P'AGE JFOUR THE MICHIAN DAILY THUVRSDAY, 1MARCL L3,.1 38 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Studer* Publications. Puashed every morning except Monday during the ttniversity year and Summer Session. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the tie for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. A rghts of republication of all other matter herein also reserved.. En~'red at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, 84.00; by mail, $4.50. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1937-38 REPRESENTED POR NATI9NA. AVERTISING'BY NatiQnalAdvertisingService, Inc. College Publishers Reresentative 420 MADISON AVE. ' NEW YOR. N. Y. CHICAGO BOsTor Lo S ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR............JOSEPH S.. MATTES ASSOCIATE EDITOR...............TUURE TENANDER ASSOCIATE EDITOR............ IRVING SILVERMAN ASSOCITE EDITOR............ WILLIAM C SPALER ASSOCIATE EDITOR.............ROBERT P. WEEKS WOMEN'S EDITOR..... ............HELEN DOUGLAS SPORTS EDITOR.................. IRVIN LISAGOR Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER .............ERNEST A. JONES CRrDTT MANAGER......... .DON WILSHER AIVERTISING MANAGE ,NORMAN B. STEINBERG WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER ..,.......BETTY DAVY WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER ..MARGARET FERRIES NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT PERLMAN It is important for society to avoid the neglect of adults, but positively dangerous for it-to thwart the ambition of youth to reform the world. Only the schools which act on this belief are ed- ucational institutions in the best mean- ing of the term. Alexander G..Ruthven. The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Welconfe To Thomas M''ann.. . T HE CONFLICT between democracy and fascism has become one of the hackneyed topics for discussion of many pseudo- intellectuals and politicians, being used as a convenient vehicle of creating the impression of liberalism. But tonight in Hill Auditorium, the subject as-' umes its fundamental, dynamic importance with one of the world's greatest literary figures tack- ling the problem with a liberal interpretation. Thomas Mann to us highlights the current dratorical Lecture Series when he speaks on "The Coming Victory of Democracy" in Hill Audi- torium. Alth'ough exiled from Germany, forced to live and travel under a foreign passport, Thomas Mann yet considers himself a German. He vis- ualizes the return of democratic, liberal thought and government to his native land. His experi- ence lends to the importance of his talk. We wish to welcome Dr. Mann to Ann Arbor, and assure the author of "The Magic Mountain" that here, as yet, there is that tolerance which he respects and which he may enjoy. Irving Silverman. Will France Hold Fast?. . T HE NAZI ATTEMPT to drive a diplo- matic wedge between the democracies of Western Europe and their allies to the East has met with a reverse at Paris sharply con- trasting to its success in London.. Messrs. Chau- temps and Delbos received an overwhelming vote of approval from the Chamber of Deputies Sat-' urday (439 to 2) on their policy of remaining firm to the alliances with Czechoslovakia and Russia. In this phase of foreign policy all elements of the French government and people appear to stand united. The alliance with the Little En- tente has been a cardinal point of French policy since the War, particularly the defense of Czecho- slovakia against remilitarized Germany. The treaty with the Soviet Union was the product of a series of negotiations begun by the conserva- tive Premier Pierre Laval in 1934, the original purpose of which was an "eastern Locarno" pact mutually 'guaranteebng the status quo among France, Germany, Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia and the Baltic states. Hitler, however, rejected thet arrangement on the grounds that he did not wish to involve Germany in possible disputes among the$other contracting parties. French- Russian conversations were continued, and re- sulted a year later in a military alliance between the. two general staffs. The alliance marked a diplomatic .revolution in Europe; previously, France and Poland, the conservative status quo powers, had stood together against Republican Germany and Russia, the liberal and revisionist powers. With the advent of German fascism, the Soviet Union, compelled to look to its safety, broke the traditional Communist policy of non- cooperation with capitalist governments and wel- comed the friendship and promised assistance of the Third Republic. The next year, 1936, the pated that in the event of war, Germany will again strike