FOUR T A.E MlC'f'fiG.AN DAILY SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1939 THE MCHIGA DAI. kryk. IV, 1 ,1 THE MICHIGAN DAILY a - Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Sumn r 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. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING I Y National Advertising Service, inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CEi -A SO -STOR Los ANGELES SANF RANcISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1938-39 Board of Managing Editor. . Editorial Director City Editor Associate Editor - Associate Editor . . Associate Editor- . Associate Editor Associate Editor. , Associate Editor. . Book Editor . Women's Editor Sports Editor . Editors * Robert D. Mitchell . Albert P. May1o * Horace W. Gilmiore - Robert I. Fitzhenry * . S. R. Kleiman . . Robert Perlman * . .Earl Gilman William Elvin Joseph Freedman . . . Joseph Gies . . Dorothea Staebler . . Bud Benjamin Business Department Business Manager. ..* Philip W. Buchen Credit Manager . . . , Leonard P. Siegelman Advertising Manager William L. Newnan Women's Business Manager . . Selen Jean Dean Women's Service Manager . . . Marian A. Baxter NIGHT EDITOR: ETHEL Q. NORBERG The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Clericalism And Catholicism . . W E ASK forbearance fromjour readers who by this time, no doubt, have grown tired of seeing the Spanish question aired in these columns. However, the letter yesterday in the Daily attacking Father Lobo as a suspend- ed priest and quoting a telegram from Cardinal Goma, Primate of Spain, has compelled us to outline the conditions under which a Spanish Catholic priest appears to have been censured by his superior. That Father Lobo's suspension, if it is actually a fact, has been motivated because he stuck to his post in Madrid instead of fleeing as did his superiors, can scarcely be doubted. It remains a further blotch upon the record of the Spanish hierarchy that they wish to suspend a humble priest who has served his Church by remaining at his parish. His crime, in their eyes, is that he has at the same time stood by the Loyalist government. Because he felt as did many other Catholic priests that the interests of the Church could be best safeguarded by remaining with the people of Madrid, saying mass, giving the sacra- ments, proving to them by his actions that the Roman Catholic way of life did not mean that they should be shot and shelled with the blessing of the Cardinal Primate, Father Lobo has coun- teracted in some degree at least the hatred for Spanish Catholicism which the hierarchy has instilled in the hearts of the masses of Spanish people, themselves nominally Catholic. Even if Franco and the hierarchy do win in Spain today, they can look backward over Span- ish history to see what the future will bring. For Spain may be crushed now by the Fascists and compelled against its will to observe Catholi- cism as the state religion, but it will rise again, as it has risen so many times in the past. And when it does, there will be a terrible price to pay, mitigated only by the memories of how some Spanish priests stood with their people against their common oppressors. \Catholics in this country have fought bitterly against Loyalist Spain because they have, we think, confused clericalism with Catholicism as they know it. Because they have seen in this country officials of the Church who in the full-' est sense live and practice the ideals of their Church, they have thought that the clergy of Spain was also clean-lived and blameless. A great spiritual force, the Spanish Church had in the last few centuries come to have a great influence over the political and economic life of the Spanish people. Thus, prior to 1931, canonical law and civil law existed side by side, and bishops and priests nominated by the king shared political power with lay officers Despite the fact that its great landholdings had been taken away during the course of the nineteenth century, the Church had through its numerous orders become an active competitor with private business. Exempt from taxes, using often unpaid or poorly paid labor of their members, the re- ligious orders, particularly the Jesuits, had run factories, laundries and flour mills in most suc- cessful competition with the rest of Spanish industry. In return for the lands which it lost, the Church furthermore had received annual lump sum subsidies from the State. Tn n Aprc.