The Weather Contiued cloudy today and to- morrow; prabably rain. LY 41hr 414tr 4t g an Iuat4 Editorials The Passing Of-Clarence Darrow, Education In Rebel Spain... VOL. XLVIII. No. 119 ANA ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS II i PRICE FIVE CENTS French Staff Meets On Looming Crises Over Austria,_Spain, Bill Drafted To Clean Up Restaurants Inspection To Be Required By City Ordinance; Sinai ApproVes The Measure Council Will Vote After 3 Readings Plans Started For Michieras May 6 And 7 Rader Named Chairman With Charin Assistant; Funds To Benefit Band Woinen's Swimming Pool Also To Get Aid Campus Leaders Submit Housing Plea To Regents; Retreat Of Loyalist Groups And Nazis Austrian Coup Make AllEurope Tense Views Italian Army In SpainFearfully PARIS, March 15.-(P)-French military chieftains held an emergency conference tonight to meet what they considered threatening changes in Spain and German Austria. Precipitou retreat of Spanish Gov- ernment troops and absorption of Au- stria by Germany brought the emer- gency meeting of Premier Leon Blum with the general staff and Joseph Paul Boncour, Foreign Minister. Persistent reports that the Spanish Government was seeking an armistice found no confirmation even in Insur- gent sources. They were denied by the Spanish Embassy. Secret service reports of a new in- flux of Italian troops into Insurgent Spain prompted the general staff to consider reinforcement of French de- fenses on the Spanish frontier. Officials said that the Government viewed the number of German and Italian troops in Insurgent territory as surpassing the needs of the Insur- gent Army. They expressed the belief that such forces would be directed against France's Pyrenees frontier in case of European war over Czechoslovakia. London LONDON, March 15.-(P--Great Britain and France both studied counter-measur-s tonight to a pos- sible Italo-German secret military al- liance involving a Nazi-Fascist bar- gain over Austria and the Mediter- ranean. Aides of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain drafted plans for ex- pansion of Britain's already tower- ing rearmament to be presented at a vital cabinet meeting tomorrow. Chamberlain's entire "talk with dictators" policy apparently faced shipwreck. A movement developed among members of Parliament to broaden the present "National" government to give the nation more unity in the sudden European crisis. It was not aimed, however, at Chamberlain, but to put experienced men such as Wins- ton Churchhill and Anthony Eden in the inner councils. From Europe's Capitals VIENNA-Adolf Hitler capped ab-' sorption of Austria with a speech calling it his "greatest achievement" and then flew back to Germany leav- ing Nazi officials to complete drastic reorganization of Austria as German province. B E R L I N- German newspapers warned Czechoslovakia she must find an "early" solution of the problem of 3,500,000 Germans within her bord- er. PRAGUE - Czechoslovakia N a z i leader gave parliament virtual ulti- matum the Czechs must meet Ger- man demands concerning their Ger- man minority. ROME-Duce scheduled important speech Wednesday which was expect- ed to outline his view of Hitler's Austrian triumph. MOSCOW-High Soviet official de- clared Russia would go to Czecho- slovakia's aid if France too gave as- sistance against any German aggres- sion. BUCHAREST--King Carol can- celled scheduled state visit to London because of rapid European develop-! ments. ZURICH-Switzerland sped com- pletition of better border defenses on Austro-German frontier. AMSTERDAM -Premier appealed for the Netherlands to remain calm in Europear crsis. Reeves Discourages Embryo Diplomats On Foreign Service Unless you are exceptionally well- qualified or possessed of private means, don't plan to enter the diplo- matic service, Prof. Jesse S. Reeves of Franco Drives Loyalists Into F ull Retreat HENDAYE France, at the Spanish Frontier, March :5.-WP)-Shattered Government troops were in full re- treat tonight before 100,000 Insur- gents bent on tearing Government Spain apart and forcing a quick end to the Spanish civil war. Encountering only feeble rearguard resistance, the Insurgents pushed for- ward 10 miles from Alcaniz to cap- ture the strategic village of Raimun- do, controlling the main inland high- way from Valencia to Barcelona. From that point only the rugged coastal Sierras stood between Gen- eral Francisco Franco's army and the Mediterranean, little more than 30 miles from Raimundo. Since General Franco started his overwhelming spring offensive a week ago from Villanueva, on the Aragon front between Zaragoza and Teruel, his troops have advanced about 65 miles, conquering nearly 2,- 000 