T HE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1939 THE MICHIGAN DAILY It Seems To Me By HEYWOOD BROUN The Editor Gets Told 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 AM. on Saturday. WASHINGTON, May 20.-I dropped down here to discuss'with newspapermen the dangers of foreign propaganda. The answer was, "Don't \ , I' s worry. All of them do a ter- rible job, and the British are probably the worst of all." In all fairness this is not a complete answer. The Eng- lish are a curious people. Without any dissent what- soever, there is agreement that the British Embassy could not have done worse on the royal tour if it had Edited and uanaged by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. PublisUed every miorning except Monday during the Oniversity year and Summ 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 reservedl. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan. as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4,06; by mail. $4.50. REEPRSBNTED POR NATIONAL ADVERTISING 9Y National Advertising Service, Ic. College Publishers Representative "420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. NA. Y. CHIAGO 'BOSTON . LOS AN LES - SAN'rRcJ 'f Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1938.39 Editorial Staff been corrupted by Nazi agents. But the postscript to that is the prevailing opinion that all the official German diplomats do their home nation much more harm than good in their press rela- tions. In the judgment of the working press diplomatic -efficiency is a camera finish between the Chinese and the French, with Latvia and Finland, who have nothing much to sell, crowd- ing in closely for show. The ineptitude of the British is conspicuously marked by the fact that a resident Englishman in the District of Columbia is superbly equipped to handle the press relations for the present tour of the King and Queen. If there were a little more imagination in government back home he would make the ideal Ambassador. I refer to Sir Wilmot Lewis, correspondent of the London Times, wh6 is known to all Washington reporters as "Bill."b Sir Wilmot is not likely to thank me for taking his name in vain, but I stress the point becautc- governments the world over grossly underesti- mate the value which the reporter san bring to international relations. In this I am stressing no personal ambition. I do not want to be Ambassa- dor to the Court of St. James's or a Consul in Costa Rica. But I must insist that there is more understanding and fraternity between the press of various countries than in any other craft. Although nobody in Washington has a high respect for the present astuteness of Japanese diplomacy, all correspondents whom I have met had a high personal regard for Saito. Moreover, it is said that the Japanese did dis- tinctly influence the press in the Disarmament Conference held during the administration of Harding. That symposium occurred during the piping times of prohibition, and the Japs were smart enough to present the most generous supply of good.Scotch to be found anywhere in Wash- ington. Along about 3 in the morning few Ameri- can correspondents could distinguish two ships from one. Indeed, a destroyer might take on the aspect of a fleet of battleships if moral or im-. moral suasion is employed by foreign powers. I must admit that only on one occasion did I feel the pressure, and then I yielded enthusias- tically. I sold out to Prince Bibesbco when he was validated by his home land, the Kingdom of Rumania. I believe that now he has gone to more obscure assignments. Managing Editor . . . City Editor .t .. Editorial Director .. Associate Editor . Associate Editor . . Associate Editor . Associate Editor . . . . Associate Editor. Sports Ecjitor. . . Women's Editor . . Business Staff Business Manager . Credits Manager . . Women's Business Manager Women's Advrtising Manager.. Publication Manager.. . Carl Petersen Stan M. Swinton Elliott Maraniss Jack Canavan Dennis Flanagan Morton Linder Norman Schorr Ethel Norberg Mel Fineberg Ann Vicary Paul R. Park Qanson Taggart Zenovia Skoratko Jane Mowers Harriet Levy Labor's Stake In Tariff Reform z NIGHT EDITOR: LAURENCE MASCOTT The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Victory For United Action A . DURING THE COURSE of proceedings in a heavy State Senate calendar last week, the Baldwin"Little Dies' Bill was de- feated by an overwhelming vote. It was a measure that struck at the very fundamental bases of American freedom and democracy, yet its defeat received little publicity, surprisingly enough. Ti1 ndasure, passed by the House, proposed a commission to be voted with a mandatory respon- sibility,of probing anyorganization or individual accused by anyone of being subversive or sedi- tious. This bill was sponsored by the same forces which sought the passage of the Dunkel-Bald- win Bill in the Michigan legislature four years ago. A public hearing was conducted by the Judici- ary Committee April 25 which was attended by more than 5Q0 persons, including several mem- bers of the University facultyand student body. There were representatives of the Michigan Council of Churches, the Detroit Chapter of the National Lawyers