+mnr 4-l.a rnnr~n of fim vfnfn- even provide subsistence for its owners. This third of land bore one-half the total land taxes. It is not difficult to see why there should be an anti- clerical attitude towards the church, when the class least able to afford it was forced to pay a great part of money which was paid to the Church by the State. In addition, the Church de- rived a great deal of its income from masses, baptisms, marriages, burials, an income contrib- uted by the people because of the Church's relig- ious monopoly. Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish scholar, has stated the problem of anti-clericalism in his book Spain written in 1930. He says: "Clericalism is an evil unknown in Protestant countries. In Catholic countries it is sometimes mild as in Belgium or even France, where the evil is per- haps anti-clericalism. But it would be difficult to find a country in which clericalism is more rigidly inimical to all reasonable compromise with the zeitgeist than contemporary Spain. "Cases might be told of excellent, useful men broken and lost to the nation by the relentless persecution of hard-,headed and hard-hearted bishops with an undue and generally, an illegal influence on the State. And the pity of it is that, through the unintelligent intolerance of its atti- tude, the Church is blocking the way towards a real solution of the spiritual life of the country, which cannot be a bigoted Roman Catholicism, but which is certainly not to be found in an equally limited rationalism unsuited to the Span- ish genius. The only hope is in a movement with-, in the church itself which may turn inwards its present over-zealous activities for the education of others. The Spanish Church stands in great and urgent need of self-education.,, Jacques Mauritain, the French Catholic phil- osopher, has defined the position of the Spanish Church in the following words: "Every one who knows Spain knows that the psychological relationship between people and clergy, and the resentment of the former towards the latter, is the great wound in Spanish his- tory . "But the tragedy was that since for centuries in Spain religion had been confused with clerical power, and the external show of spiritual author- ity had become the chief thing in religious mat- ters, the clergy, to find support amongst the privileged classes appeared too often as the pas- tors of these rather than of the masses." (his introduction to Mendizabel's 1lfartyrdom of Spain.) Speaking of the period before 1931, Dr. Frank Manuel says: "The Concordat of 1851 had vaguely limited the numbers of religious orders in Spain; the Law of Associations of 1887 had submitted most of them to the statutes which governed ordinary organizations. In practice, the economic fruits of ecclesiastical industry, carefully distributed in emoluments to civil officials, always preserved the church outside the pale of the law. The in- come from plenary indulgences was enough to keep thousands of inmates in convents and mon- asteries well-fed and to maintain bishops in awe- inspiring luxuruy. By contrast, the lot of unin- fluential curates in hundreds of tiny hamlets was as wretched as that of their parishioners ... (The Politics of Modern_ Spain). The Spanish Church after 1931 was placed in a most difficult position, as it was deprived more and more of the prerogatives which it had enjoyed for so long because it was the official religion of Spain. It could accept its position as a separate institution from the State, and go through a difficult period of readjustment to changed con- ditions, or it could oppose the measures and the government which fostered those measures, aimed at separating the church from the state. One may justify its opposition to the Republi- can government, but one can not justify its preaching of a holy war against the new "infi- dels," the Loyalists, the great majority of whom are nominally Catholic. If the hierarchy could not stand by the Loyalist government, it could at least have maintained a strict neutrality, preach- ing the doctrines of Christianity, trying to end the barbarous conflict. Such has been the position of many Catholics. If they have been unwilling to support the Loy- alists, they have also been unwilling to support the fascists whose anti-Catholic and anti-relig- ious philosophies have been established in soli4, brutal fact in Germany, Italy and Spain. -Albert Mayio THEATRE By MORRIS GREENHUT (Of The English Dep't.) 