first at France as the most accessible and most immediately dangerous adversary. The moves for diplomatic rapprochement with the fascist nations initiated simultaneously at Paris and London last month were backed by the most conservative circles of French and British politics and finance. The different results ob- tained were due simply to the character of the governments involved; in England a Tory min- istry controls a large and well-disciplined Con- servative majority in Parliament with uncertain popular support, while in France a moderate- liberal cabinet is maintained by a People's Front legislative bloc elected by the masses and solidly supported by them. - The personalities of the French goernment leaders are a possible source of weakness to the French policy, for M. Chautemps, with his shady political background marked in particular by the notorious Stavisky affair which forced his resig- nation as Premier in February of 1934, is not the man to be trusted with the destinies of. the French people. M. Delbos also has personal drawbacks; his view of foreign affairs has too much in common with the conservative-nation- alist statesmen of the '20's to make him a really acceptable occupant of the foreign ministry. The next few days or weeks will tell whether the Popular Front majority in the Chamber of Dep- uties can keep the government in the path which the Premier and foreign minister have indicated as the policy of France. Joseph Gies. THE FORUM) No Way Out? To the Editor I am inclined to believe that the Progressive Club has acted too hastily in adopting one method of action towards the promotion of peace, namely. collective security. Although the club may now go on record as having a definite program, the result of such thoughtless action will bring dis- comfort to those students on campus who are endeavoring to keep this country out of war, but differ only as to the means of securing that end. We may see on the campus upstarts of new groups who will favor the Oxford Oath >r strict Neutrality. All will be working for peace. Can peace groups afford to stan divided when there is no effective policy for peace? I shall in brief span endeavor to show why peace movements are not ready to select any one program The first shall be an analysis of strict neutrality. Upon analysis we find that our neutrality policy in the past few years shows that it has been definitely in favor of the ag- gressor, thus encouraging the growth of fascism. As Italy was about to attack Ethiopia, Congress put an embargo on munitios for both countries, but allowed them to purchase steel, cotton, oil and other materials from which to make their own munitions. This seems fair but Ethiopia being unprepared for war had no factories in which to turn these purchased war materials into weapons. At the outbreak of the Spanish war, Congress passed another neutrality law which injured the Loyalists and helped the rebels, since Germany and Italy were smuggling war materials to the Insurgents. When the President ordered the forbidding of shipment of munitions on govern- ment ships to China or Japan, without a sim- ilar embargo upon raw materials, he enforced. the worst element of the Neutrality Act, since Japan is capable of arming but lacks new ma- terials, whereas China has the raw materials but lacks a war industry. This resulted in the announcement of the Japanese Foreign Office that it was "highly satisfied" with the President's order while the Chinese Government entered an official protest. Nor does neutrality necessarily prevent us from being involved in a war if measures had been taken against an aggressor'in the Ethiopian conflict. England put an embargo on Italy, while permitting Ethiopia to buy war materials. Mus- solini, being aware that such collective action would mean an end to his campaign, was ready to take on the whole world. Collective security will not work at the present time! Collective security as visioned by the League covenant which expected international coopera- tion is no longer a reality. But those who put faith in the "sanctions type" of collective secur- ity hope no longer for international cooperation, but rather expect the peace-loving democracies to take action against "Fascist aggressors." But will military sanctions also be necessary? Italy threat- ened to bomb the English fleet if sanctions were attempted and it is possible that Japan might take over the Dutch East Indies if its oil supply is cut off. Thus war seems to be the result from this action. But even if we can apply sanctions, what assurance have we of cooperation. When the crisis in Ethiopia arose, England wanted to apply economic sanctions against Italy, but France backed