Build, the CIO, and the Michi- gan Civil Rights Federation, all of whom opposed the Baldwin Bill as "undemocratic and dangerous to, the best interests of the people of the State of Michigan." A vigorous campaign of church, labor, farm, legal, professional and fraternal groups, led by the Civil Rights Federation was responsible for the defeat of this bill which would legalize fascist-like investigations. This defeat should be hailed throughout the State as a great victory for united intelligent action. Norman A. Sehorr Dear Adolf$ From Benito . . Eone l1 y 23. Dear Adolf, You will never'know how happy I was to read in the papers yesterday that we had joined in a 10-year military alliance. I was a little perturbed, of course, that you had not informed me of the nove, but realized how busy you have been plan- ning our campaign. I was glad to see that at last we got a little action in Danzig. Now we can march in and then continue on our glorious campaign. But, Dear Adolf, if I may be so bold as to venture an opinion. things have been a little too quiet lately. Even the people in the square have stopped shquting about Corsica and Tunisia; it cost me a lot of " noney last week to hire some men to do the shouting. And, Adolf, I am so anxious to wear my new uniformn again-the one you liked when you were here. Soon we shall march, My General, and we shall conquer. We nordic peoples are a determined race and -are destined to rule the earth. (As you suggested, I have traced my ancestry and am pleased to report that Aryan blood courses ferociously through my veins. I have dis- covered that a cousin on my grandfather's side, at the time of the Hun invasion in the 5th cen- tury, shined the boots of one of the invading gen- erals. This, in addition to the fact that it has been definitely proven my family name originally was Moesellein, definitely establishes myself as worthy of your generous council and fit to aid For more than half a century, organized labor in the United States has been debating whether high tariffs raise the standard of living of Ameri- can workmen and whether the tariff is a politi- cal question which has no place in the discus- sion and action taken by a trade union. The Hull trade agreements program raises these questions again. Is it not possible that far from hurting the workers or being at best a matter of no concern to them, as some contend, healthy international trade helps American workmen? Those in charge of trade agreement negotiations say that foreign trade increases the worker's standard of living, that it is a source of much direct employment and a factor in maintaining wages and employ- ment in many industries not directly involved in the trade. It can be shown that the value of excessively high tariffs has been much exaggerated and that the great majority of our workers derive no bene- fit therefrom. Even those supposedly "protected" often work for wages below those prevailing in non-protected industries, while workers who are engaged in rendering services or in manufacturing goods for export are actually hurt when export markets disappear and general purchasing power declines as a result of high tariffs. How does a tariff help a carpenter, a lineman, a coal miner, a machinist, a mechanic, an auto- mobile worker, a wheat farmer, a cotton farmer, a railroad conductor or a postal clerk? Obviously, not at all. Out of the 50,000,000 men and women classified by the census as gainfully employed, nine-tenths are engaged in one of the following three types of industry which are not benefited by tariffs. Service Trades First, there are the service trades-occupa- tions which must be performed in the locality in which the consumer lives. Linemen and power- house employes, repairmen and mechanics are all good examples of this type of worker. For them, there is no possibility that imported goods will compete or affect wage-levels, since they are primarily engaged in doing something rather than in making something. Beside those already mentioned, linotypers, domestic workers, retail clerks, stenographers, truck drivers, railroad employes, hotel and res- taurant employes are important groups of per- sons whom the tariff cannot possibly help. Alto- gether, service workers are a group of about 23,000,000, or half of all those gainfully employed. The second group of workers beyond the reach of the tariff is composed of those producing goods, but goods of a kind which cannot be moved at all or which can move short distances at best. Before the days of refrigeration, almost all goods except grains would also have fallen into this class-and even with refrigerated trans- port available, the bulk of our fresh vegetables, bakery goods and dairy produce still originates not far from the place of consumption. Regard- less of whether imports do or do not affect prices of some of these products on the seaboard and near boundary lines, the standard of living of most of such producers has nothing whatever, to do with the tariff. Coal miners are in much the same position for a different reason. This group of workers numbers about 13,000,- 000, or about one-fourth the total. It likewise in- cludes some of the best-organized industries