'Hospital Hill' By continuing its policy of presenting to the campus student-written and student-produced plays, The Hillel Players are making a fine contribution to the University's intellectual life. To the student body they afford the opportunity of seeing some of the best campus dramatic work, which thus has a special no less than an intrinsic interest. To the author they pre- sent the opportunity of more carefully deter- mining the merits and flaws of such a play as "Hospital Hill" by Harold Gast and S. H. S. Dann, which can only be discerned when it is given flesh and blood on the stage. And it is pleasing to report that whatever faults "Hospital Hill" may have, they are not sufficiently serious to detract from the general effectiveness of the play as a whole, for they arise from the same source as the merits, the desire on the part of the authors to pack into nine scenes a maximum amount of meaning and significance. In presenting the intricate action of the char- acters of a hospital staff in a South American country, against the background of a revolution, the authors offer enough ideas, enough intrigue, TODAY in WASH I NGTON -by David Lawrene- f WASHINGTON, March 17.-Just what taxa- tion is doing to stifle employment has been for the most part an abstraction, because specific cases have not been brought before Congress in any comprehensive way. That these instances exist in large numbers is no longer doubted, but companies which are being hurt hesitate to per- mit their names to be used for fear it will injure their credit standing. Here is an example of an actual case, showing what the payroll taxes are doing to a moderate- sized business. It is told in the words of the treasurer of the concern, who writes me as fol- lows: "We give you a brief statement of facts. We were founded 35 years ago. We have grown by returning profits into the business until today we have the largest and most modern plant of our type of business in New York. "We have 200 employees of which 135 are Union Journeymen (A.F. of L.) with an average pay of $82 per week for 35 or less hours. Seventy- five per cent of our total cost of production is in wages or salaries subject to unemployment and Social Security taxes, thereby placing an undue burden on us for maintaining high standards of wages and a large ratio of wages to material costs. "On a net sales volume in 1938 of $865,057 this company showed a deficit of $32,780. "This condition was largely due to Unemploy- ment and Social Security taxes which amounted to $25,510. Taxes Cause Deficit "This together with compensation, capital stock, state franchise and city occupancy taxes made a total operating tax of $30,977. Is it any wonder we have ceased thinking of expansion or the investment of more capital in business? We operate a large plant in a modern building, pay- ing top rent under a long term lease entered into long before the advent of Social Security taxes. Our rent amounts to $26,590 per year. "Our Social Security and Unemployment taxes of $25,510 alone are four times the cost of our light and power, and twelve times the cost of our water and gas." The foregoing example relates to a company which does not pay any income taxes or cor- poration profits taxes of any kind because it is in the red. but nevertheless it must pay Social Security taxes, not out of annual earnings, but out of reserve capital or borrowings, as unhealthy a condition as coulud possibly be discovered. In the business in question, the labor is highly paid and there is no problem of treating labor fairly because three-quarters of the net sales revenue goes to the workers. Yet a profit is not being earned. Just how long can businesses of this kind stand the gaff? Notwithstandifig the talk here about revising taxes, this particular concern and all other companies in America face an increase in payroll taxes on Jan. 1 next. Few people realize that the payroll taxes today amount. to 5 per cent of the payroll, and that another 1 per cent will be added next January, making a total of 6 per cent, and that the present law calls for gradual increases up to 9 per cent by 1948, at which time unofficial estimates are that the number of Old Age Pension recipients will be so large as to re- quire possibly an increase to 12 per cent if the present plan of accumulating a reserve is carried out. Cause Of Recession These payroll taxes not only have not been digested by business since they began to be im- posed in large amount two years ago, but they deprive workers of purchasing power. This im- pact of Social Security payroll taxes on the economic system without a corresponding increase in net income or business volume is one of the major causes of present business recession and the falure of the nation to get started on a sub- stantial recovery. Yet Congress is giving virtually no attention to the problem of the effect of these payroll taxes. The emphasis has been entirely on Corporation