out. When Japan undertook to conquer Manchuria, U.S. was eager to apply sanc- tions and England refused to cooperate. Her interests are in South China and not in North China. The very basis on which collective secur- ity is founded--cooperation-fell through. The Oxford Oath which has its place does nothing to prevent fascist aggressors who have become powerful enough as a result of conquest while we have been hibernating, to come sweep- ing over our isolationist walls much like the Japanese are doing over in China, or as the barbarians did when they invaded the Roman empire. Good ideals of individuals in isolated communities aren't respected by plunderers. -C. T. Piecewicz. Only a handful of senators listened to the reading of Washington's farewell address. That, ought to make the father of his country feel, let us say, like the chairman of the bored. Ii fe ems to )Me Heywood Broun This is getting around to the season during which the Pulitzer Prize Committee makes its awards, and also the Critics' Circle. It seems to me that the award of the Circle carries more weight than the judgment of the elderly gentle- men of Columbia. After all, the reviewers who face the ordeal of seeing every show are in a better position to decide than any group which merely makes a short sightseeing trip along the surface of the cream. No ' one can appreciate a good show as much as a man who has sat in the blinds along the aisle and watched the wild turkeys flutter by. But since I am neither a Pulitzer nor a newspaper critic. I will have to play a lone hand. Maybe my choice will find no no official support. But at least I can get in the first word. And so without either plaque or palms I nominate "The Cradle Will Rock" as the best play of the present season. And I like it so much better than anything else that I would not compromise on any second choice. I like it both for its substance and its shadow. Marc Blitstein's play with music (which is really a slightly longer way of saying "opera") strikes the only optimistic note of the serious shows along Broadway. No More Cute Stuff This is a better season than usual, and the writ- ing men have been less disposed to turn their backs on reality. The antic attitude, the cute stuff and the whimsy-whimsy have gone some- what out of fashion. Just the same, there are many sprinters among the dramatists. They have chosen a new direc- tion, but the creative artists of the American stage still show too keen a disposition to run for their lives. This year the finishing line for the annual marathon has been the local cemetery. The popular slogan celebrated in the show shops is the contention that it is better to be dead than alive. Without any disposition to pose as a final authority on that moot question, I vote "No," and if my side loses I am prepared to brig in a mi- nority report. "The Cradle Will Rock" is not wholly a series of humorous interludes. It does deal with things somber and sad. But its final note and its con- tinuing philosophy appear to be the conception that even a bitter and muddled world still remains, putty in the hands of those who are disposed to get together in organized effort The world is not your oyster or that of your neighbor, but with a little lemon juice and a dash of tabasco it can be made not only palatable but wholly desirable. Pollyannas Not Welcome It shocks me to find so many men and women who are professedly idealists rushing around and shouting, "All is lost!" For instance, most of the announcements that war is just around the corner come from pacifists. And I think the an- swer ought to be, "Stuff and nonsense." This is no time for Pollyannas, and there never has been an era in which they were of any use. Just the same, it is well within the possibility of man to change a tragically imperfect world from stem to stern. Such plays as "Our Town" and "On Borrowed Time" suggest a placid surrender to the reaper upon the theory that he is not nearly as grim as he has been painted. But even if he has a smiling face I still think it is a mistake to court his attention. There is no sense in arranging ap- pointments in Samara by long distance telephone calls. I have nro personal complaints against the next world at the moment, but certainly there is need to make something out of this one first. And so I urge again preferment for "The Cradle Will Rock," because it shouts and sings that this earth can be made to glow and glisten if working men and women will only decide forthwith to kindle flame by rubbing together souls and shoul- ders. Synoption By TOM McCANN "Hello, hello, hello" (what a wonderful word, etc.), and it will be Frankie Masters, Friday night for the Frosh Frolic. Having