square miles of territory. Rapidly consolidating his strength along a new 20-mile line from Caspe to Alcaniz today, General Franco struck out again toward new objec- tives-Nonaspe, 15 miles due east of Caspe; Candesa, 25 miles east of Alcaniz; and Valderrobres, on the Matarrana River 25 miles southeast of Alcaniz. Italian Black Arrow brigades, for- eign legionnaires, Moorish cavalry and native Navarrese swept forward along the wide front, unchecked by fleeing Government units. Gives Recovery Talk On Friday Hansen, Noted Economis To DiscussCycle Dr. Alvin H. Hansen of the Harvard Graduate School of Public Adminis- tration will give a University lecture at 4:15 p.m. Friday in the Natural Science Auditorium in one of the principle addresses of the session of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters here. His subject will be "Full Recovery or Stagnation." Dr. Hansen, who is president of the American Economic Association, is prominent in the fields of the bus- iness cycle and of labor and unem- ployment. He has served as economic adviser to the Department of State and on the advisory committee for the Social Security Board. He also was Director of Research of the Commission for Inquiry on National Policy in International Relations.4 He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin anda taught at Brown University and the1 University of Minnesota before ac- cepting his position at Harvard.t Books he has written include "Eco- nomic Stabilization in an Unbalanced1 World," "Business Cycles," and "A1 New Plan for Unemployment Re-t serves."t Russian Trial C] Of Democrac With the condemning to death of 18 of the 21 Russians late last week, the Soviet Union closed the latest of the political purges with the almost complete elimination of the opposi- tion to democracy, in the opinion of Dr. John Stanton of the history de- partment. The liquidation of the "Old Guard" revolutionaries brings the resulting safe institution of the combination of youth and democracy, the new, younger group of officials being those "who are willing to progress," to strive toward democracy, within the Soviet structure, as defined by the Russian Constitution, Dr. Stanton pointed out. This younger "enlightened" clique now surrounding Stalin has rid itself Granting wide powers to Ann Ar- Plans for the second annual Michi- bor health authorities to impose and gras, to be held May 6 and 7 at Yost enforce sanitary standards in city Field House, were begun last night with the naming of committeemen eating establishments, the final draft Hugh Rader, '38. president of the of a proposed statute was approved Men's Council, was selected to head Monday night at 4 joint meeting of the carnival and Sam Charm, '38, was the Ordinance Committee of the City chosen his assistant. Council and the Board of Health. Last year, a huge parade was held Following the actionhof the Or- er, more than 8,000 people jammed dinance Committee, the proposed the field house for two nights to wit- measure will undergo its first read- ness the huge carnival which was put ing before the council meeting Mon- on for the benefit of the women's day, March 21, according to Prof. swimming pool and the men's dormi- Ralph Hammett of the architecture tory funds. This year, Rader said. college, chairman of the committee. the Michigras receipts will go to Two more readings must follow be- funds for the University Band and fore the measure reaches a vote. the women's pool. The proposal, if passed, will climax Myriad Entertainments the long standing drive by University Every type of carnival entertain- and city health officials for legal ment will be found at this year's authority to regulate and maintain Michigras, Rader pointed out. Plans sanitary conditions in restaurants. are being made to get a double ferris Should Solve Needs wheel, a "hip," and other rides. In a When questioned about the pro- short time, final rules will be formu- posed ordinance Prof. Nathan Sinai lated for concessions which will be of Hygiene and Public Health, con- under the auspices of various campus sultant at the meeting, declared, "I organizations. think the ordinance, as it will be Members of the executive commit- amplified by the rules of the Board tee for this second annual Michigras of Health, should amply take care of are: Dean Walter B. Rea, Miss Marie the needs in Ann Arbor." Hartwig, Ernest Jones, '38, Sam In order to remain in operation all Charin, '38, Irving Matthews, '38; public eating establishments will be Mary Johnson, '38, and Betty Lyons, compelled to obtain licenses, issued '39. according to the regulations of the Charin is assistant chairman. Oth- city sanitarian. In fixing the fee at er