Income taxes. Little attention has been given also to the det- errents and lack of incentives for the movement of idle capital. It is generally agreed that small businesses need capital, if not long term credit, though, when a large business floats a loan in the bond market, the terms "capital" and long term "credit" seem to be synonymous. The banks usually say that what the small business man should do is to go find someone to invest with him on a capital basis. But the "someone" of yesteryears has vanished, because most men of wealth prefer not to take risks when there is so little in it for them. justification of the unwieldy, episodic technique and which, being totally unnecessary, strikes a false note. The human drama potentially has sufficient power to grip the audience. The reviewer regrets that space does not allow the enumeration of the many qualities of the play which indicate the considerable talent and technical resources of the authors; their merits they themselves know, criticism can be help- ful. But the greatest tribute to their achieve- ment is that despite all the deficiencies, the play holds interest from beginning to end because of the briskness and professional smoothness of the dialogue, and because of the skillful transi- tions from drama to comedy to serious drama again. They show sureness in the handling of the crises, certainly the test of a good dramatist. For the production we can find only words of praise; a bit slow getting started, the pace soon became adjusted to the emotional ebb and The Editor Gets Told .. . Something Spivak Forgot To the Editor: We personally admire Mr. Spivak for his investigations on foreign armies in America, but we feel that he has not explained any method we may use to counteract these secret forces that are attempting to destroy our democracy. Also we feel that he omitted several important facts that we have known to be existent for some time and that were printed some time ago in several publications. Mr.hSpivak emphasized the point that the Bund leaders and spies were paid by foreign governments, but he did not emphasize the fact that the Bunds themselves receive subsidies from the foreign governments. Ac- cording to one publication these so- called German American Bunds re- ceive information through the Ger- man Steamship agencies-the Hapag Lloyd Company and the North Ger- man Lloyd. Also the foreign tourist bureaus are very valuble sources of propaganda, the Italian ENIT and German Tourist Agency. Every Italian in American has a dual citizenship. Although he swears allegiance to the American flag in the eyes of Italy he is always an Italian. This can be proven by the fact that if an Italian returns to Italy he can be seized for military service, and Il Duce once decreed that all Italians are to remain Italian citizens. It is true that no Italian will openly admit allegiance to Il Duce or his government, but in the eyes of the Italian government they are sup- posed to obey the laws of Il Duce and Italy. Mr. Spivak also failed to emphasize the strength of the Italian Fascist machine in South America and Canada. He completely ignored the British Empire. We wonder if this is because the Fascists have not gained a grip or if they are not important enough to bother with? Being a Canadian I am fairly well informed with the Fascist reactions in Canada. It is true as Time stated that the French-Canadians of Quebec are strong Fascists. They are aided by their Latin companions, the Italians, in several cities and sections of Canada. The Italians aid their cause by the organizations of Fasciohouses and schools. In these schools only Italian is spoken and although they are only supposed to be culutural there is always some propaganda in- serted. Also, having been affiliated with several Italian functions and being closely related to the Italians in an American city we believe we have sufficient evidence to state that the Italians are very strong in South America. According to Mr. Spivak, only the Germans work in South America, but we are certain there are several Italian colonies in South America. These colonies-so-called by the Italian Government-are cities of Italians only. They are small sec- tions of Italy transplanted in South America. Brazil and Argentina have several of these colonies. They have their own school systems, city govern- ments, police and fire departments, etc., all modeled after their Italy. In these sections the Italian Youth1 Movement is very popular and strong. The Italian Youth Movement in Canada and South America is simi- lar in many ways. They have their black shirt organizations