in the entire country, as well as some with the high- est earnings. The third group of persons whose wages and working conditions are untouched by the tariff is that made up of workers producing goods which the United States exports in large quantity. By this test, a great many American agricul- tural products and manufactured goods are un- protected; among those which come to mind are automobiles, cotton, wheat, apples, lard, bacon, hams, agricultural machinery, radios, most elec- trical apparatus, office machinery (typewriters. calculating machines, cash registers, etc.), rubber tires, refined petroleum and some lumbere. In the manufacture of goods of these and a great number of other types, the tariff is power- less to affect the wages of working conditions of. labor. Taking manufacture and agriculture to- gether, this group accounts for another 7,000,000 out of the total of 50,000,000 gainfully employed. We have now accounted for some 43,000,000 workers in all, surely a large enough proportion to have more effect upon the American standard of living than the remaining five or seven million, whatever the effect of tariffs upon their wages. Why Thank The Tariff? Some of the 43,000,000 need foreign trade to boost production in their industries or, in the case of agriculture, to maintain prices. Others of the 43,000,000, in fact, the whole group, have a consumer interest and a certain producer - terest in the stability or gradual increase of buy- ing power and consumption. But none have the slightest reason to thank the tariff for their jobs, their wages or terms of employment. Among the members of the organized workers of this country, it has been conservatively esti- mated that more than 4,500,000 out of a total of 6,000,000-odd fall into one of these groups which, are in no way benefited by high tariffs. As con- sumers their interests are injured by excessive, tariffs which raise the cost of living. What of the remaining 5,000,000 workers, em- ployed for the most part in the so-called "pro- tected" industries? If high tariffs raise wage rates, as claimed by high tariff advocates, the wages of this 5,000,000 should be above the aver- age for other industries. In addition, we should expect to find labor as well organized, working as steady hours and finding as steadily increasing opportunities for work there as elsewhere. These characteristics are,. however, almost wholly lacking. Instead of finding highly desir- able types of employment being fostered by our tariffs, we find some of the very worst industries, from the point of view of labor, as well as some which benefit small groups of workers at great cost to the nation as a whole. Under these circumstances, it is a grave ques- tion whether labor benefits at all from the en- couragement of these industries as compared with the benefits which would result from a policy that would encourage other industries better able to give large numbers of workmerr high rates of pay and steady jobs. -From the Journal of the Electrical Workers and Operators. About Radio Fees . . To the Editor: As the semester draws to a close and landladies begin to collect their $4 per semester radio fee, one is re- minded of the fact that unless this matter is brought iito open discus- ,on, the same clause is very likely to be included in the rooming contracts for next year. The $8 annual radio charge is obviously an attempt by the Univer- sity to reduce the number of radios (supposedly a distracting influence upon studies) in approved rooming houses. While it is theoretically en- tirely within the University's right to regulate such matters, in practice the fee is a discriminatory tax. Students with large incomes never miss the eight dollars. But those stu- dents in the low allowance group, who can afford few or no other forms of entertainment, are paradoxically the ones hardest hit by this fee. Eight dollars may sound like an awfully small sum, yet I am sure to the stu- dents who find it necessary to room in attics, basements, and rooms at the edge of town (and there are many such students) eight dollars is a lot more than they can afford to pay for the privilege of using a radio, --one of the few entertainments he can have. Certainly no pretensions are made by the University about the cost of running a radio being equal to the fee charged. You could probably run a radio eight hours a day all year, for eight dollars. It's time this matter was brought into the open. In fact it's time the University abolished this ruling, and does not substitute a nebulous state- ment for it, with which landladies (sometimes charged with being' slightly predatory) could charge the same or higher amounts. -Morton Jampelr Spring Song (With apologies to G.