chairmen are: booths, Dick Fox, $5 an attempt was made by the com- '39, and Miss Lyons; their assistants mittee to adjust this charge to cover are Faith Watkins, '39, and Harriet costs of inspection. Sharkey, '40. Mathews is in charge All fraternities, sororities and oth- of publicity and assisting him is er boarding houses with closed mem- Mary Alice MacKenzie, '39. Tickets berships will be exempt from the li - are being handled by Elic' Robinson,i ensing requirement, according to the '39, and Janet Fullenweider, '39. Vir- drafted ordinance. But the Board ginia Allen, '39; is in charge of con- of Health will not surrender its right cessions. to inspect such eating establishments Parade Opening at any time. Last year, a h-_ parade was held to herald the opening of the Michi- The health authorities will have gras. It was led by former Mayor the power to revoke any license if the Rbert A C .ll -t t t. Factions Unite To Discuss Campus Issues, Appoint Group To Study Housing Conservatives Fill Rules Committee t 5 . 5 5 S i a i i 1 A conservative majority and a lib- eral minority at the Student Sen- ate's first meeting last night in the Union joined in a unanimous vote to tconsider all problems having a "vital bearing" on Michigan students and finally settled the "local issue" ques- tion by appointing a committee to study housing and to make its report at an open hearing. The sharp two-way split crystal- lized when the conservative bloc by an 18 to 14 majority over liberals captured all posts in the election of three Senators to serve on a rules committee with three members of the original Senate Sponsoring Commit- tee. The six Senators elected on the Conservative ticket and the eight elected on the United Liberal Coali- tion slate formed the nuclei of the two factions. The next meeting of the Senate will be Tuesday, March 22. Ann Vicary, '40, United Liberal Coalition, spoke against the spirit of factionalism and made a plea for "sportsmanship." Norman E. Kewley, '40E, Conserva- tive, said that the factionalism would tend to disappear when specific is- sues came before the Senate. Speaking in support of the motion to consider all issues vital to Mich- igan students, Robert M. Perlman, Grad., elected on the Liberty-Equal- ity-Fraternity ticket, said that thef Senate must be more than a, discus- sion group-that it must be an active body to press issues before the cam- pus. The defining motion, as passed, was; made by Phil Westbrook, '40ULC. The motion reads: "We, the members of the Student Senate, resolve to con- sider all issues having a vital bear-. ing on students of the University of Michigan." The three elected by the conserva- tive bloc to the rules committee are Senators Tom Adams, '40, Liberal; Alfred H. Lovell, Jr., '39, Liberal Con- servative, and Marvin W. Reider, '39, Progressive Independent. After informal caucuses, the Chair- man and Director of Elections, Mich- ael Scammon, Grad., appointed to the housing committee three conserva- tives, Senators Allen Braun, '40, Pro- gressive Independent, chairman; George H. Gangwere, '40, Liberal; and Seymour J. Spelman, '39PI, and two members of the United Liberal Coali-t tion, Miss Vicary and Tom Downs, '39. The committee will report at an open hearing at the Senate's third meeting, to which landladies and others inter-' ested will be invited. At the next meeting the Senate willr act on a suggestion made by Irving Silverman, '38ULC, that the Senate, representing campus opinion, answerx questions in a survey on internationalC and national problems that is beingY conducted on campuses throughoutc the United States by the Brown Dailyc Herald of Brown University., Four recommendations to the rulesc (Continued on Page 6)C HAYDEN SPEAKS TODAY c Prof. Joeph R. Hayden, chairmanc of the political science department,1 will speak on "American Policy in the Far East" at the open forum spon- sored by the Foreign Relations Clubc of Ann Arbor High School at 7:30s New Coaching Staff Earned Scholarship Awards In Big Ten. