joined in setting They have accepted the doctrine asieshe jeinstatue;ti that it is fundamentally unethical rather the fact that the statute to refuse to respect an adverse deci- was set aside at all." sion. Traditionally the spirit of America The transparency of the President's has been that if you do not like the argument is revealed when it is not- rules of the game, change the rules- ed that he gives, first of all, as a but don't soak the umpire! reason for the proposed increase in the number of judges his belief that Court of the United States has the work of the Supreme Court is been the umpire in deciding what Well, then if the present six jus- are and what are not valid acts of tices who are mnore than 70 years of the executive and legislative branches age were to retire tomorrow and if of the government within the mean- Mr. Roosevelt appointed six other ing of the supreme law of the land ! jsties1woldthe worAf the court -the Constitution. There has been a recognized and well-defined difference between re- forming judicial procedure and tam- pering with the personnel or judg- ment of the Supreme Court itself. In the few instances where at- tempts have been made to control the suddenly become less congested? Also it is established practice for the entire Supreme Court to partici- pate in the rendering How can it be averred dition of "new blood" justices will accelerate of the court when the of decisions. that the ad- or six more the business original nine S u p rem e C o u rt o f th e U n ited S ta te s m u st h e a eV e ry UCa se , t o o ? T h11 r1 Smust hear every case, too? Their for political purposes, an outraged pace still regulates the speed of the public opinion has risen in protest. Court. President Roosevelt's message to AGAIN, under the bill he proposes, Congress, considered purely as a piece Mr. Roosevelt can appoint a man of judicial reform, has so many ob- 69 years old and not until the jus- vious inconsistencies in it and makes tice serves 10 years and reaches the so many statements that will be