PAGE FOUR", TH E MICHIGAN DA ILY SATURDAY, APRIL°2, 1938 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Technocracy, Campus Politics, Church And Economics Are Aired In Letters jjZ 2'~ 3-1I bAILL2Y SNtnOfTfL0 TP U TN E M)Ifff 0 M , AMHAl p Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Publishedeevery morning 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 matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. S ubscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Member Associated Collegiate Press, 1937-38 RSPREGENTD FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Sevice, Im. College Publishers Rersetaie 420 MADISON AVE. !EW YORK, N. Y. CICAGO-BOSTON ". LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR............JOSEPH S. MATTES ASSOCIATE EDITOR.............TUURE TENANDER ASSOCIATE EDITOR ...........IRVING SILVERMAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR..........WILLIAMC. SPALLER ASSOCIATE EDITOR...........ROBERT P. WEEKS WOMEN'S EDITOR...............HELEN DOUGLAS SPORTS EDITOR ....................IRVIN LISAGOR Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER.............ERNEST A. JONES (IREDIT MANAGER ...................DON WILSHER ADVERTISING MANAGER A .NORMAN B. STEINBERG WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER........BETTY DAVY WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER ..MARGARET FERRIES NIGHT EDITOR: JACK DAVIS It is important for society to avoid the neglect of adults, but positively dangerous for Jt to thwart the ambition of youth to reform the world. Only the schools which act on this belief are educational institu- tions in the best meaning of the term. - Alexander G. Rutven The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Fascism Talks-- Can It*Act? T HE BELLIGERENT and bombastic speech delivered by Mussolini before the Italian Senate Wednesday would have beenI astonishing in the mouth of of any other Euro- pean statesman, except, of course, Adolf Hitler. Arnaldo Cortesi, New:York Times correspondent at Rome, commented that "at times he seemed almost to be telling his hearers that war was imminent." And in fact, Il Duce's language can scarcely be otherwise interpreted. After dwelling at length and in highly exag- gerated terms on the might of the Fascist army, navy and air force, Mussolini injected this harsh warning to those unfortunate Italians who will participate in the approaching war only as non-combatants: "The best active defense against air attack consists in sending away from the great centers of population all those-and they are many-who. are not absolutely required to live there. From this moment I say that all those who can organize their existence in smaller towns in the countryside would- do well not to await the twelfth hour. Tomorrow, in case of war, everything that prevents mobilization might be prohibited. So much the worse for those who have not foreseen this and are late." In other words, those who wish to escape enemy bombs must flee instantly, for the Fascist army cannot risk dislocation of its mobilization by permitting civilians to use the means of transportation. Victory must be won, let the slaughtered chips fall where they may. Claiming a first-line force of between four and five million men for service at the front, Mus- solini disparaged "the polemics of certain quar- ters beyond the Alps according to which the African war, the formation of two army corps in Libya and the participation of volunteers in the Spanish war have weakened us." Noting the advantage the Italian army possesses in actual War experience, he cited "the great chiefs, Bad- oglio, De Bono and Graziani," who conducted the conquest of Ethiopia, as well as "tens of generals who have fought or refought wars," and "have again risked themselves in this supreme event in the life of a people." Mussolini dwelt at length on the strength of the army, in which he included all Italian men from the age of 18 to 55, of the navy, which will possess eight battleships by 1941 and which al- ready boasts "the world's most powerful sub- marine fleet," and of the air corps, which may soon have "from 20,000 to 30,000 pilots by means of the aeronautical conscription which only we have introduced," and which will wage war "in a manner to disorganize the enemy positions, to dominate the sky, to fracture the morale of the people." He said nothing, however, of Italian finances, with the exception of a reference to the Fascist maxim that the next war must be decided in a few months. He ilso made no -allowance for the possibility of collective economic sanctions, which could easily be used against Italy with fatal results by