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal is not the only thing that has a "brain trus." Michigan's New Deal in football will have one, too, next year. For all the new coaches were win- ners of the Western Conference Medal for Proficiency in Scholarship and Athletics while they were in school. Head Coach Fritz Crisler received it while he was playing football for the University of Chicago; Backfield Coach Earl Martineau while he was playing for the University of Minne- sota; Line Coach Clarence Munn while he was playing for the Univer- sity of Minnesota; and End Coach Campbell Dickson while he was play- ing for the University of Chicago. This award is given to the man, who, according to the committee in; charge, is the outstanding combina- tion of student and athlete in the Big Ten. Captain Jake Townsend of Michigan's basketball team won the award this year. Besides being an end coach, Dick-t son is also a practicing criminal law- yer. All the coaches will be honored and will be present at Crisler Night 8 p.m. Monday in Hill Auditorium. They will1 be called upon to speak, the band will be present and varsity cheer-r leaders will lead many MichiganY cheers. Students and townspeople are in-Y vited to the rally, the official welcome of Crisler and his staff by the Univer- sity. The Union is sponsoring Crisler night, and Jack Thom, '38, is chair-n man of the affair.j Aid Promised " Railroad Ment Who Lose JobsL Roosevelt, Says Workersr Forced Out By Mergersr Will Be Protectedr WASHINGTON, March 15.-(IP)-I President Roosevelt promised today that the Government would protect any railroad workers who might lose their jobs through Federally-dictated railroad consolidations. If men lose their jobs as a result of Government action, they should be compensated through annuity pay- ments or lump sum compensation, heG said. He made the statement to news- papermen after conferring with a committee of 14 advisors about b methods of curing the financial andb competitive ills of the railroads. No decision was reached on the feasibil-a ity of compulsory consolidation orc other proposals, however, and the committee will meet again Thursday. h The President said the committee did not discuss last week's proposal E of the railroads to cut wages by five, per cent but Chairman W. M. W. Splawn of the Interstate Com\ erce c Commission said reduction of wages or layoffs should be avoided "if pos- S sible." Ti- Petition Will Be Presented At Meeting Of Regents On FridayAfternoon Seeks To Limit Approved Houses rules governing "conditions that are unsanitary or unhealthful" have been violated. The restaurant will have the right of appeal to the common council, in such cases. Penalties of fines and imprisonment are also pro- vided for in case of violation. Extends To Equipment The regulatory scope of the health authorities will extend to personnel, equipment and general sanitary con- ditions in the restaurants. The proposed measure will require the Board of Health to establish a grading system for eating places, and will demand the posting of these. (Continued on Page 2) $165 Taken As Detroit Book Store Is Entered tJu 1. auumpn e ana Chie of1 Police Lewis W. Fohey riding in a hack drawn by two white horses. Mimes won the prize for the most in- genious float. This year, Paul Brick- ley, '39, is in charge of the parade. Marjorie Merker, '39, will handle patrons and Jean Smith,. will head the posters committee. Donald Bel- den, '39, will oversee the rides and Barbara Epstein, '39, will handle the decorations. Douglas Farmer will se- lect the prizes and Fred Luebke, '39, will take care of the program. For some time now the W.A.A. has rCont nued on Page 2) Prof. Salvemini Explainis Triple A 1; e k ra lz By JACK DAVIS While the fledgling Student Sen- ate at its first meeting voted to hold an investigation of student housing, leaders representing almost every im- portant group on campus yesterday drew up a petition to be presented to the Board of Regents on Friday asking the abolition of University en- forced contracts in men's rooming houses. Backing the petition, which requires Board of Regents' approval to get into effect are Hugh Rader, '38, president of the Men's Council, Clarence Kresin president of the Student Religious Association; Joseph Gies, '39, presi- dent of the Progressive Club; Irving Silverman, '38, president of Congress, independent men's organization; Bud Lundahl, '38, president of the Inter- fraternity Council; Jack Thom, '38, president of the Union; Hope Hart- wig, '38, president of the League; George Quick, '38, editor of the Gar- goyle; John McFate, '38, editor of the 'Ensian; Phil Westbrook, '39, presi- dent of the Sophomore class; and Stephanie Parfet, '39, president of Panhellenic Association. Declaring "that the level of room rents in Ann Arbor rooming houses has been exorbitantly high," the mes- sage proposes to pull it back into bounds by allowing student bargain- ing power to breathe once again of the atmosphere of competition. It proposes that the University ap- prove only enough houses to accom- modate the incoming freshman class and throw the rest back into the open market. It provides, however, that those lanidladies who desire to remain upon the approved list, although the University will not require or en- force contracts, be permitted to main- tain that status. The text of the petition