in both countries. They have teams, football, basketball, and bocci, very well organ- ized and have inter-city competitions. They have their own school systemsl where they learn only Italian. They have hiking and bicycling clubs. We recently read that Argentina granted the Italian Government per- mission to build an air base in Argen- tina for the purpose of establishing an air line to South America. Perhaps this line shall be purely commercial, but the least we can do is hope that they won't send over their air squad- rons a rotectors for the mail planes. A Canadian and a South American Save The WPA To the Editor: How to keep Fascism out of the United States: The less we spend on the poor, the unemployed and the WPA, the more discontent will there be in this coun-, try-hence the more danger of Fas- cism. It is well known that one of the prime factors for the rise of Hitler- ism was the poverty and suffering of the German people. The only way to save American Democracy is to con- quer poverty. -M. Levi Thanks To the Editor: Congratulations on two recent Daily' editorials-that by Joe Gies on Fasc- ism and Hervie Haufler on the New' Peace ]ill. -G. Volkman Wolverine To Sponsor Social Hour Tomorrow (Continued from Page 2) Charles Baird Tower, Sunday, March 19 at 4:15 p.m. Exhibitions Exhibition of Modern Book Art:, Printing and Illustration, held under the sponsorship of the Ann Arbor Art Association. Rackham Building, third floor Exhibition Room; daily except Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; through March 25. Exhibition of Prints from the Col- lection of Mrs. William A. Comstock and Water Colors by Eliot O'Hara, presented by the Ann Arbor Art As- sociation. Rackham Building, third! floor Exhibition Rooms, daily except Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., March 7 through March 21.1 Botanical Photographic Exhibit: An exhibit of photographs of botani- cal subjects will be on display in the West Exhibit Room of the Rackham Building. Because of interest in the photo- graphs of botanical subjects the ex- hibit will continue to .be on display daily except Sunday from 9 a.m. to, 10 p.m. Museum of Classical Archaeology:7 Special exhibit of terracotta figurines, baskets, harness and rope from the University of Michigan Excavations in Egypt. gggygg DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30 P.M.; 11:00 A.M. on Saturday. p.m. Sunday for social hour and sup- per. Rev. Frederick Schiotz, Stu- dent Secretary of the American Lu- theran Conference will speak at 6:45. All girls who have petitioned for frosh project will be automatically accepted for positions on commit- tees, however all eligible freshmen women may apply. Those girls interested in such po- sitions should check their names on the lists in the Undergraduate Office. They should check the exact com- mittee they wish to be on, before Monday, March 20 at 5 p.m. Girls wishing to apply should leave their phone numbers in the Under- graduate Office also. The principles of social ethics as they have been developed and ap- plied by religious organizations will be discussed in three open forums at Lane Hall beginning Tuesday, March 21. The speakers on three successive Tuesdays will be Dr. Ra- binowitz of Hillel Foundation, Father Kennedy of the Sacred Heart Sem- inary, Detroit, and Dr. Van Tuinen of the Department of Philosophy. Monday Evening Dramatic Club: Faculty Women's Club, Monday night at 7:30 at the 'Union. This is "Hus- 'band's Night." Everyone come. Swimming, Women Students: Re- creational swimming for all women on campus is offered by the Michi- gan Women's Swimming Club at 4 o'clock every Monday afternoon at the Union Pool. This includes in- struction in swimming, and diving, and water games. Churches First Congregational Church: Rev. Leonard A. Parr. 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship, Dr. Parr will preach on: "The Mirror of Christ's Mind." IV "His Idea of Sin." 5:30 p.m. Ariston League will meet at 5:30 for supper after which there will be a period of devotions followed by a talk on "Adventures in Sumatra" by Prof. H. H. Bartlett. 6 p.m. Student Fellowship' will meet at six o'clock. Following the supper hour the Pastor will give a brief Lenten study in "Christian Es- sentials," and then Prof. Parker of the Dept. of Philosophy will give the address of the evening on "Human Values." 