depriv- ing the Fascist war-machine of the oil, minerals and other materials which make it run. The democratic nations hold the key to Mus- A Technocrat Speaks To the Editor: The Technocracy controversy has been revived says Richard Harmel in the Daily, but he neglects to say what the controversy is. He does quite ably present the orthodox economic analysis of technological unemployment. Briefly, the argu- ment is this: In the long run technological ad- vances create employment. Therefore the prob- lem is to help the victims of technological unem- ployment make the transition from jobs de- stroyed by progress to jobs created by progress. Thus the solution is in terms of vocational train- ing, long range planning, and unemployment in- surance. The Technocratic analysis is this: At the pres- ent stage of American industrial and business! history, the advance of technology is throwing men out of jobs faster than they can be reab- sorbed by expanding industry. Thus we have not only a chronic condition of temporary but also an increasing amount of permanent technological unemployment. Even if the collapse of 1929 had not occurred, the problem of maintaining purchasing power in the face of decreasing man- hours would have had to be met. On the basis of its last analysis, in 1933 Tech- nocracy predicted that even if production re- turned to the 1929 level, about 55 per cent of the then existing 16 million unemployed would not be reemployed in private industry. The census of unemployed taken at the end of the third quarter of 1937 when production was within 20 per cent of the 1929 level, indicated that there were about 10 million unemployed. The 85,000 steel workers thrown out by the practically automatic hot-strip mills is merely one of the more dramatic manifestations of tech- nological displacement. In the words of the National Resources Committee in "Technological Trends and National Policy: "Apart from the direct displacement by more efficient machines or better management, a technological improve- ment or innovation may result in indirect dis- placement in the following ways: (a.) Diverting production from a competing plant in the same industry. (b.) Reducing the output of another indus- try by offering a cheaper or more effec- tive substitute. (c.) Reducing the amount of labor required in the industries using a given product by improving its quality and efficiency. (d.) Reducing the amount of raw material, fuel, or equipment by eliminating waste and spoilage." The National Resources Board lists the fol- lowing thirteen new inventions as developments that would bear watching for their far reach- ing social consequences: 1. the mechanical cotton picker, 2. air conditioning equipment, 3. plastics, 4. the photoelectric cell, 5. artificial cotton and woolenlike fibers made from cellulose, 6. syn- thetic rubber, 7. prefabricated houses, 8. tele- vision, 9. facsimile transmission, 10. the automo- bile trailer, 11. gasoline produced from coal, 12. steep-flight aircraft planes, 13. tray agriculture. It is evident that most of these inventions will result in either direct or indirect displacement of labor. Technocracy can see no solution to the problem under the Price System. With purchasing power decreasing as man-hours decrease, the increased production made possible by modern technology cannot be consumed. Purchasing power can be maintained in the face of decreasing man-hours only if wage rates are increased in inverse pro- portion to the decline in man-hours; or if wage rates remain the same the price of the product .must be lowered in direct proportion to the man-hours decrease. Inasmuch as the sole pur- pose for the installation of labor-saving devices is to increase the spread between cost and selling price, under the Price System, either of the al- ternatives given is absurd. The temporary expedients of unemployment insurance, vocational training, etc. do not even begin to solve the problem of permanent tech- nological unemployment. The conclusion arrived at by Technocracy is that in order to maintain production the public must be paid enough pur- chasing power to buy all the goods produced, independently of the amount of work done per man or woman or whether they work at all or not. -Nelson Berman, '39. An Answer To OL To the Editor: If the present writer were to say to O.L. that nearly two decades ago he had examined certain college courses and had found them wanting, not on the score that such courses contained too much theory and too few, facts but on precisely opposite grounds, O.L. might mentally relegate him to the Gray-beard class and still feel his own position was sound. However, if the