follows: Board of Regents,. University of Michigan Dear Sirs: That the level of rents in Ann Arbor rooming houses has been exorbitantly high has long been a matter of com- mon knowledge to the student body. A recent survey has revealed concretely, however, that such rents are not only high for the value received but also (Continued on Page 2) Student Injured In Auto Crash Senior Suffers A Possible Skull Fracture A senior education student who has been working his way through school y working nights at Ford's River Rouge plant, fell asleep at the wheel as he returned to Ann Arbor for lasses yesterday morning and suf- fered a possible skull fracture when his car overturned. The student, George Shakarian, of Dearborn, was described as being in fairly good" condition by the Univer- sity hospital late yesterday. He is onscious. Shakarian, who lives at 1007 S. state, was traveling at 9:45 a.m. on US-12 about one-half mile east of Ypsilanti. He dozed off and then awakened just in time to see another mar directly ahead. Swerving to avoid i collision, his car left the pavement and turned over several times. The vehicle was completely wrecked. State Police from Ypsilanti handled the ,ase. Tornadoes Hit Seven States Fourteen persons were reported killed yesterday and considerable property damage resulted from pre- spring tornadoes that struck in seven different states. The twisters hit in Illinois Mis- DETROIT, March 15.--(P)-The student book store on the University of Detroit campus was broken into Mazzini Doctrine Of Fight at noon today and $165 stolen from a strong box, university officials re- For 'Italia Irredenta' ported to the police today. Won Over Compromise Miss May L. Schneider, manager of the store, said the burglary oc- curred while she was at lunch. John .msini'stdortria rrentp- Hand, maintenance employe, said he mising fight for "Italia Irredenta" Had, sinteanclevemploye, sradewon out over Italian policies of gain had seen a man leave the store, and through compromise when the last, that he had found that the lock on bond for Italy in the Triple Alliance the door had been broken. was broken in 1914, Prof. Gaetano Salvemini of Harvard University, Foe stated yesterday in a University lec- heck To FOes ture on the pe-warforeign policy of Italy. Ttanton a s Up to 1914, Professor Salvemini said, changing conditions in the bal- ance of power in Europe had or- suspected enemies; the Russians re- iginally altered Italy's obligations in gard the trials as manifestations of the Triple Alliance, although Italy the tendency toward deniocracy, the continued to value the alliance as a clearing of the road for safer travel- possible means of winning Austrian ing. concession of its minorities in "un- Trotsky, in this respect, Dr. Stan- redeemed" Trentino and other cities. ton declared, is being used as a con- Austria was pledged, in the Alliance, venient weapon by the Communists to make conditions with Italy before against the condemned. Trotsky making any aggression in the Bal- symbolizes Stalin's opposition, so that kans. all who oppose the Communist Party In 1914, however, Austria made no Secretary, fall naturally into the di- gestures compensating toward Italy vision of Trotskyites. when it declared war on Serbia, he The "twilight of intrigue," of which said, and this caused Italians to give the trials are a part, the true nature up their conservattive ideas in favor of the politics behind the political of the old doctrines of Mazzini, who, Salve mini Says Duce's Mistake was Not Forming Balkan Union, Mussolini's mistake was not that he watched Hitler annex Austria, but that he never worked for tke creation of a Balkan Entente and a Danubian Entente to hold the balance of power between England and France on the one hand and Germany on the other, Prof. Gaetano Salvemini of Harvard University said yesterday in an inter- view. Annexation of Austria by Germany was the almost "mathematical" con- sequence of the dismemberment of of the Weimar Republic, thus weak- ening it and paving the way for Hit- ler. The annexation of Austria by Ger- many, Professor Salvemini believes, was made possible by the bargain which was made in 1935 between Hitler and Mussolini. In return for a free hand given by Hitler to Mus- solini in Ethiopia, he said,' Il Duce allowed Hitler a free hand in Cen-j tieal Europe.I Nevertheless ,he emphasized, Hit- ler did not annex Austriau ntil he ha purges cannot of course be known, Dr. Stanton showed, unless the evi- dence presented at the closed sessions is known. Just as the true history 80 years earlier, had urged aggres- sion against Austria to win back the lost northern provinces. Tal1v did not break its trntv nrnm-