& S.) Of courses philosophical I fear I'm growing scoffical, The air's so thick with theories I can't see. And the scientific view point Obliterates my mental dew point, And education's still a mystery. Though I should be daily "grow- ing" There's a limit to my knowing, And I'm sure I've reached the zenith of absorption. Sociological perorations Give me mental aberrations, And my brain's a mass of cerebral contortion. All my ideals are corroded, And my faith has been exploded, 'Til I'm practically an ambulant psychotic. My emotions are abysmal, And my dreams are cataclysmal, And my personality is cyanotic. I feel sure I'm growing manic, Or at least I'm schizophrenic For I don't have one coherent thought a day. I think the Fates are in collusion, And I suffer the delusion That it's love that's made me what I am today. R.E.S Press Freedom At N.U. The new editors of the Daily North- western may well be thankful for the free press which they will inherit in a few weeks. Undoubtedly they will learn, as have this year's editors, that the opportunity to work under this freedom means considerably more than any immediate gain in pay- checks and prestige. With a growing protest being reg- istered against the press of the na- tion for its alleged subservience to commercial interest, its flagrant dis- regard of minority groups, its blatant sensationalism, the training of pros- pective journalists in the ethics of their profession has become more im- portant than mechanical skill in writ- ing style or vocabulary-building. De- velopment of sound ethical principles is as much a matter of experience and practice as it is of text book work and lecture attendance. Thus the col- lege newspaper may be an important force in the ethical training of stu- dent journalists. To serve this function, however, the college press must be free. Its edi- tors must feel responsible in their own right. They must be free to print whatever they please as long as they are willing to stand the consequences. All these conditions exist under the present setup of the wily North- western. Under these conditions the Daily Northwestern is a significant train- ing ground; it provides every oppor- tunity for the editors to practice honest and independent journalism. This function of the Daily, and other free college -newspapers, is exceed- ingly important, for if the commer- cial press of the nation is ever to be really free, it will be made that way by reporters who are honest and in- dependent. (Continued from Page 2) Vitina Scotti) Mary McNeil Jerome Baron Carolyn Priehs Olga Erickson Loren Packera Robert Barber Max Warshaw Pauline Kalb Library Committee Meeting: There) will be a meeting of the Library) Committee on May 25. Members of) the Faculties wishing to lay requests before the Committee are asked to. have them in the Librarian's office by noon of Wednesday, May 24. Senior Lit Class Dues will be collect- ed for the last time on Thursday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Li- brary and Angell Hall. It is important that dues be payed before diplomas; are received. Independent Senior Ball Booths: All independent students wishing to ob- tain accommodation in the Congress) booth at the Senior Ball may register in the Congress office, 306 Michigan Union, from 4 to 5 p.m. upon pre-1 sentation of their ticket number and payment of the 50 cents registration fee which covers the cost of furnish- ings. Glee Club: Today is the last day for making reservations for the Installa- tion Banquet to be held Thursday in the Union at 6:15. Tickets may1 be secured from the manager. t Varsity Glee Club: All members in-f terested in the position of Business Manager for the ensuing year please submit a short letter of petition to any of the officers before this evening. Waukegan Residents: Will the resi- dent of Waukegan who recently lost a pair of glasses in a car traveling from Coldwater to South Bend please communicate with the Office of the Dean of Students. The University Bureau of Appoint-D ments and Occupational Information has received a call for a couple, the*1 wife to work as cook for 50 children at camp; the husband to be assistant7 cook and handy man. Salary: $30a per month for each. Period of em- ployment: June 5 to Sept. 3. Inter- views will be held in the office, 201 Mason Hall, Thursday, May 25. To1 arrange for an appointment, -pleaset call at office during 9-12 and 2-4. University Bureau of Appointments. and Occupational Information. r Summer Vacation Employment:t Griscor Industries, 4628-30 Calhoun, Fort Wayne, Ind., offer Summer em- ployment to students desiring higher than ordinary earnings during the vacation period. It is that of selling1 a product that makes a string ap- peal to all who prepare food.f No selling experience required- just a pleasing personality, the will to1 work and the willingness to follow in- structions. The earnings of many Griscor sales- men exceed $100. Only one sale a day yields an income of $22.20 a week. Full time salesmen are averaging two sales a day. Suggest that interested students write firm at once for complete de- tails of their employment offer. For additional information call at 201 Mason Hall.) University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information. Academic Notices Final Doctoral Examination of Miss Theodora Nelson will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 1:30 p.m. in 3024 Museums Bldg. Miss Nelson's field of specialization is Zoology. The title of her thesis is "The Biology of the Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis Macularia, I Limn.) Professor J. Van Tyne,, as chair- man of the