writer were to tell O.L. that after a number of years of moderately successful experience in meeting "the more challenging and vital problems of society" he had concluded that in spite of the sacrifices. involved he was going to learn some more "the- ory," O. L. might reasonably be expected to re- examine his position on the matter. I have attempted to master some of the ma- terial of such courses as Mathematics 195, Phi- losophy 114 and Economics 151 and I do feel that such efforts have been amply rewarded. I could hope that it is not too late for O.L. to dip into such courses as these seriously. If he does I feel certain he will write no more letters such as "O.K.; Let's Begin." Economics 51 and 52 should be made more rigorous; not less rigorous. Gray-beards are permitted to give advice. As a minimum antidote to Stuart Chase I sug- gest F. H. Knight's essay, "The Limitations of Scientific Method in Economics." It may be of this body of accurate premises, and rigorously established conclusions." When O.L. has digested what is involved in these two sentences he will know why so much of what passes today for "economics" is really economic quackery. Lest my position be misunderstood let me say that these remarks do not apply to those courses in which the mastery of techniques (other than clear thinking) are involved. -C.F.B. Another Viewpoint To the Editor: The "Catholic Viewpoint" of Mr. C.T.P. (I ignore the rest of his, name) is an incongruous article which is anti-catholic in spirit and which contains two sins condemned both by common sense and by his own church. In the first place the Holy Father's protest to Franco con- cerning the brutal bombing of Barcelona is "ques- tioned" as to its "sincerity" much in the same way as we doubt the words of a ruffian. In the second place a lengthy quotation of H. V. Kaltenborn is accepted as an indubitable creed, although every person familiarized with the Spanish Church, Catholic or non-Catholic, can put his finger in the monstrous lies seasoned with the dynamite of cheap propaganda. I shall try to justify my second point. The entire argument centers around the dis- tribution of wealth, which grants one-third to the church, divided in banking, factories, mines, land, educational centers, and hospitals-some- thing which Mr. Kaltenborn forgets. This enu- meration sounds very impressive, and by a malicious twist of emphasis some may forgetj the other 70 per cent which is not in the hands of the church. A more careful analysis shows that a great deal of the Church property does not reproduce itself in the capitalistic sense, be- cause it is static wealth. The Spanish Church possessed artistic monu- ments of great wealth, before the Loyalist hordes destroyed them, which were the artistic inte- gration of the Spanish people. This wealth is worth perhaps more than one-third of the na- tional wealth, because it represents the spirit of a race which cannot be measured in terms of money. But this capital does not bring practical returns as the sausage factory of Mr. Jack Smith does, therefore it is irrelevant to readI labor problems in the Church property. The statement that the Church had total con- trol of the education before 1931 is a flat lie as Mr. C. T. P. can verify himself, by reading more authoritative sources than those provided by Mr. Kaltenborn. --E.G. Mr. Frost Again To the Editor: As campaign manager of the Washtenaw Party, class of 1940, I would like to enlighten my caucus chairman, James MacDonald. In the best in- terests of the party, I demanded and received, with witnesses present, guarantees from Phil Westbrook that the Student Senate would not touch student affairs this year. It is plainly evident that these promises have been flagrantly violated. My object in bringing in the money side of Frosh Frolic and Soph Prom was to bring to light this ridiculous Minstrel Show that is planned by certain Washtenaw men. Fortunately the Uni- versity has already disposed of it. Mr. MacDon- ald, any doubts as to the wisdom of Dean Rea's application of the money rest with you. Mr. Silverman, allow me to state that I am definitely eligible,.having at this time a "B" aver- age. But since the investigating committee is spread out over the entire Washtenaw party in three classes, I fail to see where Mr. MacDonald or anyone else has anything to say about its exist- ence. The fact that it exists is proof of its sanction. Mr. Silverman, is your committee to investigate politics specifically sanctioned by the University? Don't be silly! Mine is simply investigating your sponsors and, from that source, has fully as much right to exist as yours. As chairman of the Washtenaw