spent many moons at Hotel Sherman's College Inn, lately re- placed by a surprising Buddy Rogers band, the Masters ensemble has, of course, become a little calloused with the routine accompaniment of nightly floor shows. But never growing any better or any worse, Frankie Masters is probably the best choice of the field of four (Paul Pen- darvis, Benny Meroff, Bill Carlson and Frankie) from which the freshmen could choose. S * * Harry Wismer, WJR's popular young sports announcer. has been using a lot of Michigan material recently in his midnight sessions from the Book Casino on Friday nights. Until now, Captain-elect Fred Jahnke, Coach "Cappy" Cap- pon and sports editor Irvin Lisagor have been interviewed from the Book, where the typical Detroit entertainment consists of Ernie Holst's "inew continuous style" music, a rhumba band and Tony, who makes those interesting flaming desserts right before your eyes. The word around now is that Harry will have as his guest at an ec rly d c. Colonel Tuure Tenander of f l THEATRE, By NORMAN KIELL Play Production When Professor Windt, Director of Play Production, firs; came to THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1938 VOL. XLVIII. No. 108 I Michigan nine years ago, he found Automobile Regulation: Those stu- himself without a theatre or even a dents who possess driving permits is- stage to work on, anamalous as the sued while their cars bore the 1937 case may be. Mimes ocupied the Lab State license plates and have failed Theatre, the auditorium in Univer- to renew them, are requested to do sity Hall had been condemned, and so at once. All 'old permit tags are! the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre had voi as o arc , 1 and ir not as yet been built. However, years continued use will constitute grounds1 before, Professor Hollister had put for disciplinary action. Applications some curtains on the stage of U Hall, for renewals must be made at Room had made a false proscenium with 2, University Hall and new sets of canvas, and had also put up a huge permit tags will be issued at no ad - strip of canvas across the dome of { ditional cost. the auditorium for better acoustics. But now, three thousand seats had been removed, dirt and grime piled high on one another, and the theatre mice had a wonderful time of it. Mr. Windt was delighted. The place might be i'n terrible shape, the stage might slope, but here at any rate was{ a stage and a theatre. For seven weeks, the enthusiastic students who gathered around Mr. Windt, washed, scrubbed, and cleaned the theatre. Anxiously, they called the fire chief in, in order to get his permission to reopen the theatre. That important official gave them the good word. onj proviso that no more than two hun- dred people be in the theatre at the same time and that there be no ad- mission charge. "LITTLE JOURNEY" FIRST OFFERING The enthusiastic group opened with Rachel Crother's "Little Journey." There were two sets in the show- one, the interior of a Pullman, the other a mountain top. People who remember it say it violated every prin- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Pubuiication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received atthe office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30; 11:00 am. on Saturday. Gtudents who have cars stored in Ann Arbor and those who are in the exempt classifications are also re- quested to report their 1938 license numbers if they have not done so to date., Office of the Dean of Students. Students, College of Literature, Sci- ence, and the Arts: A meeting will be held on Thursday, March 3, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 1025 Angell Hall for students in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and others in- terested in future work in law. A talk on .the profession will be given by Dean Henry M. Bates of the Law School. This will be the first meeting of the vocational series designed to give information concerning the na- ture of the preparation for the vari- ous professions. The second meet- ing, to be addressed by Dean R. W. Bunting of the School of Dentistry, will be held on Tuesday, March 8th. All Students in the College of L.S. & A., and Schools of Education, For- estry, and Music receiving a grade of I (incomplete); X, (absent from ex- ciple of stagecraft-because of lack amination), or (.) (no report), should of material. Supplies were limited; make up all work by March 14 or the there was only a meagre income; and Iae autoatcalylpse tr an the shows were free. Nevertheless, Ed "Little Journey" was a success be-- cause of the ensemble playing, and Attention Chinese Students: The the enthusiasm and sincerity of the