4 PHenry Russel Lecture for 1938-39: Professor Campbell Bonner, Chair- man of the Department of Greek, will deliver the Henry Russel Lecture for 1938-39, on the subject, "Sophocles, Aristotle, and the 'Tired Business Man," at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, in the Rackham Amphithe- atre. The announcement of the Henry Russel Award for 1938-39 will be made at this time. The public is cordially invited. G-Man Lecture. The Graduate Stu- dent Council presents a free lecture by Drane Lester, First Assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, Monday night at 7:30, March 20, in the Rackham Building. All who are interested are cordially invited to attend. Electrical Engineering, Phyics: Dr. J. o. Perrine of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph Company will give a demonstration lecture on "Waves, Words and Wires," Monday, March 20, 1939, in the West Physics Lecture Room, 7:30 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. Events Today Varsity Glee Club: Final rehearsal for the broadcast will be held at 10 a.m. today. If it is impossible to be at the rehearsal because of classes, try to come at 11. This rehearsal is especially important because final adjustments are to be made by the CBS engineer. We have been asked to be in the ballroom of the Union at 2:45 p.m. for the broadcast. Go directly to the ballroom. Open House at Lane Hall tonight. There will be informal conversations in the Fireplace Room, a concert of recorded music, and games. The Graduate Outing Club will meet at the Rackham Building to- night at 7:30 p.m. and will go in a group to The Coliseum for indoor skating. There willsbe Open House at the club room for those who do not desire to skate. Refreshments will be served when the group returns. Coming Events German Table for Faculty Mem- bers: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.m. in the Founders' Room of the Michigan Union. All faculty members interest- ed in speaking German are cordial- ly invited. There will be a brief in- formal talk by Professor Norman L. Willey on, "Ein daenischer Hamlet." Physics Colloquium: Mr. A. Alfred Erickson will speak on "The Spec- trographic Determination of Lead in Biological Materials" at the Physics Colloquium on Monday, March 20 at 4:15 in Room 1041 E. Physics Bldg. Tau Beta Pi. The pledge meeting will be held at the Union Sunday, March 19, at 4:15 p.m. Please bring your copy of the Constitution. The problem of the German refu- gees will be discussed by Dr. Albert Martin at the Michigan Union Ball- room, Monday, 4:15 p.m. Dr. Mar- tin has been in charge of the Quaker Center in Berlin during the past two years and in intimate touch with the refugee problem. Anti-War Strike. This year the national students' strike against war will be held on April 20. Plans for the demonstration on the University of Michigan campus are under way First Church of Christ, Scientist, 409 So. Division St. Sunday service at 10:30. Subject: "Matter." Golden Text: Exodus 20:7. Sunday School at 11:45. First lMethodist Church. 19orning worship service at 10:40 o'clock. Dr. C. W. Brashares will preach on "The Meet Today." Stalker Hall. 9:45 a.m. Class at Stalker Hall. 6 p.m. Wesleyan Guild meeting at the Church. This will be the sum- mary meeting following the discus- sion groups on "Peace," "Labor," "Cooperatives," and "The Church and the Student." Fellowship hour and supper following meeting. First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw Ave. 10:45 a.m., Morning Worship Serv- ice. The Rev. Willis L. Gelston, D.D., of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church will preach on the topic "Turning, Defeat Into Victory." Pal- mer Christian at the organ and di- recting the choir. The Westminster Guild: 6 p.m., Westminster Guild, student group, will meet for supper and a fellow- ship hour. Four groups dealing with the following subjects: "The Church in Germany," "Comparative Reli- gions: .Confucianism," "Personality Development" and "Approaches in Public Worship" will meet simultan- eously at seven o'clock. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Sun- day: 8 a.m. Holy Communion; 9 a.m. .Breakfastand Study Group for Stu- dents, Harris Hall; 9:30 a.m. Junior Church; 11 a.m. Kindergarten; 11 a.m. Order of Confirmation with Ser- mon by the Rt. Rev. Frank W. Creigh- ton, Bishop Coajutor of the Diocese of Michigan; 4 p.m. Confirmation Tea, Harris Hall; 7 p.m. Confirmation meeting, Harris Hall. Speaker: The Rev. Robt. Woodroofe of Christ Church, Cranbrook. Topic: Chris- tian Living, Low Church Technique. Unitarian Church, State and Hu- ron Sts. 11 a.m. Service: Rev. H. P. Marley will speak on "Ossietzky-A German Martyr." 8 p.m. Liberal Students' Union- Dance. Disciples Guild (Church of Christ). 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship, Rev. Frederick Cowin, Minister. t4 A, I