investigating committee, I warn politicians who oppose it to leave it alone, as I am in possession of certain facts which could blow you all sky-high. Messrs. MacDonald, Westbrook, Swinton, etc., are you listening? This committee will make no unneces- sary personal revelations unless forced to do so. Our purpose is to show the relationship between Congress and its puppet Senate, not to throw mud. The investigation will proceed as before, and I must insist on no more disturbance from out- siders. -Charles Frost. Sample Justice To the Editor: Here are the lyrics to a new bit of swing they're singing down at the court house. A SAMPLE IS ENOUGH "Make verdicts 'safe' and judgments 'right,' I've taught, and sample justice clear. Away with gloom! It's my court room! We'll have no Labor Board in here! "So sing, 'Oh, Say ...' and shout, 'Hooray!' And hoist that starry ensign high! Such deeds as these I think should please Substantial men as you and I. "For workers' wars and printers' strikes Are naught to sample justice, dear. Bring in the broom, sweep out the room! It Seems To Me DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN By HEYWOOD BROUN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the university. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President As a rambling reviewer I have re- until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. cently encountered two artists who'- move me to enthusiasm. One is a (Continued from Page 2) meeting will be held on Tuesday, novelist and the other a motion Pic- Examples of the work of the six can- April 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Room 2083 plc-Exaple oftheworkof he ix an-Natural Science Building. ture actress. I refer to John O'Hara didates for the Jane Higbee Award !Dr. James T. Bradbury will talk and Shirley Temple. for Sophomore students in Decora- on "Recent Advances in the. Physiol- 1't was with a certain trepidation tive Design will be on display in the ogy and Biochemistry of Sex Hor- that I approached "Hope of Heaven" South Gallery beginning Saturday, mones" and Professor Jacob Sacks and the film "Rebecca of Sunny- April 2. Open daily from 9 a.m. to will talk on "The Physiology of Mus- brook Farm." It was my fear that 5 p.m.cularWork. O'Hara would be too tough and Miss sThe candidates whose work is c Temple by many shades too tender. Annabelle Dredge The Women's Research Club will In this apprehension I was happily Carl Guldberg I meet at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 4, in disappointed.; dSppited.mlisMargaret Haffer the Museums Building, Room 3024. Shirle yrTel disn't js cte; dsh Julia La Rue Dr. Marianna E. Smalley will speak is a superb comedienne who reads a ChitnNal line with a perfect ear for every subtle Christine Nagle on the subject: "A Study of Tuber- inflection. Possibly it is a long reach Jean Smith culosis Contacts." to try to take up the book and the The public is cordially invited. picture in the same column. I am not German Table for Faculty Members: recommending "Hope of Heaven" as Lectures The regular luncheon meeting will be a bedtime story for Miss Temple. Still, held Monday at 12:10 p.m. in the the two artists I have named pos- University Lecture: Dr. Oskar Mor- Founders' Room of the Michigan sess a quality in common-they share genstern, Professor of Economics, at Union. All faculty members interest- an uncanny sensitivity in hearing. the University of Vienna, will lecture ed in speaking German are cordially When one anoints a novelist for on "Social Science in Europe" on invited. There will be an informal 10- his skill in reproducing true talk a Monday, April 4, in Natural Science minute talk by Professor Ernst A. postscript should be added. Obvious- Auditorium at 4:15 p.m., under the Philippson on "Die Fremdworterfrage ly it is not enough merely to present auspices of the Department of Ec- im Deutschen." a complete transcript of any conver- onomics. The public is cordially in- sation. If it were the six leading ted.Princeton-Michigan Debate: The noveist of he orldwoud bethedebating teams of Princeton Univer- novelists of the world would be th University Lecture: Dr. Robert sity and the University of Michigan half dozen most competent steno- graphers. The novelist must get his Freiherr von Heine-Geldern, of the will meet in an intercollegiate debate stuff straight, but he needs to know University of Vienna, will give an il- on Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. what, to leave out as well as what to lustrated lecture on "The Pre-Budd- in the North Lounge of the Michigan print. histic Art of China and Indo-China Union. The question is "Resolved, and its Influence in the Pacific," on That the National Labor Relations Tuesday, April 5, in Natural Science Board should be empowered to com- The Blue Pencil Auditorium at 4:15 p.m., under the pel arbitration of industrial disputes." And perhaps the talent for cam- auspices of the Institute of Fine Arts. An open forum will follow the debate. And perhapsthetalenmThe public iscordially invited. The p blicis c odially invited and i pr ession remains the more important------ gift. Both Theodore Dreiser and Sin- clair Lewis, not forgetting Upton, suf- Public Lecture: "The Artistic Rela- fer from their failure to read copy on tions Between China and Persia" by themselves. "Hope of Heaven" is Dr. M. Aga-Oglu. Illustrated with magnificently compact. John O'Hara slides. Sponsored by the Research has told his story in something less Seminary in Islamic Art. Monday, than fifty thousand words. This April 4, 4:15, in Room D, Alumni makes for pace and also legible type, Memorial Hall. Admission free. and these factors become increasingly important to me.K Oratorical Association Lecture There is a good deal of hard-boiled Course: John BndKjnedys rio- talk inm Hope of Heaven." The point commentator and journalist, will ap- of view is also pretty tough at times. pear in Hill auditorium on Tuesday, But at the risk of insulting John April 5, at 8:15 p.m. The talk is en- O'Hara I must say that I wept co- titled "What's Wrong with the O aaIms a htIwp o World?" This number replaces the . piously at the end of his novel andWol?'Tinubrepasth 1that I think he did a kind of senti- H. V. Kaltenborn lecture. Tickets may mental sneak-up on me. be secured at Wahr's State Street Indeed, the blue and purple phrases Bookstore. of the book belong logically in the fundamental scheme. It is'less than Events Today fair to any novel to try to pin a label University Broadcast Saturday, 9- on it or extract a "message." But Us there is a theme here, and it might 9:15 a.m. Joan and Jack at Michi-a T be somewhat inaptly stated as, "Sex gan. The 18th of a series of dramatic is not enough." sketches written and acted by stu-' If you start out with such an idea dents of broadcasting to portray the1 in mind, it is obviously ncessary t uetlea h nvroMii f . . :fi . l t dealprety ranky ad cpiouly ithStudent li1e at the Umiversiy of Michi- sex in order to make your point. 3 gan. do not want to convey the impression 9:1:-9:30 a.m. Class in Radio Read- that Mr. O'Hara is out to knock good ing and Dramatics (Professor Eich). clean passion and scour it off the 5:45-6 p.m. School of Music Pro- earth. But he does say and prove gram. The University Glee Club. to the satisfaction of the reader that David E.Mattern, Conductor. there are emotions which cannot be solved by the simple process of saying, The Outdoor Club: Saturday, April "Kiss me, kid." 2: Canoeing. Meet at Lane Hall at At Least A Friend 1:45. All students and faculty mem- bers who like to canoe are invited to attend. The narrator of the book is pictured Sunday, Aprii 3.Bicycle Breakfast lovingly by the novelist. I would al- in cooperation jith the Campus Bike most guess that the figure whom Shop. Meet at the Campus Bike Shop O'Hara has in mind must be one of at 8 a.m. Make reservations by Sat- his best friends. And yet there is the urday noon by calling 3035. keen conception of something tragic- ally inadequate in even the most per- "Some Fundamentals of Personal fect of Don Juans. Religion" will be the topic for a sum- Few American writers can match mary discussion of the last two O'Hara in the speed of his prose. In months Freshman Round Tables. In the whole book I could not find a Lane Hall Library, 7:15 till 8 on Sat- phrase which could be tossed urday for all Freshmen. 1 ou s phray. whehmanuldaseperfect pitch. Congress: There will be a meeting "Hope of Heaven" is a novel of the of the Student Welfare Committee 1 first rank as far as I'm concerned. p.m. Saturday in Room 306 Union. Nobody can challenge its readability. All members are asked to be present But unless I am mistaken John O'- to attend to some very important. Hara still has worlds to conquer. business. There will be in all probability a deep- "High Tor." Last performance to- ening and widening of his emotional night. Very few seats available at perceptions. He needs to write about Box Office. Phone 6300. Presented people who are a little more import- by Play Production, Mendelssohn ant. His sense of touch right now Theatre. there is no admission charge. Educational Colloquy Club: The fortnightly meeting will be held in the Upper Room of Lane Hall, Mon- day night, April 4, at 8:00. Association Book Group: "You have Seen