report to the Emergency Committee youthful actors. The University Hall for Far Eastern Students in America Players were a definite hit. Their must be complete by the end of this next show was even more ambitious. week. Any Chinese students who need. It was "Redemption" by Tolstoi. The assistance because of the crisis in crowds grew to such proportions that their countrydshould fill out the five new shows were presented during blanks provided by the Committee the course of that first year. at once. These blanks are available By 1929, The Lydia Mendelssohn in Room 9, University Hall. Theatre was completed and Play Pro-. duction's first show there was "Beg- Guidance and Occupational Inf or- gar On Horseback." With it, Play mation Conference will take place Production was recognized and its next week, Tuesday, March 8 through popularity and following grew to Saturday, March 12 at the Michigan such proportions, that Dean Kraus Union. The vocational discussions will provided them the opportunity to be given by leaders of business and continue their work during the sum- industry. All students, faculty, or mer. That very first summer in '29 anyone interested in the meetings are gave to Ann Arbor a stimulating di- cordiglly invited. The program of version and to the University an meetings will appear each day during additional attraction. With a small the conference in the D.O.B. , staff, Mr. Windt and Mr. Chester M. Dr. T, Luther Purdom, Director. Wallace put on seven plays. Out of I University of Michigan Bureau obvious necessity they were one-set of Appointments and Occupa- plays with small casts, but The Mich- tional Information,, 201 Mason igan Repertory Players were estab- Hall. lished and they had accomplished their duofold purpose in entertaining Any identification cards left at the the community and in building up a Congress voting booths may be called school of the theatre. for at the Union desk. PROFESSIONAL ACTORS Academic Notces BROUGHT INA Students stayed on and made a nu- Sociology 51: Make-up final exam- cleus with which to work; many came ination will be given on Saturday, back summer after summer. The act- March 5, at 2 o'clock in Room D, ing mellowed and gave students the I Haven Hall. tial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Music degree, in the School of Music Auditorium, Friday evening, March 4, at 8:15 o'clock, to which the general public is invited. Lectures University Lecture: Professor Eu- stache de Lorey, of the Ecole du Lou- vre and the Oriental Department of the Bibliotheque Nationale, will lec- ture on "Persian Poets, Inspiration to Persian Artists," on Friday, March 4, in Natural Science Auditorium at 4:15 p.m., under the auspices of the Research Seminary in Islamic Art. University Lecture: Professor E. H. Carr, of the College of Wales, Univer- sity of Aberystwyth, will lecture on "Great Britain, Italy, and the Medi- terranean" on Thursday, March 3, at 4:15 p.m., in the Natural Science Auditorium, under the auspices of the Department of Political Science. Events Today Dartmouth Alumni Dinner will be held at the Michigan Union at 6 p.m. today. All Dartmouth men are cor- dially invited to attend. A.S.M.E. Inspection Trip: To Tren- ton Channels Power Plant, of De- troit Edison. Leaving this after- noon at 1:00 p.m. from the En- gineering Arch, returning at 5:00. Sign up on M.E. Bulletin Board im- mediately. Transportation charge via bus will be 50 cents. Zoology Seminar: Mr. Charles G. Dobrovolny will report on the "Life History of the Fish Trematode, Plagioporus sinitsini, and Studies on Cotylocercous Cercariae from the Hu- ron River System" tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2116 N.S. A.S.C.E. There will be an important mieeting of the Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil En- gineers tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Michigan Union. Prof. Menefee, of the Engineering Mechanics IDepartment will give an illustrated talk concerning the Il- linois Waterway. Scimitar: There wil be an import- ant meeting of Scimitar this eve- ning at the Union at 7:30 p.m. It is urgently requested that all mem- bers be present as a new president must be elected. Michigan Dames. Mrs. Ira Smith the faculty. advisor of the Charm Group cordially invites the members of that group to a tea at her home at 4 Geddes Heights today from 3:30 to 5:30. Geddes Heights is the first street. east of the cemetery and is only a 10-minute walk from the League. Or take Geddes Ave. Bus. Michigan Dames. Rehearsal for the Style Show, Thursday night, March 3, 8 o'clock at the Michigan League. Every one taking part in the style show is requested to be present. All students interested in