committee} will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. Final Doctoral Examination of Mr. Frederick R. Matson, Jr., will be heldk man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By 4irection of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to other's who might wish to be present. Final Doctoral Examination of Carl Fredrick Kossack will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the East Council Room, Rackham Bldg. Mr. Kossack's field of specialization is Mathematics. The title of his thesis is "The Existence of Collectives in Ab- stract Space." Professor Copeland, as chair- man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present, Final Doctoral Examination of Lloyd Warner Olds will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2, Wa- terman Gymnasium. Mr. Olds' field of specialization is Hygiene and Pub- lic Health and the title of his thesis is "Study of the Effects of Competi- tive Basketball upon the Physical Fit- ness of High School Boys as Deter- mined by McCurdy-Larson Organic Efficiency Tests." Professor J. Sundwall, as chair- man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. Seminar in Physical Chemistry will meet in Room 122,Chemistry Bulid- ing at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24. Mr. A. S. Newton will speak on "Chemiluminescence." Goncerts Band Concert: The University of Michigan Band, William D. Revelli, Conductor, will give a concert in Hill Auditorium tonight at 8:30 o'clock, complimentary to the general public David Bennett, Jr., pianist, will be the soloist. Graduation Recital. Betty Walker, harpist, will give a recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for he degree Bachelor of Music,: Wed- nesday, May 24, at 8:15 o'clock, in the School of Music Auditorium, on Maynard Street. The public is in- vited to attend. Lectures Ben East, outdoor editor for the Booth Newspapers, will give the 12th lecture in the Journalism Supple- mentary Lecture Series on Wednes- day at 3 o'clock, in Rom E, Haven Hall, speaking on "Outdoor Pages." The public is invited. Events Today Mathematics Club will meet this evening in the East Conference Room of the Rackham Building. Pro- gram: Mr. P. L. Dressel 'will speak on "Seminvariants in Statistics"; Mr. L. F. Ollmann, on "Simple Closed Curves in Finite Graphs"; Mr. R. S. Phillips, on "Integration in a Convex Linear Topological Space"; and Mr. E. P. Vance, on "Generalizations of Non-Alternating and Non-Separating Transformations." Botanical Journal Club will meet to- night at 7:30 p.m. in Room N.., 1139. Reports by- Alice Kornat, "Observations of the Vegetation of Chihuahua." M. Lois Jotter, "Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest." Jose Santos, "Historical Sketch of Philippine Botany from 1601 to 1939." - Charles Griffitts, "Recent Papers on Ecology in Agriculture." "A Study of Tolerance of Trees to Ice Accumulation." B e t ty Robertson, "Poisonous Plants." A Book Review. Chairman : Dr.' Elzada U. Clover. Student Senate. The last meeting of the current school year will be held at the Union today. Con- tinuation plans for next year must be prepared. Retiring Senators are expected to have their successors' names ready. Omega Upsilon meeting today at 4:15 p.m. in Morris Hall. All mem- bers. please attend. Archery Club: There will be a meet- ing of the archery club this afternoon an Palmer Field at 4:15. A meet with the men's club is scheduled. Taw Sigma Delta: Luncheon meet- ing for the election of officers at the Michigan Union today at 12:15. New Food, Drug And Cosmetic Act Discussed The new Food. Drug and Cosmetic Act is scheduled to go into full operation on June 25, a year after its passage. What are the forces that are seeking to delay its enforcement? Who is it that has succeeded in getting the House to vote for postponenien, of the effective date until, Next Jan. 1 and the Senate to vote for a delay until July 1, 1940? Secretary Wallace has the answers. The per- sons responsible, he says, are "the small but voci- ferous minority who opposed enactment of the law, who are unreconciled to compliance with its requirements and who are resorting to every de- ing them: the Food and Drug Administration has assured these concerns of modifications and equitable treatment. But the third group, the obstructionists, wants to block enforcement, in the hope, Mr. Wallace charges, that delay will serve as an entering wedge for repeal of the provisions. If both houses approve the conference report now under consideration, the Secretary indicates he will recommend that Mr. Roosevelt veto the bill, as the Post-Dispatch urged in an editorial last Saturday. Here is a law designed to protect consumers against injury and fraud. To delay its enforce- on Tuesday, May 23 at 4011 Museum Building. 3:30 p.m in Mr. Matson's field of specialization is Ceramic Archaeology. The title of his thesis is "A Technological Study of the Un- glazed Pottery and Figurines from Seleucia on the Tigris." Professor C. E. Guthe, as chair- man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting ,mem- bers of the faculty-and advanced doc- toral candidates to attend the ex- amination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present.