Their Faces" by Erskine Cald- well and Margaret Bourke-White and "A Door of Opportunity" by, Sher- wood Eddy will be reviewed by Rob- ert Hammond at Lane Hall Library, Tuesday, 4:15 p.m. A discussion of the Southern Share-Cropper will fol- low the reviews. Dr. Mahanan Brahmachari, Hindu monk, who has recently received his Ph.D. from Chicago and is returning to India, will speak on "Yoga" at Lane Hall, Monday at 4:15 p.m. His lecture announced for Monday eve- ning has been cancelled. Dr. Leonard A. Parr will give the sixth of his Fortnightly Book Lectures on Monday afternoon in the Congre- gational Church Assembly Room at 3:30. Dr. Parr announces that Monday's lecture will be the last of the present series. There is no admission and the public is cordially invited. Scalp andI Blade: The Michigan Chapter of the Buffalo Fraternity will hold its annual initiation ceremony and banquet Sunday ,April 3 at 5 o'clock in the Union. Initiates are re- quested to be prepared and to attend promptly. All members unable to be present please call Carl at, 6326. Inter-Faith Symposium. The fourth and last of a series of Inter-Faith Symposiums will be held Sunday. April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Lane Hall Library. "International Religion and the National State" will be discussed in the manner of the Chicago Round Table by Dr. Mahanan Brahmachari, Hindu monk and noted lecturer, Rab- bi Bernard Heller of the Hillel Foun- dation, and Professor Durfee of the Law School faculty. Students and interested townspeople pare invited to attend. Tea will be served at 4:30. The Christian Student Prayer Group will holdaits regular meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in the Michigan League. The room will be announced on the bulletin board. Christian students cordially invited. International Council Room: The usual Sunday evening program for foreign students and American stu- dents interested in international af- fairs will be held in Room 116 of the Michigan Union. Dr. Bramachari, Hindu lecturer, will be the speaker. A buffet supper will be served at 6 o'clock and the program will begin at 7:00. The Graduate Outing Club will go to Camp Newkirk on Sunday for hik- ing and supper. The group will meet at Lane Hall at 2:45. All graduate students are welcome. Phi Beta Kappa: The annual meet- ing of the Alpha Chapter in Michi- gan of Phi Beta Kappa will be held on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2203 Angell Hall. At this meet- ing the election of officers, the elec- tion of new members, and other mat- ters of business including the amend- ment of the Constitution which was suggested a year ago will be taken up. It is earnestly desired that as many members as possible will be present at this meeting. Orma F. Butler, Secretary. Churches runs second to his sense of hearing. He needs a bigger canvas. And to some extent he ought to use his eyes more freely. I am not a reader who demands long-winded descriptive pas- sages. I like books without scenery. But there is a difference between the novel and the drama. To some ex- tent O'Hara characters are disem-; bodied, in spite of their lusts and passions. They sit on clouds or talk while reclining in little smoke-filled rooms. I want to get some glimpse of The Michigan Avukah will entertain the Avukah chapter of Wayne Univer- sity at a party at the Hillel Founda- tion tonight at 8 p.m. There will be refreshments, singing of Palestinian Folk-Songs, and dancing of Palestin- ian dances. All are welcome. Mens Glee Club: Meet at Morris Hall 5:15 today for broadcast over WJR. hills and horizons. Coming Events No story of life can be quite com-j plete if the author insists upon hang- Students of the College of Litera- ing on the door a "Don't Disturb" ture, Science, and the Arts: A meet- sign. ing will be held on Tuesday, April 5, for students of the College of Litera- dents To Exhibit ture, Science, and the Arts and oth- ers interested in future work in the Desi n Work Toda profession of nursing. Miss Marian Durell,_Director of Nursing, will meet, the group in the lobby of Couzens Work in decorative design sub- Hall at 4:15 p.m. Following an in- mitted by students who competed formal discussion, a two-reel film en- for the Jane Higbee Award will be titled "Nurses in the Making" will be, exhibited in Alumni Memorial Hall shown. beginning today. The award of $50 The next discussion in this voca- was given to Christine Nagel. How- tional series will be given by Dean S. ever, the excellent standing of the T. Dana of the School of Forestry. next two candidates, Jean Smith and Carl Gulberg, was recognized by giv- Faculty. School of Eduation : The