working on box office and tickets for the Hillel Play "Roots," should report to the Hillel Foundation on Thursday at 4:15. Bring eligibility slips. Tryouts for French Play: Today is the last day for tryouts for French Play, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Room 408, Romance Languages Building. Open to all students interested. Women's Fencing Club: There will be a meeting at 4:15 on Thursday in Barbour Gymnasium. Important. Anyone with second semester standing or higher who wishes to try out for the Editorial staff of the Gargoyle, please report to the Gar- goyle Editorial Office on Thursday at 4:30. Women who wish to try out for the Women's Editorial Staff of the Gar- goyle will please report at the Gar- goyle Editorial Office on Thursday at 4:00. opportunity to play parts they could not get in the professional theatre., The Repertory Players did sW wellt that they were able to invite actorsf and directors who brought a kngwl-t edge of the professional theatre, a new point of view, and invaluable contacts. Some of these men includet Lennox Robinson, Thomas Wood Ste- vens, 'Alexander Wycoff, Evelyn Co- hen, Fiancis Compton and Whitford Kane. Psychology 31: Makeup examina- tion will be held Thursday, March 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Room 1121, Na- tural Science Building. Botany I make-up final tion Wednesday, March 9. 2004 N.S. examina- 7-10 p.m. Chemistry 47: The correct solution for Problem No. 291, forming the. In the meantime, the winter the- basis for the next assignment,'. will atrical seasons in Ann Arbor found be found posted just outside Rooms the Mendelssohn Theatre being used 174 Chemistry and 1047-A, East En- less and less by Play Production be- gineering. cause of the latter's meagre incomet and the prohibitive rent of the Men- delssohn Theatre. But in 1930, Mimes discontinued work at the Lab Theatre Graduation Recital: Helen Titus, and Play, Production was permitted pianist, will give a recital in par- to move in. All of November of that year, students in the course made the Unneeded PenSiOn Lab Theatre more serviceable. Stu- I dents from the Architectural School The stand of Senator Walsh of decorated the rear of the auditorium Massachusetts against the payment ; aingEvenh; with murals, arranged for curtains ( of a $5,000 annual pension to the The Political Science Club will and draperies, and designed a pleas- widow of Benjamin Harrison, Presi- sponsor a tea for Professor E. H. Carr ant lighting system. dent of the United States from 1889 Friday, March 4, 4:00 p.m.,. in the WORKSHOP THEATRE I to 1893, is no discourtesy to the 80- Michigan League. All members are ISRESENT THEATD year-old Mrs. Harrison. It means urged to be present. Play Production stayed here for merely that Senator Walsh believes threearsPndtosed hre y s that pensions should not be paid International Council Group: The marked some of their best presenta-C SImply for the sake of paying ahem. first game party for the second se- For that is essentially what a mester will be held on March 4 at 8 ions, notable amongwhich are "The pension for Mrs. Harrison would o'clock in Room 316 at the Michigan Taming of the Shrew," dThe Good come down to. Mrs. Harrison, who Union. Foreign Students and Ameri- Hope," "Journey's End," and "Hay was married to the twenty-third can students interested in interna- Fever. The latter was such aphe-;President three years after his retire- tional affairs are invited to atter'. inomenal success that the audiences m aent, was well provided for by a t jammd te Lb Teate t suh a' provident husband. The trust fund capacity that the local Fire Depart- of $100,000 which he established for ment, ever fearful and concerned, her yields an annual income of deemed it necessary to condemn the $5,000. Under these circumstances, Theatre as unsafe. And so, in 1933, a Government pension for her would after three happy and exciting years, be, as Senator Walsh says, "discrim- a halt was put to experimental drama inatory against widows whose hus- and teaching methods at the Lab I bands as public servants served the The atre.badasub ernsseedhe Taye.n1dGovernment long and faithfully and Today. Play Production has ad-~ who are now living on the bare neces- vanced to the stage where furthers ties of life" iodrs nc(;ment no om heu ~rt m'erlka 15 rIU~ Als - ,, ..a N otice to All League Committees, Delegates. to Panhellenic and As- sembly: Eligibility slips must be in by 12 o'clock noon, Friday, March 3. Deposit in Undergraduate Office. Outdeor Club: Swimming and bad- minton Saturday evening at the In- tramural Building. Meet in the lobby at 8:30. Games, refreshments, and riadio dancing at Stalker Hall. All